US Congress Passes Nuke Deal (July 31, 2006)
After several hours of debate, the US House of Representatives approved the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal with an overwhelming majority but has unfortunately raked partisan politicking in India even though the Government looks resolute in defending the deal. <More>

US to review dumping duty on Indian shrimps (July 13, 2006)
Trying to stem growing differences in trade, the US Department of Commerce chose three Indian shrimp exporting companies to review their export statistic and performance to formulate a anti-dumping duty structure for Indian shrimp.<More>

No US Support for India as Nuke Weapon State (July 12, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that while the US will “not support India joining the Non Proliferation Treaty as a nuclear weapon state” it will strive to “include India” in the “global nonproliferation regime” through the civilian nuclear deal. <More>

India, IAEA Discuss Nuclear Safeguards (July 11, 2006)
India and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met a 2nd time to discuss nuclear safeguards as a step to fulfilling the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and reports suggest that the talks went well and focused on broad India-specific safeguard issues. <More>

US-Russia Civilian N-Deal (July 10, 2006)
US President George Bush is reportedly wanting to reverse decades of nuclear policy isolating Russia to permit extensive civilian nuclear cooperation with that country which could result in large monetary gains for Moscow but may face opposition in the Congress. <More>

India, IAEA Discuss Nuclear Safeguards (July 11, 2006)
India and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met a 2nd time to discuss nuclear safeguards as a step to fulfilling the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and reports suggest that the talks went well and focused on broad India-specific safeguard issues. <More>

Putin Criticizes US (July 04, 2006)
Ahead of the Russia-US summit next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin trashed American and EU accusations of Russia’s “neo-imperial ambitions” and “energy blackmail” and warned of American diktat in international relations. <More>

US Panel Passes Nuke Deal With Caveats (June 29, 2006)
The 50-member US Congress International Relations Committee (HIRC) approved 37-5 the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal to exempt India from the U.S. laws that restrict nuclear trade with countries that have not submitted themselves to full nuclear inspections.<More>

CIA Conned on Iraq Germ Threat (June 26, 2006)
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) finally admitted that the main inspiration who prompted the US to invade Iraq spreading fear of mobile chemical labs capable of launching germs is “mentally unstable” “an Iraqi defector suspected of being mentally unstable and a liar.”<More>

US Cautions India on Iran’s Nuke Program (June 22, 2006)
A key extremist politician leading the US Congress International Relations Committee warned India to act responsibly by not supporting Iran’s nuclear ambitions and not to jeopardize Indo-US civilian nuclear deal up for discussions in the Committee on June 27.<More> Po 

US Asks G-8 Support for Nuke Deal (June 21, 2006)
The US is lobbying the Group of Eight (G8) nations to meet in July at St. Petersburg to back the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal amid serious reservations in the US policy making establishment, some G8 nations (like China & Japan), and European Union (EU) states.<More>

Poll Says US Troops Greater Peace Threat (June 16, 2006)
A poll of people in Britain, France, Germany, Spain, and Russia rated the presence of US troops in Iraq is a greater threat to world peace than the Government of Iran and such opinion was even lower in Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, and Pakistan.<More>

US, India Focus on aviation, Tourism  (June 15, 2006)
A business delegation from Houston, Texas visiting New Delhi showcased a variety of business interests, ranging from tourism to oil and gas and information technology and focused on making Indian aviation, tourism, and cargo businesses its top partners.<More> 

Indo-US Nuke Talks End Positively (June 15, 2006)
India and the US ended discussions positively on the bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement (which forms the backbone of the Indo-US nuclear deal) as technical experts prepared the broad outline of the pact that will be signed after US Congress approval.<More>

Indo-US Talks Nuke Coop Talks (June 12, 2006)
India and the US are to start conversations on developing a bilateral nuclear agreement that could be linked to the civilian nuclear deal that they signed July 2005 and is currently being debated in the US Congress.<More>

Panel Warns of Non-Approval of Nuke Deal  (June 09, 2006)
The influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) recommended that the US Congress approve the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal’s basic framework without delay so that the nascent bilateral relationship is not compromised even if final approval is delayed.<More>

US Convicts Lashkar Operative (June 08, 2006)
The US government succeeded in convicting a 11th suspect in what it calls the “Virginia jihad network” when it found a third-grade teacher guilty of aiding the Lashkar-e-Toiba.<More>

