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December

• The Missile Man - [December 31, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Well RAPPed up! - [December 25, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Senior IAF officer quits; crisis may snowball - [December 23, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• A good deal - [December 22, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• India willing to climb down on nuclear issue: Envoy - [December 12, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• China urges US to cut nuclear forces - [December 10, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Debate on security situation urged - [December 10, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• President Clinton changes US nuclear arms strategy - [December 08, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• The Missile Magician- A bouquet for Dr.Abdul Kalam - [December 01, 1997] - The Hindustan Times

  November

• US defence panel suggests a 'transformation strategy' - [November 30, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Missile test range in Orissa turning into death trap - [November 29, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• India working on reusable missile system - [November 28, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• India, Pak among 25 nations developing nuclear weapons - [November 27, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• A gem indeed - [November 28, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• 3 years of Indo-US defence cooperation yield little result - [November 26, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Trishul test-fired - [November 26, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Towards nuclear 'stability' ? - [November 21, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Israel improves its warning system - [November 20, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• India challenges IAEA approach - [November 14, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• No desire to go nuclear: Gujral - [November 14, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• INS Delhi to be launched on Nov.15 - [November 13, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• China, Russia to sign nuclear power pact - [November 10, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Defence talks with Russia soon The Hindu Date: 11-11-1997 :: Pg: 13 :: By Atul Aneja NEW DELHI, Nov. 10. India needs to strengthen its air defence cover and Russia has offered the S-300 missile systems.
• It's the economy, again - [November 01, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Peaceful cooperation with US on China's terms: Jiang - [November 01, 1997] - The Hindustan Times

  October

• Duplicity on Tehri - [October 30, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• China pledges fulfilment: Clinton's claim challenged by Helms, 9 Senators - [October 29, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• China, US breakthrough seen on nuclear issue - [October 27, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• India will have plutonium for 50 N-weapons by 2000 AD - [October 27, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Chinese President leaves for historic visit to US: Nuclear cooperation pact likely - [October 27, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Myth of deterrence - [October 23, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• India's stance on CTBT vindicated: PM - [October 21, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• US, China trying to hammer out pacts - [October 21, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• India reiterates its stand on CTBT - [October 20, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Russia plans to cut ground forces, rely more on N-arms - [October 19, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• US, China may settle for political barter ahead of summit - [October 15, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• Pallone opposes move; Clinton's plan to certify China stopping N-knowhow export - [October 12, 1997] - The Hindustan Times
• INDIA, PAKISTAN AND THE U.S.: SIGNS OF A 'NEW APPROACH' US Information Agency - Foreign Media Reaction Report 08 October 1997
• India should develop N-weapons: RSS chief - [October 03, 1997] - The Hindustan Times

  September

• INDIA HAS USED ITS OWN ROCKET TO LAUNCH A MAJOR SATELLITE VOA 29 September 1997

  August

• Asia's Accelerating Missile Race CDISS News and Views - August 1997

  July

• INDIA ON US UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TEST July 1997 - Government has taken note of the "sub-critical" underground nuclear test conducted by the USA on July 2, 1997, and are concerned that this has been justified "as an activity permitted under the CTBT".

  June

• Lessons of the missile "leak" -- Pity the soft state Shekhar Gupta The Indian Express 09 June 1997 -- The US Government-non-proliferation NGO-media nexus responsible for the December 1995 leak (this one in The New York Times) that India was preparing for another nuclear test in Pokharan, was behind the missile story now -- Gary Milhollin, the leading light of the non-proliferation fundamentalists in Washington.
• India's Prithvi Deployed CDISS News and Views - June 1997

  May

• Negotiating the CTBT: India's Security Concerns and Nuclear Disarmament Arundhati Ghose, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Geneva Journal of International Affairs, Summer, 1997, 51, no. 1. -- India's decision not to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1996 was based both on its traditional approach to nuclear disarmament and its national security concerns.

  April

• India to Press Ahead with Missile Programmes CDISS News and Views - April 1997
• India set for submarine drive April 30, 1997.

  March

• INDIA / RUSSIA (L-ONLY) THE INDIAN PRIME MINISTER IS FINISHING A THREE DAY VISIT TO MOSCOW, IN WHICH THE TWO COUNTRIES' LEADERS DISCUSSED DEALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND WEAPONS. THE AGREEMENTS COULD UPSET THE DELICATE MILITARY BALANCE IN SOUTH ASIA. Voice of America 3/26/97
• Agni won't be consigned to flames: Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda indicated in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the government would not give up the development of the intermediate range Agni missile programme. The Times of India News Service, 05 March 1997
• INDIA / MISSILES INDIAN PRIME MINISTER H-D DEVE GOWDA HAS PROMISED FULL SUPPORT FOR A CONTROVERSIAL LONG-RANGE MISSILE PROJECT -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHICH HAS BEEN HELD BACK UNDER WESTERN PRESSURE. Voice of America, 3/4/97
• Voice of America INDIA / SUPERCOMPUTER SUNDAY, INDIA UNVEILED ITS OWN, LOCALLY-BUILT SUPERCOMPUTER. THE UNITED STATES HAD BLOCKED SALE OF AN AMERICAN SUPERCOMPUTER BECAUSE OF FEARS IT WOULD HELP INDIA'S MISSILE AND NUCLEAR PROGRAMS. 3/3/97
• India Pledges Support for Agni IRBM CDISS News and Views - March 1997
• Agni Missile Programme Scuttled? SAPRA INDIA Monthly Bulletin January-March 1997 Issue

  February

• India Tests Prithvi CDISS News and Views - February 1997
• Perfect lift-off for variant of Prithvi The India Express, Monday, February 24 1997

  January

• "Facing the Nuclear Facts In India and Pakistan - It's Time to Refine a Simple-Minded U.S.Policy" By Richard N. Haass and Gideon Rose Sunday, Page C02, The Washington Post, January 5 1997