Obama in India

President Obama departs on his first presidential visit to India this week with some critics in the United States and India arguing that his administration hasn't devoted sufficient attention to a democratic India that could counter a rising China. In a new video Q&A, George Perkovich talks about the significance of the trip and relations between New Delhi and Washington.

Perkovich argues that while the bilateral relationship is important, it suffers from unrealistic expectations and largely unavoidable differences in the two countries short-term interests which their elected representatives will reflect.
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• Toward Realistic U.S.–India Relations

Russian Lawmakers Drop "New START" Endorsement

A key Russian legislative panel annulled its call for ratification of a new nuclear arms control treaty with the United States based on the outcome of yesterday's U.S. midterm election, Agence France-Presse reported.
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• The New START Treaty: It's Time for the Senate to Vote
• U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Report on the New START Treaty (PDF)

The EU's Deep Underground Storage Plan

The European Commission has today released its long-awaited proposed nuclear waste directive, which would tell European Union (EU) member states to develop plans to store radioactive waste in safe repositories.
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• Proposal for a EU Council Directive on the Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste (PDF)

Iran Envoy Dismisses Tougher Terms for Atom Fuel Swap

Iran's envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency dismissed on Tuesday a U.S. suggestion that Tehran should agree to tougher conditions than those it rejected last year for a possible nuclear fuel swap.
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Top Official Confirms: US to Lift Hi-Tech Nuclear Sanctions

The discussions are over, and India and the US are ready with the biggest announcement of President Barack Obama’s visit: decontrol of the sale of sensitive equipment to India, and the completion of India’s nuclear rehabilitation.
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Clinton Signs Accord Ending 25-Year U.S. Nuclear Dispute with New Zealand

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed an accord with New Zealand in Wellington today marking the rebuilding of relations derailed 25 years ago by a nuclear feud.
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