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Nuclear deal with US has bearing on Indian foreign policy

The government's response to the impending ratification of the nuclear deal has been guarded, mainly as Parliament is in session.

Seema Guha

Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The government's response to the impending ratification of the Indo-US nuclear deal has been guarded, mainly because Parliament is in session - and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to make a statement there.

Government representatives exerted themselves to say that no compromising quid pro quo is expected from India. "The US administration has assured us that once passed, this legislation would enable it to fulfil all its commitments and obligations under the July 18 joint statement and the separation plan," Navtej Sarna, foreign office spokesman, said.

"The enactment of the waiver has wider implications for India's access to international cooperation in civilian nuclear energy and is, therefore, of historic significance." India thanked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for taking the initiative forward and noted the bipartisan support for the legislation.

"Government also notes that this draft legislation contains certain extraneous and prescriptive provisions." Sarna said. "As the Prime Minister stated in Parliament, no legislation enacted in a foreign country can take away from us the sovereign right to conduct foreign policy determined solely by our national interests."

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