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09NEWDELHI2141
2009-10-21 14:04:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:  

NSA NARAYANAN REVIEWS PREPARATIONS FOR PRIME

Tags:  PREL PTER KNNP ENRG TSPA TSPL ADPM AMGT KREC 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/16/2019
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SUBJECT: NSA NARAYANAN REVIEWS PREPARATIONS FOR PRIME
MINISTER'S VISIT WITH U/S BURNS

REF: NEW DELHI 2088

Classified By: Under Secretary William J. Burns for Reasons 1.4 (B) and
(D).

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/16/2019
TAGS: PREL PTER KNNP ENRG TSPA TSPL ADPM AMGT KREC
IN
SUBJECT: NSA NARAYANAN REVIEWS PREPARATIONS FOR PRIME
MINISTER'S VISIT WITH U/S BURNS

REF: NEW DELHI 2088

Classified By: Under Secretary William J. Burns for Reasons 1.4 (B) and
(D).


1. (C) SUMMARY. On October 16, National Security Advisor
Narayanan previewed with Under Secretary Burns preparations
for Prime Minister Singh's official state visit to Washington
November 24. They agreed in principle to work toward
deliverables from each of the five pillars of the Strategic
Dialogue, including a MoU on counterterrorism, a Green
Initiative, an Obama-Singh Higher Education Fund, a meeting
of the CEO Forum, and establishment of a Global Disease
Detection (GDD) Center. Narayanan expressed personal
interest in the counterterrorism deliverable. He also
suggested the Indian government may ultimately split the USD
10 billion MMRCA fighter tender. Narayanan assured Burns of
progress on civil nuclear cooperation ahead of the visit,
including the imminent public announcement of reactor park
sites for U.S. firms (Note: The GOI announced sites prior to
U/S Burns departure from New Delhi on October 17). He
requested the lifting of restrictions on high technology
trade and proposed an expansion of our space cooperation.
Burns suggested that clearances for the new Indian consulates
in Seattle and Atlanta would parallel progress on approval
for the Marine Security Guard detachment at the new consulate
in Mumbai, reciprocal tax exempt status for official
facilities, and an end to the scanning of U.S. diplomatic
pouches. END SUMMARY.

Focus on PM Visit, Chart Course for Next 3-4 Years
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2. (SBU) National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and
visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns,
joined by the Ambassador, Assistant Secretary for South and
Central Asia Bob Blake and NSC Acting Senior Director Anish
Goel, reviewed plans for Prime Minister Singh's official

state visit to Washington and the next phase of the bilateral
relationship. They agreed in principle on pursuing
deliverables from each of the five pillars of the Strategic
Dialogue (reftel),including a counterterrorism memorandum of
understanding, a Green Initiative, an Obama-Singh Higher
Education Fund, a meeting of the CEO Forum, and establishment
of a Global Disease Detection Center. They agreed that the
joint statement should lay out objectives for the U.S.-India
partnership for the next three to four years.

Counterterrorism and Defense Cooperation
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3. (C) Narayanan offered his personal assistance in brokering
inter-ministerial approval of the counterterrorism
deliverable, the proposed Law Enforcement and Security
Cooperation Initiative. He also stressed the importance of
"giving a push to defense cooperation." In the one-on-one
meeting, Narayanan suggested that the USD 10 billion Medium
Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender may be split
between two recipients, and that he would recommend that PM
Singh take into consideration "both price and quality."

Civ Nuke, High Tech Controls, and Space Cooperation
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4. (C) Narayanan assured Burns that a public announcement
designating reactor park sites for U.S. firms was imminent,
possibly before Burns' departure October 17. He confirmed
the government's plan to introduce liability legislation to
the next Parliament, which resumes in late November, but
cautioned it would not be enacted prior to Prime Minister
Singh's visit.

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5. (C) Narayanan stressed that Prime Minister Singh needed to
see progress on removing restrictions to high technology
trade. He observed that high level U.S. government support
for reducing these restrictions on India had not yet
translated into results. Burns said the U.S. government was
looking carefully at this issue, and would seek to engage
constructively with the GOI in the run-up to the PM,s visit,
perhaps laying out actions that each side could take to help
advance the process.


6. (C) Narayanan suggested that space cooperation could be an
important element of the growing bilateral relationship.
India had no "confrontation" with the United States on outer
space, and nothing stood in the way of further cooperation.
He suggested that space cooperation could help fill the void
left by the completion of the Civil Nuclear Cooperation
Agreement, but also conceded that the impressively broad
scope of the bilateral relationship should be even more
compelling than a single new big idea.

New Indian Consulates and Management Issues
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7. (C) Narayanan stressed Prime Minister Singh's hope to
announce the full functionality of the Indian consulates in
Seattle and Atlanta during his visit. Burns suggested that
clearances of the new consulates would move in tandem with
progress on three issues: approval for Marine Security Guard
detachment for the new consulate in Mumbai, reciprocal tax
exempt status for official facilities in the U.S. and India,
and changing India's practice of scanning the U.S. diplomatic
pouch. Narayanan did not view these issues as
insurmountable, noting that his personal involvement could
help with the diplomatic pouch issue in particular.


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