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US-India N-deal not bound by Hyde Act – Boucher clarifies

	April 28, 2008

The US has said that the civilian nuclear initiative with India is bound by the 123 Agreement and not the Hyde Act. It also saw no inconsistency between the two. Clarifying the US position, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher said what binds India and the US together is the 123 Agreement and not the Hyde Act. India has been insisting that it was bound only by the bilateral 123 pact and not by the Hyde Act, but certain statements from Washin ...