US-India nuclear deal could be worth 100 billion dlrs ($)

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http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=111810

A landmark US deal extending civilian nuclear technology to India could open up 100 billion dollars in energy business ventures for Americans, a top US business group said.

US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clinched the deal in New Delhi last week that still requires US Congress approval for implementation.

It gives India access to long-denied civilian nuclear technology in return for placing a majority of its nuclear reactors under international inspection.

"This agreement could provide the US business community with 100 billion dollars worth of new opportunities in India in the energy sector alone," said Dan Christman, the US Chamber of Commerce's senior vice president of international affairs.

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