India Intelligence Report
 

   News Analysis - July 03, 2006

 
  • Ore Export Cut to Japan, Korea
    Ministry of Commerce Additional Secretary Christy Fernandez announced fresh agreements where export of iron ore to Japan and Korea will be cut by 50% to a maximum of 6.78 million tons (mts) this fiscal year.<More>

  • Nuclear Plant Site Searches
    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>  

  • Rice on Facilitation Mission
    US Secretary of state Condoleezza Rice visited Islamabad last week to urge, coerce, and pacify Pakistan and Afghanistan to stop their bickering and work together to fight Taliban and al Qaeda forces but created a lot of flutter over democracy in Pakistan.<More>

  • Indo-Bangla Spat Worsens
    In widening disagreements along multiple-spheres, India and Bangladesh exchanged heavy fire across the border and this time over a plot of land along the Surama River bank which Bangladesh claims as its own following a change in the river's course.<More>

  • Senate Panel Passes Nuke Deal
    In a major boost to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) also passed the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal with an overwhelming majority but with riders that may not be palatable to Indian strategists.<More>

  • Israel Abducts Hamas Cabinet Members
    Escalating violence by major orders of magnitude, Israel made limited military incursions into Gaza, bombed a Hamas office, and abducted 1/3 of the Hamas Cabinet of Palestinian Authority as collateral for the safe return of a soldier captured by terrorists.<More>

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