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N-deal: India finds 'change in language' unacceptable
Sep 24, 2008 (Rediff News)
WASHINGTON: Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] arrived in the United States, the powerful US Senate Foreign Relations Committee under a revised schedule on Tuesday, formally put the US-India civilian nuclear agreement on its agenda and approved it by a margin of 19-2.
Senate panel votes for India nuclear deal
Sep 24, 2008 (Reuters)
WASHINGTON: A U.S. Senate panel voted on Tuesday to approve the U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement without a controversial proposal that would give Congress more influence over future deals.
Nuclear deals in sight as Indian PM heads to US, France
Sep 22, 2008 (AFP )
NEW DELHI: India's prime minister embarked Monday on a 10-day visit to the United States and France which is expected to mark the country's return to global nuclear commerce after 30 years in the cold.
India offers 10,000 MW of nuclear contracts to U.S.
Sep 20, 2008 (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: Whether as bait or actual commitment, the United Progressive Alliance government has promised the United States that India will acquire 10,000 MW worth of nuclear power generating capacity from American firms — more than what it is currently negotiating to buy from Russia and France combined.
Pakistan considers buying nuclear power plants
Sep 19, 2008 (Reuters)
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is considering purchasing nuclear power plants to meet its growing energy shortages, the government said on Friday.
Congress pushes for last-minute deal with India
Sep 19, 2008 (The Washington Times)
Congress and the Bush administration are making a strong last-minute push to approve the far-reaching nuclear cooperation deal with India, a top Senate Democrat said Thursday.
US praises India nuclear deal, presses for passage
Sep 18, 2008 (The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON: With time running out in this year's Congress, the Bush administration urged lawmakers Thursday to approve quickly a U.S.-Indian nuclear cooperation accord it portrays as the cornerstone of a new relationship with an emerging Asian power.
India-U.S. Nuclear Accord a Bad Deal, Arms Group Tells Congress
Sep 18, 2008 (Bloomberg)
The nuclear energy accord between the U.S. and India is a ``bad deal'' that may damage efforts against proliferation and Congress must reject it unless more safeguards are introduced, arms control advocates said.
'06 Blueprint Leak Intensifies Concerns Over U.S.-India Deal
Sep 18, 2008 (The Washington Post)
In January 2006, an Indian government agency purchased newspaper ads seeking help in building an obscure piece of metal machinery.
India tells US: Can't hold up N-deals with other nations for long
Sep 17, 2008 (The Economic Times)
NEW DELHI: India is putting subtle diplomatic pressure on the US, telling Washington it was not prepared to put its agreements on nuclear cooperation with other countries on hold indefinitely unless it acts to get early approval by Congress on the bilateral 123 agreement.
'France, Russia will give fuel if US doesn't'
Sep 17, 2008 (The Economic Times)
NEW DELHI: A top nuclear scientist has said that France and Russia will ensure uninterrupted fuel supply to Indian reactors in the event of America snapping nuclear cooperation.
India expects assured fuel supply from US: Srinivasan
Sep 17, 2008 (PTI)
MUMBAI: India expects assured fuel supply for all its imported reactors from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) including the US, although it has a choice of getting it separately from any of the suppliers after the waiver, a top nuclear power expert said on wednesday.
US pursuing Indian arms deals in return for nuclear 'waiver'
Sep 16, 2008 (The Irish Times)
NEW DELHI: THE US is looking to secure defence contracts with India worth billions of dollars in return for its support in helping the country secure a nuclear waiver earlier this month which ends its 34-year-old global isolation while retaining its strategic weapons capability.
India won’t wait for 123 to sign deals with France, Russia
Sep 14, 2008 (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: Despite Washington’s expectation that India will wait for Congressional approval of the ‘123 agreement’ on bilateral nuclear cooperation before concluding deals with other suppliers, the government has decided to sign a landmark nuclear framework agreement with France during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Paris later this month.
World Nuclear Trade Group Agrees to Restrict Sales to India
Sep 12, 2008 (The Washington Post)
A 45-nation group that governs trade in nuclear equipment and materials privately agreed last weekend that none of its members plans to sell sensitive technologies to India, according to sources familiar with the discussion.
India, U.S. companies discuss nuclear sales
Sep 11, 2008 (The Associated Press)
NEW DELHI: India has begun talks with U.S. companies on purchasing nuclear technology and equipment, although a U.S.-Indian civil nuclear cooperation accord is still awaiting approval in Congress, an Indian official said Thursday.
Top U.S. Democrat to try to pass India nuclear deal
Sep 11, 2008 (Reuters )
WASHINGTON: Top U.S. Senate Democrat Harry Reid will work to win approval this year of an accord to end a three-decade ban on nuclear trade with India, which President George W. Bush submitted to Congress on Wednesday.
India starts negotiating global nuclear deals
Sep 11, 2008 (Reuters)
NEW DELHI: India said on Thursday it was negotiating agreements to buy nuclear technology and facilities from countries such as France and Russia, days after winning a waiver on a ban that had stopped it from accessing the global atomic market.
Bush sends US-India nuclear deal to Congress
Sep 10, 2008 (The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON: President Bush rushed a U.S.-India civilian nuclear cooperation deal to Congress late Wednesday with hopes that lawmakers will expedite passage of one of his top foreign policy initiatives.
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