Nuclear Suppliers Group discusses India-US nuclear deal (AFP)

by Simon Morgan 17 minutes ago VIENNA (AFP) - The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow. Gathering at Japan's permanent mission to the IAEA, the highly-secretive 45-member NSG began a special two-day plenary to discuss a US proposal to grant India -- which refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) -- an exemption and allow it access to US nuclear materials and technology. Under NSG rules, all nuclear trade with India is banned because it refuses to sign the NPT. The United States argues that the deal, signed by Washington and New Delhi in 2005, will bring India closer to the NPT fold after 34 years of nuclear isolation and help combat global warming by allowing the world's... [read full story]