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Washington, Nov 4 Admitting that there was opposition to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal in both the countries, India has said New Delhi's track record in non-proliferation was "much better" than any other nation.
In his address at the Potomac institute of policy studies yesterday, Indian Ambassador to the US Ronen Sen acknowledged that the nuclear agreement between the United States and India had some opposition but asserted that the debate is dissimilar in the two countries.
"There is a little bit of history," Sen said when asked about the opposition in India where some had raised the question of whether Washington will stay the course or pull the rug from under the feet down the line.
"We are unique in many ways. Our track record is much better than many of the countries represented in the Nuclear Supplier's Group," he quipped referring to the apprehensions about India on the non-proliferation front.
Sen pointed out that it was not for India to set the timetable on when the agreement is going to get through Congress. "We recognise the separation of powers." The Indian Ambassador said he is aware of the fact that there is a "lot of speculation" on the legislation currently pending in the Senate, but it is basically left to the legislative chamber and to the Bush administration as to how it is going to deal with the issue.
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