New Delhi, Oct 5 : The third meeting of the UPA-Left Committee on Indo-US civil nuclear deal will take place today to address the Left concern on the deal.

The Left parties, which provide a crucial support to the UPA Government, have refused to have any reconciliation with the government till it stalls the agreement.

The Centre has already replied to the Left parties note on their concerns over the implications of the Hyde Act on India's foreign and security policies.

Today’s meeting is expected to achieve little as the Congress is not showing any sign of slowing down on meeting milestones to conclude the deal.

The Left leadership is clear that withdrawal of support is automatic the moment the next step is taken.

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) representatives are expected to ask the government for a categoric response if it intends to hold safeguards negotiations with IAEA.

Left is also keeping a close watch on government’s plans during the visit of IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei to New Delhi next week. Though it is expected that some informal talks on the nuclear deal may happen, the Left has warned against any move to formalise negotiations.

Earlier, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee had expressed hope that the deadlock over the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal would be broken at the October 5 meeting.

Senior CPI leader A B Bardhan has already said that they are not in a hurry about the outcome of the talks.

The UPA-Left committee set up to resolve the differences over the nuclear deal held its second first meeting on September 11, with the members outlining the agenda for the discussion.

The committee framed the issue following broad issues for discussion, implications of the Hyde Act on Indo-nuclear 123 Agreement and on the self-reliance in the nuclear sector, implications on foreign policy and security cooperation.

The 15-member panel, which is headed by Mukherjee, comprises of Union Cabinet Ministers, A K Antony, P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal, Saifuddin Soz, Prithviraj Chavan, Lalu Prasad, T R Baalu and Sharad Pawar; and six Left leaders Prakash Karat, Sitaram Yechury, A B Bardhan, D Raja, Debabrata Biswas and T J Chandrachoodan.