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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09NEWDELHI1180 | INDIAN PM SINGH LIKELY TO ATTEND SCO SUMMIT [...] (C) Indian Ministry of External Affairs Director (Eurasia) Mrs. Nagma Mallick told us on June 4 that though it has not been announced officially, Prime Minister Singh will likely attend the June 15-16 SCO summit in the Russian city of Yektarinburg. This would be the first time that India has [...] | 2009-06-08 09:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1185 | OBAMA SPEECH IN CAIRO: INDIA MEDIA REPORT II [...] "OBAMA'S CANDOUR IN TIMELESS CAIRO," opinion piece in June 6 centrist English daily, THE INDIAN EXPRESS: "Barack Obama's speech is quite simply one of the most important articulations by any world leader on the relationship between Islam and the West-indeed, between Islam and the rest of the w [...] | 2009-06-08 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1191 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN [...] "OBAMA TRYING TO BECOME SAVIOR OF THE WORLD," op-ed in June 8 right-of-center AMAR UJALA: "President Obama is trying to become the savior of the world, projecting himself as a messiah. The United States, before advising others, should know that the Israel-Arab conflict, terrorism in Pakistan a [...] | 2009-06-09 10:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1196 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/U.S. MILITARY AID, [...] "INDIA NEEDS TO KEEP HER EYES WIDE OPEN," op-ed article in June 10 centrist Gujarati daily, DIVYA BHASKAR: "For over five decades now, Pakistan has been receiving U.S. aid on one pretext or another just to gain military superiority over India. It is thus widely perceived that the purpose of U. [...] | 2009-06-10 10:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI12 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, WAR [...] "PAKISTAN IN DEEP CRISIS," op-ed article in January 4 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "The only contribution of Pakistan in the war against terror is that it is the origin of terrorism, safe haven for Al-Qaida and the hub of the Pakistani and Afghan [...] | 2009-01-05 11:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1204 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN [...] "DOES THIS NEW LANGUAGE SPEAK OF NEW POSSIBILITIES?" editorial in June 11 independent Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "The importance of President Obama's Cairo remarks is certainly different since he wants to dissociate himself from his predecessor. He does not offer an immediate solution [...] | 2009-06-11 10:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1209 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS MEETS INDIAN PRIME MINISTER SINGH [...] (C) Summary: In a June 11 meeting, Prime Minister Singh assured Under Secretary Burns of his strong personal commitment to strengthening further India's ties to the United States. Singh welcomed the development of a road map that would provide structure to the strategic partnership and produce [...] | 2009-06-11 17:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PARM MASS PTER ENRG PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1210 | FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed regional security June 10, with a focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Menon referred to Prime Minister Singh's June 9 comments in Parliament that the Composite Dialogue could not resume [...] | 2009-06-11 17:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1211 | FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS NEW STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed a new architecture for the Strategic Dialogue and a variety of bilateral and regional issues during several meetings June 10. Remarking on the substantial overlap in thinking on how t [...] | 2009-06-11 17:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI1212 | UNDERSECRETARY BURNS AND FOREIGN MINISTER KRISHNA [...] (SBU) Summary. In his first meeting with Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna, visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns outlined opportunities to expand the bilateral relationship as it enters the next phase. Foreign Secretary Menon and Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Mee [...] | 2009-06-11 17:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI1213 | HOME MINISTER MEETS U/S BURNS [...] (S) Summary: In a productive and serious June 10 exchange with Under Secretary Bill Burns, Home Minister P. Chidambaram offered his sober assessment of India's internal and external security challenges: from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to ongoing insurgencies in "the hinterlands" of I [...] | 2009-06-11 18:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV BG ECON NP PHUM PK PREL PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1220 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] "AMERICA'S HYPOCRISY," editorial in June 12 centrist Marathi daily, NAVSHAKTI: "America seems to be singing the same old raga of Indo-Pak talks. Pakistan has moved its troops from the Indian border to the Afghan border. But does that mean that all its sins can be absolved? One should ask Rich [...] | 2009-06-12 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1221 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKS OF JUNE 01 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 08-12, 2009, including the following: -- Not-So-Expert Group Recommends Dilution of Environmental Clearance Process -- India to Establish Environmental Protection Autho [...] | 2009-06-12 12:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO MNUC ECON KGHG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI1223 | U/S BURNS AND AHLUWALIA CHART NEXT STEPS IN THE BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns met with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, and close economic adviser to the Prime Minister, Montek Singh Ahluwalia on June 11 to discuss proposals for moving the economic relationship forward. They focused on ways [...] | 2009-06-12 14:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1224 | ADVANI PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR U.S.-INDIA RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 11 meeting with Under Secretary Burns, India's Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani pledged common cause with the new Congress-led government, particularly on the principal foreign policy issues of Afghanistan and Pakistan and on a strengthened relationship with the Un [...] | 2009-06-12 14:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ENRG PAK IN |
09NEWDELHI1225 | FOREIGN MINISTER S.M. KRISHNA: A SAFE BET AT MEA [...] (C) Summary: Congress Party veteran S.M. Krishna assumed office as the new External Affairs Minister on May 23. Krishna, a Rajya Sabha backbencher, stands in contrast to his predecessor, Pranab Mukherjee, the ultimate Congress Party fixer and operator whose ambitions for the Prime Minister's p [...] | 2009-06-12 15:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1226 | INDIAN "YOUTH WAVE": NEW STARS IN THE PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Media coverage of the 2009 parliamentary election highlighted the possible emergence of a generational change in Indian politics, with the spotlight on Rahul Gandhi as well as a large contingent of young contestants vying for seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) [...] | 2009-06-12 15:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1228 | NSA NARAYANAN MEETS WITH U/S BURNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan saluted the dynamic nature of the U.S.-India relationship in a June 11 meeting with Under Secretary Burns, stating "we don't want a hiatus." The NSA encouraged visits of senior U.S. officials, and described cooperation on defense and coun [...] | 2009-06-12 16:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1229 | INDIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS: RELEASE AUNG SAN SUU KYI, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indian press reported June 11 that a group of Indian parliamentarians had submitted an appeal to Prime Minister Singh to ask Burma to release Aung San Suu Kyi and to hold elections. Member of Parliament Sharad Joshi, a leader of the previously defunct Indian Parliamentarians' F [...] | 2009-06-15 04:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1233 | DALAI LAMA PRAISES PRESIDENT OBAMA'S DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) On June 15, Representative of the Dalai Lama in India, Tempa Tsering, delivered a letter from the Dalai Lama to President Barack Obama. The letter commends the President's efforts to reach out to Muslim countries and resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Tsering confirmed that Pres [...] | 2009-06-15 10:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PREF IN CH |
09NEWDELHI1234 | BHUTANESE PM AND FM CONGRATULATE A/S BLAKE ON HIS [...] (U) The Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi sent post copies of letters from Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley and Foreign Minister Ugyen Tshering to Assistant Secretary Bob Blake congratulating him on his appointment. Once we receive the original letters, we will send them to SCA/INS. 2. (U) Begin [...] | 2009-06-15 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN |
09NEWDELHI1235 | INVESTOR APPETITE FOR INDIA RETURNING BUT GOVT BETTER NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1236 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN [...] "OBAMA'S EXPRESSION," op-ed in June 14 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "President Obama's speech in Cairo was meant to assure the Islamic community of American goodwill. Some warmly supported it and some expressed a need for concrete actions, particularly on the Palestine-Israel i [...] | 2009-06-15 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1237 | INVESTOR APPETITE FOR INDIA RETURNING BUT GOVT BETTER NOT [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and ConGenoffs met with Mumbai contacts on June 1 and 2 to gauge investor reaction to the elections and signs of recovery in the Indian economy. In contrast to reports at the beginning of 2009 that investors were waiting for political uncertainty to end with the May el [...] | 2009-06-16 03:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1245 | U/S BURNS MEETS INDIAN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Kapil Sibal, the genial and upbeat new Minister of Human Resources Development (MHRD) welcomed Under Secretary Burns and his delegation for a tour d'horizon of India's educational challenges and a proposal for partnership. In office only two weeks, Sibal is clearly relishing the [...] | 2009-06-16 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO OIIP SCUL PGOV ECON PHUM PK PREL PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1250 | FOURTH KING OF BHUTAN CONGRATULATES A/S BLAKE ON [...] (U) The Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi delivered a letter from the Fourth King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, to Assistant Secretary Bob Blake, congratulating him on his appointment. We will send the original letter, along with the original letters from the Prime Minister and Foreign Mini [...] | 2009-06-16 13:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN |
09NEWDELHI1251 | AVIATION FEE IMPASSE FORCES EMBASSY TO CANCEL [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (SBU) Post appreciates the Department's guidance to date (ref A and previous) on the issue of aviation-related fees for official U.S. Government aircraft and understands that an interagency process is currently underway to pr [...] | 2009-06-16 13:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KMGT OTRA EAIR IN |
09NEWDELHI126 | SPECIAL REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] SUMMARY: On Tuesday night (22:30 India time) urban India was glued to their TV sets as "history was being made, and hope and change being ushered in" for the United States. Live telecasts, with Indian language commentary and voice-overs, ran on all mainstream news channels. Leading broadcaster [...] | 2009-01-21 11:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1260 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, U.S.-INDIA [...] "NATURAL CONCLUSION," editorial in June 16 nationalist Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It is not unnatural for Indian policymakers to conclude that Pakistan will not take action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attack. The basic reason behind Pakistan's tenacious anti-India attitude [...] | 2009-06-17 10:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1261 | HARYANA PONDERS RIDING THE CONGRESS WAVE [...] (U) Summary: The political buzz in Delhi and Chandigarh is that the Congress Party is considering early elections for the Haryana state assembly. Originally scheduled for February 2010, the preponed Haryana elections would likely be scheduled to coincide with the Maharashtra assembly elections [...] | 2009-06-17 11:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1263 | SPECIAL REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COMMENTARY ON [...] "IRAN ON THE BOIL," editorial in left-influenced THE HINDU: "The official declaration of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a runaway winner in a hotly disputed and possibly rigged presidential election has generated a white heat of popular anger that has no precedent in Iran's post-re [...] | 2009-06-17 12:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1266 | INDO-PAK TALKS: MEDIA REPORTS OF LEADERS' FIRST [...] SUMMARY: Indian Prime Minister Singh and Pakistani President Zardari met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg June 16, their first meeting since the Mumbai terrorist attacks last November. Indian media widely applauded PM Singh's comments, cr [...] | 2009-06-17 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PK IR IN |
09NEWDELHI1269 | BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Post's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) has contacted Indian Air Force (IAF) offices to address questions in Reftel A. Post contacted the IAF HQ office that handles MiG-29 maintenance issues several times to no avail. Post also spoke numerous times with Group Captain Aggrawal, who was [...] | 2009-06-18 02:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KSEP IN US |
09NEWDELHI1272 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, PALESTINE, [...] "CLEAR WARNING," editorial in June 17 right-of- center Hindi daily DAINIK JAGRAN: "PM Manmohan Singh clearly and publicly told President Zardari in Yekaterinburg that Pakistan's territory should not be used for terrorist attacks against India. Such a firm attitude is absolutely right when deal [...] | 2009-06-18 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1276 | INDO-PAK TALKS: ICE BROKEN ON ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) The meeting between Prime Minister Singh and Pakistani President Zardari on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg on June 16 (ref A) continued to dominate headlines following press conferences by Prime Minister Singh June 17 and Foreign Secre [...] | 2009-06-18 14:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1277 | SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) General Jones: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit comes on the heels of Under Secretary Burns' successful trip to India and in the run-up to a July visit by Secretary Clinton. You will be coming at a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian [...] | 2009-06-18 14:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI1278 | BJP IMPLOSION OR REINVENTION? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's (UPA) unexpectedly decisive victory in India's general election has left the country's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in disarray. The fallout of this drubbing has shattered the image of the BJP a [...] | 2009-06-18 14:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI128 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1282 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, NORTH KOREA; NEW [...] "MANMOHAN-ZARDARI MEETING," editorial in June 18 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The only outcome of the Singh-Zardari meeting in Yekaterinburg is the decision to have a meeting of the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries. In Yekaterinburg, Singh firmly told Zardari that his mandate was to [...] | 2009-06-19 11:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1285 | MANMOHAN SINGH: GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) on June 9, reaffirming the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's agenda and goals as mentioned in President Prathiba Patil's parliamentary address one week before. PM Singh em [...] | 2009-06-19 13:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1287 | INDIA: DEMARCHE ON MEF LEADERS MEETING DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Charge D'Affairs (CDA) delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and Minister for Science and Technology, on June 19. CDA emphasized to Minister Chavan that the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF),and a strong Lead [...] | 2009-06-22 03:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI129 | INDIA INC. ENDORSES MODI, BJP ANXIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a global investor conference in Gujarat on January 13, India's "captains of industry" -- Anil Ambani, Sunil Mittal, Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and K.V. Kamath -- heaped lavish praise on Chief Minister Narendra Modi for developing Gujarat as one of the nation's leading busi [...] | 2009-01-21 13:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN PHUM |
09NEWDELHI1290 | NEW INDIAN S&T AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Environment, Science and Technology (EST) issues have taken on renewed emphasis in India with the appointment of two key Ministers that are well respected, action and results oriented, and favorably disposed toward the U.S. MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES [...] | 2009-06-22 10:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1291 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, INDO-PAK RELATIONS, [...] "PAKISTAN USES NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO BLACKMAIL AMERICA," editorial in June 22 right-of-center Marathi daily, SAAMNA: "Despite the rising global pressure on Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistan does not seem to have changed its ways. On the contrary, the Pakistani government s [...] | 2009-06-22 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1293 | INDIA SUPPORTS STATEMENT OF IMPARTIALITY IN AFGHAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 13:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV AF IN |
09NEWDELHI1294 | INDIA: EMPHASIS ON INCREASING U.S. S&T COLLABORATION [...] (SBU) During a 19 June courtesy call, Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, newly appointed Minister for Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, and continuing Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, told the Charge (CDA) that he wanted science and technology (S&T) collaboration betwe [...] | 2009-06-23 04:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV TSPL ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1299 | VALIDATION STUDY OF NEW DELHI'S P3 PERFORMERS [...] SUMMARY: As one of a series of validation studies (reftels A-D) by Embassy New Delhi, Fraud Prevention personnel undertook a validation of P3 visas issued in FY 2008. Given the size of the groups that often apply for P3 visas, and the concomitant risk of a few "extras" thrown in, we have giv [...] | 2009-06-23 08:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI1300 | INDIA JUSTIFIES DISSENT ON NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon explained to the Charge d'Affaires June 22 India's rationale for failing to support International Nuclear Fuel Bank proposals at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting in Vienna June 15-16 (ref A). According to media re [...] | 2009-06-23 13:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI1301 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN [...] "OBAMA'S POSITIVE PEACE PROPOSAL," editorial in June 17 Kolkata Bengali magazine, DESH: "The question is to what degree hardcore Islamic nations and terrorist groups will respond to Obama's call. The Americans will have to shun their arrogance. On their part, the Islamic world will have to bec [...] | 2009-06-23 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1302 | OBAMA SPEECH IN CAIRO: INDIA MEDIA REPORT III [...] "OBAMA'S EFFORTS," editorial in June 8 right-of- center Urdu daily, MUNSIF: "Obama cannot be held responsible for the atrocities perpetrated by Bush, but it is a fact that massacre and bloodshed in Afghanistan and Iraq were committed by none other than Obama's predecessor. To what extent can O [...] | 2009-06-23 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1308 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, [...] "PAKISTAN'S PROBLEMS," editorial in June 24 right- of-center Gujarati daily, GUJARAT SAMACHAR: "There is not going to be an end to the problems faced by Pakistan despite its receiving enormous aid from America. This is because most of the aid is utilized to amass weapons against India and the [...] | 2009-06-24 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1316 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "IRAN ON THE THRESHOLD OF CHANGE," op-ed in June 25 centrist Marathi daily, SAKAAL: "The turbulent aftermath of Iran's elections also holds some positive possibilities. Nobody can predict when the violence will stop over there, but President Ahmadinejad now cannot be stripped of his presidency [...] | 2009-06-25 11:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1318 | INDIA WELCOMES SRI LANKAN DELEGATION, PROGRESS ON [...] (U) Senior Adviser to the Sri Lankan President Basil Rajapaksa and his brother, Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gothbaya Rajapaksa, met with Indian External Affairs Minister Krishna in Delhi on June 24. They discussed the resettlement and rehabilitation of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) [...] | 2009-06-25 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF PTER CE IN |
09NEWDELHI1319 | CONGRESS PARTY LEVERAGES ELECTORAL WIN TO EMPOWER [...] (SBU) Summary. Following an impressive win in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government demonstrated the value it places on female constituents by introducing a cachet of women's empowerment initiatives. President Patil's outline of her gover [...] | 2009-06-25 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1321 | HUMAN RESOURCE, LABOR, AND WOMEN/CHILD DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The Congress Party appointed three party loyalists to positions in the Human Resource Development, Labor, and Women/Child Development Ministries. Sibal: Experienced Lawyer and Politician Takes Helm at Human Resource Development ----- 2. (U) Kapil Sibal was sworn into the cabinet on M [...] | 2009-06-26 06:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN KDEM KOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB |
09NEWDELHI1328 | WOMEN IN THE LOK SABHA: IS IT A CHAMPAGNE MOMENT? [...] SUMMARY: The 2009 parliamentary election highlighted the possible emergence of women leaders in Indian politics, with the focus on Meira Kumar as the speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) along with a contingent of influential women leaders vying for parliamentary seats. Fi [...] | 2009-06-26 12:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1329 | BJP: NOT THERE YET [...] (U) The BJP,s two-day national executive meeting held in Lucknow was expected to be a fire-works show, complete with stinging accusations and counter charges. Embassy contacts and media report that passions ran high, and the meeting lived up to its controversial billing. In the aftermath [...] | 2009-06-26 13:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1331 | INDIA URGES NORTH KOREA TO RETURN TO SIX-PARTY [...] (SBU) External Affairs Minister Krishna, in a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan in Delhi June 23, agreed that it was "important for the DPRK to return to the Six-Party Talks," according to a press release from the Ministry. Indian media characterized the statement as "a [...] | 2009-06-26 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN IN |
09NEWDELHI1333 | MEA KRISHNA HONORS BHUTAN WITH FIRST VISIT ABROAD [...] (U) Summary. India's newly-appointed Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna visited Bhutan June 18-20, marking his first trip abroad after assuming power. Krishna met with the current and former kings, Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley, and other officials to reaffirm the close relationship b [...] | 2009-06-26 13:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BT INR ENRG EAID ELTN |
09NEWDELHI1334 | INDIAN OFFICIALS TO VISIT MALDIVES TO RAISE [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Menon told Charge on June 26 that he would be traveling with National Security Adviser Narayanan to the Maldives June 29-30 to address their growing concern over Maldivian internal stability. Menon related that India feared the one "stable" nation in the region was at ris [...] | 2009-06-26 13:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MV PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1337 | NSA JONES DISCUSSES U.S.-INDIA SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Meeting National Security Advisor James Jones on June 26, Defense Minister A.K. Antony stressed his support for moving beyond minor irritants and to a broad and expanded security relationship between India and the United States. Both Jones and Antony affirmed their commitment to buildi [...] | 2009-06-29 05:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PK AG IN |
