”india” News

Govt to set confidence vote date

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government will announce the date for a confidence vote on Friday as it fights for survival after its communist allies withdrew their support to protest against a U.S. nuclear deal.
07 12 2008 3:42AM (...more)

FACTBOX - India's draft nuclear inspections pact with IAEA

REUTERS - India has submitted a draft nuclear inspections plan to U.N. atomic watchdog governors for approval, a crucial step towards finalising a 2005 deal giving it access to U.S. nuclear fuel and reactor technology.
07 11 2008 3:24AM (...more)

Consultants blaze trail through India's red tape maze

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Consultancies say they are doing big business helping foreigners who want to set up shop in India find their way through its infamous bureaucratic maze.
06 23 2008 6:19PM (...more)

Ahmadinejad to visit India to deepen energy ties

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make his first official visit to India next week in a sign of the two countries' ambitions to deepen energy ties despite opposition from the United States.
04 24 2008 7:50PM (...more)

Iran's leader to visit India to deepen energy ties

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make his first official visit to India next week in a signof the two countries' ambitions to deepen energy ties despiteopposition from the United States.
04 24 2008 6:01PM (...more)

FACTBOX: Britain's relations with India

REUTERS - Gordon Brown met with Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Monday, on his first visit to India as Britain's prime minister.
01 21 2008 10:43PM (...more)

U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Passes Major Hurdle

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 9 (OneWorld) - Disarmament groups and peace activists are urging Congress to reject the Bush administration 's plan to send U.S. nuclear technology to India after the proposal gained the assent of an international monitoring body late last week.
09 11 2008 9:26AM (...more)

Domestic Violence

Homegrown terrorism is a chill ing idea. No country likes to believe that violent mayhem has taken root in its backyard. After all, foreign killers can be weeded out; domestic terrorists draw strength from, and corrupt, their native soil.
08 3 2008 8:39AM (...more)

Senate gives final OK to US-India nuclear deal

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday voted to overturn a three-decade ban on atomic trade with India , giving final congressional approval to a landmark U.S.-India nuclear cooperation accord and handing President Bush a rare foreign policy victory in his final months in office.
10 7 2008 1:54PM (...more)

Iran takes goodwill tour to India

Istanbul, Turkey - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is taking Iran 's outreach strategy to South Asia this week, with high-profile visits to Pakistan , Sri Lanka , and India aimed at making energy deals and curbing Western influence.
04 29 2008 9:51PM (...more)