IAEA Board to approve India-specific safeguard
2008-07-31 20:24:22 - With the
US and India going allout to get a comprehensive backing of the
35-member Board for the UN nuclear watchdog's inspections plan by
consensus, IAEA sources indicated that the major step may not face any
hurdles and and that it will have a smooth sailing.
India made July 07,midnight request to the the International Atomic Energy Agency to place the draft India-IAEA Safeguards agreement before its Board of Governors.With the board of governors approval of international agency this accord to be placed for waiverto 45 member NSG where the U.S. may take the initiative to seek an exemption from the international Nuclear Suppliers Group that would allow the deal to proceed. India movement for nuclear wavier process had contentious political drama in parliament where PM Dr Singh sought trust vote on July 22,2008 which he won with 275/256 votes
The final round to the Indo-US civil nuclear accord to get in hybrid state will be a vote in the U.S. Congress on the so-called 123 Agreement.After the approval from this US apex body India gets in the mainstream of global players of civil nulcear trade which will assist the nuclear institutions,space and other research centres will find easy export and import of technology and other high tech products from the Nuclear Supplier countries conglomerate which has put the trade under blanket.
Vienna, Jul 31 (PTI) The IAEA Board of Governors is expected to approve tomorrow the India-specific nuclear safeguards pact for the Indo-US nuke deal to move forward amid indications there will not be a vote and that Pakistan may not press for this step.
Pakistan's attempts to force a vote caused unease both in India and the US but it appeared to back off after the US nudged Islamabad not to block the approval or seek amendments.
IAEA sources said the safeguards text is likely to be approved by a consensus but in the highly unlikely event of a vote Pakistan may well abstain. IAEA decisions are usually taken by a consensus except when the Iran's controversial nuclear programme came up for vote a couple of years back.
The sources said the crucial meeting will see statements delivered by the Indian and US Ambassadors to the IAEA as well as by the nuclear watchdog's Director General Mohammed ElBaradei.
Intensely lobbying for the safeguards text, the US declared yesterday that the pact was a net gain for global non-proliferation. The pact would place India's declared civlian nuclear energy plants--14 of 22 existing or planned reactors--under regular IAEA surveillance.
US Ambassador to the IAEA Gregory L Schulte said the pact was sound.
Nicholas Burns, one of the architects of the the Indo-US nuclear deal, said in Washington "my conviction is that this deal strengthens the non proliferation regime...It makes India a stakeholder." PTI
Naresh Sagar
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India made July 07,midnight request to the the International Atomic Energy Agency to place the draft India-IAEA Safeguards agreement before its Board of Governors.With the board of governors approval of international agency this accord to be placed for waiverto 45 member NSG where the U.S. may take the initiative to seek an exemption from the international Nuclear Suppliers Group that would allow the deal to proceed. India movement for nuclear wavier process had contentious political drama in parliament where PM Dr Singh sought trust vote on July 22,2008 which he won with 275/256 votes
The final round to the Indo-US civil nuclear accord to get in hybrid state will be a vote in the U.S. Congress on the so-called 123 Agreement.After the approval from this US apex body India gets in the mainstream of global players of civil nulcear trade which will assist the nuclear institutions,space and other research centres will find easy export and import of technology and other high tech products from the Nuclear Supplier countries conglomerate which has put the trade under blanket.
Vienna, Jul 31 (PTI) The IAEA Board of Governors is expected to approve tomorrow the India-specific nuclear safeguards pact for the Indo-US nuke deal to move forward amid indications there will not be a vote and that Pakistan may not press for this step.
Pakistan's attempts to force a vote caused unease both in India and the US but it appeared to back off after the US nudged Islamabad not to block the approval or seek amendments.
IAEA sources said the safeguards text is likely to be approved by a consensus but in the highly unlikely event of a vote Pakistan may well abstain. IAEA decisions are usually taken by a consensus except when the Iran's controversial nuclear programme came up for vote a couple of years back.
The sources said the crucial meeting will see statements delivered by the Indian and US Ambassadors to the IAEA as well as by the nuclear watchdog's Director General Mohammed ElBaradei.
Intensely lobbying for the safeguards text, the US declared yesterday that the pact was a net gain for global non-proliferation. The pact would place India's declared civlian nuclear energy plants--14 of 22 existing or planned reactors--under regular IAEA surveillance.
US Ambassador to the IAEA Gregory L Schulte said the pact was sound.
Nicholas Burns, one of the architects of the the Indo-US nuclear deal, said in Washington "my conviction is that this deal strengthens the non proliferation regime...It makes India a stakeholder." PTI
Naresh Sagar
Author:
Naresh Sagar
Web: www.nksagar.com
Phone: 9810974027
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