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Editor's Note
In India, the comeback of the UPA Government led by Dr. Manmohan Singh for a second consecutive term with a decent majority has set the stage for more strides by India in the economic and foreign policy fronts. Dr. Singh’s last term ended India’s global isolation in nuclear commerce with the NSG giving the nod for uranium supplies to India thanks to the Indo-US Nuclear deal. The deal was a major foreign policy achievement for Dr. Singh. Read the
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Obama Calls for 'New Beginning' with the Islamic
World
“I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect, and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition” — Obama
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Pakistan Army's anti-Taliban Offensive has
Glaring Flaws
PA’s current expertise of creating terrorist organizations has its genesis in its adopting the strategy of force multiplication by outsourcing and use of terror, as it did for its first attack on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 1947, when it sent thousands of Kabailis (tribals) to plunder, rape and kill Kashmiris. Read
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Foreign Policy of India's New Government
Neighbourhood, CTBT UNSC Berth...
India has refused to sign both the CTBT and NPT on the ground they are “discriminatory” and tend to create a system of “nuclear apartheid”, dividing the world into the nuclear haves and have-nots Read the Article.
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Indo-Seychelles Bilateral Relations
Deepening Ties;
Expanding Commercial Links
The Seychelles’ Ministry of Education has included India as a destination for higher education for Seychellois students. A senior official-level delegation, led by the Principal Secretary, in Ministry of Education Ms. Macsuzy Mondon visited India in May’ 2004 to finalise the choice of Universities to which Seychellois students could be sent
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India's Tourism Braves All Odds
“We want to take the fear away from the minds of Americans and tourists from other nations and tell them that India is safe. While it may take time for the industry’s growth rate to pick up pace, we hope to at least be able to cover our losses”
— Vijay Thakur Read
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DIPLOMATIC NEWS
Summit of Americas Signals Reconciliation
EU Environment Chief for New Climate Change
Agreement
Timothy Roemer to be new US Ambassador to India
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