“With regard to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), six years ago, President (Barack) Obama first expressed his support for India’s membership in the NSG. India has a strong record, and deserves to be included in the NSG. The US is “disappointed” that India was not admitted to NSG during its recent plenary in Seoul, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said on Sunday but asserted that it will continue to work with all the members of 48-nation grouping on India’s accession in the months ahead. Since that time, we have worked closely with our Indian counterparts and NSG members to help advance India’s case for membership. We were disappointed India was not admitted during this recent session, but we will continue to work constructively with India and all the NSG members on India’s accession in the months ahead,” the top US envoy said.

Source: Hindustan Times June 27, 2016 12:22 UTC