New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India Friday maintained it would be solely guided by the 123 agreement with the United States on civil nuclear cooperation that will become a legal document once it enters into force. (more…)
Washington, Sep 12 (DPA) The decisions by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales, to expel the US ambassadors were “desperate moves” to counter growing internal opposition to their leadership, the US State Department said Friday in a sharp escalation of the diplomatic feud. (more…)
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) The Bush administration has expressed the hope that the US Congress will accord its final approval to the India-US civil nuclear deal this month as it has presented a “very strong package” to the legislature. (more…)
Caracas, Sep 12 (IANS) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has asked the US envoy Patrick Duddy to leave the country within 72 hours, saying he was making the move in solidarity with Bolivia after that close ally expelled the top US diplomat there, the EFE news agency reported Friday. (more…)
Tehran, Sep 12 (IANS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will present a new report on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme to its board of governors in Vienna Monday, the official IRNA News agency reported Friday, quoting an IAEA official. (more…)
Moscow, Sep 12 (DPA) President Dmitry Medvedev Friday compared 9/11 terrorist attacks with the trigger for last month’s war with Georgia, a day after the US commemorated those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks. (more…)
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IANS) France, a key player in the field of civilian nuclear energy, has made it clear that while fuel supply guarantees were part of its proposed agreement with India, this could be best ensured through a political and commercial understanding, rather than a legal one. (more…)
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India and Australia Friday inched closer towards forging a strategic partnership as New Delhi thanked Canberra for its “constructive” support in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and urged it to re-consider and export uranium for Indian nuclear reactors. (more…)
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Former US ambassador Frank Wisner said Friday that there was very little time to get the bilateral India-US agreement on civil nuclear cooperation through the US Congress. (more…)
Moscow, Sep 12 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed speculation Friday that his country would not have enough natural gas for European consumers and pledged to launch new fields if the market grows. (more…)