Tenuous Russia-US Relations (June 07, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that his country is “strengthening” its “cooperation” with the US “in the international arena” and cited the positive interaction to provide a renewed deal to Iran.<More>

'US Claims Self-Defense in Afghanistan (June 01, 2006)
US Army claimed that its troops opened fire in self-defense on the worst ever anti-American riot after being shot at by the crowd and was unable to pin down the actual casualty numbers.<More>

Pressure on US to Punish Pak (June 01, 2006)
Increasing number of policy makers, and opinion makers in the US are demanding that the US review its bogus position of Pakistan as a frontline ally against terrorism and demand a firm deadline by which it can reign in its military and intelligence agencies. <More>

Baradei Asks US Congress to Support Nuke Deal (May 26, 2006)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief El Baradei came out strongly to support the Indo-US civilian Nuclear Deal and asked the US Congress to vote in support of the “win-win agreement.”<More>

India Signs ITER Agreement (May 25, 2006)
India joined 6 other nations to sign the International Thermonuclear Experiment Reactor (ITER) Agreement contributing 10% of project cost with manufactured equipment to develop a prototype reactor that will make atomic fusion the next major source of energy.<More> 

India-US to Meet on Nuke Deal; US No to Pak (May 18, 2006)
Even as Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and US Under-Secretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns plan to meet to try iron out last minute hurdles in the Indo-US Civilian Nuclear deal, the US firmly spurned Pakistan's request for a similar deal.<More>

US Says Pak Not Doing Enough on Terrorism (May 9, 2006)
Pakistan reacted angrily to comments of US State Department Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Henry Crumpton in Kabul that Pakistan was not doing enough to curb terrorism spilling into Afghanistan and Kashmir.<More>

US May ‘Amend’ Nuke Deal  (May 4, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that the US may propose some amendments to the Indo-US Nuclear Deal within the “spirit” of the July 2005 agreement that India should be prepared to accept.<More>

US Wants More Economic Reforms (April 28, 2006)
US Treasury Under Secretary Timothy Adams said that more economic structural reforms are necessary for billions of dollars to flood the India and create unprecedented opportunities for the nation. <More>

India Will not Accept No-Test Option (April 18, 2006)
India said that it had rejected a proposal from the US to amend the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal that would disallow further nuclear testing by India and terminate the contract if India would conduct a nuclear explosion. <More>

India Backs US as Observer in SAARC (April 13, 2006)
Much to the chagrin of its communist allies, the Indian Government is enthusiastically supporting the inclusion of the US as an observer of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SSARC) in the 14^th session to be hosted in India.<More>

Indo-EU Energy Initiative (April 12, 2005)
On the heals of US and India announcing Indian participation in FutureGen project,  the European and India are set to explore alternate sources of energy as envisaged by the recently-concluded First India-EU Business Conference on Energy.<More>

India Refuses to Define “Credible Minimum Deterrence”  (April 11, 2006)
India refused to accede to visiting US Undersecretary of State Richard Boucher’s request to define “credible minimum deterrence” and repeated in essence what his boss said during the Congressional briefings that it is self-explanatory and is relative.<More>

India & US in Futuristic Energy Project (April 05, 2005)
The United States has invited India to participate in a futuristic private-public project, called the FutureGen that will build a coal-based power generation plant that will have zero carbon emissions at a cost of USD 950 million.<More>

Rice Pitches Deal in Congress (April 06, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presented a rosy picture of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee but faced harsh words on Indian relations with Iran and unfair comparisons with North Korea.<More>

India & US in Futuristic Energy Project (April 05, 2006)
The United States has invited India to participate in a futuristic private-public project, called the FutureGen that will build a coal-based power generation plant that will have zero carbon emissions at a cost of USD 950 million.<More>

Indian Encourages US Not to Alter Deal  (April 03, 2006)
The Russian shipment of “limited” supply of uranium for Tarapur on “safety” grounds reached India, even as India encouraged US policy makers not to alter the “very, very delicate balance” in the Indo-US nuclear deal. Emphasizing that the deal has gone through “extraordinary complex and difficult negotiations,” Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran winding up his sales tour in the US said that there were two issues that are worrying fence-sitting policy makers. <More>

