Nuclear Power short-lists 4 suppliers for reactors
Aug 17, 2008 (Hindu Business Line)
NEW DELHI: With the prospects of India’s access to global nuclear reactor technology brightening, Westinghouse Electric Company (AP1000 series of reactors), GE-Hitachi (ABWR reactor series) , Areva (1,000 MW European pressurised reactors) and the Russia’s atomic energy agency Rosatom (VVER 1,000 reactors) are among the frontrunners for new projects planned across the country.
‘No more flexibility left in India’s position’
Aug 15, 2008 (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: With ‘non-proliferationists’ in the United States and beyond sharpening their blue pencils in preparation for the August 21 meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, India will emphasise to the U.S. “at the highest level” that the current draft waiver from the cartel’s export rules represents the “outer limit” of its flexibility and that the imposition of any extraneous conditions will be tantamount to derailing the deal.
N-deal critics ask NSG to reject US proposal
Aug 14, 2008 (Hindustan Times)
WASHINGTON: The Washington based Arms Control Association (ACA) has asked nuclear exporting countries to flatly reject "as unsound and irresponsible" a US proposal to exempt India from the group's guidelines without any additional conditions.
U.S. proposes India nuclear waiver, approval in doubt
Aug 14, 2008 (Reuters)
VIENNA: The United States has proposed to waive a ban on nuclear trade with India without conditions such as compliance with a nuclear test ban or U.N. inspections, but diplomats said on Thursday the draft was unlikely to pass.
Smaller NSG nations for changes in N-deal?
Aug 13, 2008 (The Times of India)
Switzerland and Austria are gearing up to put in amendments — and conditions — on the Indian nuclear deal during the NSG debates in Vienna next week.
India exemption: NSG to decide on Sept 2
Aug 12, 2008 (The Economic Times)
Even as diplomatic initiatives to ensure the support of all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) countries hot up, India and the US have decided to schedule a second meeting of the group on September 2.
NSG draft waiver covers all nuclear items
Aug 12, 2008 (The Hindu)
The Nuclear Suppliers Group draft rule change circulated by the U.S. last week links the waiving of the cartel’s export restrictions for India to the non-proliferation commitments Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made in July 2005 and does not impose any extraneous conditions.
Democrat pushes for India nuke conditions
Aug 7, 2008 (The Associated Press )
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration risks the collapse of a U.S.-Indian civil nuclear deal if it fails to push an international nuclear group to accept conditions that would punish India for testing atomic weapons, a Democratic lawmaker says.
NZ heading to nuke clash with India
Aug 5, 2008 (Fairfax Media)
New Zealand's hardline anti-nuclear policy is threatening to create a diplomatic storm with India.
Japan has 'concerns' on US-India nuclear deal
Aug 5, 2008 (The Associated Press)
NEW DELHI: Japan's foreign minister said Tuesday that his country had concerns about a landmark civil nuclear deal between India and the U.S. because New Delhi has not signed international nonproliferation accords and has tested nuclear weapons.
India presses for clean waiver at NSG
Aug 5, 2008 (The Hindu)
Mumbai (PTI): Pressing for a "clean" and "unconditonal" waiver from the NSG to take the Indo-US nuclear deal forward, India on Tuesday said it does not expect any new conditions since that would nullify the safeguards pact cleared by the IAEA.
Hyde Act will determine path of deal: CPI(M)
Aug 3, 2008 (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday said the safeguards agreement approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) showed that the Hyde Act of the U.S. would determine the path of the India-US nuclear deal through the various stages.
IAEA smooths way for US-India accord
Aug 2, 2008 (The Financial Times)
The United Nations atomic watchdog yesterday approved a controversial agreement that would increase the number of Indian nuclear reactors it inspects in a move that should ease the way for a nuclear co-operation deal between the US and India.
US lawmaker Biden to push nuclear deal 'like the devil'
Jul 16, 2008 (The Economic Times)
WASHINGTON: A key US lawmaker has vowed to push the India-US nuclear deal in the Congress "like the devil" if New Delhi gets its end done, but fears its passage is going to be "very, very tight".
U.S. Congressional clock ticks away; uncertainty over lame duck session
Jul 15, 2008 (The Hindu)
WASHINGTON: The decision of the Manmohan Singh government to give a final push to the civil nuclear deal comes at a time when the calendar for the 110th U.S. Congress is almost over.
Parliament Standing Panel Asks Govt to Give Up N-Deal
May 2, 2008 (The Economic Times)
NEW DELHI: There is fresh pressure from Parliament for giving up the Indo-US nuclear deal. After a majority in Parliament opposed the agreement, a parliamentary panel has asked the government to keep in mind the sense of Parliament. Arguing in favour of a thrust on the indigenous three-stage programme, it said the agreement with the US has caused serious concerns about foreign policy and security-related issues.
India to Present Its First N-safety Report
Apr 4, 2008 (The Economic Times)
MUMBAI: India will present its first detailed report on safety of the civilian nuclear plants at the forthcoming two-week Convention of Nuclear Safety (CNS) beginning on April 14 at Vienna. India joined the convention in 2005 and "this will be our first national report on the safety of civilian nuclear plants," Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Chairman, S K Sharma who will be leading a 17-member team to CNS told media on Friday.
India Tiptoes in China’s Footsteps to Compete but Not Offend
Apr 4, 2008 (The New York Times)
NEW DELHI — Since protests against China broke out among the Tibetans who make their home in exile here, India has urged the Dalai Lama to refrain from talking politics and assured Beijing that the Olympic torch will pass unmolested when it arrives here this month.
US - India Nuclear Deal's Future Uncertain
Apr 4, 2008 (The Washington Post)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jeopardized by an Indian political squabble, the landmark U.S.-India nuclear deal -- one of President Bush's top foreign policy priorities -- is at risk of being left to an uncertain fate when the next president takes office in January.
“Will the BJP Stand Up?”
Apr 3, 2008 (The Business Standard)
It is not often that countries stare gift horses in the mouth. Nor is it usual for responsible political parties to behave in a manner that can hurt the long-term interests of their country. Yet, over the last couple of years and more, this is exactly the kind of behaviour that India has witnessed.
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