US-India civil nuclear deal in final stages of completion

Sunday, November 22, 2009, 1:49 [IST]

Geneva, Nov.21 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President Barack Obama are reportedly putting pressure on their respective teams on the nuclear issue in the hope of completing the final stages of the over four-year-old civil nuclear cooperation deal as fast as possible.

According to sources, it is Prime Minister Singh's special concern. He is reported to be in touch with his team almost on a daily basis, and according to them, just one-and-a-half points remain to be covered.

The deal is in its last stretch, as a high-powered team is already in Washington working towards its finalization. By Smita Prakash (ANI)

Topics: usindia, nuclear, deal, final, stages, completion

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