India blows up a monsoon

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made a very calculated political - and potentially dangerous - move to seal the much-delayed civilian nuclear accord with the United States. The deal, though, is only one piece on the chessboard of India's global ambitions that includes the key players of Pakistan, Iran and the United States. But it's the weather that could decide Manmohan's and the chess game's fate. - M K Bhadrakumar (Jul 3, '08)

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By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
03 July 2008

A senior U.S. Congressman visiting India says time is running out for New Delhi to finalize a civilian nuclear deal with the United States. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that India's Congress Party-led coalition government indicated it will press ahead with the pact, despite strong opposition from its left-wing allies....

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The Indian coalition government has made friends with former foes in a final bid to move ahead with a civilian nuclear deal with the United States. The high-risk move could end in early general elections, and might already be too late. - Sudha Ramachandran (Jun 30, '08)


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While its neighbors blissfully ignore bigger economic trends, India's policymakers have made a series of poor strategic choices for the country, in effect pushing the economy into the eye of the global storm. As the government grapples with inflation and contends with a fractious coalition, the outlook is murky. (Jun 30, '08)

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India's governing Congress party was on the verge of swapping allies Friday in a last-ditch effort to push through a controversial nuclear deal with the United States....

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By Scott Stearns
Rusutsu, Japan
09 July 2008
U.S. President George Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are backing a controversial deal to sell U.S. nuclear fuel to India. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports from Japan where the two men met on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations...
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By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
08 July 2008
In India, a bloc of leftist parties is withdrawing support to the Congress-led coalition to protest the government's decision to go ahead with a controversial civilian nuclear deal with the United States. But as Anjana Pasricha reports, the government is expected to continue in power with the support of a regional party...
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The Taliban and Pakistan have denied responsibility for the devastating suicide attack on the Indian Embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday. Delhi doesn't believe a word of it. The Taliban have frequently targeted projects sponsored and constructed by India in Afghanistan, fearing India's growing influence at the expense of Pakistan. Delhi is being urged to send troops into Afghanistan. This might add to India's stature, but it would be a disaster. - Sudha Ramachandran (Jul 8, '08)
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India talks a good game, but it could play a much more proactive role in regional and international security, if not for the greater good, then for its own motives to stabilize its periphery and gain access to the natural resources and markets on its doorstep. The attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul could be the spur Delhi needs. - Chietigj Bajpaee (Jul 8, '08)
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