Economy / India
China Holds Nuclear Club Key
June 2006 | Ratings UpdateIndian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee visited China in June in an attempt to persuade Beijing to support its entry into the elite club of nations that is allowed to trade in nuclear fuel and equipment. Without the approval of the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), of which China is a key member, the nuclear deal agreed in principle with Washington last year would stall. China may want India to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty before it is willing to give its
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