Friday, September 25, 1998
Test ban treaty: Both are willing but...
India is ready to sign the nuclear test ban treaty before the September 1999 deadline contingent on successful conclusion of its talks with the key interlocutors, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee told the UN General Assembly on Thursday. Speaking in Hindi, Vajpayee guardedly signalled New Delhi's intention to accept the controversial treaty while broadly spelling out India's non-proliferation outlook.
Pak does a "two-up" on India at a classy Manhattan highrise
Amid the tall highrises of midtown-Manhattan, a bizarre game of one-upmanship is being played out between Pakistan and India -- fraternal foes, and lately, nuclear neighbours. What India can do so can we, has been a familiar Pakistani theme for many years. It seems that will include pushing the envelope while going broke.
Vajpayee set for historic meet with Netanyahu
When Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu here on Thursday evening on the margins of the UN session, it will be the first time executive heads of the two states, which attained independence at around the same time, will be meeting formally.
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