Clearly undeterred by the widespread public prote-sts in India against the Koodankulam and Jaita-pur projects, South Korea on Sunday expressed interest in building nucl-ear reactors for India.

It’s a bilateral engagement that appears to be going from strength to strength.

In a bid to perhaps assuage any hurt or anger that Sri Lanka might feel following India’s vote against it at the UN Human Rights Council, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to President Mahinda Rajapakse hoping ties between the two nations will “continue to grow from strength”. Dr Singh has also affirmed to the Sri Lankan leader that New Delhi had introduced “an element of balance in the language of the resolution”.

As India and Pakistan work to bridge the “trust deficit” that exists between them, India has once again voiced concern about the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and materials. The concern has been expressed as the Prime Ministers of the two nations prepare to participate in the second Nuclear Security Summit which kicks off in the south Korean capital on Monday.

India on Saturday questioned the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear material and raised concerns about nuclear terrorism ahead of the second Nuclear Security Summit that will start in the South Korean capit

As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads for a four-day visit to Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday morning, a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Mr Yousaf Raza Gilani, on the sidelines of the nuclear security summit appears to be almost a certainty now.

As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads for a four-day visit to Seoul on Saturday morning, a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the nuclear security summit appears to be almost a certainty now.

Compelled by domestic political compulsions, the Indian government Thursday voted against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council, supporting a American resolution censuring the island nation for its human rights record during the bloody civil war with the LTTE.

Sources here said that Sri Lanka “understands the spirit in which we have approached this issue”. As for India traditionally not voting on country-specific resolutions, sources sought to justify Thursday’s vote by saying that “there are resolutions on countries but they are completely non-judgmental” and “non-intrusive”.

As the world grapples with the increasing threat of sensitive nuclear technologies and materials falling into the hands of terror outfits like the Al Qaeda or the manufacture of “dirty bombs”, world leaders will gather in Seoul, South Korea, early next week to discuss the various issues surrounding nuclear security.