India: Agreed to sign a permanent safeguards agreement with IAEA. Won’t accept extra bilateral safeguards.

2. US: Safeguards on all nuclear facilities as per law for non-nuclear weapon states.

The Hyde Act exempts India from this and recognises India’s separation plan.

3. Guarantee that supplies from US or any material produced using these supplies will not be used for military purposes.

India has agreed to only civil nuclear cooperation with US. No question of diverting material to strategic programme that will remain indigenous.

4. US shall have right of return of any material supplied through this agreement in case India tests or violates safeguards.

India wants clarity on this as US could terminate agreement citing supreme national interest. Prospect of returning all that has been supplied may not be acceptable

5. Supplies from US should not be passed on to a third party without US consent or any other “unauthorised” person or entity.

India has similar domestic laws. Not a point of difference.

6. Adequate physical security to all US-origin material transferred.

India has high standards for security of sensitive material and shares US perceptions on this.

7. Guarantee that any US-origin nuclear material will not be altered or reprocessed without “prior approval of the United States”.

This is a key area of difference. PM has made it clear that India wants full reprocessing rights. India will seek pre-approval.

8. US approval for places where US-origin fuel would be stored.

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