India, May 29 -- The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party have exchanged jibes at one another in relation to the 1988 nuclear deal signed between India and Pakistan.

As per BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, India signed the 1988 nuclear deal with Pakistan due to pressure from the United States.

Sharing an alleged declassified letter from then US President Ronald Reagan to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Dubey alleged that the agenda for the nuclear talks between India and Pakistan were set by the United States.

"Why is Congress angry? When I saw this paper, I felt ashamed. US President Ronald Reagan sent this letter/telegram to the then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Under American pressure, we spoke to Pakistani President General Zia. The ...