Congressional riders turn 123 Agreement into lame duck
India can no longer hide behind the claim that “internal processes” within the United States are of no concern… 27 September 2008The Hindu Congressional riders turn 123 Agreement into lame … Continue reading
All you need is love
I can’t decide what is more tasteless. 1. President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan telling Sarah Palin how gorgeous she is in real life and threatening her with a hug. … Continue reading
Nuclear update: 123 @ Senate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has marked the 123 agreement up to the Senate but done so in a way that India does not like. As I predicted, implementation of … Continue reading
Interesting non-sequitur
Here’s an interesting but brief report in The Telegraph yesterday: The Indian military establishment, spurred by the nuclear waiver, has begun a review of overseas deployments with A.K. Antony calling … Continue reading
Low tide alert
I will be on vacation for two weeks so don’t be alarmed if there’s very little activity here!
This is a really big deal
The Government of India has massively upped its estimate of the amount of megawattage it intends to buy from American nuclear vendors. That means essentially Westinghouse-Toshiba and GE-Hitachi. Of course, … Continue reading
Senate ‘testimoney’ on the 123 Agreement
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 18 held a hearing on the ‘Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with India’, a.k.a. the 123 Agreement. So far, the “money quote” from … Continue reading
India’s own Daryl Kimball
Daryl Kimball, well-known to readers of this blog, has an evil twin in India. His name is Brahma Chellaney. While Kimball blasts the Nuclear Suppliers Group waiver for India as … Continue reading
Why India and not Israel? Here’s why
‘Why India and not Israel?” asks Avner Cohen in today’s Ha’aretz: India’s exemption could become a precedent for a new approach to Israel’s nuclear question. For the first time, Israel … Continue reading
End of the road for the 123 agreement
A senior scientist who has closely followed the nuclear deal told me recently of a peculiar ritual among the ancients known as the vridhrshti of the paramacharya. Here, the acolytes … Continue reading
Don’t sign 123, says former Indian envoy to U.S.
16 September 2008The Hindu Don’t sign 123, says former Indian envoy to U.S. Special Correspondent New Delhi: Lalit Mansingh, former Foreign Secretary and former Ambassador to the United States, has … Continue reading
Watch me on the 123 @ CNBC 2230 tonight
India-based readers of this may wish to watch CNBC tonight at 10:30 pm — Karan Thapar has a 30-minute discussion with Ambassador Lalit Mansingh and myself on the American attempt … Continue reading
Bush report says India complying with Hyde Act on Iran
As part of the 123 approval process, the Bush administration forwarded a set of documents to Congress last Friday, including a report pursuant to Section 104(c) of the Hyde Act. … Continue reading
India won’t wait for 123 to sign deals with France, Russia
As the 123 goes to Capitol Hill and Bush serves notice that the Bush administration does not consider its fuel supply assurances to be legally binding, Indian sources say riders, … Continue reading
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