Listen to India’s voice on nuclear disarmament: ElBaradei

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil conferred the 2008 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on Mohamad ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday. The prize includes a plaque and cheque of Rs.

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 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Wednesday lauded UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei for his role in the success of India's global civil nuclear deal as President Pratibha Patil presented the Indira Gandhi Prize to him. Patil presented the 2008 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to ElBaradei, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The International Commission on uclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament will hold its fourth egional meeting - for South Asia - in New Delhi on October 24. Participation in the two-day meeting will include several ommissioners, a number of Advisory Board members and some 20 xperts from around the region.

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A year after the world ended its nuclear isolation, it's payback time for India. President Pratibha Patil will honour United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei Wednesday for his steadfast espousal of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday praised India for promoting peaceful tilisation of Atomic energy. Addressing International conference on 'Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy' in New Delhi, he said India had successfully harnessed nuclear technology in fields of radiation, nuclear medicine and agriculture and was a role model for developing countries.

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 9th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Noting that disarmament is back on the global agenda, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned Wednesday that the "world is over-armed and peace is under-funded". Ban opened a disarmament conference at the former convent of San Hipolito in central Mexico City, and said that there are more than 20,000 nuclear weapons around the world, and that many of them may even be activated any time.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Germany Thursday held talks on non-proliferation issues and underlined their commitment to nuclear disarmament, officials said here. Germanys Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control Peter Gottwald met Vivek Katju, Special Secretary (Political and International Organisations) in the external affairs ministry, and held talks on a range of nuclear issues.

July 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Germany are set to step up dialogue on nuclear issues when the German pointsperson on arms control holds two-day talks with Indian officials beginning Wednesday. Germany's Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control Peter Gottwald will meet his counterpart Special Secretary Vivek Katju as well as Deputy National Security Advisor Shekhar Dutt and hold talks with them on a range of nuclear issues.

July 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday praised the new pact by the US and Russia to reduce by as much as a third of their nuclear arsenals, which was reached in Moscow between the leaders of the two countries. US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed Monday a Joint Understanding for a follow-on agreement to the Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (START), committing themselves to reduce strategic warheads to a range of 1,500-1,675, and their strategic delivery vehicles to a range of 500-1,000.

June 17th, 2009 LONDON - Iran is mastering nuclear technology and believes firmly in having the option of a nuclear weapon, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, said in a BBC interview Wednesday. "It is my gut feeling that Iran would like to have the technology to enable it to have nuclear weapons," ElBaradei said.

May 30th, 2009 Obama cheers step toward new nuclear arms pactWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is welcoming an agreement by the 65-nation Conference on Disarmament to open the way to negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty. He says the decision signals a commitment to work together on what he calls a fundamental challenge.

May 29th, 2009 Disarmament body steps toward nuclear talksGENEVA — The 65-nation Conference on Disarmament has taken a step toward negotiating a new nuclear arms control treaty after a dozen years of deadlock. Diplomats in Geneva welcomed the adoption of a "program of work" as a breakthrough for the conference.

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...