UAE calls for n-weapons free Middle EAst
September 21st, 2012 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Sep 20 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called on all countries in the Middle East to make a positive commitment to contribute to the establishment of a ... Read more...
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Pakistan must act against terror, says India
May 8th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Pakistan must act against terrorists including those who organised the Mumbai attack, India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Tuesday after meeting US Secretary of ... Read more...
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Why India should avoid landing in hot waters of Hurmuz (Comment)
January 1st, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
As Iran and the United States move towards a standoff in the Strait of Hurmuz, India is going to find itself in a serious dilemma because of its close relations ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants equal treatment from Australia on uranium
December 5th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 5 (IANS) If Australia sells uranium to India, it should sell to Pakistan as well, Pakistan's High Commissioner Abdul Malik Abdullah here told ABC Radio Monday.On Sunday, ... Read more...
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PM and Gillard meet, discuss sale of uranium (Lead)
November 19th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Nusa Dua (Bali), Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard met here Saturday for a brief interaction to take forward discussions on selling ... Read more...
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Iranian lawmakers call for review of cooperation with IAEA
November 14th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 13 (IANS) Iranian lawmakers said Sunday that after the recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on the country's nuclear programme, the cooperation between the Islmaic Republic and ... Read more...
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India asks NSG to abide by 2008 clean waiver (Lead)
August 10th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India Wednesday hoped the Nuclear Suppliers Group's (NSG) new guidelines would not affect the 2008 "clean waiver" granted to it on transfer of sensitive technologies.India ... Read more...
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Ahead of Clinton visit, US says committed to NSG waiver
July 14th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit here next week, the US's acting envoy Thursday reiterated Washington's commitment to the waiver granted by the ... Read more...
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Russia unfazed by NSG guidelines, backs India’s membership
July 8th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Russia Friday came out strongly in support of India's bid for full membership of the 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group and underlined that the new guidelines ... Read more...
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Iran’s Chief Negotiator say nuclear talks will advance only through ‘common logic’
January 23rd, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by BNO News
ISTANBUL (BNO NEWS) -- Negotiations can advance only when they are based on a shared logic, Iran's top negotiator Saeed Jalili said Saturday after meeting with the 5+1 group in Istanbul, the ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke facilities
January 1st, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Following a two-decade-old New Year ritual, India and Pakistan exchanged lists of their respective nuclear installations Saturday morning.The exchange is done under the the Agreement on the ... Read more...
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No headway on Indo-Japan nuke pact on eve of Manmohan Singh’s visit
October 23rd, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 23 (ANI): India on Friday said that no nuclear agreement will be signed with Japan during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's three-day visit to Tokyo, as more discussions were ... Read more...
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Pak-China nuke reactor deal set to open fresh rift with US
September 24th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 24 (ANI): China's confirmation of its plans to help Pakistan in expanding its Chashma nuclear energy complex by building two reactors in addition to one already operating and another nearing ... Read more...
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NGO holds hearing on Orissa’s anti-Christian violence
August 22nd, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A tribunal comprising retired judges and social activists Sunday began a three-day session for hearing 43 cases related to the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Orissa's Kandhamal district.
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Pak insists nuke deal with China ‘transparent’
July 6th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, July 6 (ANI): Pakistan has once again stated that its nuclear cooperation with China is 'transparent' and that the nuclear reactors to be set up in Punjab's Chasma region with Beijing's ... Read more...
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India, Japan to hold strategic talks, n-deal on agenda
July 5th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Days after the first round of pathbreaking civil nuclear negotiations in Tokyo, India and Japan will Tuesday hold their maiden dialogue of senior officials to enhance strategic ... Read more...
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Nuke deal with China strictly in accordance with IAEA rules, insists Pak
June 28th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 28 (ANI): Pakistan has reiterated that its civil nuclear deal with China is in accordance with the norms set out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Foreign Office spokesperson, Abdul ... Read more...
