U.S., India make another stab at nuclear deal

[TexasLawyer]

Source: Reuters

U.S., India make another stab at nuclear deal
Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:44PM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and India on Tuesday began a high-level effort to conclude a controversial nuclear cooperation agreement that the State Department said was still within reach.

Hoping to end months of stalemate, top officials met in Washington for two days of talks on the deal, which would give New Delhi access to U.S. nuclear fuel and reactors for the first time in 30 years.

"There are a couple of tough issues we have left to resolve. We believe we can get a deal, we can get an agreement," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters.

Indian officials said before the talks their government was expected to show little flexibility. The slow pace appears to have delayed a possible visit by Indian Prime Manmohan Singh to U.S. President George W. Bush's Texas ranch, which had earlier been anticipated for this month.

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1. Hey, instead of mangoes this time, maybe they could trade some of our jobs back. nt

[TexasLawyer]

2. One of the stumbling blocks

The US REALLY does not want this pipeline.

AFX News Limited

India, Iran, Pakistan approach gas pipeline deal - reports
06.29.07, 3:45 AM ET

NEW DELHI (Thomson Financial) - Representatives of India, Iran and Pakistan are set to meet for a second day here today, amid reports they are approaching a deal on a multi-billion dollar pipeline to transport gas from Iran through Pakistan.

India and Pakistan have agreed to pay Iran 4.93 usd per mln British thermal units (btu) for its gas, the Press Trust of India news agency said, finalising one of the thorny issues in the negotiations.

The three countries are due to meet again today to hammer out issues such as how often pricing should be revised, the news agency said.

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