Team Leaves for IAEA Talks on Wednesday
Jan 2, 2008 (The Economic Times)
NEW DELHI: After failing to complete negotiations in December, the government is sending an official delegation to Vienna on Wednesday for the third round of the negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the India-specific safeguards agreement. High-level sources said the hope is that this would be the final round of negotiations for the India-specific safeguards agreement.
“The Right Way to End India ‘Nuclear Apartheid’,”
Dec 19, 2007 (Embassy Magazine)
Canada's exemplary record as a steadfast advocate of global nuclear disarmament faces a moment of truth. A new deal to re-open global nuclear co-operation with India is nearing completion.
India Adds Oomph to its Space Race
Dec 19, 2007 (Asia Times)
NEW DELHI - An event that will substantially enhance India's space and missile capabilities has gone almost unnoticed. After struggling for decades, India has for the first time successfully tested an indigenously developed cryogenic engine that enables efficient and effective delivery of heavy communication satellites as well as nuclear payloads via long-distance ballistic missiles.
Congress Assails BJP for False Campaign
Dec 19, 2007 (The Hindu)
SHIMLA: The Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Tuesday claimed that the BJP led by the Leader of the Opposition, L.K. Advani, was running a false campaign regarding the nuclear deal and blaming the UPA government for a sell-out of national interests.
Boost in Sino-Indian Ties, China's Concerns Over N-deal Remain
Dec 18, 2007 (The Hindu)
Beijing, (PTI): India and China added more depth to their nascent strategic relations and sought to lend greater momentum to resolving the festering boundary row in 2007, a year that saw a new Chinese leadership, but the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal remained a concern to Beijing. The two Asian giants took steady steps holding a series of dialogue on the boundary row, while expanding their relations both in scope and content through high-level visits, trade and economy, culture and education in pursuit of good neighbourliness. As China saw the new lineup of leadership that would shape the destiny of the Communist giant for the next five years, UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, became the first foreign leader to visit Beijing soon after it in a high point of bilateral relations during the year.
US Firms Eye Nuke Tie-Ups with India
Dec 18, 2007 (NDTV)
US fuel suppliers are queuing up to tap the vast potential of India's civilian nuclear industry notwithstanding the delay in IAEA negotiations, mandated by the Indo-US nuclear deal. Last week, representatives of over 20 US companies were in Mumbai exploring the possibilities of partnership in India, which could run into several billion dollars in nuclear fuel supplies alone. Concerned over the delay in the negotiations, US companies' representatives feared that India may lose out to China if it did not hurry. It is expected that at least 200 to 300 nuclear power reactors would come up globally and the fuel supply chain was very important. Although the sanctions on Indian companies dealing with nuclear components has not been lifted, the US energy companies are trying to have a some sort of tie-up or partnership with them. They are also looking at making India a hub for nuclear business, sources said.
Plan Panel Pitches for Indo-US Nuclear Deal
Dec 18, 2007 (The Hindu)
New Delhi (PTI): The Planning Commission on Tuesday pitched for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, saying the agreement will open doors for supply of fuel needed to augment the country's power generation capacity. "The nuclear deal will remove restrictions on supplies... (otherwise) we will be limited to existing supplies," Deputy Chairman of the Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, told reporters on the eve of the National Development Council (NDC) meeting to discuss the 11th Five-Year Plan. "We have stated the factual position (in the draft document)," he said when asked to comment on the observations made in the draft document which states that India is making efforts to import nuclear fuel for power plants.
No Country Can Pressure Iran, Says India
Dec 18, 2007 (The Statesman)
DUBAI, Dec. 18: Backing Iran’s right to peaceful use of nuclear energy, India has said “no country can put pressure” on Teheran in that respect as it sought establishment of strategic partnership with the oil-rich Persian country.
CPM Vows to Oppose Indo-US Nuclear Deal
Dec 17, 2007 (The Times of India)
CUTTACK: The CPM on Monday vowed to oppose Indo-US nuclear deal and military collaboration with the United States and any move to make New Delhi a strategic ally of Washington. "The US wants India to be its junior partner and continue to blackmail it for the next 40 years. But we would not allow this and ensure that India does not become a strategic ally of the US", CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat said addressing the open session of CPM state conference here. Criticizing the Centre's economic policies, Karat said the nine per cent GDP growth achieved by India has nothing to do with majority of the people as bulk of the wealth is now concentrated only with a handful of people. "Only five persons of the country now have combined net asset of Rs 4,12,000 crore while the poor have become poorer due to the pro-rich policies adopted by the Congress-led government", he said.
