Reuters - Senate takes major step on India nuclear deal Thu Nov 16, 8:27 PM ET The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved long-stalled legislation that moves toward opening the door to U.S.-India nuclear cooperation for the first time in three decades. The vote was 85 to 12 after the Republican-controlled ...
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| Senate takes major step on India nuclear deal Reuters - Senate takes major step on India nuclear deal Thu Nov 16, 8:27 PM ET The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved long-stalled legislation that moves toward opening the door to U.S.-India nuclear cooperation for the first time in three decades. The vote was 85 to 12 after the Republican-controlled Senate defeated a handful of amendments India said would kill the deal. Several more critical approvals are needed before the agreement can take effect but the Senate action moved India a major step closer to being able to purchase U.S. nuclear fuel, reactors and related technology. Last edited by JaJae; 11-17-2006 at 01:05 AM.. | ||||
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