UN nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has backed a controversial nuclear deal between India and the US, diplomats say.
Approval was granted after the agency’s 35-nation board met in the Austrian capital, Vienna, officials said.
India’s government recently survived a confidence vote over the deal, and says it is vital to meet energy demands.
Critics say the plan rewards a non-proliferation outsider. IAEA approval is a key condition for enacting it.
India must now win an unprecedented waiver from the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) later in August which would allow it to trade in sensitive nuclear materials.
The deal must also be ratified by the US Congress.
See full report in – BBC South Asia (put it in Google and enter)
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