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Fri 08 Aug 2008Ireland cautious on nuclear trade deal for India
INDIA:IRELAND IS among a group of countries that have expressed reservations about a US proposal to allow India participate in nuclear trade, with Irish diplomats raising concerns about its possible effects on the international non-proliferation regime.
Washington is eager to secure agreement from the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on the landmark deal that would grant a waiver from its rules to enable India to receive nuclear fuel and technology, despite the fact that the Asian country is not part of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
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