| INDO DAILY | TERRA DAILY | SPACE DAILY | SPACE WAR | ENERGY DAILY | SPACE TRAVEL | SPACE MART | GPS DAILY |
| April 11, 2008 |  |
the democratic hyperpower |
|
Analysis: SIMI crackdown helps moderators New Delhi, April 10, 2008 
The recent crackdown by the Indian police and security agencies against top members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India will help Muslim moderates who have been fighting to marginalize extremists in the community, experts say. "The morale of Muslim religious and political leaders, who are considered to be moderates opposes to SIMI, will go up with the recent arrest of the ... read more |
TERRA.WIRE
|
|
|||||||
| Contact Details - LA Office 310-373-3169 (PDT) or Via Email | About Us | Advertise Here |
| Previous Issues | Apr 10 | Apr 09 | Apr 08 | Apr 07 | Apr 04 |
India, Pakistan to review peace process next month: ministry
Islamabad (AFP) April 9, 2008Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan will next month review the fourth round of a slow-moving peace process launched in 2004, the Pakistani foreign ministry said Wednesday. The meeting in Islamabad will be the first major talks between the South Asian neighbours since Pakistan's new government came to power after defeating allies of President Pervez Musharraf in February elections. In ... more First India-Africa summit pledges close partnership 
New Delhi (AFP) April 9, 2008India on Wednesday ended its first-ever summit with African nations, aimed at deepening ties with the resource-rich continent and trying to ensure it is not eclipsed by Asian rival China. The two-day meeting, attended by leaders of 14 African countries and regional economic groupings, identified food security, high oil prices and climate change as top concerns in a joint declaration as India ... more Clear Skies Solar Signs LOA For Solar Energy Deal In India 
New York NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2008Clear Skies Solar has announced a $20 million agreement, subject to financing, with Power Cube, a company located in Utter Pradesh, India to develop and construct the first of several solar energy projects in India. In this project, which is Clear Skies Solar's first step into the international arena, the company will design and construct a multi-megawatt solar power system that will supply power ... more Regional Nuclear Conflict Would Create Near-Global Ozone Hole 
Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 08, 2008A limited nuclear weapons exchange between Pakistan and India using their current arsenals could create a near-global ozone hole, triggering human health problems and wreaking environmental havoc for at least a decade, according to a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder. The computer-modeling study showed a nuclear war between the two countries involving 50 Hiroshima-sized nu ... more India loosens purse strings to woo resource-rich Africa 
New Delhi (AFP) April 8, 2008India sought to deepen strategic and economic ties with resource-rich Africa as it held its first summit meeting on Tuesday with African leaders and sweetened the pot by offering financial help. Indian Premier Manmohan Singh, playing host to the presidents of five African states and senior leaders of nine other countries, announced export tariffs cuts that he said would benefit 34 of Africa' ... more |
asteroid:
 eo:  africa:  |
Tokyo (AFP) April 1, 2008Japan hailed a thaw in relations with China while urging greater military transparency from its neighbour in an annual diplomatic review published Tuesday. Japan has "further strengthened its alliance with the United States and at the same time moved its Asian diplomacy forward greatly by improving and promoting relations with China and strengthening relations with India," the report said. ... more Tibetans rubbish China's 'propaganda' on suicide attacks 
New Delhi (AFP) April 1, 2008Tibetan authorities in India on Tuesday dismissed Chinese allegations that Tibetans were planning suicide attacks ahead of the Olympics and asked Beijing for evidence. The India-based Tibetan government-in-exile labelled the claims propaganda and reiterated the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was not opposed to Beijing hosting the Olympics Games in August. "Instead of making ... more Carrier Conflicts Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 28, 2008 With no full information available on details of the refitting of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov for service in the Indian navy as the Indian carrier Vikramaditya, it might be of interest to take a look at the ship itself and the plans for retrofitting. The Admiral Gorshkov was laid down in 1978 in Nikolayev as Project 1143.4. It is a Kiev-class heavy aircraft-carrying ... more Analysis: Violence up in India's northeast 
New Delhi (UPI) Mar 27, 2008 An Indian Interior Ministry status report on internal security acknowledged that despite a massive anti-insurgency offensive, there was a sharp increase in overall violence in the country's restive northeast in 2007 over the previous year. The report presented in Parliament during the current budget session said the security situation in the region has continued to worsen for the past ... more |
tsunami:
 farm:  spacetravel:  |
Washington (AFP) March 25, 2008India said Tuesday it could not commit to any US timeline for finalization of a landmark nuclear deal caught in a deadlock among its ruling coalition partners. Foreign Minister Pranap Mukherjee said New Delhi needed "more time" to forge an agreement on the deal despite a tight 2008 US legislative calendar ahead of the November presidential polls. US President George W. Bush and Indian ... more Entergy Announces Independent Safety Evaluation At Indian Point 
White Plains NY (SPX) Mar 25, 2008In an effort to provide public assurances about the operation and protection of New York's largest nuclear power facility, Entergy Nuclear has announced the start of a fully independent examination of safety, security and emergency preparedness at its Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) in Buchanan. The Independent Safety Evaluation (ISE) will be conducted by a distinguished independent pane ... more US, Russia, China in fierce battle to sell fighter jets in Asia 
Washington (AFP) March 23, 2008The United States is bracing for tough competition from Russia and China as cash-flush Asian economies look up to the trio for a new breed of fighter jets to beef up their air forces, experts say. Japan, India, Australia and South Korea are keen to have the most modern, fifth generation, jet fighters while Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia and Indonesia are reportedly eyeing fourth ... more India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile 
New Delhi (AFP) March 23, 2008India on Sunday test fired a medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile capable of hitting most targets in neighbouring Pakistan, a defence official said. The Agni-1 missile, which has a range of more than 700 kilometres (430 miles), was fired at 10:15 am (0445 GMT) from an island off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa, the official said. "The user trial of the missile passed ... more
|
milplex:
 gas:  nuclear-civil: |
|
| Previous Issues | Apr 10 | Apr 09 | Apr 08 | Apr 07 | Apr 04 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
