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APSCC Announces Speakers To APSCC 2008 Seoul, Korea (SPX) Aug 06, 2008 
The satellite industry in the Asia-Pacific region is "on the move" with the increasing demand for High Definition Television (HDTV) broadcast and turnaround services, the opening of Direct-to-Home (DTH) markets in China and India, and with a number of broadband services via satellite significantly increasing in Asian countries and Australia. Experts from the international satellite ... read more
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ISRO And IIT Kanpur To Develop Micro Satellite
Kanpur, India (PTI) Aug 05, 2008In an effort to enhance the flow of information pertaining to disaster management, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is all set to develop a micro satellite in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ISRO has in principle given clearance to the project and IIT scientists will visit ISRO, Bangalore later this month for the final commitment. "We have ... more India To Soon Get Global Navigation System 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Aug 04, 2008India will soon acquire a comprehensive global navigation satellite system to meet the requirements of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Airports Authority of India (AAI). "India has tied up recently with US aerospace major Raytheon Company for the final phase of its ambitious Global Positioning Satellite-Aided Geosynchronous Augmented Navigation System (GAGAN)," said Andy ... more Boeing Submits Combat Aircraft Industrial-Participation Proposal To Indian Government 
New Delhi, India (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Boeing has submitted a comprehensive Industrial Participation (IP) proposal to the government of India in support of the company's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) offer to the Indian air force of 126 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. The proposal was submitted in response to the MMRCA Request for Proposals, which asked all competitors to provide an IP plan as part of their offering. ... more Race Is On For Civilian Nuclear Cooperation With India 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 05, 2008The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) has pledged to energize its U.S. Chamber-sponsored Coalition for Partnership with India (StrategicPartnership.org) in response to Indias Parliamentary Vote of Confidence in favor of moving the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to reach a safeguards agreement covering Indias atomic power plants - a crucial step towards ending the 35-year technology ... more Japan recognises India's need for nuclear power: official 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 4, 2008Japan recognises India's need for civilian nuclear power, a Japanese government official said here Monday, a day ahead of talks in which an Indo-US atomic energy pact is expected to be a key focus. Japanese foreign minister Masahiko Koumura and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee were due to meet Tuesday in New Delhi to discuss the pact and other regional issues. "We understand ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) July 30, 2008Top negotiators from India and China displayed sharply different operating styles at just-ended WTO trade talks here: Indian Trade Minister Kamal Nath happily obliged reporters with corridor comment while Chinese counterpart Chen Deming steered well clear of the limelight. But both were blamed in some circles for Tuesday's breakdown in a nine-day marathon effort to forge a deal to free up ... more Dismayed powers urge salvaging of wrecked WTO talks 
Geneva (AFP) July 30, 2008World trading powers appealed on Wednesday for efforts to salvage WTO proposals amid regret and emotion at the collapse of nine-day marathon talks, and warnings that the poorest countries will suffer. "I would only urge the Director-General (of the WTO) to treat this as a pause, not a breakdown, to keep on the table what is there," Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said the morning after ... more Emerging economies to drive world auto sales to record highs 
Ottawa (AFP) July 30, 2008Auto sales in places like Brazil, India and China are expected to drive world demand to new records despite a sales slump in Europe and the United States, a Canadian bank said Wednesday. Global car sales advanced a mere 1.5 percent in the first half of 2008, undercut by slowing Western economies and record oil prices, Scotiabank said in its Global Auto Report. But Brazil, Russia, India a ... more India, Pakistan trade blame on Kashmir clash 
Srinagar, India (AFP) July 29, 2008India and Pakistan traded blame Tuesday for a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir that left an Indian soldier dead. Pakistan's military rejected Indian accusations that it had broken the ceasefire, saying Indian troops had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) overnight and opened fire first. India had accused Islamabad of a "serious ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) July 28, 2008The United States exchanged hard words with China and India as key WTO talks dragged into a second week on Monday, trading blame for stuttering steps towards a world trade pact, delegates said. Meanwhile in Paris, the French government rejected the current proposals for a deal, saying they showed no advance on essential points concerning industry. "The blame game has started. The US ... more Multinational Agreement Signed To Carry Out Lunar Exploration 
Silicon Valley CA (PTI) Jul 28, 2008India, along with seven other countries, has signed a landmark agreement with the United States to carry out lunar exploration. The agreement was signed at American space agency NASA's Ames Research Centre here this week and it would be formally announced on Tuesday. Apart from India, the countries which signed the pact with the US are Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and ... more India to train US 'Green Berets' in jungle warfare 
Guwahati, India (AFP) July 26, 2008A contingent of US Special Forces, or Green Berets, will team up with Indian soldiers to train in jungle warfare, officials said on Saturday. The 30-member US team will train in the army-run Counter-Insurgency Jungle Warfare School from August 2 in the rebellion-torn northeastern state of Mizoram, they said. "The training schedule involves methodologies to tackle terrorism and low intens ... more The Indian Nuclear Tango Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 25, 2008 Considering the packed congressional schedule, U.S. legislators may not examine the U.S.-Indian agreement before the November presidential elections. The new White House could revise the agreement because of allegations the United States is giving too much to India and demanding too little in return. Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India is telling the national ... more
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