8216;N-deal marginalised distrust between India, US8217;

8220;I had given up hope because time was running out8230; I really thought time was our enemy,8221; Cohen, a former Republican Senator and former Defence Secretary in the Clinton administration told a gathering of business executives at the Green India Summit organised by the US India Business Council and the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Cohen is currently the Chairman and CEO of the Cohen Group which played a key role in supporting the nuclear initiative in the United States.

He maintained that the deal 8220;marginalised8221; the distrust between India and the US besides setting the stage for the development of an agenda in which both countries can take advantage of each other8217;s resources and strengths.

The one day summit at the US Chamber of Commerce saw the participation of India8217;s Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde, the US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Indian Ambassador to the US Ronen Sen.

Speaking via videoconference, Indian Prime Minister8217;s Special Envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran, who had been one of the lead negotiators for a civilian nuclear agreement with India said there were 8220;many occasions8221; when there was a perception of 8220;not going anywhere at all8221;.