India comes under pressure to sign CTBT

October 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington next month, an American nuclear expert Thursday said India's failure to sign the CTBT could affect its prospects for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. "If China ratifies the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the spotlight will fall on Pakistan and India, said Rodney W.

October 3rd, 2009 LAHORE - Former US envoy to Islamabad, William B Milam, has said the Pakistan Government made "a foolish move" by initiating the Kargil war with India as it resulted in disruption of peace dialogue with New Delhi. The Daily Times quoted Milam as saying that Nawaz Sharif "failed" to effectively fight terrorism during his second tenure as prime minister, while Pervez Musharraf's government was "reluctant and unwilling" to root out terrorism.

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei Wednesday warned against the "biggest threat" of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of extremist groups and asked India to lead global efforts towards nuclear disarmament. "The biggest threat to the world remains ...

September 25th, 2009 NEW YORK - External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday said that India's "principled" stand on CTBT is not likely to change unless a number of other "developments" take place to address its concerns. During a high level conference on disarmament addressed by UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon, India and eight other countries were asked to ratify the agreement so that it comes into force.

September 24th, 2009 Obama's US rejoins nuke treaty conferenceUNITED NATIONS — Saying America's "glad to be back," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday rejoined a U.N. conference on the nuclear test-ban treaty after a 10-year U.S.

September 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Thursday a resolution that allows the body to apply measures on violators of nuclear obligations if their actions are determined threats to the world's peace and security. The 15-nation council began a meeting on nuclear disarmament by adopting the resolution pushed forward by the United States.

September 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is concerned about a proposed UN Security Council resolution urging countries to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and has contacted Britain, Russia and France to ensure that its nuclear deals are not be affected, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan said.

September 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will press for the finalisation of a crucial global terrorism treaty and pitch for completing the long-pending reform of the UN Security Council during the 64th UN General Assembly next week. External Affairs Minister S.M.

July 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Setting the stage for nuclear business with India, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday sought to downplay differences over nuclear issues, saying the two countries can work together for a 21st century non-proliferation regime, but left it to New Delhi to decide its position on signing the CTBT. "We will work for a 21st century non-proliferation regime.

June 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main opposition party in parliament, Monday asked the government not to succumb to pressure from the developed world and change its stand on agriculture subsidies ahead of the mini trade talks to be held here later this year. Commerce Minister Anand Sharma had Saturday said he hoped the mini-ministerial of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in New Delhi will lay out a clear roadmap for the Doha Round of negotiations that have been blocked for nearly a year.

June 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will convey its concerns over Pakistan's "inaction" against the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage when US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns comes here Wednesday on a four-day visit that will prepare the ground for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit here in July. Burns will be the first senior US official to visit New Delhi for formal talks during the second tenure of the Manmohan Singh government.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of the visit of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to New Delhi next month, India Wednesday underlined its credentials as a responsible nuclear power and reiterated its commitment to universal nuclear disarmament amid speculation there might be pressure on it to sign the global nonproliferation treaties. "We will welcome real action towards disarmament.

May 31st, 2009 NEW YORK - US President Barack Obama's key Advisor on South Asia, Bruce Riedel, has said that Pakistan too can secure a civil nuclear deal with the US, similar to what Washington recently had with India, but it will need certain assurances from Islamabad to qualify for the same. Riedel, in his article published in The Wall Street Journal, said that Pakistan needs to show that the days of AQ Khan, Kargil and Mumbai are over for good and that it is addressing all the challenges it faces.

May 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has once again attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for what it calls his pro-American foreign policy even as Congress leaders are trying to get the support of Left parties and their Third Front allies to form the government at the centre. 'The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government led by Manmohan Singh has virtually surrendered to US imperialist pressures and committed India to ratify the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),' the CPI-M said in an editorial in People's Democracy, its mouthpiece, Thursday.

March 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama in London, India Monday said it 'won't stand in the way' of Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) provided it 'actively contributes to nuclear disarmament'. 'We won't stand in the way...