Green Tilt in Energy Balance
Apr 3, 2008 (The Economic Times)
The Investment Commission, comprising high-profile members Ratan Tata, Deepak Parekh and Ashok Ganguly was set up in the ministry of finance in December 2004 for an initial period of three years. The focus of the commission is to enhance and facilitate investment in India.
BHEL, NPCIL to Sign JV Agreement on Friday
Apr 3, 2008 (The Economic Times)
New Delhi: State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals today said it will sign a memorandum of agreement tomorrow with Nuclear Power Corporation of India to float a joint venture for manufacturing equipment for nuclear power plants.
India Not Bound by Hyde Act: Feigenbaum
Apr 3, 2008 (ExpressIndia)
Kolkata: US Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan A Feigenbaum has said that India will not be bound by the American Hyde Act. “India, however, will not be bound by the Hyde Act.
'India Was Forced to Abort N-bomb Test in 1994'
Apr 2, 2008 (Sify News)
New Delhi: India was forced to drop plans to explode a nuclear bomb for the second time in 20 years in 1994 at the last moment, according to the nuclear scientist in-charge of the aborted atomic test programme.
Nuclear Deal Should be Shelved: CPM
Apr 2, 2008 (The Deccan Herald)
Without directly mentioning about the deal, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said the party would launch a struggle to defend the sovereignty of the country and mobilise democratic forces to thwart the US imperialist design to convert India into its strategic ally.
3,500km Range Agni-III to be Testfired This Month
Apr 2, 2008 (The Times of India)
NEW DELHI: India plans to test-fire its most ambitious strategic missile Agni-III, which can hit high-value targets deep inside China with a strike range of 3,500-km, towards April-end. Sources said the test-firing is likely to take place in the "window" between April 20 to 30, but the exact launch date will depend on technical, environmental and other parameters.
We Are Not for Destabilisation, We Only Want to Stop Nuclear Deal, Says Yechury
Apr 2, 2008 (The Hindu)
Coimbatore: The objective of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is only to stop the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal and not to destabilise the government. If the government goes ahead with the deal leading to destabilisation, it will not be because of the CPI(M), Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury said on Tuesday.
Snubbing India Not Best Way to Engage
Apr 1, 2008 (The Australian)
In August 2007 the Howard government agreed to export uranium to India for the sole purpose of peaceful and clean power generation. It marked a huge stride for Australia in forging an enduring strategic partnership with India. The subsequent Rudd government decision to overturn this agreement is wrong and unsustainable.
Indo-US Nuclear Deal’s Fate is Sealed, CPM to Cadre
Apr 1, 2008 (The Economic Times)
COIMBATORE: The deal will be pushed off the table was the gist of the message from the CPM leaders to the party cadre on the Indo-US nuclear agreement. The CPM’s political report presented to the party congress this evening said the Left will formally convey to the government not to finalise the safeguards agreement with the IAEA or go to the Nuclear Suppliers Group after the outcome of the Vienna talks are communicated to the Left leaders.
U.S. Delegate Backs CPI(M) Stand on the Civilian Nuclear Agreement
Mar 31, 2008 (The Hindu)
COIMBATORE: Representing what she says is the voice of “another America,” a leader of the Communist Party of the United States feels that Washington’s overall strategic plan for Asia was to pit one country against another to isolate China.
Silly Not to Sell Uranium to India: Robb
Mar 31, 2008 (The Sydney Morning Herald)
The Rudd government will be forced to reverse its "hypocritical" ban on uranium exports to India, the federal opposition says. It described the ban, implemented shortly after Labor won the November federal election, as "stupidity" because Australia freely sold uranium to states such as China and Russia.
N-deal: Nothing Will Be Done in Haste, Says Pranab
Mar 31, 2008 (The Hindu)
Khargram (WB) (PTI): The Centre always accorded priority in safeguarding national interests while discussing the civil nuclear deal with the US and will not do anything without talking to all sides, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday.
Govt Takes 'Risk' on Operationalisation of N-Deal: CPI(M)
Mar 30, 2008 (The Hindu)
Coimbatore (PTI): Weeks ahead of the crucial UPA-Left meeting on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the CPI(M) on Sunday issued a veiled threat saying that the government would be taking a "risk" if it initialled the draft agreement at the IAEA.
CPM Urges India to Come Out of US Hold
Mar 30, 2008 (The Economic Times)
COIMBATORE: The CPM is clearly on the warpath. After disturbing the Manmohan Singh government’s timeline for operationalisation of the Indo-US nuclear deal, the CPM is setting out on another “task”—undoing the military collaboration agreement and disentangling India from the “strategic embrace” of the US.
Indo-US Nuke Deal Takes the Backseat
Mar 28, 2008 (The Hindu)
New Delhi (PTI): Notwithstanding the bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, the Indo-US civil nuclear deal appears to have taken a backseat in the American scheme of things as a vigorous Presidential campaign has assumed centrestage.
India Should Replace Russia in G8: McCain
Mar 28, 2008 (The Times of India)
WASHINGTON: India and Brazil should replace Russia in the Group of Eight (G8) forum, US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said in a major foreign policy address that defends his hardline views on the ongoing war on terror while forsaking the Bush administration's unilateralism.
India Sitting on Terror Precipice
Mar 28, 2008 (MSN)
India’s fight against terror seems to be reaching nowhere. The arrest of almost the entire leadership of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from a hideout in Indore on March 27 reveal that a ban on the extremist organization in 2002 has not helped in containing its influence.
India Seeks Uranium from Namibia for Enhancing Nuke Energy
Mar 27, 2008 (The Hindu)
Windhoek (Namibia) (PTI): In its global search for fuel to enhance nuclear power generation, India on Thursday asked Namibia to supply uranium from its vast reserves. India's request for sourcing uranium from the south-west African nation was conveyed to Namibian Prime Minister Nahas Angula by Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh, who called on him here.
‘Nuclear Weapons Alone May Not Prevent Conflict in South Asia,’
Mar 27, 2008 (The Daily Times)
WASHINGTON: A new study of the 10-month military standoff between India and Pakistan following the attack on Lok Sabha in New Delhi in December 2001 has concluded that nuclear weapons may help stabilise an adversarial relationship but they certainly do not prevent severe crises that can lead to a conflict.
No Need to be Scared of Deal: Rahul Gandhi
Mar 27, 2008 (The Economic Times)
NEW DELHI: In a show of support for the Indo-US nuclear deal, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is on a tour of poll-bound Karnataka, said on Wednesday that India need not be scared or lack confidence in dealing with anything or anyone.
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