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India for consensus on Iran issue

India for consensus on Iran issue New Delhi, November 25 India is happy and relieved that the door has opened for the resumption of Iran-EU3 talks and no resolution was put up for voting before the Board of Governors’ meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Vienna yesterday. At the IAEA full-board meeting, India told the international atomic watchdog agency that it was for a consensual resolution of the Iran issue within the IAEA and also that it wanted the IAEA to scrupulously scrutinise the Pakistan-based A.Q. Khan network for coming to grips with challenges and risks of proliferation. To Iran, India

Russia keen to participate in Iran-Pak-India pipeline project

Russia keen to participate in Iran-Pak-India pipeline project RUSSIA on Friday said that it was willing to participate in the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline project. Also, the Russian gas major, Gazprom, was ready to invest in the multi-million dollar project. Expressing eagerness on the issue, the Russian Minister for Industry and Energy, Mr V. Khristenko, told newspersons at the sidelines of a round table conference on energy that his country had the technological expertise to offer for the pipeline project. "We have had experience in building undersea pipelines spread over 1,000 km. Our experience and potential in such matters could be utilised,"

India opens arms to Russian N-aid

India opens arms to Russian N-aid India has expressed its willingness to allow Russia to build additional reactors for the Kudankulam nuclear facility. This was conveyed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the Russian energy and trade minister Viktor Khristenko on Monday. Foreign ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said, "The Prime Minister told the Russian minister that India could consider positively the construction of an additional reactor in view of India's growing energy needs." Khristenko, on his part, welcomed India's willingness to invest in Sakhalin III oilfields. India already has a stake in Sakhalin I. More:

Iran offers gas for Iran-Pak-India pipeline at USD 6 per mbtu

Iran offers gas for Iran-Pak-India pipeline at USD 6 per mbtu Iran is learnt to have offered gas for the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline project at USD six per million British thermal unit. The price along with the project structure was discussed at the first ever secretary-level trilateral meeting of the three countries in Tehran last week to work out an agreement for building the over USD seven billion pipeline project, petroleum ministry sources were quoted as saying by PTI "For the first time in 18 months, the issue of gas pricing was discussed. Iran has offered gas in the range of

India, Pak, Iran to go ahead with gas pipeline proposal

India, Pak, Iran to go ahead with gas pipeline proposal India, Pakistan and Iran have decided to press ahead with negotiations on the proposed 2,100 km gas pipeline project among them despite strong us objections due to Tehrans controversial nuclear programme. Oil ministers of India, Pakistan and Iran, currently in Doha to attend a Global Energy Forum, held talks on Saturday on the issue. All three of us have agreed to go ahead with the pipeline proposal, petroleum and natural gas minister Murli Deora was quoted as saying by The Peninsula newspaper after he held talks with his counterparts Amanullah