Nuclear Technology

As India makes a strong bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 23 met Chinese President Xi Jinping and is understood to have sought China's support for it, seen as very crucial to take forward the process

FS may travel to Seoul to push for India's NSG membership

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar may travel to Seoul to push for India's bid for NSG membership at the plenary of the 48-nation grouping on June 23-24

Obama hails step towards more hopeful world after Iran deal

Under the deal, sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union and United Nations will be lifted in return for Iran agreeing long-term curbs on a nuclear programme that the West has suspected was aimed at creating a nuclear bomb.

Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program entered a critical

With the March 31 target fast approaching, the top diplomats from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Germany and Iran were meeting to try to bridge remaining gaps and hammer out the framework deal that would be the basis for a final accord to be reached by the end of June.

Digvijay slams Centre on making U-turn on N-deal clause

"Now the BJP's majority government has agreed to implement the same liability sub-clause related to nuclear deal which the UPA government on their suggestion relaxed," the Congress General Secretary alleged.

France's Hollande visits Japan to push nuke ties

Hollande and Abe will hold summit talks that local media say may yield an agreement on cooperating in nuclear fuel cycle technology, next-generation reactors and decommissioning of nuclear power plants.