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Washington: US president Barack Obama declared the world safer after a 47-nation summit agreed to a four-year deadline to lock down loose nuclear materials to prevent them from falling into militant hands.
Keeps intrusive NPT measures out n Puts Pak on mat It is billed as the single biggest gathering of world leaders in the US since War World II and the American capital has been converted into a veritable security fortress. As Presidents, Prime Ministers and Kings of 44 countries descend …
Siddharth Varadarajan Washington: Conceived with theatrical flourish by President Barack Obama last April, the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) which gets under way here on Monday combines the pursuit of a serious agenda
DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY MOLLYCODDLING, THERE ARE NO RISKS FOR FIRMS ENTERING INDIAN MARKET, ONLY PROFITS TO RAKE IN AFTER THE NATIONAL FURORE, THE government has begun to redraft its nuclear-accident liability bill. It was left with little choice. Unlike the 123 agreement or the latest reprocessing accord with the US, …
WITH nuclear terrorism remaining a real threat, India is looking to the Nuclear Security Summit to strengthen cooperation among countries on nuclear security matters. Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said on Sunday that the summit was important given Indian concerns on terrorism and terror groups getting access to nuclear arsenal. `...nuclear …
Ashish Kumar Sen in Washington I think the opposition in India has recently expressed its objections to aspects of that legislation, so it will be up to the government of India to figure out how to move forward on this. But again, they've always said to us that they remain …
After remaining closed for more than 25 years because of the civil war between the security forces and the Tamil tigers, Sri Lanka's national parks are once again set to see tourists flocking there. Designated as a sanctuary in 1905 and upgraded to a national park in 1938, the country's …
Key step towards implementation of 123; will open doors for American firms in India Obama admn says... The deal will enable Indian reprocessing of US-obligated nuclear material under IAEA safeguards. Completion of these arrangements will facilitate participation by US firms in India
Washington: India and the United States have concluded a nuclear fuel reprocessing agreement to advance their bilateral civilian nuclear deal, the Obama administration announced on Monday. The agreement, a key step in the full realization of the Indo-US nuclear deal reached some 18 months ago, will enable Indian reprocessing of …
India today announced it had completed negotiations on the reprocessing arrangement with the United States, taking one of the last steps towards implementing the nuclear deal with Washington.
New Delhi: Recent hiccups in its relations with India over its controversial nuclear programme notwithstanding, Iran is looking forward to Indian participation in a conference on nuclear disarmament it is organising next month in Tehran. Scheduled for April 17-18, the conference
The real civil nuclear liability: we are not being compensated for having the wrong debate. Why the Nuclear Liability Bill is not a conspiracy against Indian people by the Indian government has been conclusively demonstrated in these pages. However, the bill may be reconsidered in that the government may amend …
Roemer Lobbies With BJP Leaders For Civil Nuclear Liability Legislation WITH the civil nuclear liability bill running into a wall of resistance from the Opposition and facing lack of enthusiasm within Congress, US ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer has become the chief salesman for the domestic legislation. In an …
WITH Congress leadership sharing some of the concerns raised by the sceptics of the civil nuclear liability bill, the government on Sunday said it was ready to consider Opposition
Gorshkov delivery by 2012 end; key defence, aviation deals sealed Demonstrating the solidity of their strategic relationship to the world, India and Russia today sealed multi-billion dollars deals in key areas like defence, nuclear energy, diamond, petroleum and aviation as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Moscow
