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| 19 September 2004 | Sunday | 03 Shaban 1425 |
US lifts N-export ban on India
NEW DELHI, Sept 18: The United States has lifted decades-old export restrictions on equipment for India's commercial space programme and nuclear power facilities, a sign of the increasingly close ties between Washington and New Delhi.
US firms have not been allowed to sell sophisticated equipment or technology to India - seen in Washington as a Cold War ally of the Soviet Union - as part of a ban in place for decades to prevent their use for military purposes.
Washington tightened the curbs after announcing tough trade sanctions on India and P