US Under Secretary of State for political affairs William Burns call off India visit – Is it Russia in Georgia or a request form Manmohan Singh?
Monika Parikh
Aug. 17, 2008

US Under Secretary of State for political affairs William Burns, who was scheduled to arrive here Monday ahead of a crucial meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), has postponed his visit at the last minute.

International think tanks believe that Indian PM Manmohan Singh may have requested that no Bush Administration should visit India to avoid further controversy in Indian politics. Others believe Burns postponed his trip to India to make sure he can concentrate on Russian interference in Georgia. Burns, a former envoy to Russia, is busy dealing with the crisis arising out of Russia's intervention in Georgia.

Burns, however, may come to India after the 45-nation NSG's meeting in Vienna Aug 21-22 to consider an exemption for New Delhi from the existing rules of global civil nuclear commerce.

With some skeptics among nuclear suppliers still unconvinced about the merits of the India-US civil nuclear deal, there is a strong likelihood of a second meeting of the NSG which could happen early September before the US Congress considers an approval for the 123 civil nuclear agreement next month.

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