Navtej Sarna
Navtej Sarna
Navtej Sarnais an Indian author-columnist, diplomat, and former Indian Ambassador to Israel. He is currently the Indian High Commissioner to the UK...
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The ambassador has unfortunately shown lack of judgement in including a family event in the celebration of a formal national event.
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Only then would such elections be able to contribute to the restoration of democracy and political stability.
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Since the imposition of sanctions in September 2004, the government maintained that this had no justification. Accordingly, we had urged the U.S. government to review the issue and withdraw the sanctions.
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On Jammu and Kashmir, the two sides agreed to continue to address the issue in a sincere and purposeful manner,
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With regard to negotiations on the proposed agreement, India will proceed on the basis of its own national interests, as acknowledged by the US ambassador himself.
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We have seen the comments... Regarding India in a recent interview. We regret this reference to India.
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This was a friendly and cordial meeting in which the Iranian vice-president said that bilateral trade does not reflect the full potential of economic relations between the two countries.
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This supply of fuel will enable the plant to continue to operate in safety and provide much-needed electricity to the western power grid of the country.
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We see this as a major humanitarian disaster for the people of this region.
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The government of Pakistan would be welcome to use this contribution for rebuilding homes and rehabilitating people, reconstructing the infrastructure and restoring essential services.
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The government of India's commitment to prevent onward proliferation is second to none. We have instituted a rigorous system of export controls and our track record in this regard is well known.
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The government of India has offered assistance of US$25 million for relief and the rehabilitation of earthquake victims.
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The government has decided to set up composite relief and rehabilitation points at three places to provide facilities for medical assistance and relief for people from across the Line of Control,
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We ourselves are taking care of our victims. When there are offers by friendly countries and anything is needed, these offers are considered.