Kuala Lumpur: India has said that a “small number” of members of the 45-nation NSG have worries about non-proliferation issues and the grant of waiver to New Delhi will depend on persuasion by the US, France and others.
National Security Adviser M K Narayanan suggested that 95 per cent of the countries recognise that the major constraint in India's progress is absence of clean energy and energy at affordable prices.
"We have a small number (of countries) worried about non-proliferation. If we can get over that, we are over the hill," Narayanan told the Straits Times, a Singapore daily.
He also said that it also depends on what kind of persuasion the US, France and others can bring to bear. Narayanan’s statement came ahead of the August 21 meeting of the Vienna-based Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
Asserting that India's point of view has received a broad support during discussions with individual countries, he said, "They have understood India is unique in many ways. We are hopeful. Further efforts are being made before NSG consultation process and much of the support which has come is many people see India as a country with a future, one already on the scene."
In the meanwhile, Narayanan referring to the recent back to back blasts of Bangalore and Ahmedabad said, “We are concerned that there is a great deal of external support, we are also concerned and are looking at a mastermind within the country."
At least 800 terrorist cells have been unearthed in India and they were all functioning with external support.
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