Resources on the US-India Nuclear Initiative

The U.S.-India 123 Agreement

Congressional Action on the Cooperation Act

Stimson Center Publications

US and Indian Government Publications and Statements

Congressional Testimony

  • The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings again on April 26, 2006, testimony from the hearing is available here. Ronald Lehman’s testimony can be found here.
  • Secretary Rice testifed in front of the House International Relations Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 5, 2006, her testimony can be found here and here.

By laying out a set of fundamental principles associated with changes in public law, and by establishing conditions for different levels of relaxation, the Congress could provide consistency and clarity that are lacking in the July 2005 Joint Statement, while strengthening global norms against proliferation. Improved bilateral ties with India will continue to proceed on many fronts, including trade, investment, non-nuclear energy, agriculture, defense cooperation, and public health issues. There is no compelling reason why improved relations should come at a great cost to the non-proliferation norms that have buttressed national and international security.

The prepared remarks of Henry Sokolski, Ashton Carter, and Ron Lehman in addition to testimony from administration officials may be downloaded from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

  • CRS Report RL33072, US-India Bilateral Agreements in 2005, K. Alan Kronstadt, September 8, 2005.
  • CRS Report RL33292, India’s Nuclear Separation Plan: Issues and Views, Sharon Squassoni, March 3, 2006.
  • CRS Memorandum, Administration’s Proposed NSG Decision on Nuclear Cooperation with India, Sharon Squassoni, April 5, 2006.
  • CRS Memorandum, The U.S.-Indian Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and Article I Obligations Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), Sharon Squassoni, June 19, 2006.
  • CRS Report RL33016, US Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress, Sharon Squassoni, June 27, 2006.
  • CRS Report RS22474, Banning Fissile Material Production for Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for a Treaty (FMCT), Sharon Squassoni, Andrew Demkee, and Jill Marie Parillo, July 14, 2006.
  • CRS Report RL33561, US-India Nuclear Cooperation: A Side-By-Side Comparison of Current Legislation, Sharon Squassoni and Jill Marie Parillo, December 22, 2006.
  • CRS Report RL33292, India’s Nuclear Separation Plan: Issues and Views, Sharon Squassoni and Jill Marie Parillo, December 22, 2006.

Notable External Publications

More of Ashley Tellis’s publications can be found here

More of Henry Sokolski’s publications can be found here

More of George Perkovich’s publications can be found here

Stimson Center Events

  • Stimson Center Visiting Fellow Wing Commander Adil Sultan presented his research on the regional implications of the nuclear deal. (July 12, 2006).
  • Former Indian Amabassador to the IAEA Amb. T.P. Sreenivasan and current member and former Chairman of India’s Atomic Energy Commission Dr. M.R. Srinivasan participated in a panel discussion of the initiative. The event was cosponsored by the Brookings Institution and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (December 7, 2005).

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