09NEWDELHI1338 | PRIME MINISTER SINGH DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Singh shared his views on the bilateral relationship and regional security challenges with visiting National Security Advisor Jones June 26. The Prime Minister welcomed the Secretary of State's planned visit to develop the "enormous opportunities" in the relationsh [...] | 2009-06-29 05:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1339 | NSA NARAYANAN PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS TO WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Advisor Narayanan, the Foreign Secretary, and Defense Secretary, as well as a number of other senior officials, reiterated India's desire to strengthen the bilateral relationship during a series of meetings with National Security Advisor General James Jones an [...] | 2009-06-29 10:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ECON PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1340 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/TERRORISM; [...] "TALIBAN'S TYRANNY IN FAILED PAKISTAN," editorial in June 29 centrist Gujarati daily, DIVYA BHASKAR: "The Taliban-orchestrated violence and mayhem is becoming a severe challenge for Pakistani administrators, with innocent civilians becoming targets of mindless acts of terrorism that has ruined [...] | 2009-06-29 10:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1349 | NAXALITES: AN EMERGING NATIONAL THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent violence in West Bengal has focused attention on India's Maoist insurgency, which has become one of the most violent of its domestic conflicts. The broad network of Maoist cells, known as the Naxalite movement, is present in at least eleven of India's twenty-eight states [...] | 2009-06-29 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1350 | SPOTLIGHT ON RAHUL GANDHI AFTER 2009 ELECTION [...] (SBU) The 2009 Indian parliamentary election was largely seen as a "coming-of-age" for 39-year old Congress Party General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi. Throughout the campaign, media cast a spotlight on Rahul's every move -- from visiting almost every state to address public rallies, to gambling o [...] | 2009-06-29 14:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1356 | RIGHTS FOR SEXUAL MINORITIES IN INDIA MAY GROW [...] (U) Summary. India's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transvestite (LGBT) community is becoming increasingly active, while Indian society appears to be slowly accepting equal rights for the community. The global LGBT Month saw marches in major Indian cities, including New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, [...] | 2009-06-30 08:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1357 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S MUSLIM [...] "OBAMA'S NEW KID ON THE KASHMIR BLOCK," editorial in June 30 left-of-center Marathi daily, MAHARASHTRA TIMES: "The Obama administration's appointment of Farah Pandith, a woman of Kashmiri-origin chosen to reach out to the Muslim world, has been welcomed. This is the first time the post of such [...] | 2009-06-30 10:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI136 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALLENGERS MEDICAL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On January 15, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Allengers Medical Systems [...] | 2009-01-22 09:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI1362 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] "FAILED COUNTRY PAKISTAN," editorial in June 30 right-of-center Urdu daily, INQUILAB: "Defeat of the Taliban will not resolve all the problems of Pakistan. The country will have to tackle the problems like food scarcity, water shortage, power failure, unemployment and many more. Without taking [...] | 2009-07-01 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1364 | LIONS CLUB LETTERS A TICKET TO USA? [...] SUMMARY: Interviewing hundreds wishing to attend the 2009 Lions Clubs International convention in Minneapolis, post personnel identified several significant fraud indicators. FPU and ARSO-I personnel isolated four applicants with completely fraudulent supporting packages. After those applic [...] | 2009-07-01 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI1367 | MINISTER KRISHNA'S EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TEAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Rounding out the new Minister of External Affairs team headed by S.M. Krishna (Ref A),Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appointed Preneet Kaur and Shashi Tharoor as Ministers of State. Tharoor's extensive foreign policy background and savvy media image are expected to lend clout to [...] | 2009-07-02 10:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI137 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA INAUGURATION; NEW DELHI. [...] "DREAM AND REALITY," editorial in 21 Jan centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "Despite its openness, American society is very conservative when it comes to gender and racial equality. When you see how difficult it is for women and non-whites to make it big, then you know the significance of B [...] | 2009-01-22 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1372 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, IRAQ, SINO-INDIA [...] "FAILED STATE," editorial in July 1 independent Kolkata Bengali ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "Pakistan will face more danger if the current turmoil is not controlled and the uprooted people are not returned to their homes, no matter what the President or the Prime Minister says. Instability in Pakista [...] | 2009-07-02 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1374 | HISTORIC DAY FOR THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL MINORITIES IN INDIA [...] (U) On July 2, the Delhi High Court issued a landmark judgment in support of the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community in India. The High Court ruled that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes consensual sex between adults (18 years of age or above [...] | 2009-07-02 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1379 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 29 TO [...] Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 29-July 2, 2009, including the following: -- World Bank: Don't Require Deep Emission Cuts from India -- India Against International Climate Change Monitoring, Carbon Tax -- [...] | 2009-07-02 13:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1386 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS, PAKISTAN; [...] "UNNECESSARY CONCERN ABOUT CHINA," op-ed in July 5 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "In 1962, India's political and military leadership was not experienced enough to face China. The question is should we be still worry about another armed struggle with China? 2009 is not 1962, and now India may not [...] | 2009-07-06 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1397 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN, IRAQ; NEW [...] "NORTH KOREA'S FRUSTRATION," editorial in July 6 right-of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "What is wrong with North Korea? It again test fired missiles Thursday and Saturday, in complete disregard of international opinion. What was Pyongyang trying to convey by testing on the U.S. Independence [...] | 2009-07-07 11:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1398 | KING OF BHUTAN CONGRATULATES A/S BLAKE [...] (U) The Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi sent post a letter from the Fifth King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to Assistant Secretary Bob Blake congratulating him on his appointment and inviting him to visit the Himalayan kingdom. We will send the original letter to SCA/INS. 2. (U) [...] | 2009-07-07 13:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN |
09NEWDELHI1401 | THE NEW BUDGET INVESTS IN RURAL INDIA, BUT POSTPONES FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented a rural-oriented 2009-2010 central government budget on July 6 which many say reflect his style: pragmatic, not flashy, and indifferent to market expectations. Indeed, the initial reaction of many to the budget was one of disappointm [...] | 2009-07-07 14:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR EPET PREL PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI1411 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, POTUS [...] "ALTHOUGH LATE, ZARDARI FINALLY SPEAKS THE TRUTH," editorial in July 9 centrist Gujarati daily, DIVYA BHASKAR: "Pakistani President Zardari's admission, that Pakistan created and nurtured terrorists to achieve short-term goals, is the first such instance by any Pakistani head of state in recen [...] | 2009-07-09 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1429 | C1/D VALIDATION SHOWS HIGH COMPLIANCE IN NEW DELHI [...] SUMMARY: As one of a series of validation studies (reftels A-E) by Embassy New Delhi, Post undertook a validation of C1/D visas issued in FY 2007. Post typically sees a range of applicants from first-time seafarers to seasoned captains. Other than their new professions, first-time C1/D appl [...] | 2009-07-10 10:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI1432 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, U.S.- [...] "A SHAMELESS CONFESSION," editorial in July 10 centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "President Zardari made a sensational admission, saying Pakistan nurtured terrorists as a policy to achieve tactical objectives. Now anything that Zardari does is not simple. So he might take a u-turn and deny or tw [...] | 2009-07-10 11:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1434 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 6 TO [...] Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 06-July 10, 2009, including the following: -- A Plan for Cheetah Reintroduction? -- Insurgency Takes a Toll on Wildlife -- Forest Fires in Jammu and Kashmir -- India Increas [...] | 2009-07-11 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TSPA ECPS SCUL EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI1439 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, G-8 [...] "DOUBTS ABOUT ZARDARI'S INTENTIONS," editorial in July 10 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Pakistan President Zardari's statement that his country not only willfully created but also nurtured terrorists as a policy to achieve tactical objectives is important. However, confessions a [...] | 2009-07-13 10:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1442 | KING OF BHUTAN WISHES PRESIDENT OBAMA A HAPPY [...] (U) Post received a letter of congratulations to President Barack Obama from His Majesty the Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. We will forward the signed original via pouch and send a scanned copy to SCA/INSB. 2. (U) Begin text: Your Excellency, The people of Bhutan jo [...] | 2009-07-13 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN |
09NEWDELHI1447 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, PAKISTAN, [...] "READY FOR PEACE TALKS," editorial in July 13 right- of-center Urdu daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "PM Manmohan Singh has once again made it clear that India is ready to restore bilateral relations with Pakistan. Now Pakistan should also take initiatives to make the joint efforts successful. Pakista [...] | 2009-07-14 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1458 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, [...] "ANOTHER ABOUT TURN BY PAKISTAN," editorial in July 15 centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "Despite the prevailing security threats and volatile political situation in Pakistan, the Punjab provincial government informed Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday that it wanted to withdraw its petition ch [...] | 2009-07-15 11:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1459 | HOME MINISTER'S RESPONSE TO USG LETTER REQUESTING [...] (U) Indian Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram on July 6 responded to Charge Burleigh's May 26 letter regarding increased counterterrorism (CT) cooperation between our countries. The full text of the letter is below: Thank you very much for your letter dated 26 May 2009 congratulating m [...] | 2009-07-15 11:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1466 | INDIAN AND PAKISTANI FOREIGN SECRETARIES MET; [...] (SBU) The Sharm-el-Sheikh session between India and Pakistan,s Foreign Secretaries on July 14 appears to have gone fairly well, with the Indian press reporting that Menon and Bashir discussed terrorism, specifically the 26/11 attack and Islamabad's next steps in trying the accused perpetrators [...] | 2009-07-15 14:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI147 | MEDIA REACTION: CORONATION OF OBAMA; NEW DELHI. [...] "BIRTH OF A NEW DREAM," editorial in January 22 centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "In the U.S., thousands will attend a rock concert, but it gets tough to get even a hundred people to a political gathering. But they came for Obama -- in thousands, braving the numbing cold. So, what made th [...] | 2009-01-23 10:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1475 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, G-8 [...] "ZARDARI'S TRYST WITH TRUTH," commentary in July 15 right of center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Zardari has shown rare courage in making a candid admission of the domestic realities. Till recently it was both blasphemous and anti-national in Islamabad to acknowledge this truth. The military-l [...] | 2009-07-16 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1485 | INDO-PAK TALKS: ON THE ROAD AGAIN? [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Singh's July 16 meeting in Sharm el Sheikh with Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani has drawn a heated reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left. The political fallout threatens to overshadow the potential positive developments stemming from t [...] | 2009-07-17 12:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1486 | MEIRA KUMAR: INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE PARLIAMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 15th Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) elected Meira Kumar the first female Parliament Speaker on June 3, 2009. The former Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment is largely viewed as a safe, consensus choice. As a woman and a Dalit (former untouchable),Kumar's sel [...] | 2009-07-19 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1487 | POWER STRUGGLE IN LITTLE LHASA: TIBETAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The battle for control over the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (TGIE) has begun in Dharamsala, India. As the Dalai Lama turned 74 years old on July 7, Tibet watchers reiterated that the most volatile times in Tibetan politics usually occur around the time of a Dalai Lama's death. T [...] | 2009-07-19 14:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM PINR KDEM CH IN |
09NEWDELHI1488 | NIRUPAMA RAO: A POISED NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Indian President Patil appointed Nirupama Rao as India,s second female Foreign Secretary. She will take office at the end of the month. A trusted East Asia hand, Rao is a veteran diplomat, known for her poised demeanor; she most recently served as Indian Ambassador to China. [...] | 2009-07-20 01:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1490 | MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE INDIA VISIT, INDO-PAK [...] "TERRORISM, PAKISTAN AND HILLARY CLINTON'S INDIA VISIT," editorial in July 17 centrist Marathi daily NAVSHAKTI: "The Indian government is as usual is in a state of high alert in order to protect its financial capital - Mumbai -- from yet another terror attack. On the other hand, the Pakistani [...] | 2009-07-20 07:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1501 | MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE INDIA VISIT, INDO-PAK [...] "RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN NEW ERA," op-ed in July 19 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic analyst K. Subrahmanyam: "Hillary Clinton is very popular among the Indian community in the U.S. No previous secretary of state was in a better position than her to strengthen the U.S.-India relations.... [...] | 2009-07-20 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1508 | KASAB UNEXPECTEDLY ADMITS TO CARRYING OUT MUMBAI [...] The sole survivor of the ten member team alleged to have carried out last November's terrorist attacks on Mumbai, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, unexpectedly admitted his guilt to the judge in court on July 20. As prosecutors prepared to question the 135th witness out of the 150 slated to testify [...] | 2009-07-20 14:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI151 | INDIA TO INVESTIGATE DETONATOR SALES TO SYRIA, [...] (S) Ministry of External Affairs Under Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Mr. Vipul told Poloff January 23 that India took very seriously ref A information about the sale by two Indian firms of Wassenaar-controlled detonators to Syria, and said India would inv [...] | 2009-01-23 12:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER IN SY |
09NEWDELHI1514 | SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY [...] The Secretary's press conference with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna generated lead stories today. Reports said U.S. and India announced they had agreed on an "end-use monitoring" pact that takes a major step toward allowing the sale of sophisticated U.S. arms to India. 2. Secretar [...] | 2009-07-21 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1516 | GOI RESPONSE TO USG DELEGATION VISIT REGARDING [...] The Government of India (GOI) has declined the proposed visit of a team from the Department of Energy (National Nuclear Security Administration) and Department of Homeland Security (Bureau of Customs and Border Protection) to discuss the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) and Megaports Initiative. [...] | 2009-07-22 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KHLS PREL EWWT ETTC PARM IN PTER |
09NEWDELHI1517 | SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY [...] Media reports said that the Indian government, under attack from the Opposition for "compromising" national sovereignty by agreeing to allow U.S. inspection of military installations, asserted it has not bargained away India's interest by going in for the End-User Monitoring Agreement with Ame [...] | 2009-07-22 12:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI152 | CIVIL NUCLEAR TRADE MISSION REVEALS IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A trade mission co-led by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) and Nuclear Energy Institute explored opportunities for civil nuclear cooperation in meetings with senior political and technical officials in New De [...] | 2009-01-23 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI1524 | U.S. NGOS: INDIA CONSIDERS SUPPORTING [...] (C) In a July 21 meeting with Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar, Assistant Secretary Robert Blake raised the issue of two American NGOs recently refused accreditation by a UN ECOSOC committee. The NGOs in question are the Democracy Coalition Project and the Dynamic Christian World Missi [...] | 2009-07-22 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1526 | MEDIA REACTION, NEW DELHI: SECSTATE INDIA [...] "DEAD WARRIOR IN A POLITICAL DRAMA," editorial-page article in July 23 independent Kolkata Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "It is unethical for the U.S. to advise China and India to become responsible without spelling out its own agenda on environmental protection issues. Secretary Clinton [...] | 2009-07-23 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI153 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 20-23, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 20-23, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Dalai Lama Asks Delhi to Choose Dialogue, Promote Tolerance -- Former BJP Parliamentarians Join Congress in Karnataka -- CPM Sus [...] | 2009-01-23 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
09NEWDELHI1535 | A/S BLAKE DISCUSSES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DIALOGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Robert Blake met with Indian Joint Secretary (AMS) Gaitri Kumar July 21 and outlined next steps in the new Strategic Dialogue. They agreed that Counter Terrorism was an immediate focus and that Home Minister Chidambaram should visit Washington as soon as p [...] | 2009-07-24 08:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1538 | MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE INDIA VISIT, INDO-PAK [...] "NEW MILESTONE IN RELATIONS," editorial in July 23 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The agreements finalized during the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to India can be defined as a new milestone in U.S.-India relations. No doubt there are differences over enrichment and reproces [...] | 2009-07-24 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI154 | PRIME MINISTER TO UNDERGO BY-PASS SURGERY [...] (SBU) Media sources and government officials confirmed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undergo heart by-pass surgery tomorrow as one or more of his arteries have blockages. He was admitted to hospital tonight. Minister of State for External Affairs confirmed this to DCM and MEA Join [...] | 2009-01-23 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI1546 | RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT: [...] (C) In a July 24 meeting Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary (Russia) Rahul Shrivastava. He welcomed the information and said it was useful to get a more detailed readout. Shrivastava noted that he did not believe that Russia's main irritant [...] | 2009-07-27 09:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1547 | MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE VISIT TO INDIA, INDO- [...] "U.S.-INDIA RELATIONSHIP: IS IT A REAL FRIENDSHIP?" article in centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "The U.S. Secretary of State received an extraordinarily warm welcome in India. However, the overwhelming media coverage is not an indication of the nature of bilateral bonds between India and the U. [...] | 2009-07-27 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1565 | MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, U.S.- [...] "WELCOMING ARIHANT: INDIA NEEDS TO BE ALERT TO A POSSIBLE ATTACK FROM THE SEA," editorial in July 28 centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "India's naval defense preparedness has taken a decisive leap forward with the launch of the first indigenously-built nuclear powered submarine, INS Arihant, whi [...] | 2009-07-28 10:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1572 | CONGRESS WALKS A FINE LINE IN UTTAR PRADESH [...] (SBU) Three weeks before Uttar Pradesh,s (U.P.) state assembly by-elections, the Congress Party,s state unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi kicked up a political dust storm with an incendiary comment about U.P. Chief Minister Kumari Mayawati. The party now finds itself having to weather this storm [...] | 2009-07-28 14:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1583 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1595 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "MISCONCEPTION OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN," op-ed in July 29 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "The media in both India and Pakistan failed to rise above their mindsets to welcome the outcome of the Sharm-el- Sheikh meetings. Hillary Clinton's statement that the two countries should resol [...] | 2009-07-30 11:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI16 | HOME MINISTER CHIDAMBARAM PROVIDES CONCURRENCE ON [...] (S) In a brief meeting with the Ambassador on January 5, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that, after conferring with his colleagues, India concurred in the U.S. sharing information with Pakistani authorities that had been gathered by U.S. law enforcement authorities during the Mumbai investigat [...] | 2009-01-05 14:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1600 | AFGHAN FOREIGN MINISTER TALKS PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 26-27 visit, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta announced the establishment of an India-Afghanistan Partnership Council and discussed security concerns with Prime Minister Singh, Foreign Minister Krishna, and National Security Advisor Narayanan. Embassy contacts called the v [...] | 2009-07-30 13:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IN |
09NEWDELHI1604 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, U.S- [...] "INDIA-PAKISTAN TALKS: NO NEGOTIATION OUT OF FEAR; AND NO FEAR OF NEGOTIATION," editorial in July 31 centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "In his response to the accusation of being a sellout to Pakistan, Prime Minister Singh reiterated Kennedy's rhetoric: "let us never negotiate out of fear, but l [...] | 2009-07-31 11:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1608 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 27-31, 2009, including the following: -- Tax Breaks Clear the Way for Oil and Gas Auction -- Passing of FY 2010 Budget Trumps Economic Reforms -- India Plans September WTO Mini-Ministerial to Reener [...] | 2009-07-31 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN CN |
09NEWDELHI161 | BHUTANESE FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATULATES SECRETARY [...] (U) The Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi sent post an original letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs Ugyen Tshering to the Secretary congratulating her on her confirmation. We will send the signed original via pouch and fax a copy to SCA/INS. 2. (U) The text of the letter follows: Begin [...] | 2009-01-27 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN |
09NEWDELHI162 | BHUTANESE KING AND PM CONGRATULATE VICE PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary. Post received letters of congratulations to Vice President Biden from Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley and His Majesty the Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The letter from the Prime Minister is the signed original and we will forward the original via pouch and fax a [...] | 2009-01-27 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN |
09NEWDELHI1620 | PM SINGH DEFENDS FOREIGN POLICY IN PARLIAMENT (CORRECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Singh defended his government's handling of foreign policy before the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on July 29, addressing head-on opposition criticism of the joint statement with Pakistani Prime Minister Gillani at Sharm el-Sheikh, and ancillary gripes ab [...] | 2009-08-03 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1621 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "PRIME MINISTER'S NEW POLICY," op-ed in August 2 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Singh's message in Parliament was clear: Pakistan is a tough neighbor, and we along with other nations should prepare it to denounce terror. Since Pakistan has nuclear weapons, all nati [...] | 2009-08-03 11:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1624 | REACHING OUT TO RAHUL GANDHI AND OTHER YOUNG [...] (C) Summary: In a candid conversation with the Ambassador during the July 20 lunch hosted by Prime Minister Singh for the Secretary, Indian Congress Party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi described his focus on upcoming state and local elections, expressed concerns regarding the challenges surroundin [...] | 2009-08-03 14:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI1625 | KASHMIR: CHIEF MINISTER OMAR ABDULLAH'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a raucous Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state assembly session on July 28, Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah resigned after an opposition party member accused him of involvement in a 2006 sex scandal. Even though the Home Ministry issued a statement later that day exonerating [...] | 2009-08-03 14:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI163 | BHUTANESE KING AND PM CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] (U) Summary. Post received letters of congratulations to President Barack Obama from Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley and His Majesty the Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The letter from the Prime Minister is the signed original and we will forward the original via pouch and fax [...] | 2009-01-27 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN |
