India Votes for the Nuclear Deal With the US
Mian Ridge, The Christian Science Monitor | July 28, 2008
India just had its first vote of confidence because the government's communist allies withdrew their support over the civilian nuclear deal, arguing that the pact made India a pawn of the US. ++ Prime Minister Singh's Congress party-led coalition won 275 votes in its favor and 256 against in the confidence motion. ++ The win means India can now focus on pushing through a long-delayed nuclear deal and seek approval from the IAEA and the Nuclear Suppliers' Group, before the US Congress can ratify it.
