INDIA: Nuclear deal with Washington in trouble

Updated October 17, 2007 19:45:19

India's nuclear deal with Washington is in trouble again. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told U-S President George W.Bush says he's having trouble pushing through the landmark accord. Washington insists the deal is by no means dead.
But the Indian Prime Minister's confession is a fresh sign that he may have caved into pressure from his all powerful left wing allies.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Dr Ron Huisken, Senior Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU; India Communist Party's National Secretary, D Raja