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POLITICS: U.S. Denies Visas to Iranian Religious Leaders
A religious delegation from Iran has cancelled a scheduled visit to the United States this week after members of the group were denied visas by the State Department.POLITICS-US: Ahmadinejad as Goldfinger
On the same day General David H. Petraeus delivered to Congress his much anticipated progress report on the U.S. military's "surge strategy" in Iraq, neoconservative ideologues associated with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) took aim at another one of the reputed foes of "freedom" - the Islamic Republic of Iran.
ASIA PACIFIC: War Games Muddy APEC Summit
China’s display of economic clout and diplomatic assertiveness at the Asia Pacific leaders’ forum in Sydney this week has been overshadowed by a concurrent show of power in the Bay of Bengal where the United States is leading four Asia-Pacific countries in the largest war games ever held in the region.POLITICS: Five-Nation Naval Drill Presages 'Asian NATO'?
India’s hosting of large-scale military exercises involving four countries led by the United States has triggered spirited protests by left-wing parties that prop up the country's ruling coalition.POLITICS: Iran Nuke Moves Hint at Interest in Deal
Iran's unexpected agreement with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Mohamed Elbaradei to resolve old issues surrounding its nuclear programme in less than two months, and the fact that it has installed only two-thirds of the centrifuges previously announced, indicate that Tehran may be positioning itself for another bid for a diplomatic solution.POLITICS: Bush Indictment of Iran Tops Usual Rhetoric
The George W. Bush administration has seemingly taken advantage of the Congressional recess to escalate tensions with Iran.POLITICS: Israel Warned US Not to Invade Iraq after 9/11
Israeli officials warned the George W. Bush administration that an invasion of Iraq would be destabilising to the region and urged the United States to instead target Iran as the primary enemy, according to former administration official Lawrence Wilkerson.POLITICS-INDIA: Ruling Coalition Rift Over US Nuke Deal Continues
Confronted with stiff opposition to the United States-India nuclear cooperation deal from the supporting parties of the Left, Manmohan Singh’s minority government has initiated talks with communist leaders to create a 'mechanism' to resolve mutual differences.AUSTRALIA: ‘Uranium Sales May Fuel Asian Arms Race’
Australia’s deal to export uranium to India - which is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) or the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - will strengthen India’s nuclear capabilities and could lead to a heightened arms race on the subcontinent, say activists.POLITICS-AUSTRALIA: Uranium for India – Business or Strategy?
Leading Australian academics say that while the United States’ nuclear deal with India may be part of the Bush administration’s "contain China" policy, Australia’s own agreement to provide uranium to the South Asian giant is based more on economic gain.INDIA: Political Fallout of Indo-US Nuclear Deal Turns Severe
The United States-India nuclear cooperation agreement, tabled in India’s Parliament on Monday, has precipitated the worst-ever political crisis for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government since it was formed a little over three years ago.KOREAS: 'Bilateral Summit – Wrong Place, Wrong Time'
If you try to please your host too much you risk being snubbed. This could be the advice that South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun gets from his mentor and predecessor in office, Kim Dae-Jung, as he prepares to fly to Pyongyang for a bilateral summit this month.POLITICS-INDIA: Nuke Deal With US Draws Domestic Opposition
The "breakthrough" United States-India nuclear cooperation agreement finalised three weeks ago in Washington has run into serious all-round opposition in India and put Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a piquant situationJAPAN-US: Peace Activists Warn of Ongoing Nuclear Threat
Sixty-two years ago Monday, the U.S. bomber "Enola Gay" descended from the skies above the Japanese city of Hiroshima to drop an atomic bomb, ironically nicknamed "Little Boy", to devastating effect.DISARMAMENT: US-India Nuke Deal May Spark Asian Arms Race
The U.S. decision last week to proceed with a controversial civilian nuclear deal with India has triggered strong negative responses from peace activists, disarmament experts and anti-nuclear groups.POLITICS-JAPAN: Poll Defeat for Abe Puts Brake on Global Player Plan
Hiroshi Yoda, 60, hopes the stunning defeat for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sunday's House of Councillors election will be a wake-up call for influential politicians who he says have lost touch with the public.US-INDIA: ‘123’ Nuclear Agreement Completed
India and the United States have announced a bilateral agreement permitting the export of U.S. civilian nuclear technology to India in exchange for a promise that the South Asian giant will allow International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) inspectors access to its nuclear facilities.POLITICS: South Sceptical of North Korean Assurances
When the six-party talks on the denuclearisation of North Korea ended last week, there was plenty of scepticism in neighbouring South Korea: to what extent can the reneging North be trusted to keep its pledges and promises in the future?POLITICS-US: Bush Line Distorts Iran's Real Interest in Iraq
As U.S. and Iranian diplomats met in Baghdad Tuesday for a second round of talks on Iraq, the domestic U.S. political climate appears decidedly more supportive of an aggressive U.S. posture toward Iran than just a few months ago, reflecting the apparent triumph the George W. Bush administration's narrative on Iran's role in Iraq.FINANCE-US: OPIC Extension Tied to Terror and Environment
The U.S. House of Representatives extended funding until 2011 for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a government agency that backs U.S. corporations in developing nations, in an act that prohibits investment in "terrorist nations" and requires more rigorous human rights and environmental standards.POLITICS-US: Candidates Hop Aboard the Iran Sanctions Bus
Last Thursday afternoon, in a tightly packed press room of the U.S. Capitol building, Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi stood at the podium and smiled heartily as she pointed to two columns of U.S. postal boxes stacked behind her.« Previous Page — Next Page »
At first it was the United States. Then came Russia, China, Britain and France. Everyone wanted their own atomic bombs and atomic energy. While Israel quietly nurtured its nuclear programme, in Asia, rivals India and Pakistan, and most recently North Korea, joined the global nuclear club. Are nuclear weapons stockpiles adequately safeguarded? Is nuclear energy worth the risk? Read IPS.
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