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WASHINGTON (AP) - India's foreign secretary is visiting Washington this week, the start of a monthlong effort to help President Bush sell his landmark civilian nuclear cooperation deal to a skeptical Congress.
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's trip, scheduled to begin Tuesday, includes meetings with U.S. lawmakers and State Department officials. Following his visit, a string of Indian ministers will meet in coming weeks with U.S. officials and speak at think tanks, press conferences and business gatherings across Washington. They will argue that a U.S.-Indian deal to share nuclear technology and fuel is crucial for a close U.S. ally determined to meet massive energy demands.
Hard questions, however, are expected from lawmakers, some of whom worry the deal could ruin international efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons technology.
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