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Almost a week after India failed to get entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) due to a China-led opposition, a US diplomat said on June 29 that just one country can break consensus in the atomic trading bloc and insisted that such a member should be held accountable. Tom Shannon, US under secretary for political affairs, also said the United States was committed to ensuring India`s entry into the 48-member club of countries controlling access to sensitive nuclear technology and expressed "regret" that Washington was unsuccessful in pushing India’s bid in an NSG plenary in Seoul last week. The US understands that in a consensus-based organisation, one country can break consensus. But in order to do so it must be (held) accountable, not isolated.
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