| PRESS DIGEST ON NUCLEAR ISSUES IN SOUTH ASIA January 2001 Contents |
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| INDIA | |||
| Nuclear Build up | |||
| 1. | India’s combat aircraft set for maiden Flight | The Daily Star, Dhaka | January 04, 2001 |
| 2. | Light Combat Aircraft may be ‘tested anytime now’ | The Hindu, Chennai | January 04, 2001 |
| 3. | Successful test flight for Indian combat aircraft | The Daily Star, Dhaka | January 05, 2001 |
| 4. | LAC test flight successful RED LETTER DAY, SAYS FERNANDES | The Hindu, Chennai | January 05, 2001 |
| 5. | DETERRENT POWER A Nuclear Force Structure For India | The Statesman, Kolkata | January 06, 2001 |
| 6. | India’s nuclear ambition and duplicity | Dawn, Karachi | January 07, 2001 |
| 7. | PTAE-7 jet engine trial successful | The Hindu, Chennai | January 24, 2001 |
| 8. | AGNI-II induction to begin this year | The Daily News, | January 01, 2001 |
| 9. | Nuclear plants untouched | The Times of India, New Delhi | January 31, 2001 |
| 10. | Foreign tie-ups in nuclear arena mooted | The Hindu, Chennai | January 06, 2001 |
| Nuclear Cooperation | |||
| 11. | MoUS IN TOURISM, CULTURAFIELDSL SIGNED India to assist Vietnam in nuclear research | The Hindu, Chennai | January 09, 2001 |
| Nuclear Non-proliferation | |||
| 12. | Sanction were mistake, says Celeste | The Times of India, New Delhi | January 14, 2001 |
| Missile | |||
| 13. | BDL: a prime missile production agency | The Hindu, Chennai | January 05, 2001 |
| 14. | One killed as missile fires accidentally | The Hindu, Chennai | January 05, 2001 |
| 15. | India test nuclear-capable Agni II missile | The Daily News, Colombo | January 15, 2001 |
| 16. | India test fires ballistic missile | The New Nation, Dhaka | January 18, 2001 |
| 17. | India test fires 2nd Ballistic Missile | The Bangladesh Observer, Dhaka | January 17, 2001 |
| 18. | LAST MAJOR STP BEFORE INDUCTION Agni-II second test successful | The Hindu, Chennai | January 18, 2001
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| 19. | Agni-II test direct threat, says Pak | The Asian Age, | January 18, 2001 |
| 20. | Agni-II puts India firmly in N-club | The Times of India, New Delhi | January 18, 2001 |
| 21. | India test-fires Agni II, Pakistan cries foul | The Statesman, Kolkata | January 18, 2001 |
| 22. | New Delhi test-fires Nuclear capable Agni-II | Dawn, Karachi | January 18, 2001 |
| 23. | Missile test no message to Pakistan: official | The Daily News, Colombo | January 19, 2001 |
| 24. | Agni may be inducted in arsenal soon: Fernandes | The Hindu, Chennai | January 19, 2001 |
| 25. | AGNI-II TEST A STEP IN SELF- DEFENCE Onus is on Pak., says PM | The Hindu, Chennai | January 19, 2001 |
| 26. | And now, Agni-II | Dawn, Karachi | January 19, 2001 |
| 27. | Indian missile test no blow to peace: Musharraf | The Independent, Dhaka | January 20, 2001 |
| 28. | India: missile test not to escalate arms race | The Daily News, Colombo | January 20, 2001 |
| 29. | Agni-II launch to test warming ties with China | Dawn, Karachi | January 21, 2001 |
| 30. | The missile squadrons | The Hindu, Chennai | January 24, 2001 |
| 31. | A Milestone called Agni-II | Dawn, Karachi | January 27, 2001 |
| Global Opinion | |||
| 32. | India told to shun Nuclear doctrine | Dawn, Karachi | January 12, 2001 |
| 33. | LI PENG FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO KASHMIR China to join India in fighting terrorism | The Hindu, Chennai | January 14, 2001 |
| 34. | China will improve ties with India: Li Peng | The Hindu, Chennai | January 14, 2001 |
| Economic Sanction | |||
| 35. | Sanctions on Nuclear research an error, says US envoy | Dawn, Karachi | January 14, 2001 |
| PAKISTAN | |||
| Nuclear Build up | |||
| 36. | Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority established | Dawn, Karachi | January 23, 2001 |
| 37. | Pak to set up nuclear regulatory authority | The Asian Age, Kolkata | January 24, 2001 |
