PM to open global meet on disarmament
June 6th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate here Monday a two-day international conclave on nuclear disarmament that will underline India's bid to revive and lead global discourse on ... Read more...
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Advani wants joint parliamentary panel to review 123 pact
June 3rd, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Rejecting the India-US civilian nuclear deal, Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday called for a scrutiny by a joint parliamentary committee of the 123 agreement, ... Read more...
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A lucrative US package could have averted 1998 N-tests by Pak
May 31st, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by admin
Lahore , May 31 (ANI): Former Pakistan foreign minister Gohar Ayub has said that former premier Nawaz Sharif would not have conducted the 1998 nuclear tests, had the then US president ... Read more...
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Pakistan celebrates nuclear tests anniversary
May 28th, 2008 - 11:49 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Islamabad, May 28 (Xinhua) Pakistan Wednesday celebrated the 10th anniversary of its nuclear tests, describing the day as "historic in the nation's quest for security". "Pakistan has taken its responsibilities as a ... Read more...
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Iran could trigger regional proliferation, says IISS
May 20th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by admin
London, May 20 (DPA) Iran's nuclear programme could over time trigger a "regional cascade of proliferation" among its neighbours as Middle East states display a "remarkable" interest in developing nuclear power programmes, ... Read more...
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From Pokhran-II to nuclear deal, it’s been a long journey (Ten years after Pokhran-II)
May 10th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) "I have an announcement to make: today at 3.45 p.m. India conducted three underground nuclear tests at the Pokhran range," said Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his undertone ... Read more...
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‘Brajesh Mishra, Pakistan prime drivers behind 1998 n-tests’
May 7th, 2008 - 9:13 pm ICT by admin
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra was the prime driver behind the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government's decision to conduct nuclear tests in May, 1998, ... Read more...
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US says Iran comments not a big issue
April 24th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The US has sought to smoothen India's ruffled feathers by suggesting that Washington did no finger pointing when it asked New Delhi to use its influence ... Read more...
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NDA should rise above parochial concerns on nuclear issue
April 9th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by admin
(Commentary)
By K. Subrahmanyam
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is justifiably very proud of conducting the Shakti tests and declaring India a nuclear weapon power. It was so possessive of this claim for quite ... Read more...
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Pak rubbishes IAEA chiefs statement on its nuke assets
January 9th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Jan 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Government today rejected International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed El Baradei statement about safety of its nuclear assets, saying that they are as secure as that ... Read more...
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Task force on India’s nuclear stand did not review 123-agreement, says Pranab
November 22nd, 2007 - 10:22 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI): A task force which was set up to review India's existing positions on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues has submitted its report to Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar ... Read more...
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Pakistan rubbishes nuke-assets report in NYT
November 20th, 2007 - 2:05 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Foreign Office has rebutted a report published in the New York Times titled US Secretly Aids Pakistan in Guarding Nuclear Arms, saying that it gave distorted ... Read more...
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