NSG Update 1
The meeting adjourned for lunch at 1 pm. They will now reconvene at 5 pm for an hour. Why the long break? Is there new language the Americans will try … Continue reading
Dateline Vienna: NSG meets again, amidst rumblings of uncertainty
The NSG meeting has started. Here’s the state of play. Many countries are unhappy with the new draft. And they feel the leaked State Department letter has given them ammunition… … Continue reading
A stake has been driven through the nuclear deal
An initial reaction to the latest evidence of American bad faith Siddharth Varadarajan On May 22, 2008, I wrote about HR711 and the “secret” clarifications the State Department had provided … Continue reading
Dateline Vienna: As NSG members mull new U.S. draft, fate of India deal hangs in balance
Washington must act at the highest political level to convince hold-out countries, say officials 3 September 2008The Hindu As NSG members mull new U.S. draft, fate of India deal hangs … Continue reading
Second and ‘last chance’ for nuclear deal at NSG
On the eve of the September 4-5 meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the message from Delhi and Washington seems to be that the issue of getting a waiver for … Continue reading
What motivates the Six NSG naysayers?
[Hat tip to Idaho Samidzat] Professor Paul Nelson of Texas A&M University and a fellow of the American Nuclear Society has a theory… and concludes that none of the six … Continue reading
People’s Daily commentary on the Indian nuclear deal
In diplomacy, timing is everything. One day after the U.S. circulated a new draft proposal to grant India a waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group’s export rules, China’s authoritative People’s … Continue reading
NSG draft ver 2.0: Reax
Reuter’s man in Vienna, Mark Heinrich, is a formidable reporter with great contacts so when he writes something, it is worth taking seriously. His dispatch today has initial reactions from … Continue reading
India, U.S. agree on amended NSG draft waiver
Germany, as chair, circulates text among group members, all eyes now focused on September 4-5 meeting of the Nuclear Suupliers Group… 31 August 2008The HinduIndia, U.S. agree on amended NSG … Continue reading
Transcript: NSA Narayanan on India’s red lines at the NSG
According to the NSA, India won’t accept in the revised Nuclear Suppliers Group draft waiver:* an explicit reference to a nuclear test by India triggering adverse consequences* a provision for … Continue reading
India studying revised NSG draft
…amidst signs that the Group of Six may be flexible at the NSG … 30 August 2008The Hindu [In the print edition of The Hindu, this story was split into … Continue reading
The American dilemma at the NSG
The nonproliferation agenda has been a part of the nuclear deal from the start, even as the wider strategic partnership was designed to be the principal goal. The U.S. also … Continue reading
Fifty amendments for the Indian draft waiver at the NSG
Yup, that’s what Phil Goff, New Zealand’s Disarmament Minister, has said in a press release today. But he also says, don’t worry, we’re not asking India to sign the NPT … Continue reading
NSG statement by the ‘Gang of Six’
At the NSG meeting, six countries worked together to moot amendments to the draft waiver circulated by the United States. These were Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and … Continue reading
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