The United States has said India's position on non-proliferation and CTBT will not impact the nuclear deal between the two countries and expressed hope to move forward with the landmark agreement. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake was briefing journalists after a bilateral meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and External Affairs Minister S M Krishna in New York. He said the UNSC had adopted a resolution seeking all non NPT signatories to join the treaty but India, which views it as discriminatory, refused to accept it. The senior US official said that discussion between Mr. Krishna and Mr. Clinton also included cooperation between India and the US on higher education.