``It's because I am in love with India that I sometimes get really angry at her,'' he said, personifying the country.

Sharing the stage with Pressler were IIT-Kharagpur alumnus and CEO of InfoUSA Vinod Gupta and IIT-D Director Prof V.S. Raju.

Pressler spoke of US President Bill Clinton's proposed visit to India. ``President Clinton might propose an international regime or a formula to reduce nuclear weapons proliferation worldwide when he visits India early next year,'' Pressler, whose legislation proposed to limit nuclear proliferation in Asia, told mediapersons.

``The President will come to India, but not go to Pakistan or China,'' he clarified. ``Indiashould take advantage of the President's forthcoming visit to further strengthen bilateral relationship,'' Pressler added.

Though the US Senate has rejected the ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), ``I am going to propose modifications to persuade lawmakers to ratify the CTBT,'' he said, replying to questions at IIT.

On being asked how soon he thought democracy would return to Pakistan, the Republican Senator said: ``I don't think Pakistan had a democratic government earlier.'' He added that he had always maintained that Pakistan was actually ruled by the armed forces and there was a facade of democratic rule throughout.

Pakistan always had ``superficial democracy but the real power was with the Army. I am personally relieved now that a general has taken over''.

``We are now dealing with a fundamentalist dictatorship... The nuclear button is with the General, whereas in India, it is with a democratically-elected government where the civilian government controls the generals,''Pressler said.