India's Singh Gains Nuclear Support

NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared to have secured enough support to move forward with a heavily contested nuclear-cooperation pact with the U.S., saving his Congress Party-led coalition from the brink of possible collapse. After a meeting with Mr. Singh, the unaligned Samajwadi Party, which holds 39 seats in the national Parliament, said late Friday that it will throw its support behind the prime minister on the nuclear pact. The party's seats will offset the imminent loss of support expected from Congress's leftist allies, who have heavily criticized the deal for... [read full story]