India Intelligence Report
 

News Analysis - March 18, 2006

 

  • Suzlon Buys Hansen for USD 656 for Wind Energy 
    Suzlon Energy Limited, makers of windmills, announced the acquisition of the second largest wind energy and industrial gear box maker, Belgium-based Hansen Transmissions International NV for USD 565 million.<More>

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  • President Disqualifies Jaya Bachan 
    Heeding sound advice from the Election Commission (EC), President Abdul Kalam too the unusual step of disqualifying Samajwadi Party (SP) Rajya Sabha representative, former actress Jaya Bachan since she was engaged in an “office of profit.”<More>

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  • India-Russia Sign 3 Deals, Keep Nuke Deal Quiet 
    India and Russia signed three important deals that included energy, space, and economic co-operation but were carefully not highlighting the deal for Russia to supply “limited quantity” of uranium for Tharapur.<More>

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  • US & Iran Talk Iraq But Fight Over Nuclear Program 
    Even as hard-line US Permanent Representative to the United Nations John Bolton demanded strong action by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against Iranian nuclear program, the US sought Iran’s help to resolve the situation in Iraq.<More>

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