Congress downplays N-deal disclosure, says its US internal matter

"What the US administration and or the US President communicates with the US Congress or a member of the US Congress is entirely their problem," Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari said in New Delhi.

He said India is bound only by the terms of the 123 Agreement which does not prohibit the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology which is integral to the civil nuclear cooperation.

In curiously-timed disclosures, the US has made it clear that its assurances of nuclear fuel supplies to India are not meant to "insulate" it against the consequences of a nuclear test.

Tiwari said there was no need to relook or re-examine the nuclear cooperation agreement with the US as both the countries have gone through various steps before concluding the document.

"No precipitate action will be taken till the completion of the consultation process," Tiwari noted.