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Parliament Standing Panel Asks Govt to Give Up N-Deal
May 2, 2008 (The Economic Times)
NEW DELHI: There is fresh pressure from Parliament for giving up the Indo-US nuclear deal. After a majority in Parliament opposed the agreement, a parliamentary panel has asked the government to keep in mind the sense of Parliament. Arguing in favour of a thrust on the indigenous three-stage programme, it said the agreement with the US has caused serious concerns about foreign policy and security-related issues.
India to Present Its First N-safety Report
Apr 4, 2008 (The Economic Times)
MUMBAI: India will present its first detailed report on safety of the civilian nuclear plants at the forthcoming two-week Convention of Nuclear Safety (CNS) beginning on April 14 at Vienna. India joined the convention in 2005 and "this will be our first national report on the safety of civilian nuclear plants," Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Chairman, S K Sharma who will be leading a 17-member team to CNS told media on Friday.
India Tiptoes in China’s Footsteps to Compete but Not Offend
Apr 4, 2008 (The New York Times)
NEW DELHI — Since protests against China broke out among the Tibetans who make their home in exile here, India has urged the Dalai Lama to refrain from talking politics and assured Beijing that the Olympic torch will pass unmolested when it arrives here this month.
US - India Nuclear Deal's Future Uncertain
Apr 4, 2008 (The Washington Post)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jeopardized by an Indian political squabble, the landmark U.S.-India nuclear deal -- one of President Bush's top foreign policy priorities -- is at risk of being left to an uncertain fate when the next president takes office in January.
“Will the BJP Stand Up?”
Apr 3, 2008 (The Business Standard)
It is not often that countries stare gift horses in the mouth. Nor is it usual for responsible political parties to behave in a manner that can hurt the long-term interests of their country. Yet, over the last couple of years and more, this is exactly the kind of behaviour that India has witnessed.
Green Tilt in Energy Balance
Apr 3, 2008 (The Economic Times)
The Investment Commission, comprising high-profile members Ratan Tata, Deepak Parekh and Ashok Ganguly was set up in the ministry of finance in December 2004 for an initial period of three years. The focus of the commission is to enhance and facilitate investment in India.
BHEL, NPCIL to Sign JV Agreement on Friday
Apr 3, 2008 (The Economic Times)
New Delhi: State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals today said it will sign a memorandum of agreement tomorrow with Nuclear Power Corporation of India to float a joint venture for manufacturing equipment for nuclear power plants.
India Not Bound by Hyde Act: Feigenbaum
Apr 3, 2008 (ExpressIndia)
Kolkata: US Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan A Feigenbaum has said that India will not be bound by the American Hyde Act. “India, however, will not be bound by the Hyde Act.
'India Was Forced to Abort N-bomb Test in 1994'
Apr 2, 2008 (Sify News)
New Delhi: India was forced to drop plans to explode a nuclear bomb for the second time in 20 years in 1994 at the last moment, according to the nuclear scientist in-charge of the aborted atomic test programme.
Nuclear Deal Should be Shelved: CPM
Apr 2, 2008 (The Deccan Herald)
Without directly mentioning about the deal, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said the party would launch a struggle to defend the sovereignty of the country and mobilise democratic forces to thwart the US imperialist design to convert India into its strategic ally.
3,500km Range Agni-III to be Testfired This Month
Apr 2, 2008 (The Times of India)
NEW DELHI: India plans to test-fire its most ambitious strategic missile Agni-III, which can hit high-value targets deep inside China with a strike range of 3,500-km, towards April-end. Sources said the test-firing is likely to take place in the "window" between April 20 to 30, but the exact launch date will depend on technical, environmental and other parameters.
We Are Not for Destabilisation, We Only Want to Stop Nuclear Deal, Says Yechury
Apr 2, 2008 (The Hindu)
Coimbatore: The objective of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is only to stop the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal and not to destabilise the government. If the government goes ahead with the deal leading to destabilisation, it will not be because of the CPI(M), Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury said on Tuesday.
Snubbing India Not Best Way to Engage
Apr 1, 2008 (The Australian)
In August 2007 the Howard government agreed to export uranium to India for the sole purpose of peaceful and clean power generation. It marked a huge stride for Australia in forging an enduring strategic partnership with India. The subsequent Rudd government decision to overturn this agreement is wrong and unsustainable.
Indo-US Nuclear Deal’s Fate is Sealed, CPM to Cadre
Apr 1, 2008 (The Economic Times)
COIMBATORE: The deal will be pushed off the table was the gist of the message from the CPM leaders to the party cadre on the Indo-US nuclear agreement. The CPM’s political report presented to the party congress this evening said the Left will formally convey to the government not to finalise the safeguards agreement with the IAEA or go to the Nuclear Suppliers Group after the outcome of the Vienna talks are communicated to the Left leaders.
U.S. Delegate Backs CPI(M) Stand on the Civilian Nuclear Agreement
Mar 31, 2008 (The Hindu)
COIMBATORE: Representing what she says is the voice of “another America,” a leader of the Communist Party of the United States feels that Washington’s overall strategic plan for Asia was to pit one country against another to isolate China.
Silly Not to Sell Uranium to India: Robb
Mar 31, 2008 (The Sydney Morning Herald)
The Rudd government will be forced to reverse its "hypocritical" ban on uranium exports to India, the federal opposition says. It described the ban, implemented shortly after Labor won the November federal election, as "stupidity" because Australia freely sold uranium to states such as China and Russia.
N-deal: Nothing Will Be Done in Haste, Says Pranab
Mar 31, 2008 (The Hindu)
Khargram (WB) (PTI): The Centre always accorded priority in safeguarding national interests while discussing the civil nuclear deal with the US and will not do anything without talking to all sides, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday.
Govt Takes 'Risk' on Operationalisation of N-Deal: CPI(M)
Mar 30, 2008 (The Hindu)
Coimbatore (PTI): Weeks ahead of the crucial UPA-Left meeting on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the CPI(M) on Sunday issued a veiled threat saying that the government would be taking a "risk" if it initialled the draft agreement at the IAEA.
CPM Urges India to Come Out of US Hold
Mar 30, 2008 (The Economic Times)
COIMBATORE: The CPM is clearly on the warpath. After disturbing the Manmohan Singh government’s timeline for operationalisation of the Indo-US nuclear deal, the CPM is setting out on another “task”—undoing the military collaboration agreement and disentangling India from the “strategic embrace” of the US.
Indo-US Nuke Deal Takes the Backseat
Mar 28, 2008 (The Hindu)
New Delhi (PTI): Notwithstanding the bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, the Indo-US civil nuclear deal appears to have taken a backseat in the American scheme of things as a vigorous Presidential campaign has assumed centrestage.
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