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India And US Close To Finalizing Nuclear Cooperation Deal New Delhi (RIA Novosti) Jul 23, 2007 
India and the United States said they had made significant progress on a major agreement in the sphere of civilian nuclear cooperation after four days of intensive negotiations that ended Friday in Washington. "We had a constructive and positive discussion," both sides said in a statement. "We will now refer the issue to our governments for final review."
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India To Orbit Israeli Spy Satellite In September
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Jul 19, 2007A leading Indian broadsheet quoted anonymous sources Wednesday as saying the country is planning to launch an Israeli spy satellite in September. According to information obtained by Times of India, the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) time-proven four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle will carry a 260-kg satellite named TechSar from the Sriharikota space centre, on island off Indi ... more Malaysia To Receive Brand-New Russian Fighters 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 19, 2007Malaysia will receive the first 12 of its order of 18 Sukhoi Su-30-MKM Flanker fighters, the most advanced versions of the Su-27 warplane, before the year is out. The Su-30-MKM embodies the best achievements of the Russian aircraft industry and has the most advanced European avionics. The Malaysian version is based on the Su-30-MKI, earmarked for India, but features different equipment and an e ... more US And India Identify Solutions To Salvage Nuclear Deal 
Washington DC (AFP) Jul 18, 2007The United States and India have identified possible solutions to issues hampering a final accord on a landmark bilateral civilian nuclear deal, the State Department said Wednesday. The two powers have been for two years trying to devise a comprehensive agreement under which the United States would provide nuclear technology and fuel after agreeing in principle to reverse three decades of sancti ... more Iran, Pakistan, India Agree Gas Price For Transnational Pipeline 
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Jul 17, 2007Iran, Pakistan and India have agreed on a formula for the price of natural gas to be pumped through a pipeline that will link the three countries, India's Asian Age daily said. The deal has removed the main obstacle to the signing of a three-way agreement on building the 2,300 km Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline with an estimated price tag of $7.5 billion. The first deliveries from gas-rich Ir ... more Indian Kashmir Goes Digital To Discourage Shahtoosh Trade 
Srinagar, India (AFP) July 14, 2007Authorities in Indian Kashmir are using modern technology to check trade in shahtoosh products made from the fur of an endangered Tibetan antelope, officials said on Saturday. Wildlife officials say they have put microchip tags on nearly 900 shahtoosh products owned by Kashmiris to discourage trading in the fabric known as the "king of wools" for its gossamer lightness. Tags "weighing less ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) July 11, 2007The head of one of India's top luxury hotel chains called on the country Wednesday to launch a major clean-up of its filthy cities or suffer a drop in tourist arrivals. "We have to clean our cities or risk losing tourists," said P.R.S. Oberoi, the chairman of the EIH Associated Hotels group, which includes the five-star Oberoi chain. "Water is a big problem, power is a big problem, the roa ... more Bush And Singh Discuss Nuclear Pact 
Washington (AFP) Jul 11, 2007US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday discussed the US-India nuclear agreement and efforts to promote global trade, the White House said. The two leaders "spoke by phone this morning and discussed the transformation of our bilateral relationship, including the civil nuclear cooperation initiative," said national security spokesman Gordon Johndroe. ... more India Monsoon Death Toll Nears 700 
Jodhpur, India (AFP) July 09, 2007Twenty-four more people have died in rain-related accidents across India, taking the death toll to at least 684 since the onset of the monsoon last month, officials said Monday. Eight people were washed away in a monsoon-swollen river in Rajasthan, while 11 perished in rain-related deaths in the central state of Madhya Pradesh with five other deaths reported in Kashmir and West Bengal. In ... more Kenyan Tribe Of Honey-Hunters Fights Extinction 
Kiangwe, Kenya (AFP) July 10, 2007The marginalisation of Kenya's Boni tribe, known for their unique tradition of whistling to birds that guide them to honey, has raised fears that their mellifluous song will soon be silenced. With little or no access to health care and other resources, the Boni's ranks have steadily dwindled and the tribe is now on the verge of extinction. The semi-nomadic Hamitic tribe nestled between the India ... more |
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New Delhi (RIA Novosti) Jun 29, 2007India has completed the preparation for its largest-ever international defense tender to acquire 126 multi-role combat aircraft, estimated at $7 billion, the Defense Ministry said Friday. A meeting of the Defense Acquisition Committee (DAC), headed by Defense Minister A.K Antony, passed Friday the criteria for the selection of the best proposal submitted by foreign bidders. "Considering th ... more India-Iran-Pakistan Talks On Gas Pipeline Still To Continue
New Delhi (RIA Novosti) Jun 30, 2007India, Iran and Pakistan failed to reach a compromise on tariffs on natural gas deliveries and will continue talks on signing a tripartite gas pipeline agreement in July, the Indian press said citing government sources. Talks ended in New Delhi Friday on the $7.5 billion pipeline, which will have annual capacity of at least 21.1 billion cubic meters and is expected to come on stream in 2011. ... more Senate Will Not Sway Bush On Iraq 
Washington (UPI) June 28, 2007Skepticism is growing among Republicans in the Senate about President Bush's strategy on Iraq, but it isn't going to have any impact on his determination to stay the course there. Newspaper reports this week stated that Republican Sens. George Voinovich of Ohio and Richard Lugar of Indiana, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were both becoming more actively vocal ... more Rice Eyes US-India Nuclear Deal This Year
Washington (AFP) June 27, 2007US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that a "historic" nuclear energy pact with India could be clinched this year with enough commitment from both sides. "Had this been easy, it would have been done a long time ago," Rice told the US-India Business Council, while trumpeting the deal's benefits both to fast-growing India's energy needs and to US nuclear companies. "I myself ... more
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