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November 2006 - India Special Weapons News

  • US officials to discuss nuclear deal with Indian counterparts IRNA 30 Nov 2006 -- As Washington debates its nuclear deal with India, top US business leaders will meet Indian senior officials, including from the Atomic Energy Commission, in the next two days to discuss various issues related to the pact.
  • Pak hesitates to authenticate troop positions at Siachen IRNA 28 Nov 2006 -- Indicating its hesitation to authenticate troop positions at Siachen, Pakistan has asked India not to make it "do things which compromise our own position," and said that a way can be found around such pre-condition for demilitarization of the icy region.
  • India Tests Intercept of Incoming Missile VOA 27 Nov 2006 -- India has carried out a test in which it used homegrown missile technology to intercept another missile.
  • FINAL ASSEMBLY OF FIRST INDIAN HAWKS UNDERWAY AT BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems 24 Nov 2006 -- The first two Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers for the Indian Air Force (IAF) are entering final assembly ahead of flight testing at BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire.
  • Indo-US N-deal has made atomic plants vulnerable: Indian minister IRNA 22 Nov 2006 -- India's Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Wednesday that India's proposed civil nuclear deal with the US has made the country's atomic power plants 'highly vulnerable' to terrorist threats.
  • India's MiG-29 crashes IRNA 22 Nov 2006 -- A MiG-29 fighter of the Indian Air Force crashed near the airbase in Jamnagar, a city of Gujarat state, Tuesday evening.
  • India test fires "Prithvi" missile IRNA 19 Nov 2006 -- As a part of the country's air defence exercise, "Prithvi", India's sophisticated surface-to-surface medium range missile, has been test fired from the integrated test range (IRT) at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from Balasore (Orissa).
  • Bush Welcomes Senate Approval of U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement Washington File 17 Nov 2006 -- The White House welcomed the Senate's approval of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation agreement, signed earlier this year by President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
  • US Govt to work to achieve further progress on Indo-US deal IRNA 17 Nov 2006 -- The United States Friday said that the passage of Indo-US nuclear deal bill by the Senate showed that the agreement has in principle been maintained and voiced confidence that the administration will do its best to achieve further progress keeping in mind New Delhi's sensitivities.
  • US Senate Approves Civilian Nuclear Pact With India VOA 17 Nov 2006 -- The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that would allow civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and India
  • Indian PM talks to Bush on nuke deal IRNA 16 Nov 2006 -- Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh today talked to the US President George W. Bush on the telephone and discussed the proposed American legislation on the Indo-US deal for cooperation in civil nuclear energy and other "current matters".
  • India, Pakistan Agree to Form Joint Anti-Terrorism Commission VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- India and Pakistan, during two days of peace talks in the Indian capital, have agreed on measures to combat terrorism and reduce the risk of nuclear accidents.
  • India won't cut military spending IRNA 14 Nov 2006 -- India, the largest arms purchaser among emerging nations, said on Monday it will not prune its military spending due to the growing threat from terrorism and regional tensions.
  • Arms Control Experts Urge Senate to Change US/India Nuclear Deal VOA 14 Nov 2006 -- A group of prominent arms control experts has sent letters to U.S. senators urging them not to approve legislation relating to the Bush administration's nuclear deal with India unless significant changes are made to the bill.
  • India, Pakistan Resume Peace Talks VOA 14 Nov 2006 -- India and Pakistan have resumed a peace process that was halted earlier this year by deadly train bombings in Mumbai
  • India hopeful on civil nuke deal despite win by the Democrats IRNA 13 Nov 2006 -- India expressed hope that the Indo-US civil nuclear deal would be passed by the US Senate despite the change of power equation in the Congress following victory by the Democrats.
  • Howitzers for Indian army from Slovakia: Slovak minister IRNA 13 Nov 2006 -- Slovak Minister of Economy, L'ubomir Jahnatek on Monday called for sourcing more arms for the Indian Army's massive program of modernization of the artillery and offered armored and towed howitzers, caterpillar-wheeled and wheel-type armored howitzers.
  • Global expenditure on defence crossed USD 1000 billion: Indian minister IRNA 13 Nov 2006 -- Global expenditure on defence has crossed the 1,000 billion US dollar mark and is still rising



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