NZ heading to nuke clash with India

Fairfax Media
Aug 5, 2008

Wellington later this month will determine whether India can sign it's much yearned for nuclear technology deal with the United States. In a meeting in Vienna on Friday night New Zealand warned India and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to take its support for granted. The issue could be awkward for Prime Minister Helen Clark's government which last year touted India as a close friend. But to support Delhi would require a climb down from New Zealand's often strident anti-nuclear and non-proliferation beliefs.