Washington: Seeking Congress support to amend laws for implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear agreement, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday said that it was a strategic achievement, which will strengthen international security and the agreement is good for American jobs, because it opens the door to civilian nuclear trade and cooperation between our nations.
"We are consulting extensively with Congress as we seek to amend the laws needed to implement the agreement. This is an opportunity that should not be missed," Rice said in an article in 'The Washington Post'.
"Looking back decades from now, we will recognise this moment as the time when America invested the strategic capital needed to recast its relationship with India, “ Rice said.
Rice added that the agreement was a strategic achievement, which will enhance energy security and environmental protection, foster economic and technological development and help transform the partnership between the world's oldest and the world's largest democracy.
Asserting that a thriving, democratic India will be a pillar of Asia's progress, shaping its development for decades, she said, "this is a future that America wants to share with India, and there is not a moment to lose."
Our civilian nuclear agreement is an essential step towards our goal of transforming America's partnership with India. "For too long during the past century, differences over domestic policies and international purposes kept India and the United States estranged."
On protests on the nuclear deal with India from other countries, she said aspiring proliferators such as North Korea or Iran may seek to draw connections between themselves and India, but their rhetoric rings hollow.
"Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism that has violated its own commitments and is defying the international community's efforts to contain its nuclear ambitions. North Korea, the least transparent country in the world, threatens its neighbors and proliferates weapons. There is simply no comparison between the Iranian or North Korean regimes and India."
Comments
0 comment