According to a US nuclear expert, the failure of India to sign the CTBT may hamper its chances for becoming a permanent part of the UN Security Council. This statement comes with just days left for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's US visit.
 
"If China ratifies the Comprehensive Test Ban ...

Viewing the landmark India-US civil nuclear deal as part of a broader strategic dialogue with New Delhi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the US wants India to be a "major player" in working out a new non-proliferation regime.
 
"The nuclear accord that I supported ...

A meeting between Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and US under secretary of state for political affairs, William Burns, was held on Thursday for discussing the development of India-US education council so that the bilateral   ties between the two nations can be ...

About $9.7 million have been approved by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as grant for Indian farmers. This is a part of the $120 million programme, which the foundation has allocated for the uplift of agriculture in poor nations.
 
"Melinda and I believe that helping the poorest ...

The largest-ever joint ground combat exercises of India and US, known as 'Yudh Abhyas' (war study), was launched on Monday at Babina in Uttar Pradesh.
 
The exercise, which is for a period of two weeks, will have the trainees from Mechanised Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army and Second ...

A US newspaper has urged Indian government to curb nuclear testing as it can hamper the relationship between New Delhi and Washington as well as the fight against terrorism.
 
"Indian nuclear scientists are trying to bully their government into testing a nuclear weapon," suggests a ...

US President Barack Obama has mentioned that he is very eager about the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is looking forward to receiving him.
 
Obama, criticizing the attack of Indian embassy in Kabul, had called up Manmohan Singh to share his concern. Singh had called the US ...

US President Barack Obama, who submitted a the report of US – India nuke deal to the US Congress, has mentioned in his letter that US will work towards restricting India’s nuclear weapons expansion programme.
 
The Presidential letter has to be submitted by the US President under ...

US, hailing India as "an important ally”, mentioned that US is in constant talks with India for bringing peace in the world.
 
"I think it goes without saying that India is an important ally," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, who was answering to the questions on ...

US Ambassador Timothy Roemer, on his first visit to Kolkata, is slated to meet the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, on Oct 13. He will be visiting Kolkata on a two-day itinerary. This information was disclosed by the American Consulate on Oct 8.
 
The US Ambassador ...

The US President Barack Obama will be hosting the first state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on November 24.
 
Obama, who is impressed with Manmohan Singh after he steered India to a major economic power from a developing country, has extended his invitation to the Prime ...

The United States has given the assurance to India that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty resolution issued by UN Security Council is not directed against it and will not affect the India-US nuclear deal.
 
"We have been assured (by the US) that this is not a resolution directed ...

The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Washington has been requested by Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram to pressurize Pakistan to prosecute the Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed  as well as the other conspirators of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
 
"I did brief her on the ...

Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram and some top US officials met on Wednesday to discuss the reinforcement of the measures which are being taken by both the nations to defy terrorism, after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.
 
The officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New ...

Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement, BASA, is being developed by India and US for the mutual acceptance of aeronautical products developed in either country.
 
According to the spokesperson of Indian Civil Aviation Ministry, the BASA will be completed in 2010, but will have a limited scope. ...

The US has permitted the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to go ahead with the launch of Algerian satellites with American components. This is the first significant outcome of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to India.
 
This came after the signing of a Technical ...

With the upcoming India-US trade summit in New York, everyone is looking forward to it as it will boost investment in both the countries.
 
The indo-US trade summit is on Sep 10-11 in New York.
 
"The summit for US-India Trade and Economics (SUITE 2009) will focus on ...

India will now launch US-made satellites from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh which has been made feasible by the technology safeguard agreement that was signed recently.
 
"Space cooperation with the US has been high on the government agenda. We have negotiated and ...

According to Dr. Manmohan Singh, the end-use monitoring pact with the US "does not compromise our sovereignty" and will not allow American inspectors to visit Indian military installations.
 
"You can be assured that our government has taken all precautions to ensure an ...

Even though bilateral support is present on the growing Indo-US ties, two influential US senators have said strong cooperation between the US and India indicates increased economic opportunities for both nations benefiting Americans and Indians alike.
 
In addition to being the world's ...

An influential American senator, who had played a key role in getting the India-US civilian nuclear deal passed, has apologised for "mistakenly" suggesting "a rising" India posed a "graver and greater" security threat than that in Afghanistan and ...

Undisturbed by the G8 curb on the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology (ENR), the External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Thursday told that India will proceed according to the clean waiver it has received from the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG). He added that India and the US are ...

Describing it as a "landmark event", the US has said the end-user monitoring (EUM) arrangement agreed during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit has brought India into the nuclear non-proliferation mainstream.
 
"It's a very significant agreement," State Department ...

Soon after India and the US reached an agreement over End Use Monitoring of sensitive technology, President Barack Obama sent his first report on the India-US civil nuclear deal inked last October to US Congress on Tuesday.
 
"The report covers the period of October 4, 2008, to June 30, ...

India and the United States Monday reaffirmed their commitment to the bilateral civil nuclear deal, with India providing two sites for nuclear parks to be set up by American companies. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also been invited to visit the US in November.
 
US Secretary of State ...

India and the US Monday signed three agreements on science and technology, space cooperation and end-user monitoring accord that will pave way for more defence deals between the two countries.
 
The agreements were signed between visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Indian ...

Indian Army chief, General Deepak Kapoor, arrived in the US on Monday on a week-long visit for talks with top military officials including Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen.
 
On his first visit to the US as the Indian Army chief, ...

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, on Sunday said that India is a key player in helping the US achieve global food security and end hunger.
 
"President Obama and I had a signature issue - food security and ending hunger. India is well placed to help us (achieve it)," Clinton ...

After making a strong pitch for low-carbon economy and seeking a pro-active cooperation for the new global climate deal, the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, assured that Washington will "not do anything that will limit India's economic progress".
 
"The US does not ...

"We are working with India on an end use agreement (for sensitive US technology and equipment"," Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Philip J. Crowley told reporters Friday leaving it to "officials in India to indicate that we have reached an agreement" after ...