Making a shift from his earlier position on the nuclear deal, Mishra had told The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV’s Walk the Talk that he did not see India getting such a deal under a Democrat Administration. “..The deal, which is offered, has been made the centrepiece of the strategic relationship. I don’t think the Clinton administration would have offered (such a deal). That is why I say it is a dilemma for a person like me who is worried about the strategic programme and also the deal not going through,” said Mishra.