Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2006 - India Special Weapons News
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- Officials Say Military Relations to be Key Part of Bush India Visit VOA 28 Feb 2006 -- Most of the attention before President Bush's visit to India this week has been focused on the pending nuclear cooperation agreement
- Indian president favors self reliance in N-power program IRNA 28 Feb 2006 -- Indian President A P J Abdul Kalam said he favored self-reliance in the country's nuclear power program and energy independence.
- South Asia: Bush To Focus On Nuclear, Kashmir Issues In India, Pakistan Visits RFE/RL 28 Feb 2006 -- U.S. President George W. Bush begins a visit to India and Pakistan on 1 March in which he is expected to further strengthen ties with Pakistan and to discuss nuclear issues with India
- India Will Not Compromise National Security in Order to Close Nuclear Deal With US VOA 28 Feb 2006 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the country will not compromise national security as it tries to seal a deal on civilian nuclear technology with the United States
- Opponents of US-India Nuclear Deal Urge Bush to Reconsider VOA 27 Feb 2006 -- U.S. lawmakers and groups opposing the civilian nuclear energy cooperation agreement between India and the United States are stepping up their efforts on the eve of President Bush's visit to New Delhi.
- India, US fail to reach agreement on nuclear separation IRNA 25 Feb 2006 -- After two days of intense negotiations, the US said it had failed to reach agreement with India on separation of its civilian and military nuclear programs but still hoped for an accord before President George W Bush visits New Delhi next week.
- IAEA's safeguarding work is "spying activity," says former AERB chairman IRNA 25 Feb 2006 -- Former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) A Gopalakrishnan said that most of the safeguarding work done by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is "spying activity" on behalf of the United States.
- Despite US envoy's apology Indian N-scientist cancels visit IRNA 25 Feb 2006 -- Top Indian nuclear scientist Govardhan Mehtra cancelled plans to visit the US to deliver a lecture at a function organized by the University of Florida, despite the US envoy's expressed apology.
- Civil Nuclear Agreement with India Will Restrict Proliferation Washington File 24 Feb 2006 -- An agreement between the United States and India to expand civil nuclear cooperation not only will help India’s development of nuclear energy, but also will cause India to accept proliferation restrictions that are in accordance with much of the international community, according to President Bush’s national security advisor, Stephen Hadley.
- India, US working hard to sign nuke deal IRNA 24 Feb 2006 -- India and the United States are working "very hard" to conclude a nuclear agreement, but there are "some more work" to be done.
- Indian, US Officials Hold More Talks on Nuclear Energy Deal VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- Indian and U.S. officials are holding more talks in New Delhi Friday to try to reach an agreement on nuclear energy cooperation before President Bush visits India next week.
- US, India Differ on Nuclear Deal VOA 23 Feb 2006 -- U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns has expressed doubt that Washington and New Delhi will finalize a nuclear deal before President Bush visits India next week.
- Government well equipped to handle bird flu: Indian minister IRNA 22 Feb 2006 -- Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss has issued a fervent appeal to the public not to panic at the arrival of bird flu in India as the government was well equipped to handle any eventuality.
- India, Pakistan Key Allies in War on Terror, Bush Says AFPS 22 Feb 2006 -- India and Pakistan are key allies in the long war against global terrorism and important partners in spreading democracy, President Bush told an Asia Society audience here today.
- Bush Urges India to Complete Nuclear Agreement VOA 22 Feb 2006 -- President Bush is urging India to take steps to complete a nuclear energy deal with the United States
- India's FBRs will not be put in civilian side: scientific adviser IRNA 22 Feb 2006 -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Scientific Adviser C N Rao on Wednesday asserted that the country's fast breeder reactors (FBRs) could not be put in the civilian side and said New Delhi could opt out of the deal if it went against national interest.
- India will separate nuclear facilities based on national interest IRNA 22 Feb 2006 -- India has decided to separate its nuclear facilities voluntarily based on the country's national interest.
- Indian PM to make statement on Indo-US N-deal in Parliament IRNA 22 Feb 2006 -- Two days ahead of the landmark visit of US President George W Bush to India, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement on the Indo-US nuclear deal in Parliament on February 27.
- US president's nuclear partnership to cap India's nuclear arm IRNA 21 Feb 2006 -- US President George W Bush has made it very clear that all "partners" under his new USD 250 million "Global Nuclear Energy Partnership" proposal will "have to agree to use nuclear power only for civilian purposes and forego uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities that can be used to develop nuclear weapons."
