By IANS
New Delhi : India and the US Wednesday held talks on strengthening global non-proliferation and also discussed measures to deal with the threat posed by nuclear terrorism.
The US team led by Assistant Secretary of State John C. Rood discussed with officials of the Indian external affairs ministry led by Hamid Ali Rao, joint secretary (disarmament), a wide range of issues including multilateral initiatives and strategic trade controls and regional security matters.
The dialogue on non-proliferation has acquired added significance in the last two years in the context of the India-US civil nuclear deal.
During the two-day talks that began here Wednesday, the Indian side highlighted the dangers of clandestine proliferation, especially by the Khan network, the underground nuclear market managed by Pakistan's top nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan which has allegedly sold nuclear technology to North Korea, Libya and Iran.
The two sides also discussed the threat of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists and steps needed to avert such a possibility, reliable sources said.