Security Council call on NPT not directed at India: Manmohan Singh

September 26th, 2009 NEW YORK - The United States has reassured India that it would move forward with their landmark civil nuclear deal notwithstanding New Delhi's position that it would not sign the discriminatory Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). Secretary of State Hillary Clinton conveyed this to External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 25th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the UN Security Council resolution asking all countries to join the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) is not targeted at India and the US has assured of its full commitment to their civil nuclear deal. "We have been assured that this is not a resolution directed at India and that the US commitment to carry out its obligations under the civil nuclear agreements that we have signed with United States remains undiluted, that we have been assured officially by the United States government," he told reporters after the G-20 summit here.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - France Thursday endorsed India's call for reform of the United Nations and backed India for a permanent seat in the Security Council. "If we want the Security Council to remain a legitimate place for handling peace and security crises in the world, it is absolutely necessary to have India as well as a couple of others as permanent members, French envoy to India Jerome Bonnafont said here.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - France and Brazil have backed India's call for the UN Security Council to be expanded as their leaders prepare to attend the G8-G5 meetings in Italy this week. "To be effective, the (Security) Council has to reflect current realities, notably by granting a greater role to the big developing countries of each region like Brazil and India and a fairer representation for Africa and the big contributors to the UN system like Japan and Germany," French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva said in a joint article published in the French daily Liberation Tuesday.

June 17th, 2009 ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE - With India putting Pakistan on the defensive over cross-border terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said President Asif Ali Zardari did not raise the Kashmir issue during his discussions with him in Russia. "No discussion on Kashmir took place.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Putting speculation at rest, India Friday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg next week, but clarified there would no resumption of talks till Islamabad takes tangible action against terrorists. They will be in the same place at the same time.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - US President Barack Obama Saturday telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to congratulate him on his victory in the general elections and hoped for a continuity in the India-US strategic partnership, an official said. Manmohan Singh reiterated his invitation to Michelle and Barack Obama to visit India, a key aide to the prime minister said.

May 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dr. Manmohan Singh will be sworn in as the Prime Minister for the second consecutive term on Friday evening along with his council of ministers.

May 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama considers Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a 'very wise leader' whom he respects and is looking forward to visiting India soon. Obama conveyed these sentiments to the new Indian ambassador to the US, Meera Shankar, as she presented her credentials at a ceremony at the White House Wednesday.

May 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Wednesday invited Manmohan Singh to be the next prime minister of India and asked him to advise her on the council of ministers. Claiming the support of 322 MPs, Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi had staked claim to form the next government at a meeting with the president.

May 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Saturday rang up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulating him as India's ruling coalition was on its way to victory in the Lok Sabha elections. According to sources in the Prime Minister's Office, Manmohan Singh is expected to call on Sonia Gandhi later in the evening when all results of the election are known.

May 3rd, 2009 BARMER - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Sunday made it clear that Manmohan Singh is the primary choice of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for the post of prime minister. Addressing a rally in support of Congress candidate Harish Choudhury here, Gandhi said, "Manmohan Singh is our PM, he is UPA's PM." Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for its India Shining campaign in the last general elections, he said, "NDA has India Shining ideology, its India for stock market, privatisation and the rich and the elite." Gandhi said that he can never claim that India is shining until and unless every single citizen of the country enjoys a decent standard of living.

March 27th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Pary's (BJP) prime ministerial aspirant L.K. Advani Friday reiterated his call to Manmohan Singh to contest the Lok Sabha polls instead of becoming prime minister as a Rajya Sabha member.

January 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated his government's commitment to peacefully resolve all outstanding issues with India to usher in an era of peace and prosperity on the subcontinent. In a message to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Republic Day, Gilani said: 'It is a matter of pleasure for me to convey, on my own behalf and on behalf of the government of Pakistan, our warm felicitation to you and to the government and people of India on the occasion of the Republic Day of India.' This is the second time Gilani has communicated with Manmohan Singh in a week.

January 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated his government's commitment to peacefully resolve all outstanding issues with India to usher in an era of peace and prosperity on the subcontinent. In a message to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Republic Day, Gilani said: 'It is a matter of pleasure for me to convey, on my own behalf and on behalf of the government of Pakistan, our warm felicitation to you and to the government and people of India on the occasion of the Republic Day of India.' This is the second time Gilani has communicated with Manmohan Singh in a week.