India will wait till Japan is “ready” for nuclear cooperation
Ties with Tokyo will play a significant role in the emerging Asian security architecture, says Manmohan Singh on an official visit to Japan… 22 October 2008The Hindu India will wait … Continue reading
IBSA united front at the NSG
The Delhi Declaration of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) forum summit has this interesting line in its paragraph on the peaceful use of nuclear energy: [The leaders] also reiterated the importance … Continue reading
India reiterates ‘legally binding’ nature of 123 pact’s provisions
Pranab Mukherjee signing statement links commercial deals to implementation of text… but in press conference, the minister says India is “aware of expanding relationship with the U.S.” when asked about … Continue reading
India ‘encourages’ U.S. nuclear cooperation with Pakistan
Pranab Mukherjee seeks to allay Islamabad’s concerns…. 12 October 2008The Hindu India ‘encourages’ U.S. nuclear cooperation with Pakistan Siddharth Varadarajan New York: In a statement that marks a significant shift … Continue reading
India reiterates ‘legally binding’ nature of 123 Agreement’s provisions
New York: Even as it signed a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States on Friday, India sought to draw a line under assertions Washington has made about the … Continue reading
Pranab on the 123
He’s still speaking live but he just said these words on the 123 “The agreeement has been passed by the U.S. Congress without amendments. Its provisions are now legally binding … Continue reading
Chinese analysis on ‘aims behind on U.S.-India nuclear deal’
In a nutshell, Zhang Quanyi, an associate professor at Zhejiang Wanli University in Ningbo, argues: Geopolitical analysts see this deal as a U.S. move to balance the rise of Chinese … Continue reading
Watch Pranab sign the 123 live @ 0130 IST
I gather NDTV will show the 123 Agreement signing ceremony with Pranab Mukherjee and Condoleezza Rice live from Washington at 0130 IST on October 11 (that’s 1600 EST on October … Continue reading
Bush signing statement on 123 leaves flaws intact
President endorses fuel assurances, but U.S. interpretation of agreement is unchanged… India needs to be candid about its own reservations from here on… 10 October 2008The Hindu Bush signing statement … Continue reading
Bush statement before signing 123 Agreement law
Some preliminary thoughts, minutes after seeing President Bush sign the 123 enabling At into law… His spoken remarks were cleverly crafted to go as far as he can in accommodating … Continue reading
Bush signing statement – Don’t hold your breath
Some preliminary thoughts (suggestions/corrections/emendations welcome) President Bush will sign the 123 enabling Act into law around 2330 IST on Wednesday. But don’t hold your breath about its contents. All Indian … Continue reading
Uncertainty over signing of 123 agreement during Rice visit
India ‘ok’ with draft Bush statement, will contest U.S. interpretations later… 4 October 2008The Hindu Uncertainty over signing of 123 agreement during Rice visit Siddharth Varadarajan New York: Even as … Continue reading
Do not operationalise 123
Today’s editorial in The Hindu … 3 October 2008The Hindu Do not operationalise 123 Given the riders that accompanied the passage of the U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement through Capitol Hill, … Continue reading
123 miscellany
Now that the 123 has been approved, John McCain takes a pot shot at Barack Obama and claims his spot on the winning side: During the Senate’s previous consideration of … Continue reading
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