American Businesses Back Nuke Deal With India

When Congress returns from recess at the end of January, it is likely face an onslaught of lobbying from American businesses, including the US India Business Council that has 176 of the largest US companies that have invested in India as its members. They know the advantages of having open season on nuclear technology trade with India, a country trapped by its energy limitations and wanting to grow its energy resources exponentially and quickly. But the American firms also know it is not going to be an easy ride as many in Congress have not made up their minds on whether it is a good thing to make India an exception to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). "We at the USIBC (US-India Business Council) are mobilising with the US Chamber of Commerce's Coalition on India. And we have hired Patton Boggs (lobbying firm) to convey our views to Congress," USIBC president Ron Somers told IANS. http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=207062&n_date=20060101&cat=Business

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