INDIA PM SINGH CONFIDENT OF US India Nuclear Deal ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
Latest:US India Nuclear Deal Ratified by the US Foreign Relations Committee by a vote of 19-2 Senator Russell Feingold, Wisconsin Democrat and Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, voted against the deal.
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“I am hopeful that the nuclear deal will happen during my visit to the US.”
The Prime Minister will be addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) after a gap of two years, is scheduled to meet US President George W Bush on Sept 25th at 5:10 pm at the White House. After the meeting there would be a ‘working dinner’ between the two leaders from 6 to 7 pm in the Old Family Dining Room
He will also meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and belagured British PM Gordon Brown for talks on bilateral, regional and international issues. PM Manmohan Singh, a renowned Economist will also hold talks with the President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick.
Also scheduled is a meeting on Sept 24th with new Pakistani Premier Ali Zardari, whose conversations with US and rest of UN will be interesting to say the least, with Pakistani forces shooting at US troops and reportedly shooting down an US Unmanned drone.
The 62nd session of UNGA us the first for India after securing the 45 nation NSG waiver and the latest the ratification by the US Foreign Relations Committee by a vote of 19-2 Senator Russell Feingold, Wisconsin Democrat and Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, voted against the deal.
Accompanying PM Singh are Deputy Chairman Planning Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shanker Menon and Special Envoy Shyam Saram. National Security Advisor M K Narayanan will be joining the prime minister directly in New York. Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram is also expected to attend some meetings with the prime minister while there.
NOTE During his visit to the UN, PM Singh will meet Republican presidential candidate John McCain] as well as ‘converse’ with Barrack Obama if not actually meet him.
India Defense Minister A K ANTONY Visits USA- Pentagon & State dept
AK Antony with Condeleeza Rice
In a sign of increased cooperation and better relations between India and the US, a high powered delegation featuring India’s Defence Secretary A K ANTONY was received at in the US, at the Pentagon. and the State Department
US Secretary of Defense ROBERT GATES received Mr Antony followed by a reception by US Secretary of State Ms CONDOLEEZA RICE and this preceeds a visit to the US in November by India’s Prime Minister ManMohan Singh- when it is anticipated that the Bush administration will succeed in getting the US India Civilian Nuclear Agreement ratified by US Congress
(Photos Courtesy Press Corp -Embassy of India),
