India pressures US Congress over nuclear deal

BBC: Indian PM Manmohan Singh has said India will not accept any new conditions in the bilateral US-India nuclear technology agreement which will share US civilian nuclear technology with India. Prime minister Singh statement was released when the US House of Representatives began debating whether to ratify the agreement. Critics of the accord say it will damage non-proliferation efforts, help generate an nuclear arms race in the region, and free up some India's existing reactors solely to produce warheads for the military. Proponents for the agreement say it will help India put some of its reactors under international safeguards, and help the US nuclear industry. The deal also has implications for India's science community. Pakistan has ramped up efforts for producing its own plutonium stockpile since the deal was announced. The US Congress is expected to ratify the US-India agreement before the end of July.