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VOL 15, No. 779
August 7, 2009
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WAR NO OPTION: PM DEFENDS PAK TALKS
NEW DELHI: Facing sharp attack from Opposition and reservations within Congress over Indo-Pak joint statement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has ruled out resumption of dialogue with Pakistan till terrorism against India is ended but maintained that engagement with it was unavoidable.
While making it clear that terrorism has not been delinked from the resumption of a composite dialogue with Pakistan, he said, "Unless we want to go to war with Pakistan, dialogue is the only way out. But we should do so on the basis of trust, but verify." Details on page 6
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Holbrooke to visit New Delhi in mid-August
India spent $ 10 million on lobbying in US
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TRUE HONOR: Indian Ambassador to US Meera Shankar speaking at a reception given by US Senate India Caucus on Capitol Hill July 28. Among those present were Co-Chair Senator Christopher Dodd (D) (right) of Connecticut, Co-Chair Senator John Cornyn (R) (middle) and Sant Chatwal, Chairman of the Indian-Americans for Democrats (left). -Pic Mohammed Jaffer-SnapsIndia
Rare reception to honor Indian Ambassador SRIREKHA N. CHAKRAVARTY India Post News Service
This week’s question
Should war against Pakistan be ruled out? Last week’s result
Is the end-user agreement compromising India’s sovereignty? YES 22%
NO 78%
NEW YORK: In a rare gesture of underlining the strength of Indo-US ties, the Senate India Caucus hosted a reception in honor of the Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar, in Washington DC on July 28. Attended by almost a quarter of the US Senate members, the reception also brought together a host of Indian American community leaders from across the country.
“I am truly honored to be here today in this sanctum sanctorum of democracy,” said Shankar addressing the august gathering. “This is a tribute to India, to the Indian community in the United States, to the warm and strong ties between our two countries, and, above all, to the values that bind our two nations together. The Senate India Caucus, Amb. Shankar said, was not merely a forum to advance the partnership between the US and India, but an important symbol of the IndiaUS relationship. Contíd on page 8
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