43. Softened North Korean Sanctions (October 16, 2006)
Facing severe opposition from China, the UN Security Council led by the US whittle down the sanctions targeted at North Korea (NK) as punishment for its nuclear test even as NK and Iran rejected the sanctions as discriminatory and “gangster-like.”<More>

44. North Korea Blasts Nuclear Regime (October 10, 2006)
With a defiant nuclear explosion using Pakistan technology, North Korea (NK) blasted years of discriminatory nuclear regime sparking sharp reactions from regional and global players and possibly bringing in major changes to world strategic thought and orientation.<More>

45. Iran-US Verbal War (October 09, 2006)
In a continuing war of words, Iran and the US have castigated each other with the US demanding sanctions as “time was of essence” and Iran refuting these and unilateral American sanctions as “useless.”<More>

46. South Africa to Back Nuke Deal (October 06, 2006)
Visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh elicited South Africa to support its civilian nuclear deal with the US and got a commitment from President Thabo Mbeko that his country will support the deal in the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG).<More>

47. US to Convince China (September 20, 2006)
After the passage of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal through the Senate, the US will work on China to obtain its support to the deal in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) where it is bound to raise many questions about the deal and link it to Pakistan.<More>

48. IBSA Sets Goals (September 19, 2006)
With the end of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) first summit in Brazil , the world’s largest democracies in developing countries set common goals in the world’s political, economic, and social forums and promised better calibration of policy making..<More>

49. Iran Complains of US Negative Role (September 19, 2006)
Signaling its willingness to temporarily suspend its controversial nuclear enrichment program, Iran complained of US’s negative role through its “unfounded accusations” even as UN bodies protested parts of a Congressional report as “outrageous and dishonest.”<More>

50. 18 Nuclear Emergency Response Centers (September 18, 2006)
India has set up 18 emergency response centers that will augment existing emergency preparedness capacities to deal with nuclear-related emergencies that could be triggered by terrorism, nuclear attacks, transportation, or accidents.<More>

51. Complaints about AP Uranium Hearing (September 15, 2006)
The Movement Against Uranium Project (MAUP) has faulted Andhra Pradesh (AP) Pollution Board (APPB) hearing on uranium mining in the state as a “mockery” through a “private rather than a public meaning.”<More>

52. AEA Complains About Iran ’s Cooperation (September 14, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohamed El Baradei expressed “serious concern” that lack of cooperation was hampering his organization’s efforts to determine the nature of Iranian nuclear program.<More>

53. Three Uranium Mines in Jharkhand (September, 06 2006)
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is setting up 3 small uranium mines and 1 processing plant in Jharkhand near the sole uranium mine Jadugoda and is expected to become operational between 2006 and 2008.<More>

54. Private Nuclear Power Generation Considered (September, 05 2006)
As the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is becoming more of a reality, there is increasing signs that the Federal Government may be considering private nuclear power operators as a viable alternative to double nuclear power capacities by 2030.<More>

55. Iranian Official Visits India (August 30, 2006)
Iran’s deputy foreign minister Asia, Oceania and Commonwealth, Dr Mehdi Safari is visiting India to appraise India of its position over the nuclear stand-off with the West reiterating that it is open to negotiations and diplomatic solution. <More>

56. Iran Expands Heavy Water Project (August 29, 2006)
A defiant yet indulgent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated a new phase in the Arak heavy-water reactor project dismissing global concerns of its controversial program but asserting that “Iran is not a threat to anybody." <More>

57. 7 Nation Futuristic Nuclear Reactor (August 23, 2006)
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Director at Kalpakkam Baldev Raj has been elected Chairman of a 7 nation collaborative project to define a futuristic fast reactor with closed nuclear fuel cycle capable of generating 300-500 GWe nuclear energy.<More>

58. PM Convinces Commies of Nuke Deal (August 21, 2006)
Facing intense pressure from communists allies for ideological reasons and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for political reasons, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh eloquently defended the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal outlying ways it could help India.<More>

59. Pressured Iran Threatens NPT Withdrawal (August 14, 2006)
In an interview to national English newspaper The Hindu, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asserted that he still believes in dialogue but did not like the continued pressure and insistence on taking away the rights that his country has. <More>

60. India Signs Nuclear Terrorism Convention (July 28, 2006)
Sharing the objective of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism to deny terrorists access to nuclear materials and enhance international cooperation to prevent nuclear terrorism, India announced its acceptance of this measure. <More>

61. Pak Warns of Nuclear War over Hot Pursuit (July 27, 2006)
Briefing journalists on a recent article in the Washington Post on the expansion of nuclear facilities, Pakistan Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said trivialized its contents and warned nuclear war if India pursues terrorists into Kashmir that it has occupied.<More>

62. Iran Gas Deal is “Difficult” (July 26, 2006)
India’s grand plans to source gas from Iran to meet its energy needs has been shattered with Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki saying there were “difficulties” in honoring the USD 22 billion contract to see Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).<More>

63. Pak Wants Bilateral Fissile Material Moratorium (July 14, 2006)
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri said that his country would agree to a verifiable bilateral fissile material moratorium as its nuclear weapons program was “driven by the threat perception of India.”<More> 

64. 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>

65. 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>

66. Khan Operated Autonomous Nuclear Network (July 10, 2006)
At the first-ever briefing to Pakistan parliamentarians about the country's nuclear program, an official of the Pakistan's Strategic Plans Division (SPD) said that disgraced nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan ran a private network selling nuclear weapons technology.<More>

67. Nuclear Plant Site Searches (July 03, 2006)
As two panels have passed their own versions of the Indo-US civilian nuclear treaty for broader consideration, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is on a strong search for nuclear plant sites.< More>  

68. 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>

69. US Helped Pakistan Secure N-Plants (June 22, 2006)
Pakistan’s Strategic Plans Division of National Command Authority that oversees nuclear and missile programs said that it accepted "non-intrusive" U.S. technical support after 9/11 for securing its nuclear facilities proposed by former Secretary of State Colin Powell.<More>

70. 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>

71. 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>

72. Iran Insists on Right to Enrich Uranium (June 13, 2006)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief El Baradei said that Iran was continuing to resist investigation into its controversial nuclear program and accused Iran of accelerating its program even as it negotiates with Western powers.<More>