MOSCOW, July 24 (UPI) -- It appears India and the United States started a mutual "nuclear tango" during the July 7-9 summit of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations at the Toyako resort area in Hokkaido, Japan. Under the proposed deal, New Delhi will gain access to U.S. uranium and nuclear technology with potential military applications.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told U.S. President George W. Bush that his government is ready to railroad the 2007 U.S.-Indian nuclear energy cooperation agreement through the Indian Parliament.

Singh also negotiated this issue in Hokkaido with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao, because Moscow and Beijing are members of the Nuclear Club, the U.N. nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

Although it takes two to tango, the U.S.-Indian "nuclear tango" is something special, because at least four other partners are waiting for Washington and New Delhi to take the first step. Russia is among them, but it is not worried about India's possible involvement in the U.S. nuclear program.

Moscow will have to compete against the United States on uranium markets.