Washington | 3 years ago
US sees nothing nefarious in mole letter
Washington, Aug 4 - The US government says it has nothing to do with the alleged correspondence between a former American ambassador to India and a senator that suggested the existence of a mole in then prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's office in the 1990s, but does not see anything nefarious in it.Even if authentic it was at best an exchange between two private individuals, State Department spo ... read more

Washington | 3 years ago
I don't recall any such letter: Barnes
Washington, Aug 3 - Harry Barnes, former US ambassador to India, has denied he ever wrote or received a purported letter from a senator on the basis of which former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh claimed the existence of a mole in then prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's office.'I don't recall having seen any such document,' as mentioned by Jaswant Singh in his book 'A Call To Honour', Ba ... read more

New Delhi | 3 years ago
US disassociates itself from Jaswant letter
New Delhi, Aug 2 - The US Wednesday disassociated itself from a letter purportedly written by a former American ambassador here on the basis of which former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh claimed a mole in the Prime Minister's Office - had leaked India's nuclear secrets.'This is not official US government correspondence,' a US embassy spokesperson here said.'The US was not asked to examin ... read more

New Delhi | 3 years ago
Congress tables privilege notice against Jaswant
New Delhi, Aug 2 - A day after former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh failed to name the alleged mole who had leaked the country's nuclear secrets, the Congress Wednesday tabled a breach of privilege notice against the Bharatiya Janata Party - leader, accusing him of misleading the Rajya Sabha.There were noisy scenes as Congress MP V. Narayanasamy gave the notice and sought to raise it in ... read more