30 June 2008

Time running out on nuclear deal: US

The United States has said it is becoming increasingly unlikely that there will be enough time to push through the Indo-US civil nuclear deal once heralded as the cornerstone of a new strategic relationship.

State Department spokesman Tom Casey said that it is becoming increasingly difficult "to assume that we could be able to get an agreement through the US Congress".

US officials have said that India needs to complete its end of the pact before the US Congress starts its summer break in July because many lawmakers will be busy campaigning for crucial November elections.

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