The recent plenary in Seoul, left India disappointed, as it was not permitted admittance to the NSG. Richard Verma , the US Ambassador to India stated his disappointment at this decision, and has stated that US will continue to make efforts, to work along with the other 48-Nation members on India’s accession to the NSG in the months ahead.
Richard Verma , the US Ambassador to India, highlighted the India-US civil nuclear cooperation, and stated that the two countries are working towards a 15-year development project where they will be making efforts to put together six Westinghouse reactors that will have the capacity to produce power for nearly 60 million people. Talking about this he stated that this deal had been in the offing for last 10 years, and now it is showing steps “closer to fruition.”
He addressed the 
, and appreciated India’s role in global institutions and stated “We continued to welcome India’s interest in APEC, and we strongly affirmed our support for India’s accession into the multi-lateral export control regimes. With regard to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), six years ago, President (Barack) Obama first expressed his support for India’s membership in the NSG. Since that time, we have worked closely with our Indian counterparts and NSG members to help advance India’s case for membership. India has a strong record, and deserves to be included in the NSG.”
The top envoy further continued that this was the reason why the administration, State department officials and senior White House, worked to secure a place for India in Seoul’s NSG plenary session held recently. He stated that the US were disappointed that India was not given admittance during the recent NSG session, “but we will continue to work constructively with India and all the NSG members on India’s accession in the months ahead.”
India had faced a solid resistance from China and some other countries. The US may have lent a strong backing to India but because our country had decided not to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), this fact made India’s bid face opposition at the Seoul meeting. Verma brought home the fact that US has designated the country as “Major Defense Partner” and this means that the industries, militaries and defense ministries of US and India will work closely in the years to come.
Verma also said that the US’ designation of India as a Major Defence Partner will bring the militaries, industries, and defense ministries of the two countries even closer in the years ahead.
