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Thursday, Jun 29, 2006

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"If you want to be treated like India, be like India"

Gary Ackerman

Washington: Even as the landmark India-United States nuclear deal sailed through the 50-member International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, supporters in the House termed it a defining moment in relations between the two countries.

The legislation was piloted by the Chairman of the House Committee, Henry Hyde, Ranking member Tom Lantos and the co-chairs of the India Caucus, Gary Ackerman and Ilena Ros Lehtines.

Mr. Ackerman called the Bill a ``right balance'' and one that deserved careful consideration. The New York Democrat argued that it was better to have India inside the non-proliferation system than outside.

``If you want to be treated like India, be like India,'' he said in an apparent reference to countries, which are critical to the deal.

A one-time critic of India, Republican Dan Burton of Indiana said that the civilian nuclear agreement ``has a lot of merit'' and that India would be a greater ally of the United States and a good partner down the road.

— PTI

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