New Delhi, Oct. 15 : Heads of Government of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) today agreed to instruct their finance ministers and Governors of Central Banks to meet and establish a coordinating mechanism to deal with the existing global financial crisis.
New Delhi, Oct 15 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the Lanka issue is a cause for serious concern after Tamil Nadu MPs’ warned that they will quit if a solution to the Sri Lankan Tamil problem is not worked out within two weeks.
“We believe, the situation in Sri Lanka does not call for military victory but negotiated, political settlement that respects Sri Lankan sovereignty and human rights of ethnic Tamils,” he said.
“We are also concerned about harassment and killing of Indian fishermen in the maritime area between India and Sri Lanka,” the PM said.
New Delhi, Oct 15 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today welcomed the South African President Kgalema Motlanthe and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who are in New Delhi to take part in the ongoing third India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Summit.
“We are honoured that President Motlanthe’s first visit overseas after assuming office is to India for the IBSA Summit. I would like to take this opportunity to place on record, on behalf of all of us, our deep appreciation for the contribution made by President Thabo Mbeki in supporting and taking IBSA forward,” Dr. Singh said.
New Delhi, Oct 13: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that the country known for the co-existence of different ethnic groups and religions cannot afford spread of divisiveness for narrow partisan ends.
Inaugurating the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting here, Dr. Singh said there is a need to collectively consider whether short term narrow political ends are driving some to encourage forces of divisiveness which threaten unity of the people.
The PM of India is on a two-day visit to the valley, to inaugurate the 45MW hydro project at Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River, which flows from Kashmir into Pakistan. The Pakistan Government had opposed this as the water supply to Pakistan would be reduced. However, India had paid no heed to the opposition and stated that such a plant was essential for Kashmir to meet acute power shortage. Mr Singh at a press conference at Srinagar said "Borders cannot be changed but they can be made irrelevant".
New Delhi, Oct. 15 : Heads of Government of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) today agreed to instruct their finance ministers and Governors of Central Banks to meet and establish a coordinating mechanism to deal with the existing global financial crisis.
New Delhi, Oct 15 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the Lanka issue is a cause for serious concern after Tamil Nadu MPs’ warned that they will quit if a solution to the Sri Lankan Tamil problem is not worked out within two weeks.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that the country known for the co-existence of different ethnic groups and religions cannot afford spread of divisiveness for narrow partisan ends.
The PM of India is on a two-day visit to the valley, to inaugurate the 45MW hydro project at Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River, which flows from Kashmir into Pakistan. The Pakistan Government had opposed this as the water supply to Pakistan would be reduced. However, India had paid no heed to the opposition and stated that such a plant was essential for Kashmir to meet acute power shortage. Mr Singh at a press conference at Srinagar said "Borders cannot be changed but they can be made irrelevant".
