Ronen Sen
Career Indian diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States and led negotiations around the 2006 US–India civil nuclear agreement, providing first‑hand recollections in this episode.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 11min
The nuclear mango deal
Ronen Sen, a career Indian diplomat and former ambassador to the US, recalls steering the 2006 US–India nuclear negotiations. He describes tense, technical talks at Hyderabad House. He explains why Washington made an unprecedented exception on safeguards and how lifting the mango ban became a symbolic diplomatic sweetener. He reflects on the deal’s finalisation and its lasting political legacy.
