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India pushes for UN reforms
What is India News Service,
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 1400 hrs IST
Pitching for comprehensive reforms in the United Nations reflecting current global realities, India today
backed UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan\92s view that consensus should not lead to inaction or putting off decisions on any issue.
New Delhi\92s views were conveyed to Annan during his discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh here. India highlighted the need for comprehensive UN reforms, including expansion of the Security Council.
External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna told reporters here that India agreed with Annan\92s view that UN reforms should be finalised by September this year.
The leaders also shared the view that consensus should not be allowed to become a reason for \91\91inaction\92\92. They took note that very often in the UN, consensus became co-terminus with \91\91unanimity\92\92. As a result, consensus had become an excuse for inaction.
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."
NDA charges PM with rank opportunism:
The opposition has politely declined Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's call on Wednesday afternoon to reconsider the decision to boycott the Parliament for three days.
Military aid in doldrums as Nepal arrests Deuba:
By arresting former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepal's King Gyanendra has put into reverse gear his nearly three-month-old demand: that India resumes its military supplies to Nepal, suspended since the February 1 royal coup.
Ansari, 6 others awarded death for USIS attack:
It was a day of poetic justice on Wednesday with Sessions Judge Basudeb Majumdar handing down the ultimate punishment of death to Aftab Ansari, the prime architect of the USIS attack and his six accomplices for snuffing out seven lives and injuring 22 besides waging a war against the country. The Judge had held the accused guilty on Tuesday and reserved the award of punishment for Wednesday.
Laloo won\92t quit, PM tells NDA: Yadav refused to bow to the Oppn demand and continued his demand for the imposition of President\92s rule in Gujarat.
States
Sainik Welfare Officer caught accepting bribe:
All-India Anti-Terrorist Front chief Maninderjit Singh Bitta along with a private TV channel carried out a sting operation and caught the local District Sainik Welfare Officer red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.}
Clinic funded by Dominique Lapierre inaugurated:
Kamlesh Varma, a survivor of the gas tragedy and one of the success stories of Sambhavna trust clinic inaugurated the new building here on Wednesday.
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Assam Rifles vows sustained battle against HIV/AIDS:
Assam Rifles, the sentinels of the Northeast, is adding a new dimension to its security brief - combating HIV/AIDS. With its innumerable encounters with extremists, the subcontinent's oldest paramilitary unit has taken on its armour plate against the killer disease - and the social stigma associated with it.
Neighbours
World Bank suggests three names: Neutral expert on Baglihar: Pakistan on Tuesday formally received from the World Bank names of three internationally renowned experts on water issues in the first step towards the appointment of a
neutral expert.
View from abroad
Pakistan, EU to strengthen ties: Pakistan and the European Union on Wednesday pledged to forge a stronger partnership, saying relations were expanding to cover a range of political and economic
questions.
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