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NSG statement suggests concern over enhancement of Sino-Pak civil nuke cooperation
June 26th, 2010 - 10:19 am ICT by ANI
Frankfurt (Germany), June 26 (ANI): India on Friday took note of the final statement issued after the 20th plenary meeting of the 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), specifically with regard to developments ... Read more...
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US, China on collision course over helping Pak build nuke reactors
June 21st, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21 (ANI): The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting in New Zealand starting today (Monday) is likely to witness the US and China locking horns over the later's decision to help ... Read more...
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India in touch with NSG members on Sino-Pak nuke deal: Sources
June 20th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Expressing reservations over ambiguity prevailing over a proposed civil nuclear deal between Pakistan and China, official sources here said that that deal is very much on India ... Read more...
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India’s pursuit of military preponderance in region challenge for Pak: General Majid
June 18th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 18(ANI): Pakistan Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Chairman General Tariq Majid has asked the international community to realize the internal and external challenges that his country faces."We have to ... Read more...
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‘Peaceful’ nuclear deal with Pak in line with international obligations: China
June 17th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jun.17 (ANI): A day after the United States sought clarifications from China over its nuclear deal with Pakistan, Beijing has asserted that the sale of two nuclear reactors to Islamabad is ... Read more...
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US says China can’t do nuclear deal with Pak sans NSG approval
June 16th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jun.16 (ANI): The United States has asked for clarifications from China over its nuclear deal with Pakistan, under which it would assisting the later to set up two new nuclear power ... Read more...
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North Korea condemns IAEA chief’s comment on nuke issue
June 14th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jun 14 (ANI): North Korea has slammed International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano comment on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.A statement carried by the official ... Read more...
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Iran blames China for UN sanctions’ vote
June 10th, 2010 - 3:01 am ICT by IANS
Hamburg, June 10 (DPA) Iran Wednesday blamed its political and economic ally China for having voted in favour of a new United Nations set of sanctions against Iran, ISNA news agency reported.
"Indeed ... Read more...
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India examining China-Pakistan n-deal, leaves it to NSG
May 25th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) India Tuesday said it was closely examining reports of China selling two nuclear reactors to Pakistan to see if the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) guidelines had been ... Read more...
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United Nations commemorate 65th anniversary of end of World War II
May 7th, 2010 - 5:03 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations commemorated on Thursday the 65th anniversary of the end of World War Two by honoring the extraordinary bravery of men and women who ... Read more...
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Denial of uranium to India part of policy: Australia
May 4th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Favouring a partnership with India in the energy sector, Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean Tuesday said his country did not supply uranium to India under its policy ... Read more...
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Western diplomats walk out of Ahmadinejad’s speech
May 4th, 2010 - 3:40 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 4 (DPA) Diplomats from at least nine governments walked out of the UN General Assembly Monday when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation ... Read more...
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Iran, North Korea threaten key nuclear treaty: US
April 30th, 2010 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 30 (DPA) The nuclear activities of Iran and North Korea pose a threat to a key nuclear treaty designed to prevent the spread of atomic weapons, a top US ... Read more...
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American Defense Secretary Robert Gates Warns The White House Over Its Strategy Towards Iranian Nuclear Weapons
April 19th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): American Defense Secretary Robert Gates has warned the White House in a furtive memo that it does not possess an effectual strategy for dealing with ... Read more...
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India kept away from Biden lunch to court non-aligned (Lead)
April 14th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 13 (IANS) India, a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), was not invited to a luncheon meeting hosted by US Vice President Joe Biden to court the ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan wants revision of ‘flawed’ NPT
April 12th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, April 12 (IANS) With the global Nuclear Security Summit beginning in Washington, Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has sought a revision of the "flawed" Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to make it more "effective".
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US will not push India to sign nuclear treaties (Lead)
April 8th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 8 (IANS) Expressing appreciation for the responsible manner in which India has behaved on non-proliferation issues, the US has said it will not push India to sign ... Read more...
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Work towards nuclear disarmament: UN chief
March 6th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 6 (DPA) Governments slated to meet in May to review the implementation of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) should advance the goal of full nuclear disarmament, said UN ... Read more...
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