PM, Bush begin talks, hope to seal N-deal

The talks are expected to focus on efforts to seal a nuclear deal that would give India access to critical Western technology.

US President George W Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched summit talks in New Delhi on Thursday. The talks centred around a nuclear deal seen as the bedrock of a new strategic partnership.

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The two leaders shook hands and posed for photographs before entering Hyderabad House, the Foreign Ministry's venue for leadership talks.

The talks were expected to focus on attempts to seal a landmark nuclear deal that would give India access to critical Western technology, as well as bilateral economic ties, officials said.