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The message is said to have been conveyed to a small group of top Indian American community leaders on Monday by senior White House officials, a source privy to the goings said.
"We are confident that just like last time, the Bill will be passed by substantial majority. With that a new era will begin for India's nuclear programme," the officials were quoted by the source as saying.
Unlike the House of Representatives which needed a two-thirds majority, the Senate requires only a simple majority to approve the legislation.
The Senate was expected to convene a session on Tuesday in spite of a Jewish holiday to take up the Bill along with other legislations.
But before the House rejected the USD700 billion financial bailout package to rescue bankrupt financial institutions, Senate Majority leader Reid said yesterday that the "India nuclear agreement" will be coming up for a vote only on Wednesday when the Senate reconvenes after the holiday.
"In the meantime we're working to see if we can complete an agreement to move and complete the Indian nuclear treaty also on the same day, that would be Wednesday," he said.
"And that would allow all afternoon today, all day on Tuesday, and Wednesday to work on those two items," the Nevada Democrat said, referring to the emergency economic bailout package as also the approval legislation to the nuclear deal with India.
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Sir Hopefully this should get through Senate on Wednesday. Our country is surrounded by the shark states in this region. If we are not strong, the fear of these sharks will not allow us to grow. So this deal is important not only from the secureity point, but also to utilize the vast technology infra structure in the country for fruitful trading with the West. Would it have been possible for France to opt to negotiate the launch of one of its satellites from the Indian launch pad in the absence of bilateral nuclear treaty between these two countries? It is always business begets business and that is the way to progress and move forward.
Prayer that this not be passed. It is in detrimental interest of universe. This corrupt individual and his coterie has put India's welfare at jeopardy. Whole hearted CURSES for this.