Agencies / New Delhi

India and the United States have decided to further strengthen bilateral security and civil nuclear cooperation, including the establishment of six US nuclear power plants in India.

US reaffirmed its strong support of India’s early membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group. This commitment was made at the 9th round of the India-US Strategic Security Dialogue held in Washington DC yesterday.

The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement said, the Indian delegation was led by For,eign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, while the US delegation was led by Andrea Thompson, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.

India and US also exchanged views on a wide range of global security and nonproliferation challenges. They reaffirmed their commitment to work together to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and to deny access to such weapons by terrorists and non-state actors.