Pranab: Talks With IAEA Progressing
Dec 17, 2007 (The Hindu)
KOLKATA: Talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the nuclear deal with the U.S. were progressing well, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Sunday. Mr. Mukherjee, convener of the UPA-Left committee, said that the November 16 meeting of the committee had decided that the talks should continue. The outcome of the talks would be presented to the committee for its consideration before the government finalised its findings. The text of the IAEA Safeguards Agreement was a highly technical issue and it was being worked out. After the “language” was determined, it would be placed before the committee, he said. “The next course of action will be decided only after discussions.” There was no reason to believe that the government was facing any immediate threat of withdrawal of support by the Left parties, he said. He was referring to the reservations of the Left parties about the nuclear deal and speculation about their withdrawing support.
India, Iran Hold Talks on Bilateral Cooperation
Dec 17, 2007 (Economic Times)
DUBAI: India and Iran have held talks to expand bilateral cooperation which New Delhi said would help preserve stability and peace in the region. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon held talks with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili in Tehran yesterday on expansion of cooperation between the two countries in energy, transportation and security. India and Iran should increase the level of cooperation to help preserve stability and peace in the region, Menon was quoted by IRNA, the official news agency of Iran, as saying. Menon told Jalili that India is boosting strategic ties with all countries in the region.
Nuclear Deal: Karat Denies He Warned of Polls
Dec 16, 2007 (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday denied reports that he had threatened elections on the issue of the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal. He said such reports in recent days were “calculated to create an atmosphere of insecurity about the Central government.” Referring to his interview carried by India Today, he said certain remarks he had not made were attributed to him. “The alleged remarks ‘if this is the issue they want to break up with us on, all political parties need to be prepared for elections anytime’ were not made by me,” he said. “I had given written answers to the questions put by India Today, the transcript of which is available. Neither was the question ‘And if they do proceed [with the nuclear deal]? Are you prepared for elections’ put to me, nor have I replied in such a manner,” Mr. Karat said in a statement. “Such reports surfacing in sections of the media in recent days are calculated to create an atmosphere of insecurity about the Central government. It is also a deliberate attempt to impair relations between the Left and the UPA. It is significant that such reports are appearing on the eve of the polling for the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
India Speeding Up Nuclear Missile Production
Dec 14, 2007 (AFP)
NEW DELHI (AFP) — Nuclear-armed India said on Friday it was ready to jump-start production of long-range nuclear missiles which can hit targets deep in China or Pakistan. V. K. Saraswat, the chief of India's missile development project, said the assembly lines were in place to speed up the production of the precision rockets. Military insiders told AFP the announcement was a response to reports of growing cross-border military intrusions into India by China, which has an unresolved border dispute with its smaller Asian neighbour. The statement came amid reports Friday that India had moved a brigade-sized (6,000-man) army unit to the Bhutan-China border on India's uneasy eastern flank.
US Defense Secretary Gates to Visit India Early 2008
Dec 14, 2007 (Earthtimes)
New Delhi, Dec 14 - Bilateral, regional and global issues are likely to figure prominently when US Defence Secretary Robert M. Gates visits India 'early in 2008', a visiting American official said Friday. 'Secretary Gates appreciates the importance of the relationship with India. We are looking for a suitable time for the visit early in 2008,' the official said at a select media interaction here, speaking on condition of anonymity given the sensitive office he holds. However, the earliest the visit can happen is February as Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony's engagements are 'fully booked till end-January,' an Indian official said. The last time a US defence secretary visited New Delhi was in June 2002 when Donald Rumsfeld was here at a time when India and Pakistan almost went to war after the December 2001 terror attack on the Indian parliament.