09NEWDELHI1636 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "MISPLACED GENEROSITY," op-ed in August 3 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's latest peace overture to a recalcitrant Pakistan seems bewildering and misplaced. How can you repose trust in a Pakistan that is unwilling to own up to its misdemeanors? Paki [...] | 2009-08-04 11:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1637 | SPECIAL ENVOY STERN ENGAGES INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND NGO [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern held a series of meetings July 20-21 in New Delhi with Government of India officials and NGO representatives to discuss the upcoming Copenhagen Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC as well as potential areas for U.S. - India bila [...] | 2009-08-04 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI1641 | NEW MEA COUNTERTERRISM DIRECTOR SOUMEN BAGCHI [...] (SBU) Soumen Bagchi, the new director of counterterrorism (CT) at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),expressed interest in expanding U.S. - India CT cooperation in an Aug. 3 courtesy call in New Delhi. S/CT and Poloff brought the new CT Director up to date on pending activities, in [...] | 2009-08-04 13:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1648 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "PAKISTAN'S INTENTION," editorial in August 4 Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "Pakistan is showing its true colors now. From its attitude on the Hafiz Saeed's case, it is clear that Pakistan has no intention to improve relations with India. India should also adopt a tit- for-tat attitude against Paki [...] | 2009-08-06 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1649 | U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: NEXT STEPS IN THE STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Following on the August 5 Interagency Policy Committee meeting to discuss the Strategic Dialogue, Mission offers its views on next steps in the run up to the Prime Minister's November visit. We spell out dialogue goals, describe ways to move forward, flag pitfalls and propose po [...] | 2009-08-06 15:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN |
09NEWDELHI165 | POST COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST [...] (C) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor. Post requests the Indian goods listed (reftel A) be withdrawn from DOL's draft list until post [...] | 2009-01-27 13:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD IN PHUM |
09NEWDELHI1655 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, THE [...] "MISCONCEPTIONS BEHIND INDIA'S PAK POLICY," op-ed in August 6 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Even though India's extended hand has been slapped again and again by Pakistan, right-minded Indians still desire peace and stability on the subcontinent -- but with dignity. Instead of P [...] | 2009-08-07 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1657 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 27 TO AUGUST 07, [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 27 to August 07, 2009, including the following: -- Environment Minister Opposes Mining Project -- Arunachal Pradesh Civil Rights Group Opposes Hydro Power Projects -- National Dis [...] | 2009-08-07 14:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1658 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 3-7, 2009, including the following: -- Exports Decline for 9th Straight Month; Imports Decline More -- Possible Law to Clarify Sector-specific Investment Caps -- India and South Korea Sign Trade A [...] | 2009-08-10 02:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN XB XA |
09NEWDELHI1666 | MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, U.S.- [...] "AFTER BAITULLAH," editorial in August 8 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud's killing in a U.S. drone attack does not benefit the NATO forces struggling in Afghanistan much, but it is a big relief for Pakistan. The U.S. strategy is to weaken the T [...] | 2009-08-10 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1667 | DALAI LAMA SEEKS U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a August 8 introductory meeting, the Ambassador sought the Dalai Lama's views on his upcoming October visit to the U.S. and his strategy for engaging China. The Dalai Lama suggested the U.S. engage China on climate change in Tibet, recognizing that Tibetans could wait five to ten ye [...] | 2009-08-10 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PHUM PREL PGOV PREF KDEM CH IN |
09NEWDELHI1668 | INDIA DETAINS SUSPICIOUS DPRK VESSEL FOR [...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed August 8 that the Indian Coast Guard intercepted the DPRK-flagged merchant vessel MUSAN and detained its 39 crew members after the vessel unexpectedly dropped anchor off Hut Bay at Little Andaman Island August 5, failed to respond to attem [...] | 2009-08-10 15:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN IN |
09NEWDELHI1673 | MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, SRI [...] "CONTINUING JIHAD IN AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN: AN AMERICAN GAMEPLAN," op-ed in August 11 right-of-center Urdu daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "Analysts and researchers throughout the world have concluded that the jihad continuing in Afghanistan and Pakistan for the last 30 years is, in fact, an American [...] | 2009-08-11 11:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1675 | BHUTAN: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) In an August 11 exchange about Bhutan's participation in the 64th UN General Assembly, the MFA's Director of Multilateral Affairs Kunzang Namgyel told us that Bhutan expects to send a delegation of approximately five officials led by Foreign Minister Ugyen Tshering. Post will transmit a [...] | 2009-08-11 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA IN |
09NEWDELHI1676 | INDIA: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) In an August 10 discussion about India's participation in the 64th UN General Assembly, MEA UN Political Deputy Secretary Sanjay Rana told us that India expects to send a delegation of 20 to 30 officials led by Prime Minister Singh and Foreign Minister Krishna. Post will transmit additi [...] | 2009-08-11 12:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA IN |
09NEWDELHI1677 | NSA NARAYANAN ON CIV-NUKE IMPLEMENTATION, CT/INTEL [...] (C) Summary: Indian NSA M.K. Narayanan stressed a desire to work closely to develop a ambitious agenda for PM Singh's November visit to Washington and flagged his decisive role in pushing through End-Use Monitoring Agreement (EUM) and directing Indian foreign policy, during an August 10 introducto [...] | 2009-08-11 13:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN |
09NEWDELHI1678 | INDIA LIKELY TO ENDORSE INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT [...] (SBU) Sanjay Rana, MEA Deputy Secretary for UN Political Affairs, told us August 10 that the GOI is unlikely to oppose an effort by the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to set up an international tribunal to prosecute pirates. Rana expressed little enthusiasm for the o [...] | 2009-08-11 14:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1690 | MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, INDIA- [...] "AMERICA'S DOUBLE STANDARDS," op-ed in August 12 left-of-center Marathi daily, AAPLA MAHANAGAR: "The U.S. policy towards Pakistan is duplicitous and not favoring India. The U.S. is more bothered about Pakistan's sovereignty, as if it is America's responsibility to protect Pakistan from variou [...] | 2009-08-12 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1698 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS, INDIA- [...] "HOTLINE OF RELATIONS," editorial in August 12 Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Both India and China are mature in diplomacy, but their deep distrust of each other does not allow any progress in relations. The decision to set up a hotline between them was the only outcome of last week's talks. [...] | 2009-08-13 11:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI17 | MENON PRESENTS EVIDENCE OF PAKISTAN INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon shared with Ambassador Mulford and fourteen other ambassadors January 5 evidence linking the Mumbai terrorist attacks to Pakistan. Menon reported that he had summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner earlier in the day to share a similar, more limite [...] | 2009-01-05 14:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI170 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA-NEW [...] "OBAMA'S SIGNAL TO PAKISTAN" editorial in the January 28, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily NAVASHAKTI. "Two U.S. missile strikes that killed at least 20 people at suspected terrorist hideouts in northwestern Pakistan three days ago could be interpreted as a tangible sign of U.S. [...] | 2009-01-28 10:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1707 | FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO UPBEAT AND EXPANSIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his introductory meeting with Foreign Secretary Rao August 12, Ambassador Roemer stressed the importance of the Strategic Dialogue and of implementing the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, as well as bringing to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumb [...] | 2009-08-13 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN |
09NEWDELHI1708 | THE 13TH ROUND OF INDIA-CHINA BORDER TALKS: [...] (U) SUMMARY: The thirteenth round of the India-China boundary negotiations, expanded to include a range of bilateral and international issues, was held on August 7-8 in New Delhi and ended without progress on the border dispute. The two sides agreed to establish a telephone hotline between ca [...] | 2009-08-13 14:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH IN |
09NEWDELHI1717 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "USED TO BEING CHEATED," commentary in August 14 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "The Pakistanis must be laughing at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's borrowed formulation that we must adopt a "trust but verify" approach to our relations with their country. Our politicians only trust [...] | 2009-08-17 11:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1721 | INDIAN REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION [...] (SBU) We discussed reftel points on August 17 with Anju Ranjan, MEA Under Secretary for Asian Affairs, and pressed for a strong GOI expression of disappointment about ASSK's conviction and GOI advocacy for pursuit of a more productive path when speaking with Burmese officials. Ranjan referred [...] | 2009-08-17 13:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL IN BM |
09NEWDELHI1722 | INDIAN AF-PAK ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: When Ambassador Holbrooke visits New Delhi, his GOI interlocutors - National Security Advisor Narayanan, Foreign Secretary Rao, and Special Afghanistan Representative Lambah - will be eager to discuss India's USD 1.2 billion dollar assistance program in Afghanistan. They will like [...] | 2009-08-17 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PTER PINS EAID MASS IN |
09NEWDELHI1727 | AFGHANISTAN - MANAGING THE NEIGHBORS: INDIA [...] (C) The following responses are keyed to reftel questions and are drawn largely from our recent discussions about Afghan elections with senior GOI officials in which we highlighted reftel points. A) Analysis of India's likely strategic interests in Afghanistan's election: India has made a sub [...] | 2009-08-18 09:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN AF |
09NEWDELHI1728 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, SHAH [...] "MUSHARRAF IN TROUBLE," editorial in August 17 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry's Supreme Court bench got ex- President General Musharraf into trouble declaring his provisional constitutional order unconstitutional. If President Zardari and PM Gilani accept th [...] | 2009-08-18 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1739 | MEDIA REACTION: SHAH RUKH KHAN, TERRORISM, [...] "WAS THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER WHO HARRASSED SHAH RUKH A JEW?" commentary in August 19 right-of-center Urdu daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "Prior to the Shah Rukh Khan incident, several Muslim clerics have been deported from American airports. The strong American Jewish lobby prevents entry of Muslims [...] | 2009-08-19 10:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1747 | BJP EXPELS JASWANT SINGH -- INTERNAL STRIFE [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh became the latest victim of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) infighting on August 19 when the party expelled him for his favorable depiction of Pakistani founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his latest book. The decision to oust Jaswant Singh occurr [...] | 2009-08-19 15:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1749 | UPA 2.0: SLOW AND STEADY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly constituted Indian parliament concluded its first post-election session on August 7 after approving the annual national budget and passing important legislation on education while shelving several other pressing matters. The budget session was a mild disappointment f [...] | 2009-08-20 02:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1753 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "MANMOHAN'S STATEMENT," editorial in August 19 nationalist Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks on Monday that there was credible information that terrorist groups based in neighboring Pakistan were planning new attacks in India may be news to him, but it's n [...] | 2009-08-20 10:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1754 | India's Monsoon Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian government (GOI) is trying to manage a poor monsoon season expected to result in low yields in rice, sugar cane, oilseeds and other crops. Between rising food prices and burdensome subsidy costs, the Food and Agriculture Minister and United Progressive Alliance (UPA [...] | 2009-08-20 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO IN |
09NEWDELHI1757 | INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) In a August 18 conversation, the Ambassador followed up with Indian National Security Advisor Narayanan about statements made by Prime Minister Singh in his August 17 speech to India's Chief Ministers regarding the on-going terrorism threat from Pakistan. (Note: The PM's comments had g [...] | 2009-08-20 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1763 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "STATES' ROLE IN INTERNAL SECURITY," editorial in August 20 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK BHASKAR: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said there was credible information of ongoing plans of terrorist groups in Pakistan to carry out fresh attacks. On the one hand, the PM's warning reminds [...] | 2009-08-21 11:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1768 | HOME MINISTER CHIDAMBARAM TO AMBASSADOR: LOOKING [...] (S) Summary: Home Minister Chidambaram spoke positively of U.S.-India cooperation on security issues in Ambassador Roemer's August 20 introductory meeting. The Ambassador shared several areas in which the U.S. hopes to advance cooperation, and assured the Minister of support at the highest [...] | 2009-08-21 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1769 | HARYANA: DODGING DROUGHT, RIDING WAVES [...] (U) Summary: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of the Congress Party announced on August 21 that he has recommended dissolution of the state legislature and early elections to the state assembly. The state Governor must accept his recommendation. Originally scheduled for February [...] | 2009-08-21 15:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1770 | POST COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S UPDATE OF [...] (U) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced child labor. Post appreciates DOL's openness to post's comments on previous drafts and DOL's decision to remove the g [...] | 2009-08-21 15:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EIND IN |
09NEWDELHI1774 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN, INDIA-NEPAL [...] "WARNING OF DANGER," op-ed in August 23 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Singh recently warned that there was credible information of possible terror attacks from Pakistan- based terror groups. If Pakistan is really sincere about cooperating with India on terrorism [...] | 2009-08-24 13:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1778 | MEA JOINT SECRETARY RAGHAVAN CALLS MEETING FOR AN [...] (C)Summary: Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, T.C.A. Raghavan called an ""urgent briefing"" on August 18 for representatives of countries whose nationals were killed in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Raghavan provided a dossier on Hafiz Saeed, [...] | 2009-08-24 14:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI178 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA PRESIDENCY, GUANTANAMO: [...] "POLICY OF FRIENDSHIP," editorial in the January 28 pro- Congress Party HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "All of the following happened at the same time: U.S. President Barack Obama said in his message on Republic Day that the U.S. is India's best friend -- the message had a very personal touch; secondl [...] | 2009-01-29 10:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1782 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA, INDIA-NEPAL [...] "BEWARE OF CHINA," editorial page article in August 24, centrist Hindi daily, NAI DUNIYA: "China has never been a friend of India. The Indian parliament once swore it will be get back every inch of land captured by China, but that intent was sacrificed at the altar of maintaining cordial relat [...] | 2009-08-25 11:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1783 | HOME MINISTER CHIDAMBARAM'S WASHINGTON D.C. VISIT, SEPT. 7-10 [...] (S) Summary and Background: India's Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram will visit New York and Washington D.C from September 7 - 10. On August 19, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials shared the ""agenda points"" for the Home Minister's visit. The GOI sees the visit as an opportunit [...] | 2009-08-25 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1788 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN, U.S.-INDIA [...] "TALKS WITH PAKISTAN," editorial in August 25 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "There are indications that Pakistan is pressuring India to start the composite bilateral dialogue. Our strategists should get alert, and no softness should be shown toward Pakistan. Any dialogue under the present circum [...] | 2009-08-26 11:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1789 | BJP MELTDOWN, HARYANA RAMIFICATIONS [...] (U) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has parted ways with its occasional ally, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana, electing to fight the upcoming state assembly elections on its own. INLD leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala termed the decision "unilaterali [...] | 2009-08-26 14:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI1795 | PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR EMPHASIZES DE-LINKAGE BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his introductory meeting with Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik August 25, Ambassador Roemer stressed the importance of bringing to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai terrorist attacks and dismantling terrorist groups. He specifically emphasized the import [...] | 2009-08-27 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1797 | INDIA TO INVESTIGATE RDX SALE TO SYRIA, UPDATE ON PENDING CASES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP ETTC IN IR SY |
09NEWDELHI1801 | INDIA BOOSTS TIES WITH NEPAL, KEEPS AN EYE ON CHINA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nepali Prime Minister Nepal's visit to New Delhi allowed India to hit the reset button in its ties with Nepal. PM Nepal met with all the right people and, despite Maoist pressure from home, came away with promises of substantial aid in infrastructure, trade, police training, and [...] | 2009-08-28 05:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1805 | MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, [...] "CANNED TERROR," editorial in August 27 centrist Hindi daily, NAVBHARAT TIMES: "A suspected Lashkar-e- Taiba militant's arrest cannot be taken lightly. Prime Minister Singh has already warned the nation against more dangerous terrorist activities in the coming festival season. There is no room [...] | 2009-08-28 12:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1806 | FOREIGN MINISTRY PROPOSES MOU ON COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Roemer pressed External Affairs Minister Krishna August 28 to complete the outstanding civil nuclear cooperation implementation items prior to Prime Minister Singh's November 24 visit to Washington. Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar [...] | 2009-08-28 15:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN |
09NEWDELHI1812 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi. This is an opportune moment as we seek a truly global partnership with India and build upon the Secretary's highly successful July visit (Ref). Secretary Clinton and her counterpart, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, formally launche [...] | 2009-08-31 14:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP LEW PREL EAGR EAID IN |
09NEWDELHI1813 | BJP: ENTER HINDUTVA HAWKS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With party revolts, expulsions, leadership intrigue, and name-calling dominating the headlines, the Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP) is in serious trouble and appears rudderless. The conclusion of the three-day long "introspection" meeting by the top party brass exacerbated the pub [...] | 2009-08-31 15:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1814 | TSA REP DISCUSSES BCAS AND FAMS MOU, VIP SCREENING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Transportation Safety Administration Representative (TSA South Asia Regional Rep newly stationed in Singapore) Thomas Keene visited New Delhi August 4-7 to meet with Government of India (GOI) officials and U.S. airlines representatives to discuss aviation security issues. During [...] | 2009-09-01 03:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR PREL PTER IN OVIP |
09NEWDELHI1815 | FOR NOW, MUTED INDIAN REACTION TO PAK END-USE ALLEGATION [...] (SBU) In August 31 editions, nearly all major Indian dailies ran verbatim excerpts of the "New York Times" article alleging Pakistan end-use violations of U.S.-supplied military items, and most carried the story on the front page. Although the short news cycle time prevented Indian op-ed write [...] | 2009-09-01 04:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1819 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS, INDIA- [...] "LATE WISDOM DAWNS ON THE U.S.," editorial in September 1 left-of-center Marathi daily, MAHARASHTRA TIMES: "The U.S. has made a great and late discovery - that Pakistan illegally modified missiles given by the US to expand its capability to strike targets in India. There have been countless in [...] | 2009-09-01 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1833 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR REJECTS FURTHER NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In several media interviews August 29-30, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan defended India's 1998 nuclear tests against claims by a former defense scientist that its hydrogen bomb was a "fizzle" and that India should therefore refuse to sign the CTBT until its thermonuclea [...] | 2009-09-02 07:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1834 | MEDIA REACTION: AL-QAEDA, PAKISTAN / WEAPON [...] "FIRST SUICIDE ATTACK IN SAUDI ARABIA," editorial in September 1 right-of-center Urdu daily, SIASAT: "Anti- terrorism initiatives taken by Saudi Arabia have increased al-Qaeda threats to this royal state. An attempt to assassinate Prince Mohammad bin Naif is a matter of serious concern for the [...] | 2009-09-02 10:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1836 | AMBASSADOR MEETS MEA STATE MINISTER SHASHI THAROOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 28 meeting with Ambassador Roemer, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor asked the U.S. to weigh in with Pakistan on cross-border terrorism and to stay the course in Afghanistan. He indicated that there is room for the U.S. and India to cooperate more [...] | 2009-09-02 11:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1853 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IFTAR DINNER, [...] "OBAMA'S IFTAR" editorial in September 4, 2009 centrist Urdu daily, MILAP: "The U.S President's hosting an Iftar dinner at the White House is a praiseworthy initiative by all means. Hosting Iftars is a good way to feel the essence of Islam. However, the invitees are generally those who agree [...] | 2009-09-04 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1856 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 31, [...] Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 31 - September 04, 2009, including the following: -- Minister of Environment and Forests Ramesh visits China -- Valmiki Tiger Reserve Bounces Back -- Ministry of Human Reso [...] | 2009-09-04 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1857 | JAPANESE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japanese Ambassador Hideaki Domichi described the Indo-Japanese relationship as "on an upswing" in a meeting with Ambassador Roemer August 31. The implications for Japan's foreign policy of the Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) victory in the August 30 elections were not yet cle [...] | 2009-09-04 13:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA IN AF |
09NEWDELHI1858 | INDIA POSITIVE ON STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE, DUG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian MEA Acting Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Gill agreed in principle to holding the senior-level Strategic Security Dialogue in Washington in early October. He gave an informal, positive response to the proposed agenda and will provide further fee [...] | 2009-09-04 14:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP ENRG IN |
09NEWDELHI1859 | BHUTAN DECLINES INVITATION TO RUN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A demarche to Political Counsellor Tenxin Rondel Wangchuk on September 2, urging the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) to consider sponsoring a candidate for a seat on the 2010 UN Human Rights Council (HRC). During a September 4 meeting, Wangchuk informed PolOff th [...] | 2009-09-04 15:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IR IN |
