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May 2006 - India Special Weapons News

  • Pakistan, India conclude first round of terrorism, prisoner exchange talks IRNA 31 May 2006 -- Senior Pakistani and Indian officials concluded their first round of two-day talks here on counter- terrorism, drug control and exchange of civilian prisoners.
  • India test fired 'Brahmos' missile IRNA 31 May 2006 -- India on Wednesday test fired a surface-to-surface version of the Indo-Russian Brahmos cruise missile in Pokhran desert, Gujarat state.
  • New Delhi, N-E insurgents extend ceasefire for six months IRNA 27 May 2006 -- The New Delhi Government and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), a northeastern insurgent outfit, today agreed to extend ceasefire by another six months.
  • New Delhi, Assam tribal leaders hold peace talks IRNA 26 May 2006 -- Indian authorities and leaders of a tribal separatist group in the northeastern state of Assam are meeting for peace talks Saturday aimed at ending two decades of violent insurgency in the region.
  • India, Pakistan conclude dialogue on Sir Creek issue IRNA 26 May 2006 -- Indian and Pakistani officials concluded talks on their boundary dispute over the Sir Creek Friday even as the two neighbors push forward a slow moving peace process aimed at ending nearly six decades of hostility.
  • Kashmir Talks End, Indian PM Hopeful VOA 25 May 2006 -- India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has wrapped up two days of roundtable discussions on the Kashmir conflict with promises to improve human rights in the divided region and to review the cases of Muslim militants who want to return home from neighboring Pakistan
  • No peace in Kahsmir unless militants are involved in talks: Hizb IRNA 25 May 2006 -- Insisting that inclusion of militants in the talks process was the "sole guarantee" of peace, the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, the main militant organization in Kashmir, criticized the government's claim that the people had grown weary (of the movement) as "hollow."
  • Roundtable on Kashmir resumes amid tight security IRNA 25 May 2006 -- A second roundtable conference resumed Thursday amid tight security in this strike-hit capital of Kashmir on proposals put forward by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
  • India Confident About US Congressional Approval of Nuclear Deal VOA 25 May 2006 -- India's Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran says he is confident U.S. laws will be changed soon to approve a recently concluded civilian nuclear deal between New Delhi and Washington.
  • India, Pak to continue talks over Siachen today IRNA 24 May 2006 -- To settle differences over the issue of demilitarization of the Siachen glacier, India and pakistan will resume defence secretary-level talks later today after both nations appeared to have made little headway in talks yesterday.
  • India, Pak talks concludes without any breakthrough on Siachen IRNA 24 May 2006 -- The two-day parley between India and Pakistani officials on Siachen concluded here on Wednesday without reaching on any agreement on demilitarization of the Siachen Glacier as 'differences' continued to persist on authentication of positions held by the armed forces of the two sides on the world's highest battlefield.
  • Indian PM Holds Kashmir Talks Despite Boycott VOA 24 May 2006 -- Leaders of a key alliance of Kashmiri separatist organizations have refused to join a meeting with the Indian prime minister aimed at ending the region's long-running insurgency.
  • Grenade Wounds 5 in Indian Kashmir as PM Holds Peace Talks VOA 24 May 2006 -- At least five people have been wounded in a grenade attack in Indian Kashmir's summer capital during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
  • Indian, Pakistani Defense Secretaries Open Talks on Siachen Glacier VOA 23 May 2006 -- Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan have opened a new round of talks over the Siachen glacier in Kashmir, where thousands of troops are stationed on what is considered the world's highest battlefield.
  • India to seek enhanced interaction with Chinese armed forces IRNA 22 May 2006 -- India will seek larger interaction with the Chinese armed forces by proposing scaling-up the level of joint exercises and training programs in a bid to enhance confidence building measures.
  • India Leaders Name Growing Maoist Insurgency Top Security Threat VOA 17 May 2006 -- In India, lack of rural development and failed peace initiatives appear to be giving strength to the country's 40-year-old Maoist rebellion
  • India to talk to new Nepal government on security issues IRNA 17 May 2006 -- Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed today said that "India will talk to the new government in Nepal on all security-related issues, including ISI activities."
  • India not halting Agni-III test-fire due to US pressure IRNA 17 May 2006 -- The Indian government rebutted reports that test-firing of its Agni-III missile had been halted due to US pressure, saying the country's strategic weapons program was based on "technical factors" and assessment of the overall security environment.
  • US pressure halts test-firing of India's Agni-III missile IRNA 16 May 2006 -- Indian Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee, on the sidelines of a defence accountants' conference on Monday, admitted for the first time that the government had stayed the test-firing of the Agni-III missile because "as responsible members of the international community, we want to keep our international commitments on non-proliferation."
  • Bush Administration Defends Nuclear Deal With India VOA 11 May 2006 -- A senior U.S. official has defended a nuclear deal with India, saying Washington has a host of reasons for pursuing it, but containing China is not one of them
  • NASA Agrees To Cooperate with India on Lunar Mission Washington File 09 May 2006 -- NASA will have two scientific instruments on India's maiden voyage to the moon, according to a May 9 NASA press release.
  • N-deal with India within July, 2005 agreement: US official IRNA 08 May 2006 -- US Secretary of State Condoleca Rice has confirmed that whatever agreement goes through between India and United States on their nuclear deal would be within the framework of the July 18, 2005 agreement.
  • Pakistan renews concern about US-India nuclear deal IRNA 05 May 2006 -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Saturday told his Swiss counterpart Mrs. Micheline Calmyrey that the US-India agreement on nuclear cooperation will have serious implications for security environment of South Asia.
  • India refuses `amendments' to nuclear deal with US IRNA 05 May 2006 -- India clearly refused "amendments" to the civil nuclear agreement signed with the US rejecting reported suggestions in this regard by Washington.
  • India, Pakistan hold talks on new CBMs IRNA 02 May 2006 -- Taking their confidence-building process forward, India and Pakistan on Tuesday held talks here to finalize the modalities for launching cross-LoC truck service on the Srinagar- Muzaffarabad road and operationalization of two meeting points along the Line of Control.



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