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U.S. Nuclear Industry Advances - U.S. commercial nuclear companies have continuously built new plants worldwide utilizing the most advanced technologies.

India and Iran: Limited Partnership, High Stakes - South Asian Monitor: Suzanne Fawzi and Teresita C. Schaeffer of CSIS analyze the India-Iran relationship and conclude that despite some shared interests and regional goals, 'there continues to be a wide gap between words and deeds.'

Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change- Sir Nicholas Stern (Senior British Government Economist) reports global warming could cost world economies trillions and trigger a global recession.

Atoms for War?: U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Cooperation and India's Nuclear Arsenal - Dr. Ashley Tellis (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) (PDF)
Dr. Tellis, an eminent authority on the U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal, debunks the claims that it would enable India to rapidly expand its nuclear arsenal.
America's New Strategic Partner - Ashton B. Carter (Foreign Affairs)

View the Enabling Legislation, H.R. 4974 (House Version) and S. 2429 (Senate Version)

Joint Press Interaction by Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, January 20, 2006 (PDF)

Remarks of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the State Department Correspondents Association Breakfast, January 5, 2006 (PDF)

"Transforming India-U.S. Relations: Building a Strategic Partnership," Address by Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, December 21, 2005 (Word)

Prepared Remarks to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of Nicolas Burns, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, November 2, 2005 (PDF)

Prepared Remarks to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of Robert G. Joseph, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, November 2, 2005 (Word)

"The U.S. and India: The New Strategic Partnership," Speech by Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, to Asia Society, October 28, 2005 (Word)

Joint Statement Between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, July 18, 2005 (Word)

Nicolas Burns, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Addresses the Coalition for Partnership with India, March 14, 2006

Joint Statement Between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, March 2, 2006

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, entered into force March 5, 1970 (PDF)