09NEWDELHI187 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POLICIES, WAR AGAINST [...] "FIRST OF ALL ERADICATE OPPRESSION AND ITS USURY", editorial in the January 29 right-of-center Urdu daily URDU TIMES, Mumbai: "Barrack Obama is a symbol of a 'Change' in the America of the 21st century. Therefore, the American hand of friendship extended by the American to India, through the g [...] | 2009-01-30 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1872 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "FIRE ON BOTH SIDES...," editorial in September 7 right-of-center Urdu daily HINDUSTAN EXPRESS: "U.S lawmaker Edward Markey, founder of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation has written a letter to the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton that both India and Pakistan are trying to [...] | 2009-09-08 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1874 | INDIA: CELEBRATING WOMEN IN SCIENCE, NOT YET EQUAL [...] SUMMARY: More than 60 attendees from a variety of backgrounds discussed India's climate for women scientists during an Embassy Environment, Science and Technology (EST) Office-hosted "Celebrating Women in Science" workshop. Women scientists in India are every bit as intelligent and hard workin [...] | 2009-09-08 13:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KWMN KDEM TSPL SCUL PHUM ELAB PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI1879 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIAN MINISTER CHIDAMBARAM'S [...] "NATURAL ASSESSMENT," editorial in September 8 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "A discussion on Pakistan's promises and will to eliminate terrorism is natural during Indian Home Minister P.C. Chidambaram's forthcoming visit to the U.S. But it is difficult to say if the U.S. will se [...] | 2009-09-09 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1886 | UNDECIDED INDIA MAY FOLLOW NAM CONSENSUS ON UNESCO [...] (C) MEA's Joint Secretary for UN Economic and Social Division Taranjit Sandhu told PolCouns on September 4 that India had not yet made a commitment to any of the nine candidates running for UNESCO's Director-General post. According to Sandhu, the GOI is waiting for Non-Aligned Movement member [...] | 2009-09-10 10:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | AU EC EG PREL UNESCO IN |
09NEWDELHI1887 | MEDIA REACTION:SINO-INDIA RELATIONS, VISIT OF [...] "CHINA TAKING ADVANTAGE OF INDIA'S SILENCE," commentary in September 9 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "On the one hand China denies India's allegations of intrusion in Ladakh and talks about investigating it. On the other hand, however, it is quite evident that China does not respect the borde [...] | 2009-09-10 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1896 | INDIA SHARES CONCERNS, WILLING TO COOPERATE ON SRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian MEA shares USG concern over the situation of Sri Lankan Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),and remains focused on getting them resettled. India is providing significant aid and is working to de-mine affected areas. There are plans to augment the GOI-funded de-mining [...] | 2009-09-11 11:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1897 | INDIA: READY TO HELP NEPAL, SKEPTICAL OF MAOISTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Satish Mehta told us September 3 that India's priority in Nepal is to support a stable, democratic government. Prime Minister Nepal's August visit was a positive step and left a strong impression of Nepal's confidence and commitment to democracy. India [...] | 2009-09-11 11:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1898 | INDIA SHARES VIEWS ON NONPROLIFERATION SUMMIT [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (MEA/DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra summoned the DCM September 11 to share a nonpaper (paragraph 3) articulating India's views on the UN Security Council summit on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmam [...] | 2009-09-11 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IN |
09NEWDELHI1899 | MEDIA REACTION: 9/11 ANNIVERSARY, U.S. FOREIGN [...] "THE SHADOW OF 9/11 CONTINUES TO LINGER," editorial in September 11 centrist Marathi daily, NAVSHAKTI: "America became alert to the dangers of Islamic fundamentalism after the 9/11 attacks... But the counter- insurgency and counter-terrorism measures of the U.S. have their limitations, mainly [...] | 2009-09-11 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI19 | HOME MINISTER CHIDAMBARAM AND NSA NARAYANAN ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 08:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR PK IN |
09NEWDELHI190 | REPUBLIC DAY GUEST OF HONOR: KAZAKHSTAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev's visit to India as chief guest at the 2009 Republic Day celebration resulted in the signature of five substantive agreements, including an MoU on civilian nuclear cooperation. Nazarbayev did not create the media splash other Republic Day [...] | 2009-01-30 10:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG TRGY PHUM PINR KDEM KZ IN |
09NEWDELHI1902 | DUSTR Marantis Visit to Re-energize Trade Policy Forum [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (DUSTR) Demetrios Marantis visited New Delhi August 11-13 to meet with GOI officials and private sector representatives to prepare for USTR Ambassador Kirk's participation in a bilaterl Trade Policy Forum (TPF) ministerial in Delhi later this fal [...] | 2009-09-11 14:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN CVIS KGHG ECPS PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1906 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, [...] "CONTRADICTORY INDICATIONS," editorial in September 12 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "After India's declining any kind of talks with Pakistan, it is surprising to hear that the foreign secretaries of the two countries will meet in the U.S. this month. The Indian government, known [...] | 2009-09-14 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI191 | INDIA: MODEST LIBERALIZATION OF INVESTMENT NORMS IN WAKE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel A, Post reports that India has not adopted nor indicated plans to restrict sovereign wealth fund (SWF) investments generally, although media reports that part of the government may wish to restrict Singapore's two SWFs in India. More broadly, India has no [...] | 2009-01-30 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI1917 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, INDIA-CHINA, [...] "EXPECTATION FROM PAKISTAN," editorial in September 14 Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Home Minister P. Chidambaram's U.S. visit has yielded something, in that the U.S. has now at least asked Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of 26/11 to justice. Despite providing all the evidences, Pakistan [...] | 2009-09-15 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1926 | INDIA'S SHERPA FOR THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs-DISA) Vipul on September 14. Vipul informed us that Mr. Achal Malhotra, India's Deputy Chief of Mission in Vienna, will attend the September 15th initial planning meeting for the Global [...] | 2009-09-16 11:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1927 | INDIA ON THE MIDDLE EAST AT IAEA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Vipul on September 14. Vipul took note of the U.S. stance, but informed us that the GOI, as yet, has no official position to share regarding the Israeli Nuclear Capabilities Resolutio [...] | 2009-09-16 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1928 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, PAKISTAN / [...] "MUSHARRAF'S REVELATION EXPOSES U.S.," editorial in September 15 Hindi daily, DAINIK BHASKAR: "Pervez Musharraf is back to playing games. His admission that U.S. aid was diverted against India is nothing but a ploy to gain public support. During his forthcoming U.S. visit, External Affairs Min [...] | 2009-09-16 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1929 | INDIA NON-COMMITTAL ON THE IRAN CHORUS, BUT [...] (C) Ambassador raised reftel points with National Security Advisor MK Narayanan September 14 and with MEA Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao September 16. With both officials, the Ambassador stressed the need for strong private GOI private approaches to Iran on the consequences of its non-complia [...] | 2009-09-16 11:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI193 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: EYE FUND I [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input on OPIC providing a direct loan to Eye Fund I ("Eye Fund I"),a social fund managed by Deutsche Bank Social Investment Group for the purpose of supporting five downstream loans into the eye care sector in certain developing countries. On [...] | 2009-01-30 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IN EINV |
09NEWDELHI1935 | BHUTANESE CHARGE HUMS AN OLD REFRAIN ON BHUTANESE [...] (SBU) PRM DAS David Robinson met Bhutan's Charge d'Affaires Kinga Singye on September 4 to discuss Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Robinson reported on the excellent progress of third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees from Nepal and his own recent visit to Bhutanese refugees successful [...] | 2009-09-16 12:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM CH SL IN |
09NEWDELHI194 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: REPCO HOME FINANCE LIMITED [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input regarding OPIC providing an Investment Guaranty to support a third party loan to Repco Home Finance Limited ("REPCO") for the purpose of expanding its affordable mortgage lending business in southeast India. The US Sponsor connection is [...] | 2009-01-30 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IN EINV |
09NEWDELHI1941 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, [...] "MUSHARRAF'S CONFESSION," editorial in September 16 Hindi daily, NAVBHARAT TIMES: "Pervez Musharraf's confession is nothing but a ploy because any anti-India activity is seen as a sign of patriotism in Pakistan. He is trying to gain sympathy of the hardliners and the Pakistani army... It is cl [...] | 2009-09-17 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1946 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INDIAN GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division (PAI) Siddhartha Nath on September 15. Nath acknowledged our request that India urge the Iranian Government to resolve the cases of the six American citizens who a [...] | 2009-09-18 06:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PROP CASC IN |
09NEWDELHI1947 | INDIAN VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indian Government shares some of our concerns for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and is likely to support a freedom of expression resolution. India will probably vote on other resolutions introduced during the session according to consensus. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2009-09-18 07:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHCR IN |
09NEWDELHI195 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIAN ANXIETY OVER NEW [...] (C) Summary: There is uncertainty and anxiety within the Indian foreign policy establishment over the direction the new U.S. administration might take on its India policy. The principal areas of Indian concern are: -- renewed U.S. activism on Kashmir; -- replacement of the stand-alone bil [...] | 2009-01-30 14:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PINR KISL PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1952 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER [...] Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 14 to September 18, 2009, including the following: -- India Plans to Reduce Emissions through Legislation -- India Starts to Get Serious About Environmental Protection - [...] | 2009-09-18 11:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO TSPA ENRG ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1953 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA, INDIA-IRAN- [...] "CHINA PHOBIA," editorial in September 17 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Some media people and experts are painting a picture of reiteration of 1962. At present war is out of question. China will neither gain anything extraordinary on the boundary dispute nor will it benefit strategi [...] | 2009-09-18 11:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1954 | INDIAN VIEWS ON USG UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (U) We previewed our 64th UNGA goals and objectives on September 15 with Indian MEA Joint Secretary for UN Political Affairs Asith Bhattacharjee, and on September 16 with MEA Under Secretary for UN Economic and Social Affairs Abhishek Verma. Of the various topics covered in our presentation, [...] | 2009-09-18 12:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN IN |
09NEWDELHI1955 | PRM DAS ROBINSON DISCUSSES STATUS OF TIBETAN, SRI [...] (SBU) PRM DAS David Robinson held meetings with representatives from the Dalai Lama's Office, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),Catholic Relief Services' (CRS),and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) during his September 4th visit to New Delhi. During these meeting [...] | 2009-09-22 02:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM CH SL IN |
09NEWDELHI1960 | INDIA PLANS TO DISCUSS CTBT IN STRATEGIC SECURITY [...] (SBU) In response to ref A demarche, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Vipul reaffirmed India's unilateral, voluntary moratorium on further nuclear testing in place since May 1998. He declined to speculate about India' [...] | 2009-09-22 10:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IN |
09NEWDELHI1961 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA, INDIA-PAKISTAN; [...] "CHINA-CONCERN," editorial in September 20 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Army Chief Deepak Kapoor's saying that there is no cause for alarm over alleged Chinese incursions is not enough. There should be more clarification from the governmen [...] | 2009-09-22 10:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1962 | RAJE AGAINST THE MACHINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rajasthan's opposition leader and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to remain a force in Rajasthan's political scene, despite efforts by the national BJP to marginalize her role. Raje's local popularity at the grassroots amd h [...] | 2009-09-22 11:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI1973 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA, PAKISTAN, CLIMATE [...] "What is meant by democracy?" editorial in September 23 Kolkata Bengali independent, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "It is virtually impossible for any individual creativity to flourish in countries where the Communist leadership imposes political and social autocracy. In such an environment, talented a [...] | 2009-09-23 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1978 | HOME MINISTER PREVIEWS COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY. Home Affairs Minister P. Chidambaram shared with Ambassador Roemer September 18 a provisional list of five opportunities for further cooperation gleaned from his visit to Washington, including on forensics, large city policing, real-time intelligence sharing, coastal security, an [...] | 2009-09-24 07:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI198 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA PRESIDENCY, GLOBAL [...] "OBAMA AND MUSLIM WORLD," op-ed article in the February 1 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic expert K. Subrahmanyam: "George Bush kept fighting till the last day of his term against terrorism, but never defined his enemy. But the new U.S. President Barack Obama did not vaci [...] | 2009-02-02 09:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1983 | MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION IN SOUTH [...] "YOUR ATOM BOMB AND MINE," editorial in September 23 right-of-center Urdu daily, HINDUSTAN EXPRESS: "When Pakistan was producing nuclear weapons of mass destruction, America not only turned its back on Pakistan, it often extended its full cooperation. No doubt, it was a part of its gameplan in [...] | 2009-09-24 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1991 | MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, TERRORISM, [...] "INDIA'S CORRECT SUGGESTION," editorial in September 24 nationalist Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "Indian minister Jayram Ramesh and climate change expert Rajendra Pachauri have rightly underlined the need for the U.S. to bring about a 'lifestyle change' to combat climate change. America has [...] | 2009-09-25 10:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1997 | INDIAN GOVERNMENT NONCOMMITTAL ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for United Nations Economic and Social (UNES) Division Abhishek Verma on September 24. Verma explained this issue was being examined at senior levels within the Ministry and declined to offer a substant [...] | 2009-09-25 12:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHCR IS IN |
09NEWDELHI1998 | INDIAN GOVERNMENT NONCOMMITTAL ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for United Nations Economic and Social (UNES) Division Abhishek Verma on September 24. Verma explained this issue was being examined at senior levels within the Ministry and declined to offer a substantive r [...] | 2009-09-25 12:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHCR IS IN |
09NEWDELHI20 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE [...] "UNNECESSARY STEP," editorial in January 5 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Home Minister P. Chidambaram's upcoming U.S. visit to share evidence of Pakistani links to the Mumbai attacks means the U.S. is not convinced of Pakistan's complicity in the Mumbai carnage. With an FBI team [...] | 2009-01-06 10:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2000 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES NSA NARAYANAN ON CIV-NUKE [...] (C) Summary. During a lengthy September 22 meeting with Indian National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, the Ambassador pushed for rapid GOI action to implement several key provisions of the 123 Civil-Nuclear Agreement in advance of Prime Minister Singh's November 24 state visit to the U.S. Na [...] | 2009-09-26 07:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP ETTC TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI2007 | India as Innovation and Technology Partner; Pondering S&T [...] SUMMARY: Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Dr. T. Ramasami September 25 reaffirmed his interest in increasing U.S.-India collaboration in the areas of innovation and technology. He cited energy efficiency - especially fuel efficient transportation - security technolo [...] | 2009-09-29 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV TSPL ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI2008 | MEDIA REACTION: G20 MEETING, NPT ISSUES, [...] "EXPANDING HORIZONS: GROWING FROM 8 TO 20," editorial in September 28 centrist Marathi daily, SAKAAL: "Rather late in the day but the G8 nations, including the U.S., have ultimately realized the need to bring developing nations like India to the negotiating table. Following the G20 official a [...] | 2009-09-29 11:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2022 | MEDIA REACTION: G20 MEETING, INDO-PAK [...] "FROM EIGHT TO TWENTY," editorial in September 27 nationalist Bengali ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "That economic changes are sweeping the entire world once again became clear at Pittsburg, with the G-20 proving itself to be the new driving force. This proclamation has several significances. No doubt, [...] | 2009-09-30 11:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2032 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, NUCLEAR [...] "DEADLOCK AS USUAL IN INDO-PAK RELATIONS," editorial in September 30 right-of-center Urdu daily, ETEMAAD: "Islamabad is responsible for the failure of talks between India and Pakistan. When there are no concrete initiatives in view, what should India recognize? India will not hesitate to exten [...] | 2009-10-01 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2039 | INDIA: PAKISTAN MUST DEMONSTRATE IT IS SERIOUS [...] (S) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary Y.K. Sinha (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division) told us India is open to continuing a "general dialogue" with Islamabad but resumption of the Composite Dialogue (CD) and real progress in improving bilateral ties is not possible until Islama [...] | 2009-10-01 15:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL EAGR ENRG PARM SENV PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2043 | FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO ON PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND [...] (C) Summary: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told the Ambassador on September 30 that recent GOI-Pakistan talks in New York were detailed and "useful," observing that the Pakistan side "seemed to realize that terrorism is as much a threat to them as it is to us." Noting that Pakistani a [...] | 2009-10-05 08:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP ETTC TRGY IN AF PA |
09NEWDELHI2044 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA, KASHMIR, [...] "CHINA'S TOUGH CHALLENGE," editorial in Oct 3 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "India-China tensions have been in the news lately. The difference between India and China is clearly reflected in the attitude of the two countries toward hosting international games. While China saw an [...] | 2009-10-05 11:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2059 | MEDIA REACTION: G-20, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] "FUTILE TO EXPECT MUCH," editorial in October 6 leftist Bengali newspaper, GANASHAKTI: "There will be no fundamental change in the world order even if G-20 replaces G-8 to control global capitalism. Despite tall claims, the G-20 does not protect interests of the developing nations. So, it is q [...] | 2009-10-07 11:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2069 | The UPA's Austerity Drive: Cynical or Brilliant? [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Congress Party has committed to an "austerity drive" as a gesture of solidarity with India's "aam admi" or the common man. VIPS are traveling in economy class on trains and aircraft, foregoing chartered helicopters or private planes. Critics attack these gestures as pur [...] | 2009-10-08 10:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2070 | MEDIA REACTION: G-20, INDIA-CHINA, [...] "G-20 SUMMIT AND WORLD ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE," editorial in September 30 Assamese, AMAR ASOM: "The emergence of G-20 as an influential group in world economy will eventually benefit countries such as India and China. But there is a possibility that the U.S. might use this group to improve its e [...] | 2009-10-08 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2074 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 05 [...] Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 05-October 09, 2009, including the following: -- Cleaning the Ganga by 2020 -- Phasing out HCFCs by 2030 -- Dramatic rise in Indian Scientific Output -- US-India Joint [...] | 2009-10-09 05:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI2078 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISIT, [...] "OBAMA TURNS HIS BACK TO INDIA," editorial in October 9 centrist Marathi daily, NAVSHAKTI: "U.S. President Obama has often shown high regard for India, Indian culture and values. In his presidential election campaign, he often mentioned the image of the Hindu god Lord Hanuman that is close to [...] | 2009-10-09 10:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2079 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: BLAST OUTSIDE INDIAN [...] SUMMARY: The blast outside the Indian embassy in Kabul on October 8, 2009, the second attack in two years allegedly targeting the Indian Mission in Afghanistan, generated widespread reporting in the Indian media today. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday arrived in Kabul to review the sit [...] | 2009-10-09 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2084 | PM SINGH TELLS AMBASSADOR HE'S BULLISH ON GREEN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the Ambassador on October 8 that he was looking forward to his November state visit to Washington. In a conversation on the margins of the annual Air Force Day reception, Singh stressed his strong interest in the U.S. and India working togethe [...] | 2009-10-09 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SENV ENRG ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI2085 | INDIA ON TEXT OF COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON [...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed reftel points on October 9 to Ministry of External Affairs Director for United Nations Political Division (MEA/UNP) Sanjay Rana, Joint Secretary Bhattacharjee's deputy on these issues. Rana said the UNP Division knew the USG had not supported or accepted the 2007 comprom [...] | 2009-10-09 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL UN IN |
09NEWDELHI2087 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 2-8, 2009, including the following: -- Reserve Bank of India Warns Banks of Real Estate Risks -- Bombay Stock Exchange Rises on Improved Data, FII Inflows -- 3G Auction Delayed -- Telecom Expert [...] | 2009-10-09 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI2088 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Burns: Mission India warmly welcomes you back to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washington [...] | 2009-10-09 14:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI209 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 28 TO FEBRUARY 3, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 26 to February 3, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Supreme Court Denies Congress Attempt to Help Political Ally -- Indian Leaders Rail Against Pub Culture -- Kaly [...] | 2009-02-03 09:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
