Manmohan Singh

Manmohan says Indo-French nuke agreement adds new dimension to ties

Manmohan Singh, Nicolas SarkozyParis, Sep 30 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the civil nuclear cooperation agreement between India and France added a new dimension to their strategic partnership.

"Today we have added a new dimension to our strategic partnership by signing an inter-governmental agreement on civil nuclear cooperation," Singh said in a statement after his talks with French President Nicholas Sarkozy during which the landmark nuclear agreement was inked.

India can be affected by global financial crisis, developed nations must take responsibility: PM

Manmohan SinghParis, Sept. 30 : Visiting Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said that developed countries primarily needed to take responsibility for resolving the global financial crisis, but added that India and China, as the world''''s two largest emerging economies, must take part in the solution.

Stating this during an interview with the prominent French daily Le Figaro, Dr. Singh warned that the crisis could spread to developing countries like India, as "we live in an interdependent world and the fate of all countries is related to the international financial system."

Manmohan Government is ‘not’ soft on terror: Sonia

Manmohan SinghDadri, Sep 30 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Manmohan Singh Government is ‘not’ soft on terror, and assured that the Centre is fully competent to deal with issues related to terrorism.

The Congress President, however, admitted that tougher legislations were needed to combat and root-out terrorism from the country.

Defending the ruling alliance, she assured that the UPA Government is taking elaborate measures to curb terrorism.

Manmohan Singh arrives in Paris, India and France may sign nuke deal

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan SinghParis, Sept. 30: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh received a red carpet welcome here on Monday evening, hours after participating in a significant Ninth India-European Summit in the port town of Marseilles. He was received by French Immigration, Integration and National Identity Minister Brice Hortefeux.

The final leg of Singh's 10-day visit to the United States and France will see him holding talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy today on various issues of mutual importance to the two countries.

Manmohan Singh hopes for nuke pact with France

Manmohan Singh hopes for nuke pact with FranceMarseilles (France), Sept. 29 : Speaking on the sidelines of the Ninth India-EU Summit here, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Monday that he was quite optimistic about India and France reaching an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation in Paris on Tuesday after talks with French President Nicholas Sarkozy.

EU-India summit opens in Marseille

Manmohan Singh, Nicolas SarkozyMarseille, France - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met top European Union officials in the French port of Marseille on Monday at a summit hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The summit is set to call for EU-Indian cooperation on civilian nuclear research and development, a day before Sarkozy and Singh are due to discuss in Paris a deal on nuclear cooperation between their respective states, EU diplomats told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

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