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PM looks East with confidence
What is India News Service,
Saturday, 23 April 2005, 1700 hrs IST
Among the presidential and prime ministerial airplanes lined up at the VIP end of the lush Halim airport
in Jakarta, Air India's \91\91Tanjore'' jumbo cut a majestic profile. It seemed a fitting reminder of the protagonist's role India had played at the first Bandung Conference here 50 years ago.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged as much when he said, an hour before landing, that this was \91\91a sentimental journey'' commemorating the initiatives Jawaharlal Nehru had taken to bring Asia and Africa together in the wake of India's own Independence.
Strengthening relations with India's neighbours was a theme the Prime Minister stressed during a half-hour chat with the media aboard \91\91Tanjore.'' The success of the recent visit by the Chinese Prime Minister was a milestone on this road. He was looking forward to meeting all the other leaders of the region assembled now in Indonesia. He would be pleased to meet the Nepal King as well, he said.
The Prime Minister fielded questions with the aplomb of a political veteran. Clearly there was a note of self-assurance as he put repeated emphasis on the burgeoning \91\91look east'' policy. \91\91The need for South-South cooperation has never been as strong as now,'' he said.
Nepal King: Meeting with Manmohan cordial:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Nepal's King Gyanendra met formally on Saturday for the first time since the monarch seized power two months ago, with the king describing the talks as "cordial".
They met on the sidelines of the Asia-Africa summit in Jakarta, where the King is on his first foreign tour since he took power.
CBI probe into arms deal:The government has asked the CBI to examine yet another defence deal signed during
George Fernandes's tenure. But the former defence minister says it's personal vendetta.
'Arms purchase should not suffer': The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, said on Friday that he hoped the ongoing controversy over corruption in defence deals would not affect the timely purchase of necessary defence equipment.
Soft borders will help create climate for Kashmir settlement:
`Willing to talk to any group which wants to talk to me and abjures
violence,' Prime Minister Singh has said.
Pope Benedict XVI to visit India:
Pope Benedict XVI has promised to visit India, Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil of Ernakulam said. The new pontiff, who has special love for the Indian church, praised the country's culture and sent his blessings for the entire
population.
UPA answer to communal violence: Army rule, Delhi rule:
In the name of \91\91suppressing\92\92 communal violence, the UPA Government has drafted a controversial Bill that not only gives the Centre unprecedented powers over states but also equips the armed forces with draconian powers of arrest, search and seizure. It calls for special courts to try cases and arms them with the power to order externment of people \91\91likely to commit a scheduled offence.\92
States
Centre plans to clip Modi's wings:
Narendra Modi may have to pay a heavy price for the attack on Lalu after the Sabarmati accident.
Hurt Sheila hits back with show of strength:
Having assured herself of the support of substantive number of MLAs, Chief Minister Sheila Dikhsit
on Friday targetted those in the party High Command who, according to her, contrived to create the
rebel crisis.
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Bio
expo opens in Bangalore: The Government of India is planning a law to preserve human stem cells for curing degenerative diseases by using it for organ culture, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister A Ramadoss said on Friday.
Karunakaran toys with Left option:
Veteran Congress leader K Karunakaran is seriously exploring the possibility of joining the Left Front in Kerala to inflict maximum damage on the Congress in the forthcoming civic polls and next year's Assembly election.
Neighbours
Strong protest over EU move against Sami: Pakistan on Thursday lodged a protest with the European Union, Belgium and the Netherlands against
"mistreatment" of Senator Maulana Samiul Haq in Brussels.
King
meets Musharraf in Jakarta: King Gyanendra gave audience to Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf on the fringes of the Asian African Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday.
Overall
PM remembered Nehru:
Manmohan Singh,
in Jakarta, spoke
about the initiative India had taken to spread Asia-Africa ties.
Manmohan met Gyanendra: The Nepal king described the informal meeting as
cordial.
Bio expo opened in Bangalore: The government wants to preserve stem cells
to cure degenerative diseases, and promised to relax bio safety norms.
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