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Japan wants to see India
as stabilizing power
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, 27 April 2005, 1400 hrs IST
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will be
in Delhi Thursday midnight with an express agenda: Redefine the existing global partnership between India and Japan to give it a "strategic orientation" in the context of Asia's two new regional superpowers, India and China, heralding a "new Asian era".
Two, encourage India's participation in the regional economic integration process currently underway in East Asia. These two issues are meant to underscore India's crucial relevance as a "stabilising power" in Asia, in political and economic terms.
Although bitter rivals of history, Japan is aware that engagement with China is a regional and global necessity. However, it needs to counterbalance the current frost in Japan-China ties with a conflict-less partner like India. Briefing the media ahead of Mr Koizumi's visit, Japanese Ambassador Yasukuni Enoki said, with the emergence of India and China as "new Asian superpowers" a "common agenda for the rest of the Asian countries is how to associate with India and China." In this regard, he said, "India should shoulder responsibility for the prosperity and stability of the region," a process in which Japan is ready to extend a "strategic" hand and help India emerge as a "regional stabilising power."
Mr Enoki said Mr Koizumi would convey to the Indian leadership that development of bilateral relations is important, "not merely for the sake of mutual benefit but for the stability and prosperity of entire Asia," and emphasise that, "our relationship has enhanced significance not just in the bilateral context but in the regional and global contexts as well."
SC
seeks details of Laloo\92s income tax cases:
In a major a major setback
to Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav, the Supreme Court today questioned the
Union Government for not filing appeals in the high court against the Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal order exonerating him in tax violation cases, decided by the
Tribunal\92s Special Bench at Patna last year in a \93tearing hurry\94.
Natwar meets Annan:
External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh today held discussions with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on a wide range of issues covering UN reforms, security and development.
NDA boycotts Parliament; Smooth business in both Houses:
Both Houses of Parliament today saw smooth business as Opposition NDA members boycotted proceedings to highlight their demand for Lalu Prasad's ouster.
Man
who bombed American Center convicted:
Aftab Ansari, a Dubai-based
terrorist linked with the ISI along with six other criminals arrested in
connection with the attack on Kolkata's American Center on January 22, 2002, was
pronounced guilty today by Justice Basudev Majumdar at the Alipore special
court.
States
Medical colleges, owned by Marxists:
Tasting blood with television, the comrades are smacking their lips at more juicy slices of politically correct capitalism.
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Karnataka
to hire specialist doctors on contract: The State government has decided to hire specialist doctors on a contract basis to work in district and taluk Government hospitals in the
State.
Ghelot
questions high command's leadership choice:
A remark by AICC General Secretary and former Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot that appointment of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leadership should
not be guided by caste factor has evoked sharp reaction from party members.
Neighbours
No
U-turn on Kashmir: Pervez:
Refuting allegations of any U- turn in Pakistan's policy towards Kashmir
during his recent visit to India, President Pervez Musharraf tonight said it was
a complex issue with no time frame fixed for its resolution and sought the
support of all Pakistanis and Kashmiris for his initiatives to resolve it.
Ousted Nepali PM Deuba taken into custody:
Ousted Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was arrested from his residence on graft charges.
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