India plans to seek the backing of one-time rival China as it bids to enter an elite club of nations allowed to trade in nuclear supplies, the defense minister said on Tuesday. New Delhi needs the approval of the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to access atomic fuel and equipment as part of a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation deal agreed in principle with Washington last year. China is a key member of the NSG, an informal group which regulates global nuclear trade and bars supplies to countries — like India — that have not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Full Story