By IANS
New Delhi : The India-US civilian nuclear deal will not be made operational till a committee comprising representatives from the government and the Left parties gives its views on the pact, it was announced Thursday.
“The government will take into account the committee’s findings while operationalising the nuclear deal,” External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters here.
The committee would also examine the implications of the Hyde Act and the implications of the nuclear deal on India’s foreign policy, he added.
The composition of the committee would be announced later.
However, it was not immediately clear whether the planned discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) next month on India-specific safeguards would go ahead as scheduled.
The Left parties have said India should attend the IAEA board meeting as it has in the past, but there should be no India-specific talks on safeguards.