How a timely tissue paper note helped India clinch nuclear deal with US
India Today"They were words to the effect that the autonomy of our three-stage strategic programme should not be restricted in any way." The note, scribed hours before a historic joint statement by PM Singh and then-US President George W Bush in July 2005, proved crucial to the subsequent signing of the 2008 India-US Civil Nuclear Deal. "Kakodkar was also worried about the impact the deal would have on India's plans to develop a 'three-stage nuclear fuel cycle' for its nuclear programme," Chowdhury added. In the joint statement, the US had recognised that 'as a responsible state with advanced nuclear technology', a phrase devised to recognise India's nuclear capability without declaring it a nuclear weapons power, India 'should acquire the same benefits and advantages as other such states'," added Baru in his 2014 book, The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh. The India-US Civil Nuclear Deal enabled India to access advanced nuclear technology and fuel, crucial for meeting its growing energy demands.
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