New Delhi: Despite the Left's opposition to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, there seems to be a significant development at the IAEA meet in Vienna.
Atomic Energy chief Anil Kakodkar told journalists that everyone in the nuclear community is keen on early negotiations between India, IAEA and the Nuclear Suppliers Group to help implement the deal.
He also said India, not being a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, expects the US to work out clean and unconditional exemption from NSG.
This, while the US also expects that India pursues the talks on safeguards with the IAEA.
Sources in the IAEA indicate that Kakodkar is expected to meet Director General, Mohammed ElBaradei, sometime during the week.
On Tuesday Kakodkar and Indian Ambassador to the UN, Sheel Kant Sharma held meetings with their counterparts from the US, Russia, France, and South Africa on cooperation programmes.
The development comes as day after American ambassador David Mulford insisted that “time is of essence” as regards the deal.
Mulford echoed Washington's opinion that it was best in the interests of both parties that the deal receives its stamp of approval during the Bush regime.
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