Condoleezza Rice to visit India

United States' Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will soon be visiting India to finalise the nuclear deal and pave the way for an official visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington.

In the aftermath of the marathon negotiations between Indian and the US last week on the 123 Agreement, there has been this perception that Rice will be travelling to India soon.

"As for the Secretary's travelling to India, I expect that she will at some point. I can't tell you when. That's not been scheduled, but she looks forward to travelling to India again," the spokesman added.

Indications are that Rice might be in India in August or September to give further finality to the 123 Agreement which is expected to fully materialise during a meeting between the PM and US President George W Bush.