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'Member who blocked India's entry into NSG be held accountable'

'Member who blocked India's entry into NSG be held accountable'

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

The United States is committed to ensuring India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group, a top American diplomat said on Wednesday, expressing "regret" that his government was unsuccessful in making it a member of the grouping at its pleanary in Seoul last week.

Reports about China blocking India's NSG bid not true: V K Singh

Reports about China blocking India's NSG bid not true: V K Singh

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

"The speculation doing the rounds in media regarding China's protest over NSG membership to India is not true," he said on the sidelines of a function at Balia in Uttar Pradesh.

Trump admin announces new policy to modernise nuclear arsenal

Trump admin announces new policy to modernise nuclear arsenal

Rediff.com3 Feb 2018

The strategy, President Donald Trump said, is tailored and flexible to address the wide array of threats in the 21st century.

Why Washington is moving close to Colombo

Why Washington is moving close to Colombo

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

'What we have heard from the Sri Lankans is their desire to have a foreign policy that allows Sri Lanka to best advance its own interests rather than a foreign policy that relied solely on one relationship.' 'We think this is an attitude that makes a lot of sense. India and Sri Lanka have many areas of shared interests, and it's certainly welcomed by us to see that deepening of those ties.'