73. 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>

74. 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>

75. Signs of Iran Standoff Easing (June 08, 2006)
Major world powers seem to be backing off their vociferous demands on long-term moratorium on uranium enrichment by Iran and asking only for suspensions during talks after their fully undisclosed offer seem to have got Iran’s attention.<More>

76. EU in Iran with Deal (June 06, 2006)
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana is in Iran to present a deal that is expected to create a productive nuclear dialogue between Iran and the West, achieve a cessation of nuclear enrichment, and reduce tensions on security and energy availability.<More>

77. NSG Hardliners Blocking India’s Nuke Quest (June 05, 2006)
Allowing an exemption to India to procure nuclear fuel was initiated at the plenary session of the 44-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting at Rio de Janeiro and it appears that Norway, Sweden, and Ireland were the last three holdouts against the idea.<More>

78. Iran Threats Oil Disruption (June 05, 2006)
In addition to its previous threats of attacking Israel and occupied coalition armies in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran responded to bellicose statements from certain American establishments and promised to attack oil and natural gas ships if it is attacked by the US. <More>

79. 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>

80. 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> 

81. High Hopes on Nuclear Energy (May 24, 2006)
Nuclear Power Corporation Chief S. K. Jain unveiled the country’s nuclear vision and plans while inaugurating an indigenously manufactured nuclear fuelling machine head, a critical part of its nuclear program.<More> 

82. India to Double Nuclear Power Capacity (May 22, 2006)
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar revealed plans that India will double its nuclear power capacity from 20,000 megawatts (mw) to 40,000 mw by 2030 and that the Planning Commission has prepared a 30 year plan to facilitate this plan. <More> 

83. 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>

84. Pakistan Admits to Nuclear Bomb Exports (May 16, 2006)
After consistently denying any official knowledge of export of nuclear bomb proliferation by disgraced scientist A.Q. Khan, Pakistan finally admitted that such proliferation did take place to North Korea, Iran, Libya, and Syria.<More> 

85. France Promises to Lobby for India in NSG (May 16, 2006)
Even as the US Congress deliberates the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, France has promised that it will pitch for India at the plenary session of the 44-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting in Rio de Janeiro later this month.<More> 

86. 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>

87. IAEA Reports Non-Compliance, Iran Defiant (May 2, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported back to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that Iran has not complied with its earlier diktat to suspend nuclear enrichment and Iran has publicly sworn that it will resist the UNSC.<More>

88. Iran’s Nuclear Program Not Good for India (April 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Syed Bukhari that Iran has a secret nuclear program to develop weapons and that this program is not good for India as it does not desire a 3rd nuclear weapons power as a neighbor.<More>

89. US & UK Play Mock Iran Invasion (April 18, 2006)
Despite repeated denials by UK, the US and UK are said to have participated in a paper-based mock invasion of a fictitious country that resembled the Iranian coastline and the intended enemy resembling Iranian positions and targets.<More>

90. 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>

91. Iran Expands Nuclear Facilities (April 17, 2006)
A US think tank said that new satellite images show that Iran has expanded its facilities at Isfahan and reinforced its Natanz underground facility in preparation for a possible US-led air raid.<More>

92. Iran Joins Select Nuclear Club (April 13, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his country has the much-coveted technology of enrichment and that it would, in defiance of United Nations Security Council ruling, race ahead to enrich more uranium on a large scale.<More>

93. US Plans to Attack Iran (April 10, 2006)
Noted journalist of The New York Times quoted unnamed sources to claim that the US has stepped up plans to use conventional and tactical nuclear weapons to destroy Iran’s underground nuclear “research” facility at Natanz.<More>

94. 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>

95. Iran Tests 2^nd Radar Avoiding Missile (April 05, 2006)
As part of its military exercises called “The Great Prophet,” Iran unveiled another indigenously built missile that can avoid radar detection, be remote controlled, and contain sophisticated searching mechanisms.<More>

96. Iran Tests 2 Advanced Missiles (April 03, 2006)
After the United Nations Security Council announced that Iran has 30 days to stop nuclear enrichment, it announced tests of 2 advanced missiles and promised to make any thought of air raids or military attacks that much harder.<More>

97. 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. <More>

98. UNSC Gives Iran 30 Days(April 01, 2006)
After three weeks of backroom haggling, the 5 so-called permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) gave Iran 30 days to fulfill International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) requirements and suspend all uranium enrichment without stating consequences for non-compliance. <More>

99. 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>

100. 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>

101. Iranian Vice-PM Visits India (March 29, 2006)
Visiting Iranian Vice-President Rashim Mashaee insisted that his country is not hiding any nuclear bomb program and encouraged India not to believe Western propaganda.<More>

102. US Asks Japan not to Help Iran (March. 25 2006)
The United States has informally asked Japan to not help build Iran’s refinery capability and to reduce oil imports from it. Japan’s Nippon Corp announced earlier that would reduce oil imports from Iran as the risk of supply from the country is becoming more risky.&llt;More>