Washington and New Delhi have been discussing supply of US nuclear reactors to energy-hungry India since the mid-2000s and a deal signed by then President George W Bush in 2007 allowed the US to sell civilian nuclear technology to India. But a long-standing obstacle has been the need to bring Indian liability rules in line with global norms which require the costs of any accident to be channeled to the operator rather than the maker of a nuclear power plant.
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