The curious case of Modi-Obama nuclear 'breakthrough'

Weeks after 'breakthrough' in the Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation deal, substantial work is yet to be done, says Nayanima Basu.Weeks after India and the United States claimed to have achieved a......

EXPLAINED: Why Indo-US nuclear deal is in COLD STORAGE

The Barack Obama administration is resigned to the reality that the Manmohan Singh government has little chance of salvaging the deal from the limbo it is in now and providing some leeway on the......

India signs IAEA convention on nuke compensation

In a significant step which will enable it to engage in international nuclear commerce, India signed the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) on Wednesday, which sets parameters on a......

Why a nuclear liability bill is essential

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the Bhopal tragedy have brought back into focus the issue of industrial accidents, contractual liabilities and questions of operator liability, notes Manoj......