The nuclear summit of 47 countries that was convened by the United States skirted the real issues of proliferation and disarmament of atomic weapons by the nuclear weapon states.
After having deferred the introduction of the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill during the ongoing session of Parliament, the government today held out an olive branch to the opposition, which has been critical of the Bill and the compensation clauses in case of nuclear accidents.
KEEN to push through the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, the government reiterated its offer to make changes in the proposed legislation, including increasing the liability amount.
Even as the threat of a fourth round of UN sanction loomed large over it, Iran appeared to have partially succeeded in ending its global isolation on the nuclear issue if one were to draw any conclusion from the two-day international conference on nuclear disarmament which ended in Tehran tonight.
Two-day event will be attended by 50 nations, including India, Russia & China
Under mounting global pressure to abandon its controversial nuclear programme, Iran hosts a two-day international conference here on Saturday on nuclear disarmament in a move clearly aimed at countering the high-profile Nuclear Security Summit convened by US President Barack Obama in Washington earlier this week.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other world leaders gathering here have cautioned the United States and the West against imposing new sanctions against Tehran while urging Iran to abide by its non-proliferation obligations.
Washington: US president Barack Obama declared the world safer after a 47-nation summit agreed to a four-year deadline to lock down loose nuclear materials to prevent them from falling into militant hands.
AUSTRALIA on Tuesday ruled out the prospect of selling uranium to India, saying its stand on the issue remains unchanged as the country is a non-signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean ruled out a change in the policy.
