India, US working on reducing differences on export control

New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) Ahead of President Barack Obama's
visit here on November 6, India and the US are working on
reducing differences on American export control of dual-use
items with an aim of finetuning the regime for India's
benefit.
India has also told the US that it is ready to sign the
Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) on nuclear
damages and allayed concerns of the American companies on
account of the newly-enacted Nuclear Liability law while
making it clear that there could be no tampering with it.
Obama will undertake a three-day visit covering Mumbai
and Delhi during which the two countries will discuss a wide
range of bilateral issues aimed at further strengthening ties,
particularly in economic and strategic affairs.
Issues related to strengthening of visa rules by the US
and growing protectionism are among the issues that the Indian
side is expected to flag during the meeting between Indian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama.
On India's concerns with regard to US export control
regime, sources said the two countries are working on this
issue so as to finetune it to India's benefit.
The US has been allowing transfer of dual-use items on
case-to-case basis and the clearance is as high as 98.2 per
cent, at par with countries like the UK and more than that for
even Israel.
India wants such items to be allowed to be transfered
without the requirement of clearances and the US is
undertaking a India-specific review of its policy, the soures
said. PTI