US embassy cable - 05NEWDELHI8049

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 008049 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/15/2015 
TAGS: PREL, KNNP, ENRG, IN, NSSP 
SUBJECT: INDIA'S OUTREACH AND ADHERENCE TO NSG 
 
Classified By: Charge Bob Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) 
 
1.  (C) Outlining India's efforts to seek support for the 
July 18 Civil Nuclear Agreement in advance of the upcoming 
NSG meeting, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar 
passed copies of presentations the GOI was making to NSG 
member states to Charge, PolCouns, and PolMilOff on October 
14 (copies of the papers have been faxed to SA/INS). 
PolCouns noted that the Indian papers did not include 
specific language about public adherence to MTCR and NSG 
Guidelines, an issue we have raised with the GOI on several 
occasions.  Jaishankar recognized the omission, acknowledged 
our earlier requests about public adherence, and suggested 
that Under Secretary Burns raise this issue in his Oct 21 
meeting with FS Saran.  Jaishankar gave no indication of 
initial GOI thinking about separation of civil and military 
nuclear facilities. 
 
2.  (C) Regarding outreach to NSG member states on civil 
nuclear cooperation, Jaishankar said only that some states 
had given India a "predictable response" and  asked what 
reactions we had received from other capitals, especially 
from China, Brazil, Japan, and Germany.  PolMilOff explained 
that these countries had raised political and technical 
questions about the agreement, e.g., implications for the 
NPT, and implications for non-proliferation efforts vis-a-vis 
the DPRK and Iran, but noted that we did not have an official 
response from Beijing. 
 
3.  (SBU) The papers include a hard copy of the slide 
presentation the GOI made to the IAEA about India's export 
control system; talking points seeking support from NSG 
member states for civil nuclear cooperation with India; and a 
non-paper entitled "India's Commitment to Non-Proliferation." 
 They do not present any new information or strategies for 
gaining support for the nuclear agreement.  However, we are 
encouraged that the GOI has begun to approach other capitals 
on this issue. 
BLAKE