Mulford meets PM

NEW DELHI: US Ambassador David Mulford today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is understood to have discussed the civil nuclear deal and other bilateral issues.

Mulford was with Singh for about 30 minutes, sources said.

They are understood to have deliberated on the nuclear deal and the prospects of it being implemented.

Other issues, including climate change, also figured in the discussions.

The government is keen to operationalise the nuclear deal but the Left parties are strongly opposing it.

The US has been saying that time is running out on the deal and India needs to act fast.

The meeting came on a day Singh made a strong pitch for the deal, saying it is crucial for ending nuclear apartheid against India and hoped progress will be made in the months ahead on the agreement which has "run into some difficulties".