India's N-dream will have to wait, NSG meet fails

NUCLEAR FAMILY? NOT YET: India and the US signed the Indo-US nuclear agreement two years ago.

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New Delhi: Looks like India's dream of joining the nuclear family will have to wait. On Friday, the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group met in Vienna and debated on allowing India the right to do nuclear business with the world. But the collective might of five powerful nations led by the United States was not enough to swing it.

The NSG meeting ended inconclusively after internal differences failed to generate a consensus for an exception for India.

Most member nations were supportive of India's case but some countries like Austria, New Zealand, Ireland and Norway – strong proponents of the non proliferation regime – have insisted on pinning India to commit itself in letter and spirit to the non proliferation regime, which includes a commitment to not test nuclear weapons again.

It is now extremely likely that the US will return with a new draft that will be discussed on September 4 or 5.

The first round of discussions ended on Thursday with no country opposing an exemption from India from NSG rules but at least three members demanded a tightening of language on the US draft.

American and Indian officials sat together late into Thursday night to see whether there was scope to reach common ground on the objections raised.

Before the NSG met for round two of its deliberations today, senior American diplomat Richard Boucher warned India might have to accept some changes in the language of the draft.

Boucher did not rule out changes in the waiver draft that was discussed at the NSG.