(Global Pulse: October 9, 2008) While the world's focus may be on the global financial meltdown, the U.S and India have signed a historic deal to trade nuclear energy. But, India has never signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty and has tested weapons in the past. So, why now is it okay to trade energy with India and not with a signatory country like Iran?
SOURCES: Al Jazeera English, Qatar; South Asia Newsline; India; CCTV, China; Press TV, Iran; ABC News, FOX News, CNN, U.S.
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