Indian N-liability law continues to raise US hackles

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New Delhi: The Indian nuclear liability law continues to cause problems, with the US insisting it does not meet “international practices”.
William Burns, US deputy secretary, who met Indian government officials on Friday, told TOI: “As India moves ahead towards ratification, we believe it is important to continue to consult with the IAEA, to try to ensure that India’s practices are consistent with international standards. Again, that is not a favor to the United States or anyone else, because it is going to be in the self-interest of India’s development in that field.”
Four years after the Indo-US deal, the implementation has been frustratingly slow, he said. “We’re continuing to work through this — through the concerns that do remain about nuclear liability.”
An amendment to the rules and regulations of the liability law lapsed in Parliament after the last session since it could not be discussed. More recently, M R Srinivasan, former chief of DAE, expressed serious concerns about the liability law, particularly with regard to Indian firms.