- India, France sign 9 agreements including nuclear declaration IRNA 20 Feb 2006 -- India and France on Monday signed nine agreements, including a declaration on nuclear energy and a pact on defence cooperation, after the conclusion of talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting French President Jacques Chirac.
- India, France sign document on civilian nuclear cooperation IRNA 20 Feb 2006 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the visiting French President Jacques Chirac today signed a landmark document on civilian nuclear cooperation and a defence pact, declaring that New Delhi would place its nuclear facilities acquired in "future" through international cooperation under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
- Indian Health Minister: Bird Flu Outbreak Under Control VOA 20 Feb 2006 -- Indian officials say the country's first outbreak of bird flu is under control, as government teams continued to cull chickens in the western state of Maharastra
- India and France Agree to Cooperate on Nuclear Energy VOA 20 Feb 2006 -- A visit to India by the president of France has led to an agreement for the two nations to cooperate on civilian nuclear technology.
- Cases of Deadly Strain of Bird Flu Reported in India VOA 19 Feb 2006 -- India has begun mass culling of chickens in a western state, after authorities confirmed the country's first outbreak of deadly bird flu there.
- India, France to sign Peaceful Nuke Cooperation Declaration IRNA 17 Feb 2006 -- India and France will sign a `Declaration' on development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and an agreement on Defence cooperation during the upcoming visit of French President Jacques Chirac here on February 19-20, taking their strategic partnership forward.
- India, France to sign agreement on civil N-cooperation: Chirac IRNA 17 Feb 2006 -- France are "close" to reaching an agreement with India on civil nuclear cooperation but feels that "more work" is required on both sides, French President Jacques Chirac has said ahead of his visit here.
- China supports Indo-US Nuclear deal: Chinese envoy IRNA 17 Feb 2006 -- Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Yuxi supported Indo-US nuclear deal on civil nuclear energy cooperation.
- India suspends USD 28 million excise duty refund to Nepal IRNA 16 Feb 2006 -- India has withheld payment of USD 28 million to Nepal in excise duty refund apparently because of its failure to pay USD 25 million to New Delhi for defence supplies.
- US president's visit to India shifts from "nuclear" to "economic" IRNA 16 Feb 2006 -- US President George W Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not initial a specific nuclear energy agreement during the US president's visit starting March 1.
- India buys Scorpene submarines from France at 'bargain price' IRNA 15 Feb 2006 -- Ruling out the involvement of any intermediaries Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said India was buying Scorpene submarines from three French companies at a 'bargain price' of Rs 13,000 crore.
- India not detracts from traditionally close ties with Iran: Indian minister IRNA 10 Feb 2006 -- Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed today said that India had taken a judicious decision on Iran's nuclear issue and its vote in favour of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution did not mean that the country had detracted from traditionally close ties with Iran".
- New Delhi Sends Paramilitary Troops to Guard Indian Workers in Afghanistan VOA 08 Feb 2006 -- India says it is sending paramilitary troops to Afghanistan to provide security for Indian civilians working on various development projects in the war-torn country.
- India seals border with Nepal IRNA 07 Feb 2006 -- The Indian Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has sealed the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to check the 'spill over' of any problem occurring in the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Global Arms Makers Hawk Their Wares in India VOA 05 Feb 2006 -- Some of the world's leading weapons manufacturers have participated in a defense exhibition in India
- Singh rejects that force was behind New Delhi's vote in IAEA IRNA 04 Feb 2006 -- Indian Ambassador to Tehran Manbir Singh on Saturday ruled out the idea that his country had been forced to give positive vote to the resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors.
- India says its 'yes' vote to IAEA resolution not detracting from friendly relations with Iran IRNA 04 Feb 2006 -- India today said the IAEA resolution for reporting Iran's nuclear issue to UN Security Council was "well-balanced" and asserted that its support to the move should "not be interpreted" as being "detracting from the traditionally close and friendly" relations with Tehran.
- Iran N-issue should be resolved diplomatically: Indian PM IRNA 01 Feb 2006 -- Just a day ahead of the crucial meeting of the IAEA in Vienna, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that Iran's nuclear issue should be resolved diplomatically.
- India first country to sign Integrity Pact in defense sector IRNA 01 Feb 2006 -- Indian Defense Secretary Shekhar Dutt Wednesday stated that probity, transparency and accountability are the hallmarks of the Defence Procurement Policy 2005, which came into effect from July 1, last year.
- India: Refer Iran to IAEA, not UN Security Council VOA 01 Feb 2006 -- India says it would like the dispute over Iran's nuclear program to be resolved through negotiations at the International Atomic Energy Agency, not the United Nations Security Council.
