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| India parties debate nuclear deal |
| Communist allies of India's government are holding meetings to discuss their opposition to a landmark nuclear deal with the US
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| INDIA
, 17-August-2007
4:17:50 AM |
| The communists say the deal, under which India gets access to civilian nuclear technology and fuel, gives the US leverage on India's foreign policy.
PM Manmohan Singh has refused to back down, even challenging the communists to withdraw support for his government.
Separately, Australia has defended its decision to sell uranium to India.
'Misled'
Correspondents say there is a division among the communists on how much they should push the Congress party-led government in opposing the nuclear deal.
A senior leader of the Communist Party Of India (CPI), AB Bardhan, told the Indian Express newspaper that the "honeymoon" with the government was over and the communists would not hesitate to file "divorce papers if it comes to that".
But a regional leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Biman Bose, told the same newspaper that talk of withdrawing support for the government was "gossip and seems to have no real basis".
He said: "Our policy is not to pull down the government, but to work for change in policies of the government which are not in the national interest."
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