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‘Deal detrimental to non-proliferation regime’

Beijing: A veteran Chinese diplomat has described the India-U.S. nuclear deal as “detrimental” to global nuclear non-proliferation regime.

“China is fully aware that India is in dire need of energy for its economic development,” the former Ambassador to India, Zhou Gang, told PTI here while describing the nuclear deal as “rather complicated.”

Mr. Zhou, who interestingly was the Ambassador in New Delhi when India conducted the nuclear tests in 1998 citing apparent China threat, said India should first overcome some “obstacles” to the nuclear deal, including opposition from within the country. “It seems that India has to overcome some obstacles. — PTI

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