09NEWDELHI2092 | MEDIA REACTION: ATTACK ON INDIAN EMBASSY IN [...] "ATTACK ON INDIA NEMBASSY IN KABUL: WILL IT BE THE LAST?" editorial in October 12 centrist Gujarati daily, GUJARATMITRA: "The attack on the Indian embassy, the second in the last 15 months, indicates that the security situation in strife-torn Afghanistan is far from satisfactory. Secondly, [...] | 2009-10-13 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2094 | SPECIAL REPORT: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOBEL PRIZE [...] SUMMARY: Indian media commentators were divided on whether President Barack Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. Those in favor argued he has shown remarkable initiatives on the Middle East, inclusive Muslim outreach, and non-proliferation and has all the makings of a world statesman. They f [...] | 2009-10-13 12:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2104 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN, POTUS NOBEL [...] "PAKISTAN, PLEASE WAKE UP!" editorial in October 12 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The terrorist attack on Pakistan's military headquarters shows that it is reaping what it has sown. The strategy of nurturing terrorism against India has now become the biggest challenge for Pakistan's own exis [...] | 2009-10-14 11:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI211 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PAKISTAN [...] "OBAMA'S POSSIBLE PAKISTAN POLICY," editorial in January 16 centrist Cuttack Oriya daily SAMAJA. "Diplomatic conjecture about President Obama's possible Pakistan policy points to the fact that Pakistan is useful in safeguarding America's interest in the Indian sub-continent. True, America has [...] | 2009-02-03 10:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2111 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOBEL PRIZE, [...] "RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AWARD RECIPIENT," editorial in October 14 independent Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "President Obama should have declined the Nobel Prize, because the U.S. is still engaged in Afghanistan and is accused of not withdrawing troops from Iraq. However, now that the awa [...] | 2009-10-15 11:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2116 | India Pursues Homeland Security Technologies [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a spirited discussion at an October 9 Federation of India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)- hosted conference on Science and Technology (S&T) for Homeland Security, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Secretary G.K. Pillai acknowledged the need for changes to make the [...] | 2009-10-16 11:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA TSPL PGOV PRIL PTER ECON ECPS SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI2120 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 9-15, 2009, including the following: -- No End in Sight for Strengthening Rupee -- Industrial Production Points to Recovery No End in Sight for Strengthening Rupee ---------------------------- [...] | 2009-10-16 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI2121 | U/S BURNS AND FS RAO REVIEW PROGRESS ON U.S.-INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed progress on the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and Prime Minister Singh's official state visit to Washington November 22-26. Over the course of an initial one-on-one meeting, a bilateral [...] | 2009-10-16 18:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENGRG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI2123 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S FOREIGN POLICY, NOBEL [...] "OBAMA'S LOVE FOR CHINA," editorial in October 08 Cuttack nationalist Oriya SAMAJA: "By denying audience to the Dalai Lama, President Obama has sent a wrong signal. It is interpreted as America's endorsement of human rights violations in China and the Chinese clampdown in Tibet. It is obvious [...] | 2009-10-19 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2132 | MEDIA REACTION: PM VISIT TO U.S., PAKISTAN, [...] "COUNTDOWN TO U.S. VISIT," editorial in October 19 centrist, Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Preparations for building new bridges between America and India have started in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's state visit to United States. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wi [...] | 2009-10-20 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2135 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIA MOVES AHEAD, OPENS [...] (C) Summary: Not waiting for the Delhi-Islamabad composite dialogue to resume, India has moved forward unilaterally on the Delhi-Srinagar dialogue and its efforts for reconciliation in Kashmir. Home Minister Chidambaram announced on October 14 that the GOI will talk directly "with all shades" [...] | 2009-10-21 11:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2136 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, KASHMIR, NOBEL AWARD [...] "BLOOD-SOAKED WAZIRISTAN," editorial in October 20 right-of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "Under growing pressure from the U.S., the Pakistani Army launched a major incursion into Waziristan in the hopes of mounting a final offensive against the Pakistani Taliban. India needs to keep its eye [...] | 2009-10-21 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2139 | Antrix: The Commercial Door for India's Space Program [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 13:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA KSCA TSPL KBIO PREL TPHY EIND SENV IN |
09NEWDELHI214 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, PALESTINE / GAZA [...] "OBAMA'S AFGHANISTAN POLICY," editorial in January 23 centrist Cuttack Oriya daily SAMAJA. "President Obama's plan to deploy 30,000 troops to Afghanistan to intensify the war on terror has received only lukewarm response from the European nations. At the upcoming April 3 NATO Summit Obama wi [...] | 2009-02-04 10:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2140 | Antrix: The Commercial Door for India's Space Program [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Antrix sells Indian space capabilities to the commercial market, including foreign governments and private companies, but the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is responsible for delivering those capabilities. Antrix's budget and income sources are not published and many [...] | 2009-10-21 13:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA KSCA TSPL KBIO PREL TPHY EIND SENV IN |
09NEWDELHI2142 | U/S BURNS REVIEWS REGIONAL ISSUES WITH INDIAN FS [...] (C) Summary: During a wide-ranging review of regional issues with Under Secretary Burns on October 16, Indian Foreign Secretary Rao reviewed recent Indo-Pak discussions in New York and criticized Pakistani inaction on Hafiz Saeed and terrorist infiltrations. Rao described India as unable to c [...] | 2009-10-21 14:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IN PK AF CH RU CE NP BM JA |
09NEWDELHI2147 | U/S BURNS AND FM KRISHNA DISCUSS PM VISIT, AF-PAK, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 15 meeting, Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna told U/S Burns that Indian Prime Minister Singh looks forward to a productive state visit to the U.S. in November. He took on board Burns' message on the need to complete remaining Civil Nuclear Initiative steps [...] | 2009-10-22 10:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS MASS IN |
09NEWDELHI2149 | MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, NOBEL PRIZE [...] "ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION," editorial in October 21 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's approach on the Kyoto Protocol just before the Copenhagen Climate Change summit was not right. While there is no harm in India reconsidering its stand [...] | 2009-10-22 11:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2155 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIA MOVES AHEAD WITH CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES [...] (C) Summary: In yet another signal that it is not waiting for the Delhi-Islamabad composite dialogue process to resume, the GOI unveiled further steps to strengthen its reconciliation efforts in Kashmir. Besides announcing a dialogue with separatists (Ref A),Home Minister P.C. Chidambaram on Octob [...] | 2009-10-22 14:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2162 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-US DEFENSE RELATIONS, [...] "US AMBASSADOR ROEMER'S VIEWS WELCOME," editorial in October 22 Hindi daily, VEER ARJUN: "US Ambassador Timothy Roemer recently said that America is ready to support India's drive to modernize its armed forces. The US is ready to support India in its drive to modernize its armed forces, Roemer [...] | 2009-10-23 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2166 | U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PLANNING COMMISSION DEPUTY CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) On October 15, U/S Burns met with Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia for a wide-ranging discussion of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and Prime Minister Singh's November State Visit to Washington. Ambassador Roemer, A/S for South and Central Asia Bob [...] | 2009-10-26 02:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV ETRD EINV EAGR BEXP IN |
09NEWDELHI2172 | MEDIA REACTION: SINO-INDIA RELATIONS, [...] QCHINA: VERY LITTLE SWEETNESS IN TIES,Q editorial in October 25 nationalist Hindi daily, PUNJAB KESARI: QPM Manmohan Singh and his counterpart Wen JiabaoQs meeting in Thailand seems to have brought about some sweetness in the otherwise bitter India-China relations. China is our biggest interna [...] | 2009-10-26 10:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2176 | INDIA'S STANCE ON 64TH UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE ISSUES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of External Affairs UN Economic and Social Division Under Secretary Abhishek Verma on October 23. Verma emphasized that despite India,s longstanding opposition to Country Specific Resolutions (CSR) as they lead to &finger pointing and intens [...] | 2009-10-26 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN IN |
09NEWDELHI2177 | U/S BURNS DISCUSSES EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns met Indian Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal in New Delhi on October 15 to discuss educational cooperation and Prime Minister Singh's November visit to Washington. Sibal previewed his late October travel to the United States and pushed [...] | 2009-10-27 08:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINT EINV IN PHUM SCUL SOCI TBIO TSPL |
09NEWDELHI2178 | Indian Health Minister Favors Strengthening U.S-India [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on October 15. Minister Azad thanked the United States for its assistance in the health field in India, citing collaboration in cancer, TB, maternal and child health, influenza, and HIV/AIDS a [...] | 2009-10-27 08:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID OVIP PHUM PREL TBIO TSPL KHIV IN |
09NEWDELHI2179 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS, AF-PAK, [...] "PART OF THE FAMILY," editorial in October 27 right- of-center Gujarati daily, GUJARAT SAMACHAR: "U.S. President Barack Obama's saying that he considers the Indian Prime minister a part of his family is a great honor. This shows how strong the bilateral relations between the two nations are. [...] | 2009-10-27 10:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2190 | MEDIA REACTION: SINO-INDIA RELATIONS, [...] "CHINA'S REPLY," editorial in October 27 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Singh did right to reiterate New Delhi's traditional stance that the Dalai Lama is free to travel anywhere in India. China has not reacted and we cannot be sure that it has accepted the Indian [...] | 2009-10-28 10:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2192 | Disaster Management Capabilities and Engagement [...] (U) SUMMARY: Disaster Management (DM) in India means preparing for both natural and man-made disasters, everything from avalanches to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) incidents to terrorist attacks. India has chosen a tiered approach to DM in which states and districts ha [...] | 2009-10-28 12:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL KSCA SENV EAID PGOV PTER ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI2195 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE'S VISIT TO [...] (S) We welcome your visit to New Delhi as the government prepares for PM Singh's official state visit to Washington and India approaches the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks. You will find a government that is secure politically after recent victories in several state assembly election [...] | 2009-10-28 13:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2196 | PM SINGH TO MILITARY CHIEFS: BE READY BECAUSE "OUR [...] (C) Summary: In a much-publicized October 20 speech to the senior commanders of India's armed forces, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the military to "be prepared to face onslaughts" in light of "regular intelligence reports of imminent attacks" in India. Pointing out that India is threat [...] | 2009-10-29 11:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS MAPP IN |
09NEWDELHI2197 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS/TALIBAN, [...] "TALIBAN AND INDIA", editorial in October 28 right- of-center Urdu daily HINDUSTAN EXPRESS: "Pakistan's allegation linking India with Taliban is bizarre by any stretch of the imagination. Pakistan is today reaping what it sowed.... America and China may support Pakistan, but Islamabad should u [...] | 2009-10-29 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2198 | SCENESETTER FOR USD(P) FLOURNOY,S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Flournoy: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary of State's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washingto [...] | 2009-10-29 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV MAPP MASS IN PREL |
09NEWDELHI22 | INDIA PRODS ECONOMY WITH MORE FISCAL AND MONETARY STIMULUS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 2, the government announced additional fiscal and monetary steps aimed at reviving economic growth, mainly through lowering the cost of borrowing to banks -- to pass on to consumers - as well as easing policies aimed at helping hard hit sectors of the economy, especi [...] | 2009-01-06 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI2206 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN, [...] "MEANINGLESS OFFER, editorial in October 29 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: QIndia is ready to discuss all issues with Pakistan if it can effectively control terrorism emanating from its soil, PM Manmohan Singhsaid in Kashmir Thursday. Alas, the PMQs offer is in vain! Neither does [...] | 2009-10-30 12:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2207 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S OTERO'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Otero: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi to relaunch the Global Issues Forum (GIF) in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 state visit to Washington. The Embassy has worked hard to make progress across all five pillars and 18 sub-dialogues o [...] | 2009-10-30 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON IN KDEM KGHG KWMN PREL SENV |
09NEWDELHI2208 | MANMOHAN SINGH'S JAMMU AND KASHMIR VISIT: NOT YET [...] (C) Summary: Although Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not announce any dramatic new initiatives during his October 27-28 visit to Jammu and Kashmir, there was significant underlying content that could have been missed by those looking for bold gestures. On Pakistan, his language was restrai [...] | 2009-10-30 12:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI2214 | MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE VISIT TO PAKISTAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 10:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI222 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA PRESIDENCY, PAKISTAN; NEW [...] "THE NON-BELIEVERS AND OBAMA" op-ed article by columnist Amarendra Nandu Dhaneshwar in the February 5, 2009, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily AAPLA MAHANAGAR. "In what can be termed a notably tolerant and broad based attitude to diverse beliefs and lifestyles, the U.S. President [...] | 2009-02-05 10:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2225 | INDIA SEEKS RECIPROCITY FOR SUPPORTING US [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 10:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA IN |
09NEWDELHI2226 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN; [...] "TALIBAN NOW WANT ALL OF PAKISTAN," editorial in November 3 Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "The Pakistani government has clearly lost control over the internal situation in the country. The Taliban want all of Pakistan, nothing less will do. Pakistan's neighbors are alarmed. Even Iran is wondering w [...] | 2009-11-04 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2227 | INDIA WILL NOT SUPPORT USG POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche on November 4 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretaries for UN Political (UNP) and UN Economic and Social (UNES) Divisions and emphasized the significance the USG would place on India's support for opposing a resolution based on the biased conclu [...] | 2009-11-04 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHCR IS IN |
09NEWDELHI2231 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS, [...] "CLOSENESS WITH THE U.S.," op-ed in November 5 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "U.S. Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer recently said the U.S.-India relationship today is very different from what it was even a few years back. Not only Mr. Roemer, but even President Obama and his predecessor George [...] | 2009-11-05 11:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2235 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S TAUSCHER AND THE STRATEGIC [...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi for the launch of the Strategic Security Dialogue. The Indian Government is focused on using the Strategic Dialogue process launched during Secretary Clinton's July visit as a mechanism to explore ways to broaden an [...] | 2009-11-05 14:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2242 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] "PALESTINE-ISRAEL CONFLICT AND AMERICA," commentary in November 5 right-of-center Urdu daily, SIASAT: "U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been completely unsuccessful in convincing Arab leaders that the United States is adopting a serious attitude to stop construction of Jewish settlem [...] | 2009-11-06 10:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2247 | PREVIEW OF IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S [...] (C) Summary: In a visit characterized by GOI officials and local observers as routine, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will meet here on November 16 with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna. Mottaki's planned visit, which follows a 2008 visit to Tehran by his Indian coun [...] | 2009-11-06 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC EPET IR AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2248 | SINO-INDIAN BORDER DISPUTE TURNS INTO WAR OF WORDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: India and China have launched a "war of words" over disputed territory in Arunachal Pradesh (AP). The GOI has been uncharacteristically bold in responding to Chinese moves, spurred on no doubt by unrestrained hyperventilation in the Indian media over Beijing's intentions. It seem [...] | 2009-11-06 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CH IN |
09NEWDELHI2257 | MEDIA REACTION: PM SINGH'S U.S. VISIT, INDIA- [...] "PM-OBAMA MEETING RAISES HOPES," op-ed article in November 8 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "There are high expectations from PM Manmohan Singh's upcoming U.S. visit. U.S.-India relations have come a long way... These two democracies will have to jo [...] | 2009-11-09 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2265 | India Reporting Workshop Puts Strategic Dialogue in [...] (SBU) The Ambassador enthusiastically welcomed more than 80 participants from throughout India and neighboring Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and China to an October 5-6 India Reporting Workshop in New Delhi. SCA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Blake, addressing the group via DVC, underscored the valu [...] | 2009-11-09 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON POL AMGT IN |
09NEWDELHI2269 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA-INDIA, SOUTH ASIA [...] "RIGHT MESSAGE TO CHINA," editorial in November 9 nationalist Hindi daily, VIR ARJUN: "By allowing the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh despite Beijing's objections, India has given a clear message to China that Tawang belongs to us. If China's spies report honestly, their bosses will rea [...] | 2009-11-10 11:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2274 | INDIA: STEEL SAFEGUARD DUTY CONSIDERED AGAIN [...] Summary: At an October 28 Directorate-General of Safeguards (DGS) public hearing, Indian steel companies argued for a 25-percent preliminary safeguard duty on imports of hot-rolled steel coils/sheets/strips, claiming that they had suffered serious injury due to a flood of low-priced imports. [...] | 2009-11-10 13:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EIND IN |
09NEWDELHI2278 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA-INDIA, TEXAS KILLINGS; [...] "DALAI LAMA'S IMPORTANCE," editorial in November 10 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "It was not the Dalai Lama's first Arunachal-visit, but China has accused India of using this visit to mock it. China claims Arunachal Pradesh to be its territory, but the Tibetan monks in Arunachal abh [...] | 2009-11-12 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2280 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Buzz Misleads on WTO Government Procurement Agreement -- RBI Audits Could Lead to Further Opening of the Banking Sector -- Corporate Profits Up, Sales Not [...] | 2009-11-13 09:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI2283 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA, PRESIDENT OBAMA, [...] "U.S. COMPLEXITY," editorial in November 12 centrist Hindi daily DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "The U.S. claim of fighting terrorism and establishing peace in the world seems to be feeble. It was disappointing that Indian intelligence officials were not allowed to interrogate David Headley, the American n [...] | 2009-11-13 13:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2292 | MEDIA REACTION: HEADLEY CASE/ WAR AGAINST [...] "WHEN WILL WE LEARN OUR LESSON?" editorial in November 14 nationalist Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "It was India's good fortune that we escaped horrifying attacks plotted by terrorist David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana. Fortunately the U.S. cops nabbed them and nipped the conspiracy in [...] | 2009-11-16 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI23 | INDIAN CONCURRENCE ON INFORMATION SHARING: TAKING YES FOR AN ANSWER [...] (S) Summary: India's concurrence in the U.S. sharing law enforcement information developed during the investigation of the Mumbai attacks with Pakistani authorities should be read broadly. In the interest of providing complete clarity on the scope of concurrence, this cable summarizes the under [...] | 2009-01-06 14:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2310 | UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER MEETS INDIAN SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher reviewed the next steps in U.S. nonproliferation efforts in a November 12 meeting with Indian Special Envoy Saran. Saran expressed support for President Obama's vision of a nuclear weapons free world and said India wanted to work with the U.S. on a for [...] | 2009-11-17 07:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ENRG KNNP IN |
09NEWDELHI2313 | MEDIA REACTION: HEADLEY CASE/ WAR AGAINST [...] "HALF-BAKED EVIDENCE," editorial in November 16 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Anti-India terror plotters David Headley and Tahawwur Rana are in the net thanks to America's FBI. The sorry Indian intelligence has once again been caught napping. May we ask Home Minister P Chidambar [...] | 2009-11-17 11:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2314 | INDIA AGREES WITH POSITION OF FOOD SECURITY LETTER [...] (U) Deputy Economic MinCouns delivered the talking points from REFTEL on October 29 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Office of Multilateral Economic Relations Director Charanjit Singh. The letter was also delivered to MEA and an additional copy was provided to the Ministry of Agriculture. [...] | 2009-11-17 12:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI2318 | RAHUL GANDHI ON GOVERNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INDIA'S [...] (C) Summary: In a lengthy one-on-one meeting on November 16, Indian Congress Party General Secretary and MP Rahul Gandhi expressed interest in U.S. perspectives on India's quest for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. He dismissed any rumors of a Cabinet shake-up and focused on th [...] | 2009-11-17 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI2319 | U/S TAUSCHER AND INDIAN NSA NARAYANAN DISCUSS NON-PRO AND [...] (C) Summary: In a November 12 meeting with Indian National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher reviewed the status of USG efforts regarding START, CTBT, and the FMCT. Narayanan expressed great interest in USG efforts to refu [...] | 2009-11-17 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2324 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, MYANMAR; NEW [...] "FOR A CONSENSUS," editorial in November 17 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "The Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen, who is leading the group overseeing the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, and leaders like President Barack Obama do not want binding deals on emission cuts. Presid [...] | 2009-11-18 10:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2330 | MAYAWATI STRONG IN U.P. BY-ELECTIONS, BUT CONGRESS [...] (U) Summary. In Uttar Pradesh (U.P.),Chief Minister Kumari Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) swept the November 7 by-elections, winning nine out of eleven Assembly seats and consolidating further its hold of the state legislature. The by-elections were equally dramatic for the Samajwadi [...] | 2009-11-18 14:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2332 | U/S OTERO ENGAGES GOI MINISTER TIRATH ON WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero met with Minister of Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath on November 6 to discuss Government of India (GOI) measures for women's empowerment and to combat trafficking in persons, two enormous challenges India faces. [...] | 2009-11-19 03:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM KTIP IN |
09NEWDELHI2334 | Secretary Chu Focuses on Clean Energy and Climate Change in [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 13-14 meetings with Government of India (GOI) officials, scientists, students, NGO and industry representatives in New Delhi, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu stressed the vast scope for bilateral cooperation, noting that the world's current emphasis on clean energ [...] | 2009-11-19 06:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EFIN EINV PREL TSPL KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI2335 | Secretary Chu Focuses on Clean Energy and Climate Change in [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 13-14 meetings with Government of India (GOI) officials, scientists, students, NGO and industry representatives in New Delhi, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu stressed the vast scope for bilateral cooperation, noting that the world's current emphasis on clean energ [...] | 2009-11-19 06:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EFIN EINV PREL TSPL KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI2337 | INDIA: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW AFGHAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 09:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN AF |
09NEWDELHI2338 | MEDIA REACTION: HEADLEY CASE/ TERRORISM, INDIA- [...] "JUSTIFIED WORRIES," editorial in November 17 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "After the Headley case has come into the limelight, the focus of the Indian security establishment has shifted to Woodstock and Doon schools in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. Keeping in view the [...] | 2009-11-19 10:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2339 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson was reported saying: "The Government of India is committed to resolving all outstanding issues with Pakistan through a peaceful bilateral dialogue in accordance with the Simla Agreement. A third country role cannot be envisaged nor is it necessary. [...] | 2009-11-19 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI234 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, SRI [...] "INDIA'S EXPECTATIONS For OBAMA" op-ed article by former diplomat Rajendra Abhyankar in the February 6, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "It is welcome that the new U.S. President feels that Pakistan needs to play a more positive role in the interest of peace and stabilit [...] | 2009-02-06 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2342 | INDIA WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT UNGA [...] (C) The Indian Mission to the UN in New York will vote in favor of resolutions that reaffirm support for the three UN institutions devoted exclusively to Palestinian issues as New Delhi remains unwilling to review its policy on Israeli-Palestinian issues. On November 18, PolCouns conveyed Ref A po [...] | 2009-11-19 12:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS IN |
