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India's UN Security Council
seat ambition gets a jolt
What is India News Service,
Friday, 8 April 2005, 1800 hrs IST
In an effort to counter the campaign launched by India and other members of the Group of Four (G-4) for expansion of UN Security Council, Pakistan and Italy, opposed to the move, have
called a meeting of "like-minded" countries in New York on Monday to identify "elements" for an alternative proposal.
Their aim, they claim, is to initiate a process that could "help promote consensus on this vital issue." India, Japan, Germany and Brazil are strong contenders for permanent seats in the expanded Council. Pakistan has not directly opposed Indian candidature but has said the expansion should be in only non-permanent category. Japan has run into trouble with China and Italy opposes Germany.
At the Monday's meeting, Council diplomats said, the two would try to promote their idea that any change in the structure of the Council should be through consensus. That would mean effectively scuttling the process as it would be impossible to reach a consensus in the 191-member General Assembly.
India and other members of the G-4 plan to move a resolution for expansion of the Security Council in both permanent and non-permanent categories. Then they would move another resolution giving names of specific countries which should occupy the permanent seats followed by a third one to amend the charter. The latter two resolutions would require two-thirds majority of members present and voting.
Dream
come true: Leaving their bitter past behind, India and Pakistan today took a
path-breaking step by launching a bus service across the Line of Control \97 a
dream come true for the divided Kashmiris.
Bus
passengers bridge the divide: In a
path-breaking step, the divide that has kept apart the people of Jammu and
Kashmir was bridged today with the start of bus services across the Line of
Control after 57 years.
30
passengers, thousands of well-wishers: The 30 passengers, who travelled on
the first Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus, made history this afternoon, as they set
foot on the Aman Setu (the peace bridge) between India and Pakistan.
'POK
PM' shares honours with Man: Pakistan on Thursday clearly underplayed
the much-hyped Srinagar-Muzaffarabad peace bus, the "mother of all
confidence-building measures," which rolled out across the Line of Control
(LoC).
Earlier headlines
Ultras
vow bloody end at LoC
Blast in Pattan after Kashmir bus passes
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Ultras
storm Srinagar Tourist Centre
Somnath,
denied visa, calls off Australia visit: The Lok Sabha Speaker, Somnath
Chatterjee, decided, "on principle", against travelling to Australia
at this time.
Venkaiah
back as BJP vice-president: Venkaiah
Naidu is back in the team of central office-bearers of the BJP. He began his new
assignment of party vice-president - announced on Thursday - with certain degree
of aplomb.
CBI may attempt brain mapping of gutkha barons:
The CBI'S attempts to eke out truth from Gutkha barons is turning into a nightmare. Now, brain mapping of the two may be the solution, feels the agency.
'Time to keep pace with socialism's changing face':
With the revival of socialism worldwide, albeit subtly, Indian Marxists have begun to discuss how to update their ideological agenda of the early 1990s. On Thursday, the second day of the CPI(M)'s 18th congress here at Talkotara Stadium, deliberations on the party's draft political resolution, introduced on Wednesday, focussed on changes in the party's future outlook.
States
How
he got the Chinese-made pistol: Kaushik Mohandas (29), the Chief
Manager of Spectramind, a Wipro call centre at Nehru Place, used an unlicensed
Chinese pistol to end his somewhat turbulent life. On the surface, it may appear
to be one of those suicides in which firearms are used for self-killing.
However, what is baffling is that the weapon used by Kaushik was a sophisticated
Chinese Star pistol which is normally used by criminals.
CBI
raids houses of Chautala, Ajay: The
CBI raided the houses of the former Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, his
MP son, Ajay, and his close associates at several places, including Chandigarh,
Delhi, Sirsa, Bhiwani and Kurukshetra today in an attempt to collect evidence in
a criminal case regarding the appointment of junior basic trained teachers in
2000.
Chautala\92s
henchmen bash up TV cameraman:
Former
Haryana Chief Minister\92s men let lose a reign of terror around his farmhouse
amidst reports of the CBI raid there and even bashed up the cameraman of a
private TV channel. The raid was conducted in connection with the JBT teachers
recruitment scam.
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Restive
MLas push Paswan to govt formation moves:
Wary of his legislators' patience running thin over the stalemate
in government formation in Bihar and conscious that he, too, is being seen as an
impediment in the process due to his stubborn anti-BJP, anti-RJD policy, Lok
Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday launc-hed a formal exercise
to explore the possibility of government formation in Bihar.
Neighbours
Economic
bonds with Pank to grow, says Wen:
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said the economic bond between his country and
Pakistan will grow stronger in the future.
Indian
assistance for Fatehpur -Kunauli road:
India has approved assistance of Norse 29.72 million for rehabilitation of
Fatehpur-Kunauli Road Phase-II in Nepal's eastern Saptari district.
18
rebels killed during overnight battle in Rukum: The Royal Nepalese Army
(RNA) has said security personnel have repulsed a major overnight attack at the
security base at Khara in the mid-western district of Rukum.
Pakistan
criticizes UN reform report:
Pakistan on Wednesday criticized the UN secretary-general's reform report which,
it said, "has not only endorsed, but further accentuated, a concept of
collective security".
Pak
urges US to
stop issuing negative advisories: Pakistan
has urged the United States to stop issuing negative travel advisories to its
citizens as it was hurting American investment as well as the tourism in the
country.
View from abroad
Pope
considered resigning in 2000: Pope John Paul II suggested in his last will
and testament that he considered the possibility of resigning in 2000, at a time
when he was already ailing and when the Roman Catholic Church began its new
millennium.
F-16s
for India? Says who, asks Rice: There
is not even a whiff of a possibility, at this point of time, of the USA either
allowing the sale of F-16 or F-18 multi-role aircraft to India or agreeing to
its co-production at Indian facilities.
Overall
India's UN ambitions got a jolt:
Pakistan
is trying to counter India's state to a UN Security Council seat.
Chautala was raided: The former Haryana chief minister's house was
raided, and his mean beat up a TV cameraman.
Rice raised eyebrows on F-18s for India: The chances of India getting
F-18s looked remote.
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