North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles off its west coast this week amid international alarm at its planned long-range rocket launch, South Korean newspapers said on Friday.

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The national progress report presented by India at the Second Nuclear Security Summit here says, “India has adhered to NSG guidelines and has expressed interest in full membership of the NSG and other international export-control regimes.”

The growing threat of nuclear terrorism and the possibility of nuke materials falling into the hands of non-state actors has prompted the array of world leaders who gathered here for the Second Nuclear Security Summit to call for concerted efforts to tackle it both at the national and international levels.

India has yet again sought membership of four elite nuclear clubs — all multilateral export control regimes. This time it made its pitch at the Second Nuclear Security Summit here.

With India set to expand nuclear energy generation to 62,000 MW by 2032, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday the highest standards of safety and security would be followed to restore public

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met here on Tuesday and said the two countries had charted the right path to resolve their issues and decided to i

Maintaining that Pakistan is “pursuing strategic restraint and confidence building through dialogue” in south Asia (read India), Pakistan has made a strong pitch yet again for access to nuclear technology for peaceful uses on a non-discriminatory basis.

The license-permit raj in India might be a thing of the past but its still not all hunky-dory for foreign companies wanting to do business in India.

India has told Norway that it will “attempt to find a fair solution” to the issue of the cancellation of 122 telecom licences by the Supreme Court. It has also assured the Norwegian government that it will accord “fair treatment” to all the telecom companies.

Maintaining that Pakistan is “pursuing strategic restraint and confidence building through dialogue” in south Asia (read India), Pakistan has made a strong pitch yet again for access to nuclear technology for peaceful uses on a non-discriminatory basis.