09NEWDELHI2344 | U/S OTERO ENGAGES INDIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the Global Issues Forum held November 5 (Reftel),Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero met with Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)Secretary Sharma on November 6 to discuss areas for global cooperation on environmental issues including forestry [...] | 2009-11-20 03:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL TSPL KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI2348 | VALIDATION STUDY OF NEW DELHI'S OVER 55 APPLICANTS [...] SUMMARY: Fraud Prevention personnel undertook a validation of B1/B2 visas issued to those over the age of 55 in a select timeframe. Conventional wisdom at post is that those older applicants with children well-established in the U.S. respect the law and do not attempt to overstay, particular [...] | 2009-11-20 08:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI2349 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS ASIA VISIT, U.S.-INDIA [...] "DIPLOMATIC FAILURE," op-ed in November 20 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "China is becoming increasingly aggressive toward India. A new troublesome U.S.-China-India triangle has come into being in South Asia, with the China visit of President Obama and the Arunachal visit of Da [...] | 2009-11-20 11:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2354 | TURBULENCE IN PARLIAMENT AWAITS PRIME MINISTER ON RETURN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The winter session of Parliament kicked off on a stormy note on November 19 as the opposition parties brought parliament and the capital to a halt over the issue of sugarcane prices to farmers. The Opposition effectively mobilized over 25,000 farmers from western Uttar Pradesh to [...] | 2009-11-20 13:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI2355 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: GOVERNMENT TALKS TO SEPARATISTS [...] (C) Summary: Following up announcements by the Prime Minister and the Home Minister last month (ref a-c),the GOI and the Mirwaiz Omar Farooq-led separatists have publicly acknowledged that they are engaged in closed door talks. The separatists have indicated to Embassy that they intend to en [...] | 2009-11-20 13:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI2356 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: PAKISTAN-BASED TERRORISM THREAT [...] (C) The improving security situation and the return to relative peace and prosperity in the state has encouraged the Indian government to be forward leaning on seeking a solution to the Kashmir issue through confidence building measures and the start of a dialogue with separatists (refs a-d). [...] | 2009-11-20 14:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI2357 | INDIA PROVIDES PART 810 ASSURANCES ON NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) conveyed by diplomatic note November 20 a document entitled "Assurances by the Government of India to the Government of the United States on Nuclear Technology Transfers" in reply to reftel demarches. These "Part 810" assurances constituted a key r [...] | 2009-11-20 14:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG IN |
09NEWDELHI2358 | India Wrestles With Food Price Inflation - Plans to Import [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of India (GOI) is struggling to contain double-digit food price inflation, while sitting on near-record food grain stocks. An uneven 2009 monsoon that significantly reduced the rice output combined with regressive GOI decisions on grain stocks, support prices and [...] | 2009-11-20 15:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI236 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "UNNECCESARY ACTION," editorial in February 7 right- of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan has done it again, speaking out of turn and thereby harming the interest of the nation. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee last week almost snubbed Narayanan in pu [...] | 2009-02-09 09:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2360 | MEDIA REACTION: PM'S VISIT TO U.S., AF-PAK [...] "LESSONS OF MUMBAI ATTACKS," op-ed in November 22 Hindi daily DAINIK JAGRAN: "India's campaign to create diplomatic pressure on Pakistan for bringing the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice seems to be unsuccessful. And the U.S.' unreasonable softness towards Pakistan in this context [...] | 2009-11-23 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2365 | INDIA SIGNALS BUSINESS AS USUAL ON FUEL BANKS, [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Deputy Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Vipul repeated familiar positions November 23 in reply to reftel demarches on several issues before the November 26-27 meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, including fuel banks, [...] | 2009-11-23 13:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR SY IN |
09NEWDELHI2373 | RENEWED GOI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),which plays a significant role in the GOI's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts, seems to be taking renewed steps to overcome India's TIP challenge. In September, the MHA issued two advisories, one on violence against women and another on hu [...] | 2009-11-24 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KCOR ELAB KWMN KOCI PHUM KTIP SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI2375 | USTR KIRK AND MINISTER SHARMA REACTIVATE TRADE POLICY FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 26, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk led an interagency delegation to India for the first Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting with the GOI since February 2008. Noting the 20 months between TPF meetings, USTR Kirk and Minister of Commerce and [...] | 2009-11-24 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EINV KIPR IN |
09NEWDELHI2377 | MEDIA REACTION: PM SINGH'S VISIT TO U.S., [...] "WHAT SHOULD INDIA ASK AMERICA FOR?" editorial in November 23 centrist Hindi daily NAVBHARAT TIMES: "Both countries want to send out the message of a strong partnership between two big democratic forces. One wonders, however, if anything substantive will come out of the visit. Will the same ol [...] | 2009-11-24 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI238 | BILLION INDIAN VOICES: ELECTION COMMISSION ROW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now seconded calls by the Chief Election Commissioner to remove one of his colleagues from the three-member Election Commission. This spat is allegedly based on the targeted Election Commissioner's close ties to the Congress Party, but Cong [...] | 2009-02-09 14:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2381 | Commercial Space Launch Agreement Talks Launched [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for Services and Investment Christine Bliss and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Scientific Secretary A. Bhaskraranarayana led the first round of bilateral Commercial Space Launch Agreement (CSLA) negotiations October 27-28 in B [...] | 2009-11-25 10:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TSPA KTIA IN |
09NEWDELHI2382 | MEDIA REACTION: PM'S VISIT TO U.S., 26/11 [...] QONUS ON U.S. TO STRENGTHEN TIES, REASSURE INDIA, editorial in November 24 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK BHASKAR: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with President Barack Obama is neither path breaking, nor ambitious in any respect. By anointing China the lord of entire Asia, Obama not on [...] | 2009-11-25 10:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2386 | A NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: PM RUDD VISITS NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AS IN |
09NEWDELHI2388 | IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S HOLLOW VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, and Vice President Hamid Ansari during a November 16-17 visit to New Delhi that was large on formality but little on substance. A senior Indian Ministry of [...] | 2009-11-25 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC EPET IR AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2389 | INDIA: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND [...] (C) A/DCM discussed reftel points and key messages on November 24 with Y.K. Sinha, Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran Affairs in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. Sinha stated that he had some insight into current Iranian attitudes on the nuclear issue as he had recent [...] | 2009-11-25 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IN |
09NEWDELHI2391 | LIBERHAN LEAK STEALS REPORT'S THUNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The list of political scandals awaiting Prime Minister Singh upon his return from Washington has grown with the release of the Liberhan Commission report. Bowing to immense pressure from the Opposition, Home Minister F.M. Chidambaram presented the report in the lower and upper [...] | 2009-11-25 13:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2395 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- Industrial Growth on Path to Recovery -- RBI Warns Banks Dealing with Iran, Pakistan, and Others -- FATF Mutual Evaluation Spurs Tougher AML Regulations I [...] | 2009-11-27 10:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ECIN EIND PK IR UZ TU TP IN |
09NEWDELHI2396 | CURRENT INDIAN GOVERNMENT THINKING ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In an extended November 24 meeting, Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran Affairs Y.K.Sinha lamented that recent media focus on the corruption and inefficiency of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government is "undermining" international commun [...] | 2009-11-27 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN PK AF |
09NEWDELHI2397 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S [...] "MATURING TIES," editorial in centrist, independent English daily, THE TIMES OF INDIA: "The outlook for Indo-US ties going forward is substantive, though it might not be spectacular, and promises decent dividends. It is in India's interests to push through more market reforms and scale up its [...] | 2009-11-27 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2398 | U/S TAUSCHER ENGAGES FS RAO IN STRATEGIC SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Delegations led by Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao exchanged views on the full spectrum of nonproliferation and disarmament issues in the first meeting of the Strategic Security Dialogue (SSD) November 12-13 [...] | 2009-11-27 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2399 | INDIA UNLIKELY TO MEET $500 BILLION INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Both Government of India (GOI) officials and private sector experts expect the GOI to fall far short of its plan to spend $500 billion on infrastructure between 2007 and 2012. Public-private partnerships have become an acceptable format for such projects but the private sector r [...] | 2009-11-27 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG ELTN EWWT IN |
09NEWDELHI2401 | FRESH MOMENTUM: CANADIAN PM HARPER VISITS INDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Canadian PM Stephen Harper's November 15-18 visit to India was long on atmospherics but short on solid deliverables. In addition to official meetings with PM Singh, EAM Krishna and Sonia Gandhi, Harper had a highly visible public program in Mumbai and touched base with the Sikh c [...] | 2009-11-30 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA IN |
09NEWDELHI2403 | MEDIA REACTION: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S [...] "MANMOHAN SINGH'S SUCCESSFUL AMERICA VISIT: BOTH [NATIONS] NEED EACH OTHER," editorial in November 29 centrist Gujarati daily, GUJARATMITRA: "The number of accords signed in the field on defense, science and technology, trade and commerce, education, etc., by the United States and India duri [...] | 2009-11-30 13:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2408 | VALIDATION STUDY OF NEW DELHI'S M1 APPLICANTS [...] SUMMARY: New Delhi's Fraud Prevention Unit recently completed a validation study of M1 visas issued to applicants during the first half of FY08. Historically, post has viewed M1 applicants as poor visa risks, and the refusal rates for M1 visas have been higher than those for most other non-i [...] | 2009-12-01 08:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC EAIR ELAB SCUL IN |
09NEWDELHI2409 | K-1 FIANCE(E)VISAS: TILL DEATH DO US PART? [...] New Delhi has completed its first-ever K-1 Fianc(e) Visa validation study. During FY2008, New Delhi's Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit issued 184 fianc(e) visas. In almost 50 percent of the cases, we were able to contact neither the beneficiary nor the petitioner due to disconnected, non-existent, or [...] | 2009-12-01 09:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI241 | SATYAM PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian government and industry leaders are working to make the fraud and failure of corporate governance at Satyam appear to be an isolated incident. However, industry insiders and legal experts view Satyam as indicative of widespread lack of corporate governance especially in [...] | 2009-02-10 05:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND KCRM KCOR IN |
09NEWDELHI2413 | MEDIA REACTION: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S [...] "U.S. ASSURANCE," editorial in November 29 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's U.S.-visit has been more successful than was expected. Singh held talks with Obama on the entire gamut of bilateral relations, the situation in the region and global challenges like terroris [...] | 2009-12-01 11:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2416 | CIVAIR INDIA: CLARIFICATION SOUGHT ON SECURITY SCREENINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: ECON/EST MIN-COUNS November 30 delivered reftel demarche on security screenings to Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) Secretary Nambiar. In response, Nambiar, noting that differing national screening guidelines created "muddy water," agreed that the United States and India must [...] | 2009-12-01 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PTER ECON IN |
09NEWDELHI2429 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - COVERAGE OF POTUS AF- [...] The speech appeared on major Indian news networks soon after it was delivered. NDTV 24x7 headlined their story "Nuclear-armed Pakistan big security threat, says Obama," and quoted the President as saying the cancer of terrorism has spread from Afghanistan to Pakistan and that the danger will g [...] | 2009-12-02 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2430 | MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR ISSUES, CLIMATE [...] "QUESTION MARK ON NUCLEAR SAFETY," editorial in December 2 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "At a time when the U.S. and other nations are moving on their respective nuclear initiatives with India, it is unfortunate if incidents such as the one at Kaiga nuclear plant happen, where t [...] | 2009-12-02 12:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2433 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT -- COVERAGE OF POTUS AF- [...] India said it was not "complaining" about not being mentioned in President Obama's speech. Instead, India welcomed Washington's continued commitment in Afghanistan, saying it was "very pleased" that pressure on al Qaeda and the Taliban would not be eased. Minister of State for External Affairs [...] | 2009-12-03 12:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2435 | INDIAN AF-PAK PUNDITS VOICE "CRITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The overall reaction of selected Political Section interlocutors - a diverse group of journalists, commentators, academics, think-tank analysts, and parliamentarians from different religious communities and political orientations - to President Obama's December 1 speech on Afgh [...] | 2009-12-03 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IN AF PK |
09NEWDELHI2436 | RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN REQUEST: PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Per REFTEL, the purchase order under license number 00501187827 was placed by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). Econoffs from Embassy New Delhi and Consulate Mumbai have made inquiries and confirming the order and establishing the bona fides of ARAI. 2. (SBU) On No [...] | 2009-12-03 13:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC IN KOMC |
09NEWDELHI2437 | TOP CONCERNS OF U.S. CIVAIR COMPANIES IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: At a roundtable discussion with Emboffs on November 23, representatives of U.S. airlines, express delivery services and aircraft manufacturers discussed their doing business concerns in order to provide input to government-to-government meetings scheduled to take place on the ma [...] | 2009-12-04 02:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PTER ETRD EFIN ECON IN |
09NEWDELHI2441 | INDIAN DELEGATION HEADS TO COPENHAGEN WITH SOFT WORDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Armed with the Kyoto Protocol and the Bali Action Plan, India's delegation to COP-15 is planning a highly legalistic defense of the G-77 and the entitlement of developing countries to financial flows from the developed world. U.S. negotiators should expect more nit- [...] | 2009-12-04 11:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI2444 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: COVERAGE OF POTUS AF-PAK [...] Media reported that India on Thursday welcomed the emphasis in the U.S. strategy on strengthening the government of Afghanistan and the Afghan security forces, and that India hoped the international community was prepared for a long haul in the region. 2. India's foreign office spokesperson [...] | 2009-12-04 12:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2445 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 30 to December 4, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Contraction Moderating -- World Bank Commits Increased Funding for India -- Competition Commission Focuses on the 'Common Man' -- GOI Has N [...] | 2009-12-04 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI2447 | GOI APPLAUDS PRESIDENT'S AF-PAK SPEECH (ESPECIALLY [...] (C) In a December 4 meeting, MEA Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran Affairs Y.K. Sinha expressed general appreciation for the President's speech, stating that it refuted speculation that the international community was looking to make a hasty exit from the region. Apart from h [...] | 2009-12-04 15:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN AF PK |
09NEWDELHI2451 | INDIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA DEFAMATION OF [...] (U) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche points to Ministry of External Affairs UN Economic and Social (UNES) Division Joint S ecretary Rajiv Misra on December 1, emphasizing the importance we place on India's support in voting against the OIC-sponsored UNGA resolution calling for criminal bans on [...] | 2009-12-07 13:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA UN IN |
09NEWDELHI2453 | MEDIA REACTION: PM SINGH'S U.S. VISIT, NPT, [...] "INDIA, AMERICA IN THE NEW AGE," op-ed in December 6 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "PM Singh's U.S. trip was more about symbolism than substance. America's pledges to fight terror in India's neighborhood seem to be diplomatic. It remains to be seen if the US will really exert pressure on Pakista [...] | 2009-12-08 11:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2455 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: CHIDAMBARAM PLEDGES MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: In a follow up to assurances by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Home Minister P. Chidambaram in October (ref c-e),the Home Minister declared in Parliament on December 2 that the GOI would withdraw "significant" military and paramilitary forces from Jammu and Kashmir, but he [...] | 2009-12-08 14:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI2459 | MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR ISSUES, AFGHANISTAN- [...] "DEAL OF EQUALITY," editorial in December 8 right- of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "The India-Russia nuclear deal further strengthens the close relations between the two nations, while uncertainty still looms over the implementation of the U.S.-India nuclear initiative. The pact with Russia [...] | 2009-12-09 11:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI246 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS WILL FLY SOLO, NOT AS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress Party has decided to fight coming parliamentary elections mostly alone and not as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) alliance; it will only seek case-by-case seat-sharing understandings with allies at the state level. In making this decision, the Congress Party [...] | 2009-02-10 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI2461 | PDAS WITTEN DISCUSSES REFUGEE ISSUES IN INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a two-day visit to New Delhi, PRM Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Samuel Witten discussed Bhutanese refugees, Tibetans in India, and the status of UNHCR in India. Key members of the Bhutanese Core Group agreed that we should submit test humanitarian return cases [...] | 2009-12-09 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL IN SL |
09NEWDELHI2462 | PDAS WITTEN DISCUSSES GOI ASSISTANCE TO SRI LANKA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a lengthy meeting at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on November 10, Suresh Reddy, Director for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the Maldives, described India's relief efforts for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka with PRM Principal Deputy Assi [...] | 2009-12-09 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL IN SL |
09NEWDELHI247 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: SONIA GANDHI SOUNDS ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi kicked off her party's 2009 parliamentary campaign on February 9 articulating three broad themes: safeguarding secularism, inclusive economic growth and the fight against terror. Speaking to a conclave of Congress Party functionaries, Gandh [...] | 2009-02-10 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2470 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN, [...] "OBAMA'S AF-PAK STRATEGY," op-ed in December 9 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It seems very unlikely that America's work will be over in 18 months. The Taliban will sit tight to execute their plans till the Americans leave. There are, however, crucial elements in this strategy th [...] | 2009-12-10 11:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2472 | TELANGANA - A NEW STATE IS BORN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with mounting protests from students and supporters of a new state of Telangana and the deteriorating health of a regional politician who was in the 11th day of a hunger strike to death, GOI abruptly caved on December 9 and gave the go-ahead for formation of a new state [...] | 2009-12-10 14:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2481 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-RUSSIAN NUCLEAR [...] "RUSSIA-INDIA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT," editorial in December 11 Leftist Kolkata Bengali GANASHAKTI: "The Indo-Russian nuclear agreement will have far reaching effect on bilateral relationship. This pact offers more facilities than the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal. Washington naturally faces terr [...] | 2009-12-11 11:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2482 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 7, to December 11, 2009, including the following: -- New Chief Economic Advisor -- GOI Seeks Additional Funds from Parliament -- GOI Drafts New Postal Legislation -- GDP Growth on Path Towards Reco [...] | 2009-12-11 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PINR EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI2489 | MEDIA REACTION: AF/PAK ISSUES, OBAMA NOBEL [...] "ADVICE FOR U.S.," editorial in December 12 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "The arrest of five U.S. nationals in Pakistan for their involvement in the terrorist activities should be an eye-opener for the U.S. It is meaningless to have a new Af-Pak policy focusing on Afghanistan, [...] | 2009-12-14 11:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI249 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/A.Q. KHAN, JOE BIDEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 01:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2492 | INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. India has made continuing progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Ministry of Home Affairs has designated trafficking in persons a top priority and demonstrated renewed efforts in tackling the problem. India enhanced efforts to expand law enforcement capac [...] | 2009-12-14 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP IN |
09NEWDELHI2493 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON [...] Summary: (C) In a reminder that there are many Kashmir-focused terrorist groups who do not want any negotiation or accommodation with India, unidentified gunmen on December 4 shot Fazal-ul-Haq Qureshi, a prominent moderate separatist leader who was part of the recently announced GOI-Srinagar [...] | 2009-12-14 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI2494 | INDIAN POLITICAL THEATER: THE LIBERHAN REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliamentary debate on the Liberhan Commission,s report (Ref B) on the destruction of a mosque 17 years ago caused disruption and drama. Both houses of Parliament engaged in hearty mud slinging across party lines, while ignoring more pressing issues, such as the rising price o [...] | 2009-12-14 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IN PGOV PREL KDEM PINR |
09NEWDELHI25 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "THE CRAFTY MOVES OF PAKISTANI ARMY" editorial in the January 7, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "It would be naove to conclude that Pakistan- based terrorist outfits were the sole engineers of the Mumbai terror attacks. It is as naove as the assumption that a singular a [...] | 2009-01-07 10:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI250 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SHANTHA BIOTECHNICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 05, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Shantha Biotechnics Limited (SHAN [...] | 2009-02-11 01:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
