India hails waiver India has hailed the much-awaited waiver from the NSG, as it brought to an end the three-decade-long isolation that the country was put into after its first nuke test in 1974.
Left parties to meet President On the day when India obtained a waiver from the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG), leaders of the Left parties, BSP and Telugu Desam Party decided to meet President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday to demand immediate convening of the Parliament session and resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Immediate and long term gains Half-a-dozen large nuclear reactors with a total installed capacity of more than 6000 MWe will be Indias immediate gain after the hard-fought waiver given by the Nuclear Suppliers Group on Saturday.
India Inc, industry upbeat The Indian Inc and industry on Saturday welcomed the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) waiver on Indo-US nuclear deal saying that the clearance would open up tremendous business opportunities for the country besides meeting its energy needs to fuel its high rates of growth.
How deal was sealed The NSG waiver for India involved three days of hectic and tough negotiations with both the proponent and sceptic countries sticking to their positions but finally reaching a common ground Saturday morning after US prodding and deft diplomacy by New Delhi.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, flanked by National Security Advisor MK Narayanan (L) and Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar, addresses a press conference after India gets NSG waver, in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI
