India wary of U.S. goalpost shift on NSG clearance
Washington, not New Delhi, must convince nuclear cartel to amend its guidelines to allow nuclear commerce with India. 12 August 2007The Hindu India wary of U.S. goalpost shift on NSG … Continue reading
Interview: “For nuclear renaissance, the world needs India”
As Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, R. Chidambaram has played a crucial behind-the-scenes role in the formulation of India’s approach to the question of civil nuclear cooperation … Continue reading
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.
Four weeks for a SIM card Vs. 5 years for a million dollar note a.k.a. And what about India’s Haneefs?
Ever since the Haneef arrest and New Delhi’s welcome intervention in the case, I had been meaning to write something about India’s pathetic record as far as the domestic treatment … Continue reading
Why Iran matters to U.S.
Two new books chronicle the ‘crude’ reality of U.S. policies towards oil-rich regions in the world 31 July 2007The Hindu Why Iran matters to U.S.Siddharth Varadarajan IRAN OIL: The New … Continue reading
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
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