Washington  - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to visit US President George W Bush September 25, the White House said Thursday.

The announcement came as the Bush administration prepared to submit the nuclear cooperation deal with India for congressional approval.

In a statement announcing Singh's visit, Bush said he was "pleased" to give formal approval to the US-India Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation and "looked forward" to working with Congress to ensure passage.

Washington, Sep 11 : US President George W Bush has invited Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington on September 25.

Sources have revealed that Bush hopes to get the nuclear deal through Congress by the time Manmohan Singh visits America and will then go on to sign the deal.

Washington, Sept. 11 : U. S. President George W Bush has secretly approved orders allowing US forces to conduct ground operations in Pakistan without that government''s prior approval, media reports say.

The New York Times has reported Special Operations forces will be allowed to carry out assaults within the borders of a key ally in the so-called "war on terror".

The move marks a turn for the Bush administration, which has struggled with Islamabad over how to combat Al Qaeda and a resurgent Taliban.

Washington - US military special forces have been given approval by President George W Bush to mount ground attacks inside Pakistan against terrorist and Afghan insurgent targets, The New York Times reported Thursday on its website.

The orders were given in July, the newspaper reported, citing senior US officials speaking on condition of anonymity.

The orders expand existing US policy to carry out airstrikes inside Pakistan using unmanned drone aircraft against targets of al- Qaeda, the terrorist network led by Osama bin Laden.

Washington, Sept 11 : U. S. President George W Bush has sent the text of his country’s civil nuclear cooperation accord with India to the American Congress for final clearance.

The 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) had on Saturday decided to lift a 34-year-old ban on nuclear trade with New Delhi, a crucial step to sealing the U. S.-India civilian nuclear agreement.

Bush said in a statement that the agreement would reinforce a growing bilateral relationship between two vibrant democracies.

Washington, Sept 11 : Senior US officials have revealed that American President George W Bush had for the first time secretly passed orders in July (2008) to carry out unilateral military operations and air strikes in Pakistan without prior approval of the Pakistan government.