New Delhi, December 23:

A prominent US senator met with India’s prime minister today in an effort to allay concerns that a new joint nuclear pact could put New Delhi at odds with Iran.

Sen Arlen Specter, a Republican, said he met with Indian PM Dr Manmohan Singh and urged him to move ahead with the nuclear deal because it was beneficial to both India and the US

“The US will be flexible in negotiations” on the agreement, Specter said, adding that “the spirit is very good.”

“For India to get US technology in the nuclear field is a big plus,” Specter, who is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told reporters after meeting with Singh.