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Latest updates: April 27,
2008
News Updates on India and United States Relations
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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