ndia and Britain made a deal on civilian nuclear energy cooperation. Union commerce and industries minister Anand Sharma and British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson signed this deal in London. Mr Sharma went to London to attend UK-India joint economic and trade committee meeting with Lord Mandelson.
The British minister, who visited India in December, said that he was disappointed as India did not have a nuclear deal with Britain. India has formerly signed civil nuclear deals with United States, France, Canada, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Argentina and Namibia.
The two ministers did not reveal on details regarding the nuclear deal when questioned about the details of the deal which the both sides had finally agreed to.
Lord Mandelson announced that the subject of the agreement is a “significant advance.” He said, “We have agreed on the text of the deal on nuclear cooperation and this is a very significant advance and I look forward to that text being signed at the ministerial level before long.”