Nuclear deal with India 'on track'

Says US official
By Afp, New Delhi
A senior US official said Monday a controversial US-India civilian nuclear energy deal was "on track," a report said.

"The agreement is on track (and) is moving swiftly forward," US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard A. Boucher told a business gathering in New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency said.

"The US Senate will examine the contents of the agreement in September and I am sure that it will be cleared in just the way it was entered into by President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi."