Vienna: Western states pressured China at closed-door talks last week to address concerns about its plans to expand a nuclear power plant in Pakistan and provide more information, but were rebuffed, two diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
Beijing's atomic relations with Islamabad have caused unease in Washington, Delhi and other capitals due to Pakistan's history of spreading nuclear arms technology and fears about the integrity of international non-proliferation rules.
"A number of countries asked questions and expressed concerns," said one official, speaking about the annual plenary session of the 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), held on June 21-22 in the US city of Seattle.
But China showed no sign of reconsidering its position on building two more reactors at the Chashma nuclear power complex in Pakistan's Punjab region, the official and another source said, a stance Beijing also took when the issue was raised in last year's NSG talks in the Dutch city of Noordwijk....
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09:46 AM, Jun 28, 2012
New Delhi: Notwithstanding India and Japan deciding to move forward with discussions on civil nuclear co-operation, Tokyo on Monday maintained that there was no change in its stand that New Delhi has to join the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, though it is not a pre-condition for the atomic deal. "We have reminded India time and again that it has to join the NPT. This message has been repeatedly conveyed to India....
01:49 AM, May 01, 2012
Mumbai: One person has been killed and 25 persons injured in a major fire at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai. The fire, which has been brought under control, had broken out at the port container yard of JNPT at around 2 PM. Twenty-five fire engines were rushed to the spot, including some from ONGC, CIDCO and Navi Mumbai. Hazardous chemicals are also believed to be stored in...
05:20 PM, May 11, 2011
Mumbai: Visuals captured moments after INS Vindhyagiri rammed into cargo vessel MV Nordlake show that panic struck the people on board the Indian naval warship. Exclusive footage accessed by CNN-IBN saw how the collision happened and how the naval warship went sinking after that. The video also reveals how panic gripped the people on board the vessel. While no casualties were reported in the incident, the boiler caught fire and...
10:01 PM, Feb 01, 2011
Mumbai: The Indian naval ship INS Vindhyagiri that caught fire after collision with a foreign merchant vessel at the Mumbai harbour sunk on Monday. The fire errupted as the engine and boiling rooms of the ship were damaged in a collission with a merchant vessel. The badly damaged war ship eventually went down battling a blaze at the Naval Dockyard. At 4:36 pm on Sunday, Vindhyagiri collided with a Cypriot...
12:55 PM, Jan 31, 2011
The collision between the Indian naval ship, INS Vindhyagiri and a foreign merchant vessel at the Mumbai harbour resulted in fire on the naval ship. INS Vindhyagiri was carrying family members of Navy personnel on board. Eight fire engines and Navy have been trying to control the fire. On Sunday, INS Vindhyagiri collided with a foreign merchant vessel at the Mumbai harbour, resulting in fire on the naval ship, Coast...
09:17 PM, Jan 30, 2011
Pakistan is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and therefore cannot legally do any nuclear business. ...
10:52 PM, Jun 23, 2010
The first draft of the 2010 NPT conference has asked India, Pakistan and Israel to join NPT and CTBT. ...
08:51 AM, May 26, 2010
Japanese PM remained non-committal on civil nuclear cooperation with India. ...
03:14 PM, Dec 29, 2009
The NPT is a global pact meant to limit the spread of atomic weapons. ...
08:37 AM, May 06, 2009
The US Congress has cleared the landmark nuclear deal early this week . ...
08:50 PM, Oct 05, 2008
President Bush wants to confirm that the US Congress sanctions deal soon. ...
11:32 AM, Sep 09, 2008
India has always worked towards building bridges with China. ...
09:06 AM, Sep 09, 2008
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has decided to retire from all forms of competitive cricket after being dropped from the list of centrally contracted players by the PCB. Sources close to the senior batsman said Yousuf has decided against taking part in any domestic or local cricket competitions as he was totally disheartened with the situation. After serving Pakistan cricket for so long, he is disheartened at the way...
08:43 AM, Feb 21, 2008
New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels the decision of BCCI to appoint Duncan Fletcher as the chief coach of the national team is a positive one. "After Gary Kirsten, Fletcher is the best man to be Indian team's mentor," Akram said on Friday. "He is very experienced and has vast knowledge. Waqar (Younis), who played in Glamorgan when Fletcher was coach, praised his coaching skills a lot." Akram...
12:01 PM, Jan 20, 2008
Indo-US Nuke Deal, Pranab Mukherjee has said that the rights to reprocess nuclear fuel were absolutely essential. ...
12:07 PM, Jun 10, 2007
While the signing of the Indo-US N-deal will mean a win-win situation for India, the US also stands to gain in many ways. ...
10:46 AM, Dec 10, 2006
The Indo-US Nuke Bill was passed with a stunning majority of 85-12, but there are many obstacles ahead. ...
10:07 PM, Nov 17, 2006
Asking India to sign the NPT, the EU says this will open the way to civil nuclear cooperation with Europe. ...
11:14 PM, Oct 06, 2006
John Howard says Australia stood by its policy of not selling to countries that have not signed treaty. ...
11:55 AM, Sep 25, 2006