Sharp debates in US on Nuclear Deal (March 31, 2006)
A sharp debate is ensuing in the US over the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal with former President Jimmy Carter publicly stating that he opposes the Agreement while a senior Intelligence Committee member said he supports it. <More>

Saran on Selling Trip to US (March 30, 2006)
Ahead of first briefings, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran is travelling to the United States with a group of senior Government officials to drum up support for the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal among key Congressmen and Senators.<More>

Bush Says Nuclear Deal in US Interest  (March 22, 2006)
US President George Bush extolled American Congressmen and Senators to support the civilian nuclear deal saying that it was in America's interest to support India's nuclear needs.<More>

Lugar to Support Nuke Deal (March. 21. 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal seemed to gain ground in the US Senate as Senator Richard Lugar, who heads the powerful Foreign Relations Committee spoke out in support of the deal. <More>

US Says That It Will Not Renegotiate Nuclear Deal (March 18, 2006)
US Under Secretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns told Congressmen and Senators that US will not renegotiate the deal with India should the Congress tries to change the wording.<More>

Indo-Sino Trade Boom May Eclipse Indo-US Trade (March 17, 2006)
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said if the 30% growth trend in Indo-Sino trade continues, it will eclipse Indo-US trade and make China India’s largest trading partner.<More>

Indo-US Civilian Nuclear Deal in US Congress (March 17, 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal called The India Civilian Nuclear Bill is being introduced in the US Congress and Senate with voting scheduled in April or early May.<More>

US to Accept Russian Tarapur Supply (March. 16. 2006)
The US said that while it would accept the sale of Russian uranium for the Tharapur plant in principle, it would like Russia to wait for India to move further along on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.<More>

PM Rejects Communist Allegations on US Relations (March. 15. 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically rejected allegations from his communist allies and the Opposition that India has surrendered its independent foreign policy because of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.<More>

Rice Emphasizes Indo-US Nuclear Deal (March. 14. 2006)
In an interview to the Washington Post, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice re-emphasized that India just cannot be compared to Iran or North Korea (NK). <More>

US Exempt India from NSG Guidelines (March. 11. 2006)
Many US policy advocates from several think tanks have urged the Congress to approve the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. Meeting at the US-India Business Council, several prominent <More>

Bush Starts Negotiations in US on Nuke Deal (March. 10. 2006)
Undersecretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns insisted that comparing India with Iran is disingenuous and unfair.<More>

US Says India is not Iran (March. 08. 2006)
Undersecretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns insisted that comparing India with Iran is disingenuous and unfair.<More>

Israel's Arms Deals Affected by Nuke Deal (March. 05. 2006)
A collateral damage to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is Israel’s arms deals with India.<More>

Bush Delivers Harsh Message to Pak (March. 05. 2006)
US President George Bush traveled to Pakistan from India and delivered harsh messages to the military junta.<More>

Petulant Pak Cozing Up With China (March. 04. 2006)
As the import of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal dawned on Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf is already talking about his country's relationship with China. <More>

India, US Join Hands to Fight Terror (March 04, 2006)
Visiting US President George Bush attacked terrorism in the name of religion saying that the al Qaeda had misjudged the Indian and American resolve to fight it. Speaking for both countries, he said, "we love our freedom and we will fight to keep it." <More>

Forum Wants Reduced Restriction on FDI (March 04, 2006)
Addressing a joint meeting of Indo-US CEOs, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram called for more investments, technology, process, and management experience from the US.<More>

Bush Promises Exemption (March 03, 2006)
The US President George Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made history by resuscitating the civilian nuclear deal that most people thought dead.<More>

Bush Visits India (March 02, 2006)
US President George Bush landed in India to be received by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.<More>

Last Ditch Effort to Save Nuke Deal (March 01, 2006)
In a last ditch attempt, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh to try work out a last minute compromise to salvage the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. She was trying to get the PM to nudge the negotiators to make a compromise.<More>

India's No to FBR in Nuke Deal (February 28, 2006)
On the eve of US President George Bush's visit to India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that India would never place its indigenous fast breeder reactors (FBRs) in the civil nuclear list.<More>

More Debate on FBR Isssue (February 27, 2006)
US Undersecretary of Political Affairs and chief negotiator of the Indo-US civilian deal returned to the US saying that "more work needs to be done." <More>

FBR Concern in Nuke Deal (February 24, 2006)
Differences persist in Indo-US civil nuclear deal as US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran continue to negotiate a compromise.<More>

