PM meets President amidst nuke standoff

A Rashtrapati Bhawan release said they discussed national and international developments and the forthcoming G-8 Summit in Japan next week, which the Prime Minister is scheduled to attend.

The release made no mention of the current political impasse on the nuclear deal, which is believed to have figured in their discussions.

The Left parties, providing outside support of their 60 MPs to the UPA government, have threatened to withdraw it if the government proceeds with the deal.