Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger also met Advani today to make the point that the deal should be allowed to go through. The 45-minute meeting came a day after Kissinger said questions could be raised over India’s trustworthiness if it failed to push the deal.

Big deal?If BJP reworks its nuclear politics, the most important implication may be for next Parliament.

PM Hopeful, SAYS We Will reach a consensus soon

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he still believes that the UPA and Left will reach a “consensus soon” on the nuclear deal. “I am still of the opinion that we will reach a consensus soon. The Indo-US nuclear deal will considerably improve and consolidate India’s crucial energy supply. And what is good for India, is good for the world,” said Singh, in an interview with Der Spiegel’s South Asia Bureau chief Padma Rao Sundarji, ahead of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s India visit.