Witness History – The nuclear mango deal | EUROtoday

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On 2 March 2006, the United States and India finalised a controversial nuclear deal, ending India’s three many years of worldwide isolation over its nuclear coverage.

Sweetening the deal, President George W Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh introduced cooperative agreements not simply on nuclear energy but additionally on the import of Indian mangoes.

Surya Elango speaks to Ronen Sen, the previous Indian ambassador to the US.

(Photo: President George W Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 2 March 2006. Credit: Jim Young by way of Reuters)

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