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 offer by the Saudi king has been received by the Ministry of External Affairs. It will be examined in detail in consultation with the concerned authorities.
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The position that India will take on this issue at the IAEA will be based on India's independent judgment, and we categorically reject any attempt to link this to the proposed India-U.S. agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation.
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We've also decided to permit relief material being sent by private organizations and international (charities) to Pakistan.
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We have seen a news report that India is delaying action on a request by Pakistan to cross over the LoC so as to have access for relief work. It is clarified that we have received no such request from Pakistan.
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We are also happy to note that both sides have renewed their commitment to respecting and upholding the Ceasefire Agreement.
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In preliminary discussions on these elements, India has already conveyed to US that such a provision has no place in the proposed bilateral agreement and that India is bound only by what is contained in the July 18 Joint Statement, that is, continuing its commitment to a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing.
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In this context the imposition of sanctions on our firms, which in our view have not acted in violation of our laws or regulation, is not justified.
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Circulation of such scurrilous material is not becoming of a senior member of the Foreign Service. The Ministry of External Affairs will deal with the matter in accordance with its well established norms.
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Begum Khaleda will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday.
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In the preliminary discussions on these elements so far, India has already conveyed to the U.S. that such a provision has no place in the proposed bilateral agreement.
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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 welcome that Pakistan has responded to the initiative of our prime minister,
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The president said he will take note of the external affairs minister's remarks when the matter was put up to him.
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Both sides decided that this was not the optimal time for the visit.