Mohamed ElBaradei
Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency
"It would bring India closer as an important partner in the non-proliferation regime. It would be a milestone, timely for ongoing efforts to consolidate the non-proliferation regime, combat nuclear terrorism and stengthen nuclear safety."
Madeleine Albright
Former U.S. Secretary of State
"I am in favor of the civil nuclear deal. I think it is a very important sign of the new US-India relationship...We have a chance now to expand our bilateral ties in energy, business, science and culture. It cannot be confined to politics and business only."
Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
"To the extent that India expands its use of cleaner energy technology, the result will be reduced air pollution locally, regionally, and globally."
Henry Kissinger
Former Secretary of State
"In a period preoccupied with concerns over terrorism and the potential clash of civilizations, the emerging cooperation between the two great democracies, India and the United States, introduces a positive and hopeful perspective."
Hans Blix
Former Director General, Internation Atomic Energy Agency
"...it is true that India, with a billion people, can reduce the pressure for oil and gas consumption by expanding its nuclear industry. That is good for India's energy security, and it is good for the environment because it will help stem global warming. These are the positive aspects of the deal."
Jacques Chirac
President of France
"It is indispensable for India to ensure that it has access to civilian nuclear technology for its energy needs while limiting emissions of greenhouse gases."
Amb. Karl Inderfurth
Director, International Affairs Program
Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
"The dramatic nuclear breakthrough was a necessary step to build the close relationship envisaged by many Americans who understand the growing strategic importance of India."
Robert Kagan
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
"Were Congress somehow to reject the administration's deal in some effort to maintain a consistent principle on nonproliferation, it would have no effect on Iran's decision. But that futile gesture would have a devastating effect on U.S. relations with India."
John Ritch
Director General, World Nuclear Association
Former U.S. Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency
"With a strong legal, strategic and environmental rationale, this is a Bush initiative that has gained a broad coalition of support abroad."
Jim Hoagland
Columnist, The Washington Post
"The United States and India have put aside their troubled past to reach far into the future was a visionary bilateral agreement that challenges both nations and the rest of the world to treat nuclear weapons and nuclear energy with greater realism that they do under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty."
Vladimir Putin
President of Russia
Russia has voiced its support for sharing nuclear technology with India through the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
Tony Blair
Prime Minster of Great Britain
Britain has pledged its support for the sharing agreement.
