In considering its approach towards the resumption of full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India, the international community has to ask itself whether India is a partner or a target for the global non-proliferation regime,

We look forward to the US Congress passing the legislation to enable full civil nuclear energy cooperation between the two countries early next year,

In seeking clarity on such clandestine activities, the international community must focus not merely on recipient states but on supplier states as well; otherwise our global non-proliferation effort would be undermined by charges of motivated selectivity and discrimination,

These matters should be resolved through discussions and not through confrontation.

I don't think we are soft- pedaling this issue or that.

India is a partner in global non-proliferation efforts rather than a target of these efforts,