Singh said he was mentioning civil nuclear initiative because for 34 years India has suffered from a nuclear apartheid.
"We have not been able to trade in nuclear material, nuclear reactors, nuclear raw materials. And when this restrictive regime ends, I think a great deal of credit will go to President Bush. And for this I am very grateful to you, Mr President," the Prime Minister said.
Singh flew in from New York for the meeting with Bush with expectations in the Indian side that the Congress would have completed the business of legislating on the deal the two leaders entered into in July, 2005.
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