Sonia congratulates PM after India gets NSG waiver

NEW DELHI: With India getting NSG waiver, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his "conviction and commitment to pursue with determination India's integration with the global mainstream to meet the requirements of our energy security."

Explaining the waiver as a historic moment in a press release, Gandhi said, "The NSG waiver marks the culmination of enormous efforts and skillful negotiations by our diplomats and nuclear scientists. Three decades of isolation have ended."

She further said that with this decisive step, India will also work along with other countries towards ensuring global energy security and addressing the issue of climate change.

"This is a tribute to India's impeccable credentials and genuine quest for energy security," she added.