Iran rejects nuclear pressure
But IAEA rules will be respected, says Ahmadinejad 12 February 2007The Hindu Iran rejects nuclear pressure Siddharth Varadarajan Tehran: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that his country would … Continue reading
Iranian Government gears up for political show of strength
People support nuclear right, but also favour dialogue, compromise 11 February 2007The Hindu Iranian Government gears up for political show of strength Siddharth Varadarajan Tehran: With the 60-day compliance deadline … Continue reading
India sees speedy IAEA verification as the way forward on Iran
New Delhi anxious for the nuclear file to be resolved quickly. 8 February 2007The Hindu Iran issue: India sees speedy IAEA verification as the way forward Siddharth Varadarajan Tehran: India’s … Continue reading
Military means not a solution to Iran crisis, says India
On a short visit to Tehran, India’s foreign minister stresses the need for diaologue and diplomacy. 7 February 2007The Hindu Military means not a solution to Iran crisis, says IndiaPranab … Continue reading
India must have a proactive agenda in Iran
Energy, trade, and transit issues are important but the key task for India is to assert itself as a factor for peace in Washington’s looming confrontation with Tehran. 5 February … Continue reading
Bush seeks to allay India’s concerns on nuclear deal
Bush has said he will not be bound by certain provisions of domestic U.S. law that India has objected to. But Indians would do well to remember that what one … Continue reading
Lifetime fuel guarantee remains a sticking point in `123′ talks with U.S.
Differences on reprocessing right, language on testing have narrowed but there are still crucial obstacles to overcome in the bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement. 13 December 2006The Hindu Lifetime fuel guarantee … Continue reading
Nuclear Deal: Some interesting links
Suo motu statement made by External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on 12 December 2006 US Legislation on Nuclear Deal Not Acceptable: Communist Party of India (Marxist) statement of … Continue reading
U.S. already got NSG inspection rule tightened for India
The United States got the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group to amend its export Guidelines to mandate third country fall-back safeguards verification inspections of the kind India says it cannot accept. … Continue reading
U.S. Congress for killer clause in Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines
Wants stipulation that any violation by India of agreements with one country should lead to termmination of exports by others. 11 December 2006The Hindu U.S. Congress for killer clause in … Continue reading
U.S. nuclear Act ignored Rice plea on key points
Based on the Government of India’s objections to the draft U.S.-India nuclear cooperation Bill, SecState Condoleezza Rice wrote to Congress asking for nine specific changes in the text. Though these … Continue reading
U.S. law on nuclear cooperation — Why India has little reason to cheer
Of the 10 concerns raised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the final U.S. law on nuclear cooperation addresses little more than two-and-a-half. Does this mean India should walk away? Maybe … Continue reading
Don’t lose sight of the hurdles in the last lap
Between Manmohan Singh’s assurances in Parliament and the changes sought by Condoleezza Rice is a big gap that is unlikely to be addressed by the “reconciled” text of the proposed … Continue reading
New Delhi, Beijing talk nuclear for the first time
China may finally be open to backing India-United States deal on civil nuclear energy. 22 November 2006The Hindu NEWS ANALYSIS New Delhi, Beijing talk nuclear for the first time Siddharth … Continue reading
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