BBC:
Indian PM Manmohan Singh has said India will not accept any new
conditions in the bilateral US-India nuclear technology
agreement which will share US civilian nuclear technology with
India. Prime minister Singh statement was released when the US
House of Representatives began debating whether to ratify the
agreement. Critics of the accord say it will damage
non-proliferation efforts, help generate an nuclear arms race
in the region, and free up some India's existing reactors
solely to produce warheads for the military. Proponents for the
agreement say it will help India put some of its reactors under
international safeguards, and help the US nuclear industry. The
deal also has
implications
for India's science community. Pakistan
has
ramped up efforts for producing its own plutonium stockpile
since the deal was announced. The US Congress is expected to
ratify the US-India agreement before the end of July.