| 38. | Submarines may be equipped with Nuclear arms: PN chief | Dawn, Karachi | January 27, 2001 |
| 39. | Pak subs may get nuclear arms: Aziz | The Asian Age, Kolkata | January 28, 2001 |
| 40. | Spending on nuke capability waste of money: Asghar | Dawn, Karachi | January 29, 2001 |
| Nuclear Cooperation | |||
| 41. | Li tells India: No nuke link with Pakistan | The Asian Age, Kolkata | January 12, 2001 |
| 42. | No Nuclear arms for Pakistan: Li Peng | Dawn, Karachi | January 13, 2001 |
| Missile | |||
| 43. | Pak. to test new missile in March | The Hindu, Chennai | January 05, 2001 |
| 44. | Pak develops new ballistic missile | The Asian Age, Kolkata | January 05, 2001 |
| 45. | Peace will not be hampered: Musharraf | The Hindu, Chennai | January 19, 2001 |
| 46. | Pakistan to test-fire ballistic missiles | Dawn, Karachi | January 21, 2001 |
| SOUTH ASIA | |||
| Nuclear Technology | |||
| 47. | The Pristine View Nuclear Waste – A Shadow Creeping Across The Earth | The Bangladesh Observer, Dhaka | January 06, 2001 |
| 48. | Indo-Pak experts meet today to discuss N-risk reduction | The Daily Star, Dhaka | January 13, 2001 |
| 49. | Accord on n-risk reduction | The Hindu, Chennai | January 17, 2001 |
| 50. | Nuclear dialogue with Pakistan | The Hindu, Chennai | January 25, 2001 |
| Nuclear Build up | |||
| 51. | The syndrome goes on | Dawn, Karachi | January 04, 2001 |
| 52. | Kashmir, Nuclear issues linked to peace | Dawn, Karachi | January 14, 2001 |
| 53. | Indo-Pak N-war to be suicidal | The New Nation, Dhaka | January 16, 2001 |
| 54. | India’s charge baseless, says Pak. | The Hindu, Chennai | January 02, 2001 |
| 55. | Pakistan and India swap Nuclear facilities’ lists | Dawn, Karachi | January 02, 2001 |
| 56. | India, Pak exchange lists of nuclear plants | The Times of India, New Delhi | January 02, 2001 |
| Nuclear Non-proliferation | |||
| 57. | Pakistan and India swap nuclear target lists | The Daily News, Colombo | January 03, 2001 |
| 58. | Atmosphere not conductive for talks: Vajpayee India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear sites | The Bangladesh Observer, Dhaka | January 03, 2001 |
| 59. | Indian team to discuss nuclear risk reduction with Pakistan | The Independent, Dhaka | January 11, 2001 |
| 60. | India, Pakistan to hold N risk reduction talks | The Independent, Dhaka | January 11, 2001 |
| 61. | Indo-Pak experts to discuss nuclear risk reduction | The Bangladesh Observer, Dhaka | January 13, 2001 |
| 62. | ‘New CTBT policy to destabilise S. Asia | The Times of India, New Delhi | January 12, 2001 |
| 63. | Indian experts arrive to discuss Nuclear issue | Dawn, Karachi | January 12, 2001 |
| 64. | Experts discuss Nuclear issue: Measures for building confidence emphasized | Dawn, Karachi | January 16, 2001 |
| 65. | Pakistan calls for talks with India at UN conference | The Daily Star, Dhaka | January 27, 2001 |
| 66. | South Asian N-free zone excluding India, Pakistan | The New Nation, Dhaka | January 30, 2001 |
| 67. | For A Nuclear Free South Asia | The Bangladesh Observer, Dhaka | January 31, 2001 |
| 68. | N-disarmament must for peace in South Asia | The New Nation, Dhaka | January 31, 2001 |
| 69. | Help make S. Asia N-free zone for peace, experts tell seminar | The Independent, Dhaka | January 31, 2001 |
| Missile | |||
| 70. | Tamil Tigers acquire Stringer missile | The Bangladesh Observer, Dhaka | January 02, 2001 |
| 71. | Nuclear war threat in South Asia CIA prepares report for US President | The Independent, Dhaka | January 30, 2001 |
| Global Opinion | |||
| 72. | Pentagon sees more Nuclear tests in South Asia | Dawn, Karachi | January 14, 2001 |
| 73. | Pak. hopes Bush will reverse pro-India tilt | The Hindu, Chennai | January 21, 2001 |
| 74. | CIA warns of Nuclear war threat in South Asia: Report to be presented to Bush | Dawn, Karachi | January 22, 2001 |