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US: Time is tight for India nuclear pact Washington (AFP) July 22, 2008 
The White House urged India on Tuesday to move swiftly to approve a controversial nuclear cooperation agreement, warning that time was running out for election-fevered Washington to ratify the pact. "There aren't that many days left where Congress is going to be in session," said spokeswoman Dana Perino. "If their legislature lets it move forward then we can do the same here and then we'll ... read more
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Indian PM says nuclear vote will help millions
New Delhi (AFP) July 23, 2008India's government Wednesday celebrated a victory it said would help bring millions out of poverty, after winning a vote that clears the way for a controversial nuclear deal with the United States. After two days of often chaotic debate, the Congress-led coalition won the confidence vote in parliament by 275 MPs to 256 from the mainly left-wing and Hindu opposition. Singh needed just a ... more Scientists search for alien life forms 
Washington (UPI) Jul 20, 2008 There has been resurgent interest among U.S. researchers to find alien life forms, scientists say. The Washington Post reported Sunday that there has been an explosion of interest in astrobiology, the search for extreme forms of life on Earth and for possibly similar life on other planets. Biogeologist Lisa Pratt of Indiana University is among scientists who study so-called ... more India opens key nuclear debate 
New Delhi (AFP) July 21, 2008The future of India's coalition government and a controversial nuclear deal with the United States were hanging in the balance Monday as parliament opened debate ahead of a key confidence vote. The Indian government will collapse and early elections will be called if the coalition of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh loses a vote on Tuesday. Experts say the outcome is too close to call. ... more Indian govt makes passionate appeal to save US nuclear deal
New Delhi (AFP) July 21, 2008India's government, which risks losing power over a nuclear accord with the US, on Monday urged lawmakers to back the pact, saying it is indispensable to the country's energy security. Communist partners of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's coalition withdrew support earlier this month to protest the deal, and forced a special two-day parliamentary session in a bid to vote out the government. ... more Outside View: India's new sub -- Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 18, 2008 When the Indian government raised the issue of leasing a nuclear submarine from Russia, it focused negotiations on a multirole SSN, Project 971 Shchuka-B, known in the West as Akula, then under construction in the Far Eastern Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Like the previous Indian SSN, it was rechristened Chakra. On June 11, 2008, it started dockside trials. The submarine is ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 17, 2008A delegation of Russian Ground Forces officers will learn about training troops for mountain warfare during a two-week trip to India that started on Monday, a spokesman for the Russian military said. Deputy commander Lt. Gen. Valery Yevnevich, along with officers from Russia's mountain brigades and the Far Eastern Military Command officer training school, will visit a training center in ... more Brazil agribusiness wants looser ties to China, India in WTO talks 
Brasilia (AFP) July 16, 2008Brazil's powerful agribusiness sector on Wednesday called for the country to step away from an alliance with China and India in WTO talks next week to concentrate on securing immediate farm trade deals. "The most productive sector in the Brazilian economy must not be held back by the drive to secure a greater trade opening for less competitive sectors," the Permanent Forum for Agricultural ... more The Current Biofuel Market In India 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jul 17, 2008The 'Indian Biofuel Industry' report analyzes the current biofuel market in India. It focuses on the causes for the growing demand of biofuels, the manufacturing technologies for the production of biofuels and government regulations. This report also enumerates the opportunities and challenges faced by the biofuel industry in India along with the current trends, addressing the client needs ... more Analysis: Nuclear revival without Germany 
Berlin (UPI) Jul 16, 2008 Global warming and rising energy prices have sparked a worldwide renaissance of nuclear energy -- but not in Germany, where the grand coalition government is still bickering over the planned phase-out of nuclear power by 2021. The United States, China, India, Russia, France, Canada, Britain, Finland, Sweden -- the list of countries aiming to build new nuclear power plants or at least ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) July 14, 2008India is "gravely concerned" over reports suggesting the use of military force against Iran and is strongly against any such action, the foreign ministry said on Monday. There has been concern an attack against Iran could be imminent after it emerged Israel had practised a strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. "India is gravely concerned at these statements threatening the use of ... more Moscow Reacts Positively To US-Indian Nuclear Tango 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 15, 2008It appears that India and the United States have started a mutual "nuclear tango" during the July 7-9 G8 summit at the Toyako resort area in Hokkaido, Japan. Under the proposed deal, New Delhi will gain access to U.S. uranium and nuclear technology. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told U.S. President George W. Bush that his government is ready to railroad the 2007 U.S.-Indian ... more India says fuel supplies assured under nuclear deal 
New Delhi (AFP) July 13, 2008India defended Saturday a safeguards agreement with the UN atomic energy agency for a sensitive deal on its nuclear reactors, saying it guaranteed uninterrupted fuel supplies for its plants. Government officials said the safeguards agreement -- submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this week -- ensured there would be no abrupt disruption of fuel supplies for its civilian ... more Indian govt seeks allies ahead of confidence vote 
New Delhi (AFP) July 11, 2008India's embattled coalition government was grappling for support Thursday to ensure it can win a confidence vote sparked by a withdrawal of support from left-wing parties, officials said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Congress-led administration lost its majority after a bloc of leftists and communists stopped backing the government because of their staunch opposition to a nuclear deal with ... more
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