Exit by the left pushes India closer to poll

ft.com     09-Jul-2008            

By Amy Yee in New Delhi and Daniel Dombey in Washington India moved closer to early elections as leftwing allies of the ruling coalition vowed to withdraw support from the government over a nuclear energy pact with the US. The leftwing parties, which claim the nuclear deal would leave India beholden to Washington, are expected to call for a vote of no confidence in the United Progressive Alliance... [read full story]                    

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Key India talks over nuclear deal

bbc.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

Communist allies of India's ruling coalition are meeting on withdrawing support to the government over a civilian nuclear deal with the US. The Communists have 59 members in parliament. They say the deal would give the US undue...                    

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India left gives nuclear deadline

bbc.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

Communist allies of India's government have given it a deadline to say if it will proceed with the civilian nuclear deal with the US. The Communists, who say they will withdraw support from the government if it goes ahead with...                    

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India edges towards early election

ft.com     04-Jul-2008          

Fleets of the white Ambassador saloons used by government officials frantically criss-cross New Delhi in a sign of the political storm that is brewing. Outside the headquarters of India’s main parties, television news teams...                    

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India left's nuclear deadline

bbc.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

Communist parties in India have given the government until Monday to tell them whether its going ahead with a nuclear energy deal with the United States. The Communists strongly oppose the move and the coalition government...                    

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India confidence vote date is set

bbc.co.uk     11-Jul-2008          

I have no doubt that we shall prove our majority and work to fulfil our remaining agenda Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi Singh and Bush in nuclear talks The leaders of India's coalition say they will seek a parliamentary...                    

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Indian PM leaves for G8 in Japan

bbc.co.uk     07-Jul-2008          

Indian PM Manmohan Singh has left for Japan for the G8 summit where he is expected to discuss the civilian nuclear deal with the President Bush. Mr Singh's leftist allies have set him a deadline of Monday to say if he will...                    

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Communists 'quit India coalition'

bbc.co.uk     08-Jul-2008          

Communist parties in India say they are withdrawing support for the governing coalition over a civilian nuclear agreement with the United States. The communists' decision came after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the...                    

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India's left quits coalition over nuke deal

ft.com     08-Jul-2008          

NEW DELHI, July 8 – The communist parties that have provided the Indian government with a parliamentary majority for four years said on Tuesday they were withdrawing their support to protest a civilian nuclear deal with the...                    

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India left ends coalition support

bbc.co.uk     08-Jul-2008          

Communist parties in India say they are withdrawing support for the governing coalition over a controversial civilian nuclear deal with the United States. The move came after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the government...                    

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India's left quits coalition over nuclear deal

ft.com     08-Jul-2008          

NEW DELHI, July 8 – The communist parties that have provided the Indian government with a parliamentary majority for four years said on Tuesday they were withdrawing their support to protest a civilian nuclear deal with the...                    

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