09NEWDELHI2500 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN SUMMIT, POTUS NOBEL [...] "COMMON GROUND," editorial in December 14 centrist Hindi daily, NAVBHARAT TIMES: "India and China have different concerns and strategies in Copenhagen. Copenhagen offers a great chance to these two big emerging economies to forge an understanding, not only on climate change but on strategic is [...] | 2009-12-15 11:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2502 | South Asia: Integration as Anti-crisis Response [...] (SBU) Summary: At the December 11 opening of the "Second South Asia Economic Summit" in New Delhi, speakers stressed that enhanced regional cooperation could be an effective response to the global recession and allow countries to diversify and insulate against developed country problems in the [...] | 2009-12-15 13:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2507 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN SUMMIT, NOBEL PRIZE [...] "WRANGLING OVER CARBON EMISSIONS," op-ed in December 15 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Industrial countries want to get the poorest nations on their side to pressure India and China to cut their emissions. The idea is to destroy the economic challenge posed by these two big emerg [...] | 2009-12-16 12:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2510 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-RUSSIA RELATIONS, MUMBAI [...] "INDIA-RUSSIA RELATIONS: ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON THE TALIBAN," op-ed in December 17 left-of-center Marathi daily, APLA MAHANAGAR: "U.S. forces will leave Afghanistan after the year 2011 and that's when a vacuum will form in the country, which is likely to be filled by nefarious insurgent forces [...] | 2009-12-17 09:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2515 | High Food Inflation Eclipses Economic Recovery [...] SUMMARY: Despite a promising overall economic outlook, rising food price inflation continues to pose a serious challenge to the Government of India (GOI). Food prices increased by a staggering 19.95 percent for the week ending on December 5, the fastest pace in eleven years. Causes of the ris [...] | 2009-12-17 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI2516 | NSA NARAYANAN ON CIVIL NUCLEAR IMPLEMENTATION AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Roemer pressed National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan in a telephone call December 16 for progress on civil nuclear implementation, assurances about the protection of sensitive information, and a commitment not to seek extradition in the Headley case. Narayanan remai [...] | 2009-12-17 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2521 | BREAKING THE STALEMATE IN NEPAL: INDIA DOESN'T [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to reftel demarche Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) Director (North) Sanjiv Ranjan told us on December 16 that India has conveyed to all concerned parties the need to build consensus, but has not bought into the "flexibility argument" which the GOI perceives as [...] | 2009-12-18 08:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2522 | MEDIA REACTION: HEADLEY CASE, AFGHANISTAN, [...] "U.S. INTENTION," editorial in December 17 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "The latest information on David Headley and Tahawwur Rana is not only shocking, but worrisome. The Indian government should ask the U.S. why it did not inform India about Headley much earlier. It seems the [...] | 2009-12-18 11:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2528 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 14, to December 18, 2009, including the following: -- All's Quiet in Parliament on the Economic Reform Front -- Unbundling Electricity in Tamil Nadu -- U.S. Firm Azure Power Opens India's First [...] | 2009-12-18 14:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI2529 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG [...] (SBU) Senator Gregg and Delegation: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following soon after Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing everything from agriculture to defense coop [...] | 2009-12-18 15:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2530 | INDIA-RUSSIA CIVILIAN NUCLEAR DEAL DOMINATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: During an annual India-Russia summit on December 6-8 in Moscow, Prime Minister Singh and President Medvedev inked six bilateral agreements that included a civil nuclear deal and pacts focused on military relations, cultural exchanges, and trade. The joint statement was warm in to [...] | 2009-12-18 15:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2532 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR PAKISTANI ACTION AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: In a December 17 conversation with Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik, the Ambassador pressed for Pakistani government action to convict suspects implicated in the 2008 Mumbai attacks; action against suspected Mumbai mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) supremo Hafez Saeed; a [...] | 2009-12-18 16:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IN PK |
09NEWDELHI2539 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, AFGHANISTAN- [...] "COPENHAGEN'S FAILURE," op-ed in December 20 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It is difficult to understand why President Obama called a face-saver accord a useful and unprecedented success! No unanimous agreement could be reached at Copenhagen, because of the Obama Administration [...] | 2009-12-21 11:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2540 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, AFGHANISTAN- [...] "COPENHAGEN'S FAILURE," op-ed in December 20 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It is difficult to understand why President Obama called a face-saver accord a useful and unprecedented success! No unanimous agreement could be reached at Copenhagen, because of the Obama Administration [...] | 2009-12-21 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2541 | INDIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN ASEC |
09NEWDELHI2543 | WINTER SESSION OF PARLIAMENT ENDS WITHOUT CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The lack-luster winter session of Parliament came to an end without passage of the Civil Nuclear Liabilities legislation. Despite assurances from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government that it intended to push the legislation through, we did not see any signs of Congr [...] | 2009-12-21 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2544 | AMBASSADOR VISITS PARLIAMENT, CALLS ON SPEAKER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) Speaker Meira Kumar expressed an interest in meeting Speaker Pelosi in the United States. Kumar wants to increase exchanges between Indian and United States legislators. The Ambassador and Spe [...] | 2009-12-21 13:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IN PGOV PREL KDEM PINR |
09NEWDELHI2545 | ADVANI MOVES UPSTAIRS, HANDS OVER REINS TO THE NEXT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's principal opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),implemented a generational change at the top when its leading stalwart, former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, stepped down from his position of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, India's lower hou [...] | 2009-12-21 14:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI2546 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN; NEW DELHI. [...] "CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES," editorial in December 21 right-of-center Urdu daily SIASAT: "The summit at Copenhagen practically failed miserably because it could not be successful in finalizing any comprehensive and binding agreement. Evasion to accept their responsibilities, t [...] | 2009-12-22 09:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2548 | ENGAGING INDIA ON UN DEBATE: FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: Post is pleased to offer our recommendations for a strategy to engage India on the "defamation of religions" proposal and to back the U.S. "Action Plan" at the upcoming March session of the UN Human Rights Council on countering racial and religious discrimination. While India may [...] | 2009-12-22 12:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC UNGA IN |
09NEWDELHI2550 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DEFENDS COPENHAGEN ACCORD; LOCAL NGOS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh claimed victory for India's Copenhagen negotiating team in a parliamentary session December 22. Ramesh used his response to opposition attacks to sensitize the nation to the idea India needs to realize its responsibilities as a [...] | 2009-12-22 13:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI2553 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, HEADLEY CASE, [...] "KYOTO KILLED," editorial in December 21 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "There were hopes of forging binding agreements in Copenhagen and making the US sign it. Who expected Kyoto would be killed! But that is what happened. Neither were the developing countries able to obtain technology to cut [...] | 2009-12-23 09:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2554 | Auto Industry, GOI on Standards and Remanufacturing [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 15, Dilip Chenoy, Director General of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM),told Econoff and Econ Specialist that he had drafted IndiaQs newly mandatory tire standards (reftel) and the standards would not affect any U.S. companies. He expressed supp [...] | 2009-12-23 11:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD ECON EINV IN |
09NEWDELHI2558 | Industry, GOI on WTO, Government Procurement, SAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Assistant Secretary General Manab Majumdar, who is responsible for trade policy, said FICCI is a strong believer in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and understood that India would be poorer without a Doha Deve [...] | 2009-12-24 07:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD ECON EINV IN |
09NEWDELHI2559 | MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR ISSUES, COPENHAGEN, [...] "SECURITY OVERLOOKED IN U.S. INTEREST," op-ed article by leftist leader Prakash Karat in December 23 Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "The proposed Nuclear End Use Bill is brought by the government to meet U.S. demands... It is noteworthy that Russian and French suppliers have not raised such demands. [...] | 2009-12-24 07:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2569 | MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, [...] "AL QAEDA'S PLOT FOILED," editorial in December 28 left-of-center Marathi daily, APLA MAHANAGAR: "The Al Qaeda attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound jet on Christmas Day once again brings home the need for a review of the databases used by U.S. security agencies. If a man, who tried to blow up a jet [...] | 2009-12-28 10:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2575 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, HEADLEY CASE; NEW [...] "WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE," editorial in December 17 Bhubaneswar Oriya centrist SAMAYA:"It is good to see that America, responsible for maximum environmental pollution, is eager to reduce emission of greenhouse gases. The Copenhagen summit should take into account the views of developing count [...] | 2009-12-29 10:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI258 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FIRST INDIAN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 5, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at First Indian Corporation [...] | 2009-02-11 08:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI2585 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "PAKISTAN IN DISARRAY," editorial in December 30 left-of-center Marathi daily APLA MAHANGAR: "Even as India is trying to get back on track after the 26/11 tragedy, Pakistan continues to be plagued by serious domestic crises. The general lack of law and order has robbed the country of all its c [...] | 2009-12-30 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI2588 | BHUTANESE KING'S SUCCESSFUL FIRST STATE VISIT TO [...] (U) The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, visited India from December 21-26 on his first state visit to a foreign country following his coronation in November 2008. In addition to holding meetings with political figures that included the President and Vice President of India, Pri [...] | 2009-12-31 02:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM CH BH IN |
09NEWDELHI2597 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, PAKISTAN, COPENHAGEN, [...] "A RESPONSIBLE U.S. MEDIA SPARED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST," op-ed in left- of-center Marathi daily, APLA MAHANAGAR: "The U.S. media should be congratulated for the balanced and sober coverage of the attempted act of terrorism aboard a flight that landed in Detroi [...] | 2009-12-31 10:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI26 | SHIELD SO4B-08: INDIA AWARE OF SYRIAN ATTEMPT TO [...] (S) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs(DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra told Poloff January 6 in response to reftel demarche that the appropriate Indian agencies were aware of reports that Syria was attempting to acquire dual-use chemical weap [...] | 2009-01-07 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM ETTC SY IN PREL |
09NEWDELHI260 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA PRESIDENCY, PAKISTAN, [...] "GREAT EXPECTATIONS FROM OBAMA," op-ed in the February 10 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by right-wing economist Bharat Jhunjhunwala: "Gandhi's photo hangs in Obama's office. He says India and the U.S. are natural partners. This talk is fine, but kind of superficial. Obama's mission is to salvage t [...] | 2009-02-11 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI264 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLIC MICROWAVE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 3, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at FLIC Microwave Private Li [...] | 2009-02-12 06:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI265 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: AN ENDORSEMENT THAT MATTERS [...] (C) Summary: In a public letter to party workers, Sonia Gandhi unequivocally endorsed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, making it virtually certain that he would remain Prime Minister if the Congress Party leads the next government. Manmohan Singh has built a good and clean image around the cou [...] | 2009-02-12 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI266 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO - PAK RELATIONS, WAR [...] "PAKISTAN'S MANEUVER," editorial in the February 11 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan's demand for more information to complete its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks shows that it is simply misleading the world and killing time. But, for how long will the Indian government tolerate Pakis [...] | 2009-02-12 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI267 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES MENON TO IMPLEMENT CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Highlighting U.S. industry concerns about the slow pace of civil nuclear cooperation and stressing the opportunities it holds for U.S. commerce and job creation, Ambassador Mulford pressed Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon February 11 for swifter action on implementation. Menon reit [...] | 2009-02-12 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI268 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) We welcome your visit to New Delhi as India begins to gear up for parliamentary elections likely to be held in April-May. While popular anger over the November Mumbai attacks has cooled slightly, Indian officials continue to demand that Pakistan respond to Delhi's demands for action against the [...] | 2009-02-12 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ECON AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI269 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS AND BACHUS [...] (SBU) We welcome your upcoming visit as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's historic journey to India in February-March 1959. The inspiration which Dr. King and other leaders of the American civil rights movement drew from Mahatma Gandhi is well known in [...] | 2009-02-12 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI270 | CLIMATE POSITIONS HARDEN AT 2009 DELHI SUSTAINABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held February 5 - 7, 2009, focused solely on climate change and the road to the December 2009 UNFCCC climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark. DSDS 2009 attracted fewer current heads of state than in 2008 but more big names including [...] | 2009-02-12 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI274 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, INDO-PAK [...] QPAKISTAN FALLS FLAT ON ITS FACEQ editorial in the February 13, 2009, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily LOKSATTA. QAlthough PakistanQs Interior Minister has finally acknowledged that the Mumbai attacks were partly plotted on Pakistani soil, there are some expected twists in this [...] | 2009-02-13 10:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI278 | DALAI LAMA REQUESTS SECRETARY TO PROMOTE CALM IN [...] (C) Summary. In a February 13 farewell meeting, the Ambassador sought the Dalai Lama's views on the Secretary's upcoming visit to Beijing. The Dalai Lama underlined that neither Tibetan leaders nor the PRC would like a repeat of last year's violence. Consequently, he suggested the Secretary [...] | 2009-02-13 12:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IN CH |
09NEWDELHI28 | INDIAN GROUPS PROTEST ISRAELI OFFENSIVE IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza strikes are emerging as a significant issue for some Muslim groups in India, who are raking up traditional anti-Israel rhetoric. Urdu media has been portraying the U.S. and Israel as enemies of Islam, stoking Muslim anger further and radical Islamic groups are gearing u [...] | 2009-01-07 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER PREL IS IN |
09NEWDELHI281 | DELHI WELCOMES PAKISTAN'S RESPONSE TO DOSSIER [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Government reacted positively to the much awaited official response from Pakistan to the dossier on the Mumbai terror attacks. Foreign Minister Mukherjee's recognition of the Pakistani response as a "positive development" was echoed by the Indian media and Post contact [...] | 2009-02-13 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI282 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: A THAW IN CONGRESS-COMMUNIST [...] (C) Summary: Communist supremo Prakash Karat signaled that the Left parties could, under certain conditions, return to a coalition that includes the Congress Party. The Congress Party was quick to pick up the olive branch, saying it is ready to join hands with the Left parties to keep the B [...] | 2009-02-13 13:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI283 | INDIANS SEEK MODIFICATION OF AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: While stressing that a complete overhaul is not necessary, Indian officials and experts on Afghanistan have expressed a clear desire for a change in approach to implementing Afghan reconstruction. India has been a significant contributor to Afghan reconstruction. Visits by Afgha [...] | 2009-02-13 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI284 | DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 3-13, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 2-13, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Valentine's Day Violence? -- Six-year-old's Beating Caught on Tape in UP -- Vajpayee Hospitalized, Making Steady Progress Valentine's Day [...] | 2009-02-13 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI288 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY: “HUGE STAKE†IN SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and Special Representative Richard Holbrooke on February 16, Menon: -- stated that India "has a huge stake" in the Special Representative's success in his new role and promised to support Holbrooke's efforts publicly to al [...] | 2009-02-17 08:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI289 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS/ WAR [...] "PAKISTAN4S CRISIS," editorial in the February 16 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's saying that the Taliban is trying to take over Pakistan is not surprising. The Taliban and Al-Qaida are spreading terror with the aim of global jihad and their fir [...] | 2009-02-17 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI291 | ENGAGING STATES IN KOSOVO RECOGNITION: INDIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ICJ KV IN |
09NEWDELHI297 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN; NEW [...] "TALIBAN'S TRUCE WITH THE DEMON PAKISTAN" editorial in the February 18, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "The Pakistani government's handshake with the Taliban is the worst piece of news for India and the global community. Pakistan's President Asif Zardari had earlier ex [...] | 2009-02-18 10:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI298 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP SWINGS INTO ELECTION MODE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani kicked off the party's 2009 national elections campaign unveiling the slogan, "If BJP wins, India wins." Advani heralded the BJP's terror-fighting and governance record, while attacking the United Progre [...] | 2009-02-18 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI302 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SMD PUMP & [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On January 28, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted six Post-Shipment Verifications (PSV) at SMD Pump & Engineering [...] | 2009-02-18 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI309 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, NEW ADMINISTRATION'S [...] "DEFEAT IN SWAT," editorial in the February 18 centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "Not even a week has passed since Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari admitted that the Taliban has established sway over large parts of his country and aims to take it over entirely. Now we hear that Islamab [...] | 2009-02-19 09:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI314 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BHARAT DYNAMICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 4, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Bharat Dynamics Limited ( [...] | 2009-02-19 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI317 | MEERA SHANKAR SLATED AS NEXT INDIAN ENVOY TO [...] (SBU) Media reported on February 19 that the GOI has selected the Indian Ambassador to Germany Meera Shankar as the next Indian Ambassador to Washington. The same stories also reported that MEA Special Secretary Sharat Sabharwal will go to Islamabad to replace Satyabrata Pal, who is due to [...] | 2009-02-19 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI319 | BOUCHER IN BHUTAN: VISIT EXPLORES WAYS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The February 9-11 visit to Bhutan of Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher demonstrated continuing U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom. In meetings with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Economic Affairs, and the Fourth King, Boucher addressed Bhutan's peaceful transit [...] | 2009-02-20 05:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREF PREL IN BH |
09NEWDELHI328 | DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 16-20, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 16-20, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Congress Reshuffles Ahead of Elections -- NC-Congress Sweep J&K Rajya Sabha Elections -- More Jobs if BJP Elected Congress Reshuffles Ahead [...] | 2009-02-20 13:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
09NEWDELHI33 | INDIAN READOUT ON CHINESE VICE FM HE YAFEI'S NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei visited New Delhi on January 5, where he met with FM Menon, FS Mukherjee, and NSA Narayanan as well as Deputy Chair of the Planning Commission Ahluwalia. Press coverage of the visit focused almost exclusively on discussion of the India-Paki [...] | 2009-01-08 09:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK CH IN |
09NEWDELHI332 | INDIA TO PARTICIPATE IN SHARM AL-SHEIK CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff on February 18 conveyed reftel points to MEA Deputy Secretary of West Asia and North Africa Division, Suhil Khan, informing the GOI of U.S. intention to make a pledge of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian Authority at the Sharm al-Sheikh March 2 conference and encouraging [...] | 2009-02-23 09:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IN |
09NEWDELHI335 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, WAR AGAINST TERRORISM; [...] "MEANING OF HOLBROOKE MISSION," op-ed in the February 22 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "The Pakistan army and its supporters have given three clear messages to the U.S. during the first step of Richard Holbrooke mission. They tried [...] | 2009-02-23 09:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI34 | INDIA TO SUPPORT CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY [...] PolCouns delivered reftel invitation, information on the Contact Group (CG) on Somali Piracy, and additional issues for consideration by core members to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (United Nations - Political Division) Asith Bhattacharjee. Bhattacharjee confirmed that he will [...] | 2009-01-08 09:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA KCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI346 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, INDO - PAK RELATIONS, [...] "TALIBAN IN PAKISTAN," editorial in the February 23 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily: "It is pretty evident from the ceasefire in Swat Valley that the Taliban is regaining strength in Pakistan. President Asif Ali Zardari's comments also underline Islamabad's helplessness in the face of the Taliban. The [...] | 2009-02-24 10:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI35 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "HERE'S THE PROOF," editorial in January 7 centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES: "Pakistan is a nuclear capable nation and no one wants a nuclear war. But there's a limit to taking atrocities lying down, and very soon India will reach that point of no return. If the world thinks India is not capable of la [...] | 2009-01-08 10:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI351 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] "PAKISTAN'S MILITARY WAR PLAN AND UNSTATELIKE CHARACTER", editorial in the February 23 right-of-center Urdu daily URDU TIMES, Mumbai: "It is of course not a concealed fact that the formation of terrorist outfits has always been a special ingredient of Pakistan's military strategies. Pakistan h [...] | 2009-02-25 10:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI354 | CICA SENIORS MEETING CALLS FOR MORE ACTION; TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. The February 18-20 Senior Officials Committee/Special Working Group meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) included the usual litany of decisions taken on past agenda items and recommendations for future discussions, but was not [...] | 2009-02-25 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KZ TU IN |
