Gandhinagar: United States Secretary of State John Kerry hopes for some breakthrough in the talks on the civil nuclear deal with India. John Kerry said the area was one of “four very specific areas we are going to try to make some progress.”
John Kerry said that the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Barack Obama he will focus over renewable energy and climate change cooperation agreement; the defence partnership agreement; and the economic partnership.
Speaking to journalists at the end of his visit to Gandhinagar, where he attended the Vibrant Gujarat summit, Mr. Kerry said he had discussed “bilateral issues, and the visit of President Obama” when he met with Mr. Modi on Sunday evening.
“The Prime Minister and I discussed challenges in our relationship, which if solved do have an ability to take our relationship forward,” he said.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who had helped with drafting the contentious clauses in the Bill in his previous role as Leader of the Opposition (Rajya Sabha), admitted to difficulties in implementing the law, saying “both the previous (UPA) government and opposition share the blame for that equally.”
Senior officials in both New Delhi and Washington have cautioned against any “optimism” regarding a breakthrough on nuclear issues, however Mr. Kerry’s remarks indicate that there has been some movement in this regard.
Bureau Report
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