India, Iran to Discuss Energy Ties
Dec 14, 2007 (The Hindu)
New Delhi (PTI): Strengthening of energy ties and implementation of the proposed tri-nation gas pipeline are expected to dominate talks between India and Iran over the next three days during the visit of Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to Tehran. The two sides will discuss ways to enhance cooperation in various other areas, including commercial and cultural sectors, besides deliberating on Iran's stand-off with the West over its controversial nuclear programme. During the Foreign Office consultations, the two countries will discuss the way forward on implementation of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline. The gas pipeline project, discussions for which started three years ago, has failed to take off as Iran has been pressing for revision of price, which is unacceptable to India.
CPI(M) Issues Fresh Threat to UPA on Nuclear Deal
Dec 14, 2007 (The Hindu)
New Delhi (PTI): In a fresh threat, the CPI(M) has warned that if the Congress-led UPA Government went ahead with the Indo-US nuclear deal then all the "political parties" need to be prepared for elections "any time". Party General Secretary Prakash Karat said the Left was not in favour of India forging a strategic alliance with the US and it does not want the Government to proceed with the agreement. "If this is the issue they (UPA) want to break up with us on, all political parties need to be prepared for elections any time," he told India Today when asked whether the CPI(M) was prepared for polls if the Government went ahead. Noting that the nuclear deal debate in Parliament "clearly established" that a majority of the MPs are opposed to the 123 agreement "in some way or the other", Karat said considering this, "it will be better for the Government to not proceed with the deal".
The First Report on How India Achieves Nuclear Safety
Dec 13, 2007 (The Hindu)
Recent debates on the Indo-US agreement for cooperation concerning the peaceful use of nuclear energy compelled the media to look at nuclear power more benignly. Members of the public realised for the first time that nuclear power has a role to play in the energy mix of the country. Those who have concerns on nuclear safety, must read the first ‘National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety (September 2007),’ to find out how India achieves nuclear safety. The 208 page report explains the measures taken by India to implement the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the first international legal instrument dealing directly with the safety of civilian nuclear power plants. The Fourth Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties scheduled to be held in April 2008 will examine the report along with 13 others including those from Canada, France, Russia and U.S. The international peer review is unique to the nuclear industry.
Nuclear Hope Fades Over Russian Delays
Dec 13, 2007 (Business Standard)
Kudankulam, India’s main hope of pushing up nuclear power generation from its low level (of just 3 per cent of the total), is taking much longer than projected to turn fissile. The first of the two 1,000-MWe Russian-built reactors coming up in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu was to have been commissioned this month, but the showpiece project of Indo-Russian cooperation is likely to take another year to start functioning. The public sector Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), which is the Indian partner, says delay in getting equipment from the Russians is responsible for the delay. A spokesman told Business Standard that the delays in getting supplies had pushed the commissioning of the first unit of Kudankulam to the latter half of 2008, maybe as late as December.
Nuclear-Capable Akash Missile Test Fired
Dec 13, 2007 (The Times of India)
BALASORE (ORISSA): On the heels of conducting trials of interceptor missiles, India on Thursday revived its surface-to-air nuclear-capable Akash missile programme by carrying out its fresh test firing near here. The multi-target missile with a strike range of 25 kms and capable of carrying a nuclear warhead of 50kg was test fired from a mobile launcher, defence sources said. The missile targeted a flying object using Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA) "Lakshya" as support system, they said, adding the PTA was flown at 11.36 hrs and "Akash" missile test-fired at around 11.55 am from the ITR. For the next ten days, a series of test firings of the missile would be carried out to pave the way for its induction into the Indian Air Force.
India Says to Have Missile Defense System in 3 Years
Dec 12, 2007 (Reuters)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The first tests of India's home-grown anti-ballistic missile system have been successful and the country expects it to be ready for military use in three years, its top missile scientist said on Wednesday. India is also designing Agni IV, a new version of its longest-range ballistic missile, which will be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and hit targets more than 5,000 km away, V.K. Saraswat said. The announcement came days after defence scientists said they had conducted a successful second test of an interceptor missile that destroyed a supersonic missile at an altitude of 15 km on the country's east coast. India needed a missile shield as it had a policy not to use nuclear weapons unless it became a victim of a nuclear attack, Saraswat said, adding that this made India the fourth country after the U.S., Russia and Israel with such a capability.
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