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“We are the strongest supporters of civil nuclear energy for India”

In 2003, when Sir Michael Arthur was appointed as the British High Commissioner to Delhi, tension between India and Pakistan was quite palpable. A year ago, Western diplomats had left India fearing a conflict between the two nuclear warriors. Then things began to change. Sir Arthur was a witness to the thaw that swept South Asia and the growing warmth between India and United Kingdom.
Sir Arthur told Hardnews about how UK was backing US efforts to help India access civilian nuclear technology. He categorically states that Pakistan is a proliferating country and does not merit similar preferential treatment. Sir Arthur was very happy with the way the strategic alliance between the two countries was playing out on the ground.

Sanjay Kapoor Delhi

'Cinema cannot change a mind that is already closed'

Indian-American film-maker Nikhil Kamkolkar in an exclusive interview with Hardnews
By Mehru Jaffer Vienna

Legislature vs judiciary

The Indian constitution is clear that the proceedings in parliament are not subject to judicial scrutiny. It clearly lays down immunities, powers and privileges of members of legislature. The supreme court had endorsed the constitutional position. Parliamentary precedents exist on expulsion