Insulating India’s reactors from fuel disruption
In the tussle between test and text, what will be decisive is the political resolve to defend the sovereign rights enshrined inthe 123 agreement. 8 August 2007The Hindu Insulating India’s … Continue reading
A guide to the provisions of the 123 agreement
The text of the Indo-U.S. nuclear cooperation agreement – also known as the 123 agreement – was released on Friday. How does the text measure up to the assurances Prime … Continue reading
The text of the 123 agreement…
has finally been posted on the Ministry of External Affairs website. You can read it in PDF by clicking here.
NSA: “I don’t think the country is yet willing to recognise the U.S. is a benign power”
In the second part of his exclusive interview to The Hindu, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan discusses the link between the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal and the wider strategic relationship between … Continue reading
Same facts, two fact-sheets
In choosing what to highlight in the nuclear deal and what to ignore, India and the United States underline their different anxieties, expectations 29 July 2007The Hindu NEWS ANALYSISSame facts, … Continue reading
NSA interview: ‘This is as good a text as one can possibly get’
In his first on-the-record comments about the last week’s nuclear negotiations with the United States, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan told The Hindu how some very difficult circles were squared … Continue reading
Nuclear deal is satisfactory, says Kakodkar
Between the lines of Kakodkar-speak, support for the nuclear deal. “I could have a huge wish list. That’s not the point. What objectives did we set out with J18 and … Continue reading
‘The U.S. knew India had no more flexibility’
According to a senior Indian official, this is the core of the nuclear deal as far as the United States is concerned: “If they hadn’t agreed, then the deal would … Continue reading
‘123 fulfils Prime Minister’s assurances’
Fuel supplies, right to reprocess spent fuel, fallback safeguards and ‘right of return’ clauses all resolved; but access to reprocessing and enrichment components deferred to future amendment. The Hindu ‘123 … Continue reading
123 a done deal
Both sides say they’ve done it. Preliminary digging by me suggests the Indian side got what it wanted. But I would want to learn more before writing on where things … Continue reading
The latest on the 123
Details of the progress made or not being made by the Indian delegation in Washington are few and far between. The AFP story is headlined “US, India break ‘logjam’ in … Continue reading
Dr. A.N. Prasad on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal
On Tuesday, I attended a talk by Dr. A.N. Prasad, former director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and an early critic of the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. So prescient has … Continue reading
Nuclear deal in ‘make or break’ zone
‘Next week’s talks will show if the United States is taking Indian concerns seriously’, say Indian officials. 13 July 2007The Hindu Nuclear deal in ‘make or break’ zone Siddharth Varadarajan … Continue reading
Fissile material ban talks inch towards consensus
India is wary of the new proposal at the Conference on Disarmament but committed itself in July 2005 to work with the United States for the early conclusion of an … Continue reading
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