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India, China will actively
resolve rows, says PM
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 1700 hrs IST
Observing that India's relations with China have
now acquired a "global and strategic character", Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the two sides have decided
to "pro-actively" resolve their outstanding differences including
politically settling the border question while strictly respecting the Line of
Actual Control.
Contending that China regarded Sikkim as an "inalienable part of
India", he said the Chinese side during the just-concluded visit of premier
Wen Jiabao has officially handed over to New Delhi a revised map showing Sikkim
as within the international boundaries of India.
Referring to the joint statement reached at the conclusion of Wen's
"substantive" visit from April nine to 12, the Prime Minister said
"we have agreed to establish a strategic and cooperative partnership for
peace and prosperity" and "it codifies the consensus between us that
India-China relations transcend bilateral issues and have now acquired a global
and strategic character."
He said the partnership also reflected their desire to pro-actively resolve
outstanding differences, while not letting them come in the way of continued
development of relations.
"This is not in the nature of a military pact or alliance but reflects a
congruence of purpose apart from a common perception of world events," he
said making a suo motu statement in Lok Sabha on the visit of Wen, who himself
described it as "historic".
Maintaining that the major outcome of the visit was the agreement on political
parameters and guiding principles for settlement of India-China boundary
question, the Prime Minister said it was "truly a major milestone" on
the way to the settlement of the boundary question.
The Prime Minister spoke in warm terms about Musharraf, in whom he found "a very positive orientation and sincerity". The Pakistan President was "frank, forthright and forward looking" and he had enjoyed the interaction with him.
Oppn seeks withdrawal of affidavit on Kargil purchases:
The Budget session of Parliament resumed today on a sour note with both Houses of Parliament being adjourned for the day over the Fernandes issue and the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr Somnath Chatterjee, warning that he would run the House tomorrow \93come what may.\94
Nothing
to hide: Manmohan: The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday declared
his Government's willingness to discuss all aspects of the controversy
surrounding the filing of the two affidavits before the Supreme Court in the
Kargil Defence Deals issue.
Atal ready to make way for the young:
The debate over the leadership issue in the BJP was triggered yet again today with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee endorsing the suggestion of RSS chief
K.S. Sudarshan that young leaders should take over the mantle of the party. \93It is a good suggestion. I am not holding any post. I am not doing much work.
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Pressure mounts
on Sudarshan: Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh supremo K.S. Sudarshan has come
under pressure to step down, as the saffron circles are rife about his
deteriorating health. Though Mr Sudarshan is relatively junior in age to both Mr
Advani and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, rigours of the RSS
spartan life have affected the RSS chief\92s health, a senior BJP leader said.
"South
African arms firm paid money for confidential papers'': Defence Minister
Pranab Mukherjee is seeking more details on the charge that South African firm
Denel paid Rs. 20 crores to a British firm to obtain information from the Indian
Defence Ministry.
Related story: Denel
CEO sacked after charges of financial mismanagement
States
Livid
Sheila snubs rebels, walks out: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on
Tuesday chose the meeting convened by AICC general-secretary Ashok Gehlot to
snub the dissidents, who for more than a month now have been running a
high-voltage campaign against the functioning of the Government.
Punjab to review cases of detained youths:
The Punjab Government is reviewing the cases of 17 of 51 youths detained in various jails since terrorism days and 13 of 61 cases of police officials allegedly involved in cases of atrocities during the 21-year-long turbulence in the state, the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, announced in the Vidhan Sabha today.
Three sentenced to life imprisonment till death:
In a unique judgment, the Jalandhar District and Sessions Judge, Mr Jagroop Singh Mahal, today sentenced three students to life imprisonment till death.
HP allocates Rs 173 cr for uplift of SCs:
A sum of Rs 173 crore has been earmarked under the special component plan for the uplift of Scheduled Castes in the state. Stating this while presiding over the high powered coordination and review meeting of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
in Shimla, Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, said that 11 per cent budget was being allocated under the special component plan for the implementation of various welfare programmes for Scheduled Castes.
Neighbours
Eight
Taliban killed:
Afghan forces and US-led warplanes and troops killed eight Taliban and Al Qaeda-linked
rebels and captured 16 others following a gun battle in south eastern
Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.
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Three
policemen, one civilian killed in Nepal explosion: Three policemen,
including a police inspector, and a civilian were killed in an explosion carried
out by the Maoists at Mujeliya, Dhanusha district.
Maoist
collecting donations gunned down in Kathmandu: Security forces have gunned
down a Maoist cadre and detained another involved in collecting donations from
various businesses and individuals in Naya Baneswor.
View from abroad
Germany's Ratzinger is Pope Benedict XVI:
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, the church's leading hardliner, was elected the new Pope on Tuesday evening in the first conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI and called himself "a simple, humble worker."
Denmark
alerts India against illegal toxic ship: Danish authorities have alerted
India about a toxic ship that gave them the slip and is now heading towards
Gujarat's Alang ship breaking yard
WB
shortlists panel of experts for Baglihar dam:
The World Bank has short-listed a panel of experts for arbitration on the
Baglihar dam dispute, Dawn learnt through Washington-based diplomatic sources on
Tuesday.
Overall
India, China will actively resolve disputes:
Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh is upbeat about relations with China.
South African firm was accused of buying secret information: Denel
allegedly paid a British firm to get confidential Indian defence papers.
WB shortlisted Baglihar experts: They will arbitrate in the dam dispute
between India and Pakistan.
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