What the world is saying

8226;8220;Because the agreement will further involve India in the global non-proliferation regime, strengthen the ongoing transformation of US-India relations8230; I supported it early on and without equivocation8230; the same cannot be said of my opponent, who supported poison-pill amendments on the Senate floor that would have had the effect of killing this important agreements.8221; Senator John McCain

8226; 8220;I welcome news that the NSG has now reached a consensus to adopt an exception to its rules that would permit its members to engage in nuclear cooperation with India8230; I look forward to reviewing what the NSG has agreed in Vienna, and urge the administration to submit the US-India Agreement to the Congress quickly.8221;

Senator Barack Obama

8226; 8220;Unlike 179 other countries, India has not signed the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty CTBT, it has not made a legally binding commitment to achieve nuclear disarmament.8221;

Daryl Kimball, executive director, Arms Control Association

8226; 8220;Ultimately, the burden was on the White House to convince Congress that the nuclear pact needed to be authorised in a rushed fashion.8221;

Howard Berman, chairman, House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee

Canada

8226; 8220;Canada8217;s decision to join the NSG consensus marks a turning point in our relations with India8230; India has made substantial commitments to achieve the trust of the NSG, including a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency that will allow the Agency to monitor additional civilian nuclear facilities in India.8221;

David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Japan

8226; 8220;It is clear that this will make the Non-Proliferation Treaty a dead letter and will become a huge obstacle for the future efforts toward complete abolition of nuclear weapons8230; It is extremely regrettable that countries concerned, including ours, came to the unanimous agreement. 8220;Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima