Russia will not agree to any curbs on transfer of sensitive technologies to India!

[IBRIS]

Singh is in Moscow on a three-day visit to strike a number of defense and energy deals worth several billion dollars.

India hopes to boost uranium fuel imports from Russia, its Cold War ally, and also wants Russian investment in nuclear power stations at home.

"Nuclear cooperation between the Russian Federation and India in my view has a very big, a very good future," Medvedev said.

Singh said he was "most satisfied" with the talks, which he called "a major step forward."

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-...-countries-not-cost-russia-pm.html#post575083

 

[destiny]

For now I guess its only two for US, one in Andhra and other in Gujrat


Australia in the Indian Ocean: Indian-Australian military contact but uranium still blocked

U should go through other post of the author too, really good blog..

I came to know that there are going to be 7 new reactors and sites have already been chosen for them. I know only two more, one in maharashtra and other in orrisa.

 

[TheBraveHeart]

I came to know that there are going to be 7 new reactors and sites have already been chosen for them. I know only two more, one in maharashtra and toher in orrisa.

What I mentioned was for US reactors only which was an answer to a post by deckingraj...


if u want complete list go through this link..
Indian Nuclear Reactors - a knol by Vijainder K Thakur

 

[TruthAloneTriumphs]

but he is sensitive to the criticism that he is willing to dilute his commitment to non-proliferation for the sake of commercial advantages.........."
Fantastic!! Money is the greatest tool man has ever invented which will make you do anything, well let's just say - most things.
Long Live Capitalism, with a capital 'C'.

 

[TruthAloneTriumphs]

Dude hope you remember that how India got 123 signed and how so many countries have to give their consent. Just because India got it does not mean Pakistan will get it. China has to abide by rules and hence similar exception will be needed for Pakistan. Looking at situation inside Pak and your prolification record, not possible in this decade.

Add one more.

 

[praveen]

AQ Khan and the jihadi bogeyman will be the dead albatross around the pakistanis neck

 

[deckingraj]

Something related

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Nuclear pact covers wide range issues

The Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on Nuclear Energy signed between India and Russia goes much beyond any similar agreement signed by New Delhi so far, said highly placed sources involved in the negotiations.

The agreement provides for up-front consent for reprocessing of spent fuel and also includes a provision that any termination will be without prejudice to ongoing contracts and fuel supply obligations, they said. Both aspects were not there in the Indo-U.S. 123 agreement and one of them is incorporated in the Indo-French civil nuclear pact.

The agreement on cooperation in the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes initialled on Monday marks the culmination of expert-level negotiations, which were going on for the past few months.

Explaining the new pact, the sources said the IGA signed in 1988 was for the construction of Kudankulam 1 and Kudankulam 2. The IGA signed last year was for the construction of additional reactors at Kudankulam. In contrast, the IGA initialled on Monday is a broad-based agreement and lists several areas for cooperation, including R&D construction of nuclear power plants, supply of uranium etc.

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article61631.ece

 

[deckingraj]

India likely to access vast resources in eastern Siberia and far eastern Russia

A day after securing a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Moscow to meet its growing energy needs, India on Tuesday secured promises for securing hydrocarbons from several Russian oil fields.

In an unanticipated development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intensive engagement in the Russian capital with President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin led to understandings of immediate and long-term nature to access the vast Russian resources in eastern Siberia and far eastern Russia.

Mr. Medvedev gave an indication of enhanced partnerships in the energy sector when he observed on Monday that with the civil nuclear deal 3.0 in the bag, “we can think of working in other areas.”

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said Russia agreed to allow India to enter the Trebs and Titov oil fields in the Timan Pechora region.

ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) and Russia’s Sistema signed a memorandum of understanding to scout for oil and gas assets in Russia and other Central Asian countries. The Russian political leadership also gave a “very positive response” to India’s request to participate in the bidding for the lucrative Sakhalin-3 oil field.

With OVL having entered into tie-ups to study investment opportunities with Russian oil and gas giants Roseneft and Gazprom, Ms. Rao was confident of India obtaining sourcing rights in at least some of the projects.

In the case of Sakhalin-3, Russia told India that it was yet to take a decision on allowing foreign participation. In case such a decision is taken by the first quarter of next year (when Mr. Putin will visit India), New Delhi could take a stake in the project.

OVL now has a slice of the Sakhalin-1 and swaps oil accruing to its account with crude carriers operating in India’s vicinity.

Sistema also is no stranger to India. It is Russia’s biggest investor in the Indian telecom sector.

Its chief co-chairs the Indo-Russia CEOs Council with Reliance Industries head Mukesh Ambani.

Circumspect about the civil nuclear energy agreement 3.0 before it was inked (although officials had told The Hindu that the pact was through), Ms. Rao chose to downplay the gains from this agreement.

“This shows the growing engagement of the world community in the development of India’s civil nuclear energy programme,” she said and bracketed the pact with the ones signed with the U.S. and France.

Asked whether the spate of tie-ups with Russia in strategic sectors could impact India’s ties with the U.S., Ms. Rao pointed out that in today’s world, each relationship stood on its own.

India was reluctant to sign three military agreements with the U.S. and its talks on securing enrichment and reprocessing rights for uranium were making slower-than-anticipated progress. At the same time the U.S. had obtained about $5-billion of arms exports orders and promised contracts worth 10,000 MW in nuclear energy.

On the other hand, Russia and India agreed to further the military partnership by agreeing to join hands in producing a transport aircraft with multiple versions, buying more heavy class and naval fighters, making progress on aligning to produce a next generation fighter and closing differences over the price for the refit of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov.

“Our ties with the U.S. do not affect the stability and solidity of our ties with Russia. They are as I said earlier rock solid,” Ms. Rao said.

The Hindu : News / National : India likely to access vast resources in eastern Siberia and far eastern Russia

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Man our PM is on a role....All these news pouring in makes me feel SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good