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Minister Kamal Nath says Trade Inequalities
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Tamil Nadu:
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Visit of Dr. K. Kasturirangan |
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Dr. K. Kasturirangan,
MP and Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore,
visited Australia from 18-27 July. Dr. Kasturirangan delivered
the tenth annual K.R. Narayanan Oration at the Australian National
University, Canberra. A Message from Hon’ble President
was read by High Commissioner before the Oration. Dr. Kasturirangan
also delivered addresses at Asialink in Melbourne and at the
Australia Telescope National Facility in Sydney apart from visiting
various scientific institutions.
Dr K. Kasturirangan delivers 2006
Narayanan Oration
The Narayanan Lectures are among the major public lectures within
the ANU. They honour India's immediate past-President Dr K R
Narayanan. Each year this oration has been delivered by a major
public figure. We present you the synopsis of the 2006 Narayanan
Oration delivered on 20, July 2006 by Dr K. Kasturirangan Director,
National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India and
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
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World condemns the Terrorist bombings
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Several lives were
lost in a series of terrorist bombings in Mumbai on 11 July
2006. Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, condemned
the bombings in Mumbai and earlier in Srinagar. He expressed
the Government’s resolve to fight and defeat the evil designs
of terrorists.
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Leaders and
public around the world have condemned the terrorist
bombings. Heads of State/Government of G-8 and outreach
countries attending the Summit in St. Petersburg issued
the following statement on 17 July:
"We are outraged by the barbaric terrorist acts,
carried out on 11 July 2006 in Mumbai and other parts
of India. We stand in solidarity with the Government
and the people of India and express our deepest condolences
to the victims and their families.
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"We
are determined to continue the fight against terrorism
by all legitimate means. We express our readiness to undertake
all necessary measures to bring to justice perpetrators,
organizers, sponsors îf these and other terrorist
acts, and those who incited the perpetrators to commit
them. We shall do it in accordance with our obligations
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"We are
united with India in our resolve to intensify efforts
to fight terrorism which constitutes a threat to each
of our country, as well as to international peace and
security."
Several persons have been arrested in connection with
the terrorist bombings. Government of India is committed
to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice.
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India on WTO
Minister for Commerce and
Industry, Mr. Kamal Nath, expressed sadness at the suspension
of the Doha Round. In a statement he emphasised that the present
Round was about creating new opportunities and economic growth
for developing countries and extracting LDCs and vulnerable
economies from the strnglehold of poverty, which the negotiations
at the WTO had failed to do so far.
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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh attends
G-8 Summit at St. Petersburg
Here are the excerpts of the statement
issued by the Prime Minister following the visit:
“I speak to you after a very intensive round of meetings
over the last two days. I would again like to thank President
Putin for having taken the initiative to invite India, Brazil,
China, Mexico, South Africa and Congo for discussions with the
G-8 on some very crucial issues. The Outreach Session of the
G-8 Summit embodied the spirit of close international cooperation
in its approaches to the pressing problems of energy security,
education and infectious diseases, terrorism and the special
challenges facing Africa.
United against Terrorism
The G-8 and Outreach countries expressed outrage at the barbaric
terrorists attacks of July 11 in Mumbai and Srinagar and expressed
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their readiness to undertake all necessary
measures to bring to justice the perpetrators, organizers,
sponsors of these and other terrorist acts and those who incite
terrorists to commit them. We are greatly encouraged by this
unified expression and support of solidarity by all major
countries of the world. G – 8 and Developing countries
The Outreach Session of the St. Petersburg Summit also allowed
the G-8 and the Outreach countries to share views on global
energy security, education and the fight against infectious
diseases. I believe that our views and perspectives on these
important issues made significant contributions to the discussions.
I appreciate that the documents adopted by G-8 reflect a willingness
to work in partnership with developing countries. I find their
willingness to explore trilateral cooperation in the field
of education to be particularly useful. We exchanged views
on world trade. The G-8 has called for concrete endeavour
to conclude the Doha negotiations. We are willing to join
them in such an effort, but progress will only be possible
if negotiations take fully into account the development concerns
of the
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developing countries.
Interaction with President Bush
In my meeting with President George Bush we reviewed developments
in bilateral relations since the landmark visit of the President
to India earlier this year. President Bush again condemned
the blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar and we discussed ways to
end the menace of terrorism. With regard to civil nuclear
cooperation President Bush expressed optimism on successfully
carrying the process forward to an early conclusion and also
expressed understanding at some of the concerns on the proposed
legislations that I conveyed. We agreed to take effective
steps to expand on the collaboration in areas such as science
and technology, education, agriculture, trade and industrial
cooperation.
Interaction with Japan, China, Russia Japanese PM Koizumi
and I reviewed recent developments in our bilateral relations.
A copy of the Joint Study Group report on enhancing economic
cooperation was handed over to both of us. Both of us expressed
satisfaction that the Joint Study Group had completed its
work in a
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