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India must go ahead with N-deal: Brajesh Mishra
Hindustan Times, April 27, 2008

In a strong endorsement of the nuclear deal with the US, former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra has said not signing it would be a "severe loss of face" for India.

India to ink biggest $2.2 Bn defence deal with U.S.
Silicon India, April 20, 2008

India is set to sign a $2.2 billion deal, its biggest with the U.S., for eight long-range maritime reconnaissance (LRMR) aircraft, even as the Indian Navy chief opposed "intrusiveness" in the use of military hardware the country purchases.

Hyde Act provisions will never be accepted by India: Congress
Rediff India Abroad, April 16, 2008

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said while discussing Indian perspectives of the US-India civilian nuclear agreement, that there is no way India's foreign policy can be congruent with US policy.

Indo-US relations will survive with or without N-deal: Congress
Rediff India Abroad, April 16, 2008

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said even if the Government of India staked its survival for the sake of the India-United States civilian nuclear deal and took on its Left coalition partners vehemently opposed to the agreement, it was no guarantee that the deal would ultimately be consummated.

Why The Nuke Deal Is Crucial
The Times of India, April 7, 2008

Homi Jehangir Bhabha, a great advocate of civil nuclear energy who envisioned that abundant availability of nuclear energy — both fission and fusion together — would serve to eliminate poverty was acutely aware that India was short of uranium and had plentiful thorium.

Bush, Pranab talk nuke
Hindustan Times, March 26, 2008

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met US President George W Bush here at the White House and discussed the entire gamut of bilateral ties, including the civil nuclear deal.

IAEA safeguards agreement is ready: Pranab
Rediff India Abroad, March 21, 2008

On the eve of his visit to Washington, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has indicated that the safeguards agreement text has been finalised with the International Atomic Energy Agency, but can only be initialed after the political process has been completed.

India high on the popularity chart in US
Express India, March 11, 2008

India is the sixth most popular country in the US, with 69 per cent of the Americans having a positive image about it, while Pakistan finds itself among the 10 most unpopular nations, according to a new poll.

Excerpts from Remarks on U.S.-India Relations
U.S. Department of State, March 5, 2008

"The fundamental purpose of the Hyde Act is to allow us as a government to go off and conclude that arrangement that we have done with India and to finalise it. That's how we are operating - that's what we - American diplomats are operating on. The agreement between the United States and India is the 123 agreement. That's what binds India or what puts the United States and India within the same framework and that, that agreement is something that we both intend to carry out fully, in accordance with its own terms. But I don't frankly see a contradiction between the two." Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

India-US trade agreement to cover select areas
The Economic Times, March 4, 2008

When the EU gets on board, the US cannot be far behind. India and the US are planning a limited bilateral trade agreement involving a handful of sectors like HRD, energy, infrastructure and financial services.

India sends strong message to US on N-deal
Rediff India Abroad, March 3, 2008

India on Monday made it clear that its rights and obligations regarding civil nuclear cooperation came only from the bilateral 123 Agreement and not from the controversial Hyde Act.

India-U.S. action plan to step up hi-tech trade
The Hindu, March 2, 2008

India and the United States have formulated an action plan to step up cooperation in high technology areas. It includes a time table for reviewing controls on export of high-tech items to India and simplifying U.S. policies.

Gates in India to Expand Security Ties
New York Times, February 28, 2008

With a landmark nuclear energy pact between the United States and India stalled, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Wednesday that the two nations would nonetheless strengthen their security ties as India looked to embark on a closer — and still contentious — level of military cooperation with the United States.

Gates Looks to Strengthen Ties with India
U.S. Department of Defence, February 26, 2008

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates landed here today looking to expand on what one official said already is one of the best military-to-military relationships the United States has with any country in the world.

Indian companies invest $10 Bn in U.S., create 30,000 jobs
Silicon India, February 21, 2008

Indian companies, with an investment of over $10 billion, were introduced to America as a growing and influential force employing tens of thousands of Americans.

US support vital to end nuclear isolation: Saran
The Indian Express, February 19, 2008

In one of the most categorical official support for the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation, India’s top negotiator for the deal, Shyam Saran on Monday not just made it clear that the provisions in the proposed deal could not have been more favourable for India, but also went on to say that no country other than the United States was in a position to end India’s nuclear isolation.

Indo-US ventures, Tata steal the show at Defence Expo
Indian Express, February 18, 2008

The fate of the civilian nuclear deal may be uncertain but when it comes to defence ties there is no stopping the growing Indo-US relationship. At the country’s biggest arms bazaar— Defence Expo 2008 that started off in the Capital on Saturday—joint ventures and tie-ups between Indian and American defence manufacturers stole the show.

US Defence Lobby Expands India Practice
News Post India, February 12, 2008

A top US lobbying firm headed by former defence secretary William S. Cohen has announced an expansion of its India practice with the addition of Ingrid Belton Henick, an India expert.

India, US sign landmark defence aviation deal
Rediff India Abroad, February 6, 2008

In what is seen as a major breakthrough, India has reportedly agreed to buy six Lockheed Martin C-130J planes from the United States worth $1 billion. US officials say this deal paves the way for closer strategic ties between the two countries.

PM's prediction on Indo-US ties prophetic: Sen
Rediff India Abroad, February 6, 2008

Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen has said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's [Images] prediction to President George W Bush [Images] at their first meeting that 'the best was yet to come' in Indo-US relations 'were prophetic', but that even he could not have imagined it to have fostered to the extent it has.

Hillary pledges to strengthen Indo-US ties
Rediff India Abroad, February 4, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, in an op-ed article written exclusively for India Abroad -- the international newsweekly published in the US in five editions and owned by rediff.com -- has pledged to take India-US relations to even greater heights if she becomes the president. On the eve of the February 5 mega-primary, she has vowed to work more closely with the Indian American community to make this happen.

Greater Indo-US space cooperation needed: ISRO chief
Rediff India Abroad, January 31, 2008

India on Thursday said though its understanding with the United States at the political front is good, there is a need to expedite the process of moving forward on the issues of space cooperation and space commerce.

US lawmakers seek free trade pact with India
Times of India, January 22, 2008

Seeking an expansion in bilateral trade between US and India, two law-makers have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives urging that Washington should initiate talks with New Delhi to enter into a free trade agreement.

The India epidemics in the US
The Economic Times, January 21, 2008

With the developments of the last few years, especially of the last couple of years, India seems to have reached a tipping point in how it is viewed in America.

Burns to continue work on N-deal, Bush 'pleased'
Express India, January 19, 2008

President George W Bush on Friday said he is "pleased" with outgoing Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns for agreeing to continue to handle the "historic" Indo-US civil nuclear deal in which Washington has been making "progress" under him.

India, US talk free trade
The Times of India, January 10, 2008

It could be the mother of all FTAs. The government on Wednesday said it was contemplating a bilatral trade pact with the US. "Bilateral trade agreements are currently in the pipeline with at least 10 potential partners ranging from Asean, EU, US and Canada," commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath said at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.

N-deal: Vienna talks cover a lot of ground, one more round needed
The Indian Express, January 7, 2008

India and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have covered significant ground towards working out a safeguards agreement at the second round of negotiations held last week in Vienna, but sources indicate that another round of technical talks may be needed before an agreed text is possible.

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