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What is India News Service, Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1530hrs IST

Walking for Peace

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh joined 50 other world leaders in paying rich tributes to the Soviet people's sacrifice. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin asked the world to give up violence and work for peace. India, a part of the victorious Alliance that defeated fascism, lost 36000 soldiers and participated widely in the Allied campaigns in Africa, Middle East, and against the Japanese invasion in Myanmar (then Burma).

In bilateral discussions with the Russian Prime Minister, Dr. Singh came up with the idea of a Joint Working Group (JWG) to work out means by which bilateral trade can be increased. Mr. Putin had pointed out that the trade levels are well below potential.

To increase civilian cooperation between the two countries, Dr. Singh allayed Russian fears of nuclear controls in place by pointing out to a new legislation to be tabled this Parliamentary session. The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prevention of Unlawful Activities) Bill, 2005 will strengthen India's non-proliferation framework.



National

Federal Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav's allegation against the Election Commission turned against him when the ruling Central Government coalition called United Progressive Alliance (UPA) distanced itself from his allegations.

The Federal Law Minister said that the document purportedly written by a senior IAS officer (posted as an observer to Bihar a year ago) was a fake. Except for the communists and its supporting newspapers called for Yadav's resignation. Many political parties and political commentators lamented that Yadav was a political disease. Others charged him with sensationalism to circumvent his corruption and ineptitude in Bihar and incompetence as a Railway Minister.

Meanwhile, the Chief Election Commissioner and the two other Commissioners met the Indian President Abdul Kalam to brief him on a dangers of this allegation to the Constitutional body and democratic integrity of India. 

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Army tests new war concepts
To validate its newly conceptualised operational doctrine and battle drills in the backdrop of a nuclear environment, the Army conducted a massive 10-day field exercise, which concluded here today. The exercise, designed to cater for short and intense war

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Indians win US State Dept's Diplomacy Award
 A website built by a team of students from Gurgaon, Haryana has won the prestigious Doors to Diplomacy Award of the US State Department, along with a US team.

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Referenced Articles
bullet CEC, Commissioners meet President
bullet Cong-Laloo ties under strain
bullet Cry Foul
bullet EC baiter faces similar caste remark charge
bullet EC takes Chhapra to Kalam
bullet Govt disowns Laloo attack on poll panel
bullet Laloo a disease of Indian politics: Nitish
bullet Laloo on the rampage
bullet Lalu’s diatribe
bullet Row over ECs reaches Kalam
bullet UPA asks Lalu to tone down criticism
bullet Wary Cong snubs Laloo on his anti-EC campaign

Maoist top brass faces flak
 Notwithstanding the failure of Maoists to enthuse people in the revolutionary movement, the movement itself is being reduced to an armed conflict between naxalite squads and the police.

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Maoists attack Hindalco's mining unit
About 200 Maoist rebels, some armed with AK-47 assault rifles, attacked a mining unit of India's largest aluminium and copper producer, shutting down its operations, a company official and police said on Monday.

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Prey on the Crisis
The new task force on tiger conservation has to rework the agenda and enlarge the social base of the project.

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Neighbors

 It's official: India to send arms to Nepal
The on-again, off-again status of arms supplies to Nepal has finally been resolved with the Manmohan Singh Government clearing the immediate dispatch of materiel "already in the pipeline."

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Pak accepts India's deadline on Kishenganga project
Pakistan on Friday accepted an Indian proposal to set July 15 as deadline for resolving the Kishanganga hydropower project issue. On the first day of the third meeting on the project held here on Sunday, the Pakistani side called for an early deadline bec
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Rocca meets MEA officials
United States’ Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca made a brief stop-over here this morning en route to Kathmandu, primarily to adopt a coordinated approach between Washington and New Delhi on Nepal.
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 Summary

India and Russian Prime Minister decide on ways to increase trade, co-operation

Yadav's allegation on EC boomerangs

India to send arms to Nepal

Maoists attack Hindalco's mining unit

Pak accepts India's deadline on Kishenganga project