India Will Show its 32 FBR to IAEA (February 23, 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear program negotiations thought dead got a boost with the visit of US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns.<More>

France Offers Fossil Fuels Help (February 21, 2006)
US President George Bush defended the civilian nuclear deal with India saying that the use of clean energy will reduce the demand for non-renewable fossil fuels.<More>

US Admits Kashmiri Terror Camps in Pak (February 20, 2006)
The US admitted that Kashmir-oriented terrorist camps exist in Pakistan and little is being done to dismantle them.<More>

US Visas to Indian Scientists Difficult (February 20, 2006)
An under-reported crisis that may hit Indo-US relations down the road is the question of US visas to Indian Government scientists and how Indians are being treated.<More>

Naval Exercise with "Gipper" (February 18, 2006)
The US Defense establishment, the Pentagon has requested a short passage exercise between its new super aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the Indian aircraft carrier INS Viraat.<More>

China Says Nuke Deal Will Help India (February 18, 2006)
The Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Yuxi said that his country "fully understood" India's energy needs as a "rising country in the developing world." <More>

Nuke Deal Possible Before Bush Visit? (February 16, 2006)
It is very unlikely that India and the US will have another conversation on the civilian nuclear deal before the arrival of US President George Bush during the 1st week of March. <More>

India Invited to GNEP (February 11, 2006)
US Under Secretary of Energy David Graman met Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran to discuss the new US initiative Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP). <More>

India’s Opposes FBR in Indo-US Deal (February 09, 2006)
The Indian Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar said that the US request to include specific nuclear reactors such as fast breeder reactor (FBR) in the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is “changing the goal post.” <More>

FBR Sets Back Nuke Deal Prospects (February 08, 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal seems to have a major dead-end because of last minute inclusion of fast breeder reactors into the discussion by the US. <More>

More Indo-US Defense Ties (February 03, 2006)
The Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee has invited international defense vendors to jointly develop defense equipment with the 39 labs and factories of the Government.<More>

Rice Says India has "difficult choices"  (January 30, 2006)
The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that India has some “difficult choices” to make before the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal could move forward. Refusing to elaborate on what those choices were, she said both sides are making progress.<More>

US asks India Reconsider Syrian Investment (January 30, 2006)
The United States submitted an aide mémoire seeking India to reconsider its decision to invest in a Syrian oilfield. <More>

India Refutes Mulford’s Remarks (January 28, 2006)
The Indian foreign office summoned the United States Ambassador to tell him that his comments on the Indo-US nuclear deal and the Iran vote were “inappropriate and not conducive to building a strong partnership between our two independent democracies.” <More>

India Rejects Mulford Iran Link (January 25, 2006)
India firmly rejected United States (US) Ambassador to India David Mulford’s assertion that the Indo-US Nuclear deal is linked to how India votes in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against Iran.<More>

India, US Fight Piracy (January 25, 2006)
The United States navy intercepted a pirate ship off the coast of Somalia and captured several pirates. <More>

US Calls LTTE as "Reprehensible Terrorist Group"  (January 25, 2006)
The United States Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns described the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a "reprehensible terrorist group" keeping Sri Lanka "on the edge of war." <More>

Iran Nuclear Issue Concerning (January. 21. 2006)
On the sidelines of Indo-US nuclear talks, the countries apparently discussed about the Iran nuclear issue. According to a German (part of the European Union troika along with Britain and France) official, the EU-3 and India shared concerns about Iran's nuclear program. <More>

India, US Discuss Nuclear Deal (January. 21. 2006)
Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and United States Under-Secretary of State of State Nicholas Burns discussed the implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal of July 2005.<More>

Nuke Deal Failure will affect Relations (January. 16. 2006)
Former US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill said that the failure of the Indo-US nuclear deal will set back the evolving strategic partnership between the two countries by decades.<More>

US Senator Asks India to Sign FMCT (January. 14. 2006)
Visiting US Senator and potential Democratic Party candidate for next American Presidential elections John Kerry said that he expected that the Indo-US nuclear deal would also include a fissile-material cut-off outcome.<More>

India, US to meet on Nuclear Cooperation (January. 10. 2006)
India and the United States announced the next round of high-level talks centering around the nuclear co-operation between the two nations. <More>