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Russia, India To Develop New BrahMos Cruise Missile New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Oct 02, 2008 
Russia and India will jointly develop a new BrahMos-2 hypersonic cruise missile, the head of the BrahMos company said on Monday. "At a meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation, we decided to set up a working group on the development of the BrahMos-2 missile," the company's CEO, Sivathanu Pillai said. "The new hypersonic missile will have ... read more
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US Navy plays waiting game with surrounded Somali pirates
Mogadishu (AFP) Oct 1, 2008The US Navy on Wednesday kept up the pressure on Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian cargo shipment of tanks and other weapons, as the European Union agreed an anti-piracy operation in the region. Warships from the United States and other navies have blockaded the MV Faina in a port off Somalia's Indian Ocean coast, where the pirates who captured it are demanding a 20-million-dollar payment ... more Coral-killing starfish turns out to be four species, not one 
Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2008The crown-of-thorns starfish, a notorious threat to coral in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, comprises four species, not one, biologists reported on Tuesday. The spiny predator, known by its Latin name of Acanthaster planci, has been a worsening peril to reefs for at least three decades, latching onto coral polyps and digesting them. A paper published in the British journal Biology Letter ... more Solar powered cars race in South Africa 
Cape Town (AFP) Oct 1, 2008Africa's first-ever solar-powered car race is underway in South Africa to raise awareness about alternative energy and promote science and technology, organisers said Wednesday. Local teams are competing against racers from India and Japan in the two-week South African Solar Challenge, which aims to encourage students to study engineering, a field in which the country faces huge skills short ... more US-India nuclear pact heads for final hurdle 
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2008A US-India nuclear pact headed for its final legislative hurdle on Wednesday with last-minute debate focused on concern about New Delhi carrying out another nuclear weapons test. The US Senate is to vote late Wednesday on the deal, which would lift a three-decade ban on civilian nuclear trade with India imposed after the country carried out a nuclear test in 1974 and refused to sign the ... more Defense Chief Says Russia Does Not Export Nuclear Submarines 
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Oct 01, 2008Russia has no plans to export nuclear submarines, the country's defense minister said on Monday during his visit to India. Asked to comment on media reports on alleged plans to export nuclear submarines, in particular to India, Anatoly Serdyukov said: "The press discusses lots of things. We do not export nuclear submarines." The Times of India earlier quoted an anonymous Indian defense ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2008The US State Department voiced hope Tuesday that a civilian nuclear pact with India will clear the last legislative hurdle here, saying it has "strong bipartisan support." The deal, which would lift a three decade-old ban on civilian nuclear trade with India, could go to a vote in the Senate as early as Wednesday, after it passed the House of Representatives on Saturday. "I certainly ... more Western navy close in on Somali pirates 
Mogadishu (AFP) Sept 29, 2008US Navy ships Monday surrounded a ship seized by Somali pirates carrying tanks and other weapons, amid confusion about the cargo's destination and reports the ship's captain had died. US Navy ships kept watch as pirates moored the MV Faina off Somalia's Indian Ocean coast in perhaps their most audacious coup in close to 60 hijackings this year. They have demanded a 20-million-dollar ... more France's Areva eyes deal to supply two reactors to India 
Paris (AFP) Sept 29, 2008French energy firm Areva hopes to profit from an expected Franco-Indian nuclear pact by supplying the Asian giant with two of the latest design of reactors, the group said Monday. An Areva spokeswoman said the company planned to ship two third-generation European Pressurised Reactors and a supply of nuclear fuel to India, which could lead to a bigger contract to supply a series of reactors. ... more France and India vow to boost civil nuclear cooperation 
Marseille, France (AFP) Sept 29, 2008Indian and French leaders vowed to boost nuclear energy cooperation Monday at an annual summit on EU-India ties dominated by trade, global warming and the world financial crisis. "France, which has great trust in India and its prime minister, has worked hard so that India can have access to civilian nuclear energy," said French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the rotating EU ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2008The House of Representatives Saturday passed a civilian nuclear pact with India that lifts a three decade-old ban on civilian nuclear trade with India. The agreement, passed by a 298-117 vote, will now head to the Senate for its vote, but it was unclear if it would be passed before Congress adjourns ahead of the November 4 elections. Signed by President George W. Bush and Indian Prime ... more Nuclear deal to bring new status: Indian PM 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 28, 2008India is close to securing a new position in the world nuclear order, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said as the US House of Representatives passed a major atomic energy pact with New Delhi. The House passed the agreement by a 298-117 vote on Saturday, taking the pact a step closer to being sealed. The agreement, signed by Singh and US President George Bush in 2005, offers India access to ... more India, Pakistan leaders agree to kickstart peace talks 
New York (AFP) Sept 24, 2008Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari agreed here Wednesday to kickstart an embattled peace dialogue between the two nuclear-armed rivals, with new talks to be scheduled by year's end. The leaders agreed that their foreign secretaries "will schedule meetings of the fifth round of the composite dialogue in the next three months," a joint statement said a ... more India bans Chinese dairy products 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 25, 2008India banned Thursday the import of dairy products from China over concerns they could be contaminated with dangerous chemicals. A government spokesman told AFP the temporary ban was only a preventative measure since India does not import dairy products from China. India joined more than a dozen countries that have ordered bans or taken other steps to curb consumption following a scandal ... more
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