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Obama’s Duality Encourages Indian Nuclear Ambitions
Sep 29 2009, Zaheerul Hassan

International community was greatly pleased on September 24 this year when by following US President Barack Obama’s initiation, the UN Security Council passed a resolution, calling upon all countries outside the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty...

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