Nuclear Overseer Extends Talks on Pact.

The article reports that the Nuclear Suppliers Group who were meeting in Vienna on August 21 and 22, 2008, has scheduled two additional days to further discuss the U.S.-India nuclear-trade pact. The group did not reach a consensus on a U.S. proposal to allow the transfer of nuclear technology for civilian purposes to India. India has not yet signed the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. As stated, the organization's goal is to reserve the benefits of civilian nuclear technology only to those who comply with the treaty's guidelines.