Which one of the following issues was included in the Indo-US Nuclear

Which one of the following issues was included in the Indo-US Nuclear Agreement of 2007?

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India has 'advance right to reprocess' US-origin safeguarded spent fuel.

India did not have the right to build a strategic fuel reserve with the help of the other supplier countries.

India should not test a nuclear device.

The US will impede the growth of India's nuclear weapons programme.

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UPSC CDS-1 – 2019

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The Indo-US Nuclear Agreement of 2007 (often referred to as the 123 Agreement) was a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation pact. A key point included in the agreement from India’s perspective was the right to reprocess US-origin safeguarded spent fuel. Specifically, Article VI(iii) of the agreement stated that India would have “advance consent” for the reprocessing of U.S.-origin spent fuel in a new, dedicated, safeguarded facility. This was a significant concession as standard U.S. non-proliferation policy generally opposed reprocessing by non-nuclear-weapon states. Option A correctly identifies this specific provision. Option C is a condition derived from the Hyde Act and the NSG waiver necessary for the agreement, rather than a specific clause *within* the text of the 123 Agreement itself in the way A is.

– The agreement granted India “advance consent” rights to reprocess U.S.-origin spent nuclear fuel.
– This right was subject to establishing a dedicated, safeguarded reprocessing facility.

Other important aspects of the agreement included assured fuel supply for India’s civilian reactors, the separation of India’s civilian and military nuclear facilities, and placing the civilian facilities under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. The agreement required India to not test a nuclear device.

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