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Communist parties in India say they are withdrawing support for the governing coalition over a controversial civilian nuclear deal with the United States. The move came after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the government would press ahead with the deal. Left-wing parties say the accord would give the US undue influence over India's foreign and nuclear policy. The Indian government says it needs the deal to meet the country's soaring demands for energy. India is under pressure from Washington to sign the accord before the US presidential elections in November. 'No collapse' The communists have 59 members in India's lower house of parliament. Analysts say their pulling out of the governing coalition will leave it with 226 members in the 543-seat parliament, a good 46 seats behind the majority mark. But they say the... [read full story]
