Don’t give up on India: Bush team officials
September 21st, 2012 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) Two former Bush administration officials have made a forceful plea to US policymakers not to give up on India amid its "political dysfunction and slowing economic ... Read more...
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India, Canada to fast-track nuclear deal
September 12th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India and Canada -- an energy giant and member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group -- Wednesday decided to fast-track the remaining procedures to implement their ... Read more...
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India, Canada to energise ties, fast-track nuclear deal
September 11th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) India and Canada will Wednesday hold talks to fast-track the implementation of their civil nuclear deal and look for ways to scale up their cooperation ... Read more...
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Perceptions differ on n-law, Iran sanctions
June 15th, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Perceptions seem to differ somewhat on two key takeaways related to the just concluded India-US strategic dialogue here - a breakthrough agreement on the nuclear ... Read more...
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Breakthrough on n-deal boosts India-US ties
June 14th, 2012 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 14 (IANS) With the looming shadow of Iran oil sanctions removed, India and the United States made substantial progress at their third strategic dialogue, including a breakthrough on ... Read more...
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India conveys concern to US over protectionism
May 8th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India Tuesday conveyed its concerns about protectionism in the US over outsourcing of jobs to South Asia and the continuing restrictions imposed on the mobility ... Read more...
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US wants India to ratify compensation regime for n-accidents
July 19th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The US Tuesday pressed India to ratify by the end of this year an international convention on compensation for nuclear accidents and reiterated its commitment ... Read more...
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India, Kazakhstan welcome civil nuclear cooperation agreement
April 16th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
Astana (Kazakhstan), Apr 16 (ANI): India and Kazakhstan have appreciated the signing of the agreement on cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the two nations.An inter-governmental pact was signed ... Read more...
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US, S.Korea plan to discuss N.Korea’s nuke programme
March 2nd, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Mar.2 (ANI): US and South Korean officials will discuss North Korea's recently disclosed uranium enrichment programme.The US adviser for non-proliferation and arms control department, Robert Einhorn, will meet Wi Sung-Lac, South ... Read more...
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Jordan, Turkey ink nuclear deal
February 18th, 2011 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Amman, Feb 18 (IANS) Jordan and Turkey have agreed to share their nuclear expertise and explore the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.The nuclear cooperation agreement signed Thursday entails exchanging of ... Read more...
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Russia and Jordan agrees on energy deal and support to Palestine
January 20th, 2011 - 4:37 am ICT by BNO News
AMMAN, JORDAN (BNO NEWS) -- Russia and Jordan on Wednesday reached an agreement on energy cooperation and reiterated support to Palestine, RIA Novosti reported.Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met with Jordanian King Abdullah ... Read more...
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India, Japan close to nuke deal; to ink trade deal in February (Lead)
January 17th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India and Japan are set to sign a landmark free trade area pact next month and are inching closer to concluding a civil nuclear cooperation pact soon, ... Read more...
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France wants India to stick to global n-liability standards (Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Ahead of French President Nicholas Sarkozy's visit here, India and France have accelerated negotiations to wrap up a framework agreement for civil nuclear cooperation even as ... Read more...
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India, France try to finalise accord on civil n-cooperation
December 2nd, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Ahead of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit here, India and France are finalising a framework agreement for civil nuclear cooperation. Paris has conveyed that New Delhi's ... Read more...
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UAE, Britain sign nuclear cooperation agreement
November 25th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 25 (IANS) The UAE and Britain have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement, it was announced Thursday.UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and British Foreign Secretary William ... Read more...
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India, Japan ink deal to improve bilateral trade and investment
October 26th, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Oct. 25 (ANI): India and Japan today signed agreements to boost mutual trade, investment and strategic partnership between the two major economies of Asia.Both the countries today agreed that ... Read more...
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Question mark over civil nuclear deal with Japan
October 25th, 2010 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Oct 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said India will not force the civil nuclear cooperation agreement on Tokyo given the sensitive nature of the issue for Japan."I recognise ... Read more...
