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External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaking at a press conference in New Delhi stated that it was difficult to indicate a timeframe to operationalise the civilian nuclear deal with the United States1.
Russia meanwhile supplied the first three batches of nuclear fuel for the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. The Russian state nuclear cooperation, Atomenergoprom is contracted to supply nuclear fuel for two reactors at the plant it has been building in Tamil Nadu since 2002. The spent fuel would then be re-exported for processing2.
In other developments, Iran’s ambassador to India, Mehdi Nabizadeh met Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and handed over the proposals Tehran has presented to the international community to address the concerns over its civilian nuclear programme. Though India was inimical to having a nuclear-armed Iran in its neighbourhood, it has continued to express support for Tehran’s right to pursue a civil nuclear programme3.
- 1. “Trying to operationalise deal: Pranab,” The Hindu, June 4, 2008, at http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/04/stories/2008060455631200.htm
- 2. “Russia delivers three shipments of nuclear fuel to Indian NPP,” RIA Novosti, June 2, 2008, at http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080602/109057002.html
- 3. “Iran seeks India's help for N-plans,” Economic Times, June 3, 2008, at http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Iran_seeks_India...