A tough balancing act awaits Manmohan Singh in Tehran
July 31st, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Amid tightening Western sanctions targeting Tehran, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to Iran to attend the Aug 30-31 Non-Aligned Movement summit - an important ... Read more...
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Pakistan not to get Australian uranium: Envoy
May 18th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) Pakistan is not eligible to buy uranium from Australia, outgoing High Commissioner Tim George has said."India has an exemption from the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which does ... Read more...
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India, US on same page on Iran’s n-programme (Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India and the US affirmed Tuesday that they were on the same page on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, though Tehran remains a key ... 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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India under pressure to cut oil imports from Iran: Clinton
May 7th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said countries like India were being pressurised to reduce their oil imports from Iran to make Tehran change its ... Read more...
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India to pitch for NSG membership at Vienna meet
February 29th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) More than three years after the Nuclear Suppliers Group allowed India to resume global nuclear commerce, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai will make a strong pitch ... Read more...
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‘No contradiction in India’s ties with Iran, US’
February 7th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Amid mounting pressure from the US to reduce its dependence on Iranian oil, New Delhi has said its ties with Tehran do not contradict its relationship ... Read more...
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No Australian uranium for Pakistan: Gillard (Interview)
January 13th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Julia Gillard has reiterated that Australia will not agree to export uranium to Pakistan, which is imploring Canberra to make a similar policy change ... 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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India welcomes Australian Labor Party move on uranium sale
December 4th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) India Sunday welcomed the move of Australia's ruling Labor Party to remove a ban on uranium exports to this country, saying that bilateral cooperation ... Read more...
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Australian ruling party votes for uranium sale to India
December 4th, 2011 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Sydney/Melbourne, Dec 4 (IANS) Australia's ruling Labor Party representatives have passed a motion to remove a ban on uranium exports to India after a passionate debate on the issue that ... Read more...
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Australian ex-PM supports move for uranium sale to India
December 3rd, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Former Australian prime minister John Howard Saturday supported the move by his country's governent to lift ban on sale of uranium to India, and ... 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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Manmohan meets Gillard, discusses uranium issue
November 19th, 2011 - 2:40 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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Obama denies asking Australia to sell uranium to India
November 16th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 16 (IANS) Visiting US President Barak Obama has denied speculations that America influenced Australia to overturn its policy of not selling uranium to India.
"We have not ... Read more...
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Australia relents on lifting uranium ban, India hails move (Second Lead)
November 15th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne/Banglaore, Nov 15 (IANS) In a dramatic policy reversal, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday signalled a plan to lift a long-standing ban on uranium sales to India and ... Read more...
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Australian signals lifting uranium ban, India hails move
November 15th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Melbourne, Nov 15 (IANS) In a dramatic policy shift, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has signalled a plan to lift a long-standing ban on uranium sales to India. New ... Read more...
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PM’s abscence from CHOGM not by design: India to Australia
October 25th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) As Vice President Hamid Ansari heads to Australia to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), India Tuesday clarified that Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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India hopes it can import uranium from South Africa
October 19th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Oct 18 (IANS) India hopes it can import uranium from South Africa by impressing upon Pretoria to favourably change its regime towards New Delhi, notwithstanding the implications of ... Read more...
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Australian minister denies secret uranium talks with India
October 14th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne Oct 14 (IANS) Australian Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has denied that Australia is conducting a "confidential dialogue" to sell uranium to India.According to ABC Radio, the minister's ... Read more...
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Fatima Bhutto draws road map for India-Pakistan peace
October 1st, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 (IANS) The road to peace between India and Pakistan will have to be mapped by building on the shared heritage and the common social malaise confronting ... 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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India asks NSG members to abide by 2008 clean waiver
August 10th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Against the backdrop of concerns here over the impact of Nuclear Suppliers Group's (NSG) new guidelines on the transfer of sensitive technologies, India Wednesday underlined ... Read more...
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US says committed to n-deal, pushes India on liability law (Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The US Tuesday said it was fully committed to the nuclear waiver granted by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to India and full ... Read more...
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Need to resolve issues on nuclear deal: Clinton
July 19th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) India and the US need to resolve some issues on the nuclear agreement between the two countries, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here Tuesday."With ... Read more...
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Clinton arrives, Mumbai blasts and n-deal to top talks (Lead)
July 18th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton touched down here Monday night to begin a three-day visit during which India and the US will hold ... Read more...
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Clinton in India Monday night, Mumbai and n-deal on agenda
July 18th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India and the US will Tuesday hold their second strategic dialogue, which is expected to be dominated by counter-terror cooperation, civil nuclear cooperation and ... Read more...
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Clinton visit: US committed to nuclear deal (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The US Thursday underlined its commitment to full civilian nuclear cooperation with India as the two countries look to expand their counter-terror cooperation and ... 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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Pakistan urged to sell nuclear energy
July 10th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan could exploit the global nuclear energy market as it possesses nuclear scientists and technology, an expert here has warned.South Asian Strategic Stability Institute director general ... 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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Clinton to visit India, nuclear waiver, AfPak tops agenda
July 8th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Amid anxieties about new guidelines of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), India will press the US for the transfer of sensitive technologies to enable ... Read more...
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Nothing will detract from NSG’s clean waiver to India: France
July 5th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Days after India hinted that it may not buy nuclear reactors from countries which did not sell it enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology, France Tuesday ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan continue to amass nukes: SIPRI
June 7th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India and Pakistan, South Asia's self-anointed nuclear weapons states and arch rivals, are stockpiling nuclear weapons at a rapid pace, with the two nations adding ... Read more...
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