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Canadian uranium miner for joint venture in India
October 16th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) With India planning to acquire uranium mines abroad, Canadian uranium mining major Cameco has expressed interest in partnering with the Uranium Corp of India Ltd (UCIL) or Nuclear ... Read more...
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China confirms plans to build two more nuclear reactors for Pakistan
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing: China has confirmed its plans of helping Pakistan in expanding its Chashma nuclear energy complex by building two reactors in addition to one already operating and another nearing completion."This project is ... Read more...
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Indo-Japan nuclear deal to be formulated soon, says Japanese Minister
August 21st, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.21 (ANI): Japan on Saturday said that the much anticipated civil nuclear agreement between the two nations was on the anvil, and would be formulated 'as soon as possible.Speaking ... Read more...
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Russia could finance over 20 percent of Armenian nuke plant
August 20th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Aug.20 (ANI): Russia could provide more than 20 percent of the funding for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Armenia, worth an estimated five billion dollars, Russia's nuclear chief ... Read more...
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India, Canada ink landmark civil nuke cooperation pact
June 28th, 2010 - 11:12 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitToronto, June 28 (ANI): India and Canada on Sunday evening broke new ground historically by signing a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement.Welcoming the signing of the agreement after bilateral ... Read more...
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Clean energy priority area for India, Canada ties
June 28th, 2010 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan and Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 28 (IANS) India and Canada Sunday identified clean energy as the priority area for cooperation, while resolving to grow their bilateral trade nearly three-fold ... Read more...
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Jordan, Japan finalise draft nuclear deal
June 15th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Amman, June 15 (DPA) Jordan said Tuesday that it had reached agreement with Japan on a draft nuclear cooperation accord, as King Abdullah II accused Israel of trying to block Amman's acquisition ... Read more...
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N-liability bill introduced, BJP walks out
May 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7(IANS) The government Friday introduced the contentious civil nuclear liability bill in parliament, prompting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to dismiss it as "unconstitutional" and walk out of ... Read more...
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Civil n-liability bill tabled amid opposition uproar (Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7(IANS) The government introduced the contentious civil nuclear liability bill in the Lok Sabha Friday, the last day of the current parliament session, amid uproar from opposition benches ... Read more...
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U.S. makes new nuke concessions to India
April 21st, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.21 (ANI): India will receive new concessions as part of its bilateral civilian nuclear agreement with the United States.In a move that has angered arms control advocates, Washington agreed to Indian ... Read more...
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L&T inks pact with Rolls-Royce for nuclear business
April 1st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) India's leading engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and UK-based power systems company Rolls-Royce have entered into an agreement to explore opportunities in the nuclear ... Read more...
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US, India wrap up reprocessing negotiations, fast-track n-deal (Lead)
March 29th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington, India and the US Monday announced the finalisation of negotiations on "arrangements and procedures" for reprocessing US-origin ... Read more...
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Canadian G-20 Sherpa to visit India ahead of summit
March 3rd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 3 (ANI): Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leonard J. Edwards, who is also the Canadian Sherpa (personal representative of the Prime Minister) for the G-8 and G-20 summits ... Read more...
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India, Britain agree on long-delayed text of nuclear deal
February 4th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 4 (IANS) A long-delayed agreement between India and Britain to cooperate on civil nuclear energy is ready for signing after the two sides reached agreement on ... Read more...
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Shiv Shankar Menon assumes charge as new National Security Advisor
January 23rd, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.23 (ANI): Former Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon here on Saturday took over as the new National Security Advisor replacing M K Narayanan, who has been appointed as West ... Read more...
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NSA Menon humbled, conscious about his new job at PMO
January 21st, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon is conscious of his new assignment in the PMO, and has assured that he will do his best."I ... Read more...
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Shiv Shanakar Menon to be new NSA
January 21st, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday appointed former Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon as his new National Security Advisor (NSA).Menon takes over from M ... Read more...
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Nuclear industry grows, but where are the components?
January 8th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Jagannathan
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) The quick growth of the Indian nuclear industry is posing new challenges, especially for the delivery of components for new power plants, says Srikumar Banerjee, the ... Read more...
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