Helms for better Indo-US ties
Chairman of the powerful US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Jesse Helms has promised to do his best to see that sanctions against India are lifted and Indo-US ties are back on track.

India, Pak can make more bombs
A new information on nuclear reactor performance indicates that India is now capable of producing 455 atomic bombs and Pakistan can build 105 nuclear weapons, reports Jane's Intelligence Review (JIR) in its October issue.

India plans to acquire light water reactors: Chidambaram
India plans to procure light water reactors (LWR) from "friendly'' countries as part of a strategy to achieve the targeted nuclear power generation of 20,000 MW by 2020 AD.

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