Pressed by Japan to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, India on Tuesday clearly put the onus on the US and China for taking a lead in this direction by ratifying it. Japan promised to relax restrictions on hi-tech trade as the two countries sought to impart greater depth to their ties by unveiling an action plan covering defence and counter-terrorism exchanges. But Japanese Prime Minister remained non-committal on civil nuclear cooperation with India.
US welcomed Obama's recent statement to seek approval of the CTBT.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/g8-endorses-obamas-call-for-world-free-of-nukes/96734-2.html
US will organize a global summit on securing nuclear materials in 2009.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/us-to-push-countries-to-sign-ctbt-and-for-fmct/94508-2.html
The former ambassador called for policy dialogues between US, India.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/america-will-get-strict-with-ctbt-robert-blackwill/91849-3.html
India has made it clear that it would not sign Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mind-games-before-nsg-meet-ctbt-becomes-an-issue/71710-3.html
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