NZ to oppose India's nuclear deal

Fairfax Media
Aug 19, 2008

Speaking to reporters today Prime Minister Helen Clark said that New Zealand, as a nuclear free state, was concerned about the deal. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invested his political future in a treaty with the US where Washington will supply India with civilian nuclear fuel and technology. He narrowly survived a confidence vote last month to push through the deal on his side. New Zealand sits on a key international nuclear body, the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and with a small group of nations will on Thursday determine whether India can sign the deal with the US.