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Economic Times India5 Mar, 2008, 1431 hrs IST, AGENCIES
NEW DELHI: The United States on Wednesday urged India to quickly complete all steps required to conclude a civilian nuclear technology deal with Washington before the US presidential polls in November.
"Time is very tight" to get the deal through the US Congress before the United States goes into election mode, US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Richard Boucher, told reporters in New Delhi.
"I am certainly aware that things fall apart ... but on the other hand, my job is to make things work. What I am focused on right now is how to make things succeed. We both want this to happen," said Boucher, who is on a two day visit here.
"We are kind of playing in overtime right now," added the diplomat, the latest in a line of US officials who have recently told India to move ahead with the deal.
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