09NEWDELHI359 | MEDIA REACTION: BANGLADESH, UNITED STATES, [...] "THE REBELLION IN BANGLADESH" editorial in the February 26, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "In a land that has witnessed several rebellions in the recent past, the latest uprising of the Bangladesh Rifles (BR - paramilitary troops) is the most shameful in Bangladesh's [...] | 2009-02-26 10:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI365 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/INDO-PAK RELATIONS, [...] "DISQUALIFICATION OF 'SHARIFS'", editorial in the February 26 right-of-center Urdu daily HINDUSTAN EXPRESS, New Delhi: "Every sane human being has a right to tell Pakistani rulers, judiciary and authorities that they should finally come to their senses and leave the path that leads to death an [...] | 2009-02-27 09:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI367 | DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 14-27, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 14-27, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- 14th Lok Sabha Ends Respectfully, But No Election Dates Yet -- Parliamentary Committee Calls for Better Military/Intel Coordination [...] | 2009-02-27 11:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PINR PTER MOPS IN |
09NEWDELHI369 | DALAI LAMA SUCCESSION SPECULATION: MARCH 10 [...] (C) Summary. The February 25 Tibetan New Year (Losar) marks the beginning of a tense three-week prelude to March 10, the 50th anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising that led the Dalai Lama to flee China. Tibetan exiles in India have followed the lead of their compatriots in China and shunned [...] | 2009-02-27 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF IN CH |
09NEWDELHI370 | INDIA-IAEA: SHARED CONCERN ON IRAN-SYRIA REPORT, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ministry of External Affairs Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs Gaddam Dharmendra shared February 28 India's perspective on Iran-Syria and India's Additional Protocal, two items on the agenda of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Govern [...] | 2009-02-27 14:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY IN PINS ENRG |
09NEWDELHI378 | MEDIA REACTION: BANGLADESH, US [...] "DISTURBED NEIGHBORHOOD," editorial in February 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "It is easy for India to explain away the disturbed situation in neighboring Bangladesh as that country's own problem. But is it right for India to shirk its responsibility? Being the biggest country [...] | 2009-03-02 11:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI379 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: NATIONAL ELECTION DATES ANNOUNCED [...] (U) India will go to the polls between April 16 and May 13 to elect a new parliament and put in place a new government. The announcement was made on March 2 by the Indian Election Commission which released an election schedule with voting occurring in five phases beginning on April 16 and endin [...] | 2009-03-02 11:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI381 | FS MENON CALLS IN CHARGE ON SITUATION IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Charge was called in by Foreign Secretary Menon on Saturday, February 28, to hear GOI concerns about the situation in Bangladesh. Menon said that while India was relieved that the rebellion by paramilitary troops appeared to be over, Delhi was worried that the Jamaat-e-Islami might [...] | 2009-03-02 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS BG IN |
09NEWDELHI392 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORIST FINANCING, INDIA- [...] "COASTAL SECURITY," editorial in March 2 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "With the Mumbai terror attacks exposing the lack of coordination among security agencies, India has completely overhauled its coastal security apparatus and handed over the overall responsibility of maritime security to the [...] | 2009-03-03 10:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI394 | WOMEN IN INDIA: REPORTING BLITZ HONORING INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. With unprecedented economic growth and rising prominence on the international stage, India hands have dubbed this the "Golden Age" for the world's largest democracy. Indian women have also made significantly strides, as saris and salwar's climb the corporate ladder and break the [...] | 2009-03-03 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI395 | MUMBAI ATTACKS: GOI CHARGESHEET POINTS TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI396 | GOI OPEN TO RECONSIDERING MONUC DECISION IF DRC [...] (C) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Kaestner met MEA United Nations-Political Division Joint Secretary Asit Bhattacharjee on March 3, 2009 regarding India's plans to withdraw its troops from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). Kaestner expressed the USG's gratitude [...] | 2009-03-03 14:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | CG IN PGOV PHUM PREL |
09NEWDELHI40 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 2-9, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 2-9, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- J&K: Omar Abdullah Sworn-In as Chief Minister -- PDP Pulls out of UPA Coalition -- Shootout in Poonch -- UAE Naval Commander Vis [...] | 2009-01-09 07:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI403 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: NATIONAL ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: India will hold national elections in five stages from April 16 to May 13. Results will be announced on May 16. With an electorate of 714 million, the election will be the largest democratic undertaking in world history. Neither of the two largest parties, the currently ruling [...] | 2009-03-04 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI405 | INDIAN HOME MINISTER PLEDGES COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION TO FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (S/Noforn) Summary: In a March 3 meeting with FBI Director Robert Mueller, Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram: -- thanked the FBI for assistance in the Mumbai terror attacks investigation and pledged to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation; -- expressed concern at the possibility of terrori [...] | 2009-03-04 13:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER KJUS PGOV KCRM PINR PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI41 | INDIA CONSIDERING U.S. VIEWS ON POSSIBLE IRAN [...] (SBU) Poloff on January 8 conveyed to MEA United Nations Economic and Social Division Director Dinesh Patnaik reftel points, informing the GOI of U.S. concerns about a possible Iranian presidency of the United Nations Development Program's Executive Board. On January 9, Patnaik told Poloff th [...] | 2009-01-09 09:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IN IR PREF UNDP |
09NEWDELHI412 | INDIAN NSA SHARES DESIRE FOR COOPERATION WITH DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (S) Summary. In a cordial March 3 meeting with FBI Director Robert Mueller, Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan: -- recognized the importance of the improved cooperation between the U.S. and India since November's terrorist attacks in Mumbai; -- identified Lashkar-e-Taiba as the number [...] | 2009-03-04 13:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER KJUS PGOV KCRM PINR PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI413 | INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HOLBROOKE: WANT YOU TO [...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke and Ambassador Mulford, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also acting Prime Minister, congratulated the United States on the election of President Obama. Mukherjee made the following points on U.S-Ind [...] | 2009-03-05 04:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI414 | IACC Removed from Mission India Business Executive Program [...] Summary. After uncovering a series of fraudulent visa cases and unqualified applicants directly supported by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC),Mission India has removed the IACC from its visa facilitation Business Executive Program (BEP). In FY-2007 and FY-2008, the refusal rate [...] | 2009-03-05 06:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC ECON EFIN IN |
09NEWDELHI415 | INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR TO SR HOLBROOKE: PAKISTAN [...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan emphasized that Pakistan's relationship with India would be driven by the Pakistani military. Defense Secretary Vijay Singh, who also attended, noted that the Indian and Pakista [...] | 2009-03-05 06:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI417 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN-TERRORIST ATTACK ON SRI [...] "A BARBARIC ACT" editorial in March 5 Guwahati Assamese ASAMIYA PRATIDIN. "... The attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers has clearly demonstrated the inability of Pakistan's present regime to rein in the Taliban who are running a parallel government within its territory ... The world community n [...] | 2009-03-05 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI42 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 11:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI420 | FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER MEETS WITH DIRECTORS OF [...] (C) In a March 3 meeting, FBI Director Robert Mueller met with the Director of India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) Rajiv Mathu and National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director Radha Vinod Raju. Director Mueller thanked the government of India (GOI) for its cooperation and access in the investigat [...] | 2009-03-05 13:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER KJUS PGOV KCRM PINR POREL IN |
09NEWDELHI433 | INDIA: DELIVERY OF USDOC/NOAA/NMFS LETTER REGARDING [...] (SBU) Per reftel, on February 27, 2009, post forwarded copies of the letter from Acting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Assistant Administrator James Balsinger to Mr. Tarun Shridhar, Joint Secretary (Fisheries),Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fish [...] | 2009-03-06 08:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV OTRA IN |
09NEWDELHI436 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN-TERRORISM; NEW DELHI. [...] "TROUBLED SOUTH ASIA", op-ed in March 5 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by foreign affairs columnist Vinay Kaura: "When Hasina won the elections, India celebrated. Today with the army crisis in Bangladesh, India grieves. Barely a year has passed and Pakistan democracy is already being questioned, pa [...] | 2009-03-06 10:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI438 | THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON TAKING: GORSHKOV TROUBLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Russia plans to charge India an additional $700 million dollars for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, the most recent chapter in a saga of price hikes and scheduling delays that brings the price of the refurbished Soviet-era carrier to a whopping $2.9 billion, nearly three [...] | 2009-03-06 11:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR RU IN |
09NEWDELHI439 | WOMEN IN INDIA: LONG HISTORY OF POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Women have held high political office in India since the 1960's when Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister. Today, her daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi is perhaps the most powerful person in India. But women without famous names - such as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and form [...] | 2009-03-06 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI440 | WOMEN IN INDIA: GOVERNMENT'S PROGRESS GOOD, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. During its five-year tenure, the Congress Party-led ruling coalition, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA),has made uneven progress on women's issues. Activists credit the current government with creating an independent Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) and initia [...] | 2009-03-06 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI441 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON,S WASHINGTON VISIT: [...] (C) Summary. Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon will travel to Washington March 9-11 at the invitation of Special Representative Holbrooke to provide India's input to our Afghanistan policy review. While in Washington, Menon will meet with Ambassador Holbrooke, the Deputy Secretary [...] | 2009-03-06 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ABLD ECON OFDP IN |
09NEWDELHI442 | CORRECTED COPY: BHARAT BALLOT: NATIONAL ELECTION [...] (U) Corrected Copy: To revise seat distribution in paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary: India will hold national elections in five stages from April 16 to May 13. Results will be announced on May 16. With an electorate of 714 million, the election will be the largest democratic undertaking [...] | 2009-03-09 05:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI447 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, [...] "BIG MISTAKE," op-ed in March 8 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "The terrorist attack on the Lankan cricket team came as the biggest shock for Pakistanis. Pakistan is paying a heavy price for its mistake. The same terrorists whom it created and suppor [...] | 2009-03-09 10:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI451 | INDIAN VIEWS ON ENGAGING IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Indian experts on the Indo-Iranian relationship describe it as stable but somewhat shallow. It is nurtured by both sides simply to maintain a friendly partner in the region. Our contacts encouraged the U.S. to engage Iran bilaterally rather than use India or any other third party as [...] | 2009-03-09 12:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EPET IR IS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI453 | OES ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY HARNISH ENGAGES GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oceans, Environment and Sciences Bureau (OES) OES Acting Assistant Secretary Reno Harnish lead a multi-stakeholder delegation to New Delhi to engage GOI ministries on the lessons learned from the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) in order to suppor [...] | 2009-03-11 06:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG BEXP IN |
09NEWDELHI46 | CHIEF MINISTERS PLEDGE TO COMBAT TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Prime Minister Singh's charge at a January 6 meeting that Pakistan was complicit in the Mumbai attacks garnered most of the headlines, the Chief Ministers meeting was also an important first step in launching the new National Investigation Agency (NIA). Following passage [...] | 2009-01-09 12:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI468 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] "POLITICAL CRISIS IN PAKISTAN" editorial in the March 13 Guwahati Assamese ASAMIYA PRATIDIN. "... It seems Pakistan is heading for another military coup with the current political crisis deepening further ... The government's failure to curb the growing activities of the Taliban and the Al Qa [...] | 2009-03-13 11:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI470 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS PARTY POISED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Political observers expect the Congress Party to pick up 6-10 seats from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan in the May 7 parliamentary elections. They see the Congress Party riding on momentum from its December 2008 win over the BJP in the state assembly elections, [...] | 2009-03-13 11:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI473 | INDIA REQUIRES U.S. PAY LANDING AND NAVIGATION [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) After 18 months, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs replied to reftel demarche with a diplomatic note (No.WII/113/7/2007, 6 March 2009) received March 11 stating that the Indian government only agreed to waive landing, p [...] | 2009-03-13 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS KSEP PREL EAIR IN |
09NEWDELHI475 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY; NEW [...] "PAKISTAN'S TRUE FACE," op-ed in March 13 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by editor Sanjay Gupta: "Musharraf's statements in New Delhi show clearly how much ill will this man harbors against India. When someone out of power can harbor such ill will, you can imagine what kind of mindset those in powe [...] | 2009-03-16 10:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI48 | MENON TOUGH ON PAKISTAN, BULLISH ON BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on January 8 discussed Pakistan and the bilateral relationship in the context of the U.S. political transition with visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and Ambassador Mulford. Boucher and Menon were in full agreement on the need to ensure th [...] | 2009-01-09 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN TSPL KNNP ETTC |
09NEWDELHI484 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: MAYAWATI HOPES TO DOMINATE UTTAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Caste combinations and identity politics, rather than development or governance are the key drivers as Uttar Pradesh (UP) heads into parliamentary elections in April-May. National issues appear to play little or no role in voting decisions. This poor, largely rural state of 185 [...] | 2009-03-17 07:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
09NEWDELHI488 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CROMPTON GREAVES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 3, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted two Post-Shipment Verifications (PSV) at Crompton Greaves Limited [...] | 2009-03-17 09:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI489 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN; NEW [...] "HERE'S THE ANSWER," editorial in the March 16 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Pakistan sent 30 questions earlier in March on the Mumbai attack, and on Friday India gave 32 answers which included more than 400 pages in all, as well as CDs, intercepted voice recordings and voice logs [...] | 2009-03-17 10:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI493 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING: A RAY OF LIGHT IN AN OTHERWISE GLOOMY [...] (U) Summary: After a period of unprecedented growth, the Indian real estate sector is in the midst of a protracted slowdown. Housing prices are in a phase of adjustment; having been reduced 20-30% in the major metros, and developers are not sure they have yet hit the bottom. However, a ray of [...] | 2009-03-17 11:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND IN |
09NEWDELHI503 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, UNITED STATES OF [...] "PAKISTAN CRISIS," editorial in March 17 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The crisis in Pakistan has blown over, at least for the time-being. Western countries, as well as India, may think it is all resolved, but the basic problem stays. President Zardari merely gave in to the publ [...] | 2009-03-18 10:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI507 | PUNJAB, AN EXAMPLE OF STATE OPPOSITION TO INDIA'S [...] (SBU) After the Mumbai attacks in November 2008, the Indian government moved quickly to establish a National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate and prosecute terrorism cases. The move stirred resistance from many states which view ceding power to a national agency as an infringement of [...] | 2009-03-18 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI508 | INDIA PLANNING TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered by fax ref A demarche March 3 and ref B demarche March 13 to Gaddam Dharmendra, formerly director and newly appointed Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Second Secretary at the Embassy of [...] | 2009-03-18 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAPN PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC IN |
09NEWDELHI517 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BHARAT HEAVY [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 2, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Bharat Heavy Electricals [...] | 2009-03-19 07:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI519 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF DEMOCRACY," op-ed in the March 18 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by former diplomat and parliamentarian Kuldip Nayar: "That America is behind the Pakistan army is no secret. Washington has been cajoling, influencing and forcing Islamabad for the last 50 years t [...] | 2009-03-19 09:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI52 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GAZA; [...] "DOES AJMAL KASAB DESERVE SYMPATHY?" editorial in the January 10, 2009, Mumbai edition of right-of-center Marathi daily SAAMNA. "Pakistan-based terrorists, the ones who wreaked havoc in Mumbai on 26/11, came with the definite purpose of full-scale mayhem and bloodshed. Similarly, the ones who [...] | 2009-01-12 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI522 | BILLION INDIAN VOICES: CONGRESS SET FOR GAINS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress Party appears poised for a comeback in Punjab with political observers projecting the party will pick up five to nine seats in the two phase parliamentary elections on May 7 and May 13. Just two years into the current state government's tenure, the inherently di [...] | 2009-03-19 10:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI528 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, UNITED STATES, [...] "GOOD TERRORISTS, BAD TERRORISTS," op-ed article in March 19 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic expert Brahma Chellaney: "The Obama administration's strategy to separate a majority of insurgent commanders from the hard core of the Taliban is flawed. America is about to repe [...] | 2009-03-20 09:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI531 | PREYING MANTIS? NEW DELHI WEIGHS IN ON SAO DELAYS [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department; see paragraph 13 2. (SBU) Summary: This cable joins those of Missions Beijing (ref A),Moscow (ref B) and others to emphasize the serious burden the Visas Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) processing system has imposed on American busi [...] | 2009-03-20 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS ECON PREL BEXP TSPA IN |
09NEWDELHI533 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 16 - 20, 2009, including the following: -- Haryana State Forest Department Goes After High Profile Development and Mining Interests -- Forest Fires In National Parks Cau [...] | 2009-03-20 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO KGHG TRGY NASA TSPA TNGD IN |
09NEWDELHI541 | RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Director Negma Malik of the Eurasia division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 17. Director Malik relayed to Poloff that she had delivered the nonpaper to the concerned individuals within MEA and that they are fully aware of the United St [...] | 2009-03-23 10:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS IN |
09NEWDELHI543 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, U.S./IRAN, TERRORISM [...] "AMERICA'S INAPPROPRIATE ADVICE," editorial in March 21 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The U.S. advice to India to pull back its troops from the Indo-Pakistan border is inappropriate. Islamabad projects to the U.S. that it cannot concentrate on fighting terrorists active on the Afghanistan border [...] | 2009-03-23 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI544 | WOMEN IN INDIA: CHANGING CHOICES OF WOMEN IN INDIAN [...] (U) Summary: With each passing decade since 1950, increasing numbers of women in India enter into higher education, and the disciplines they are choosing to study have changed over time. While educational opportunities for women in India remain a study of contrasts, the women in four of Delhi' [...] | 2009-03-23 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI550 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, U.S./IRAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "PAKISTAN ON LAHORE ATTACK," editorial in the March 23 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "The Pakistan Home Minister's report on the attack on Lankan cricketers blames 'some foreign countries' for the strikes. It says militants based in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region may have been used [...] | 2009-03-24 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI558 | ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES REVIEW: [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Finance Joint Secretary for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank, Govind Mohan on March 12. In a follow up meeting J/S Mohan stated that the government of India agrees with the United States' position that the proposed ADB requiremen [...] | 2009-03-24 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB IN |
09NEWDELHI559 | BHARAT BALLOT 2009: THE "OTHER" GANDHI FACES HATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Varun Gandhi, until now the lesser-known grandson of Indira Gandhi and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha aspirant, burst onto the national scene when an election campaign video caught him delivering anti-Muslim remarks. The video footage, played in a continuous loop on [...] | 2009-03-24 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI563 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA PREMIER LEAGUE CRICKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Next month's Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament will be held in South Africa after the league's organizers failed to secure Government of India approval for the matches to go ahead in India. The tournament - scheduled to begin on April 10 - clashes with the upcomin [...] | 2009-03-25 09:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON IN |
09NEWDELHI564 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, U.S./IRAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "SAUDI ARABIA'S INTEREST IN PAKISTAN IS DUE TO THE BOMB," op-ed article by columnist Lata Raje in the March 25 centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT. "Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are close, and that is for specific reasons. They have had a deep strategic military relationship for decades. Pakistan has e [...] | 2009-03-25 09:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI567 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS PARTY HAS NO REGRETS IN [...] (U) Summary: On March 22, the Congress Party, head of the United Progressive Alliance government at the center, announced its decision to re-nominate Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Delhi. Both Tytler and Kumar have been accused of instigatin [...] | 2009-03-25 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI575 | VALIDATION STUDY OF INDIAN A2 AND A3 VISA APPLICANTS [...] (SBU) As one of a number of ongoing validation studies (reftel) by the Fraud Prevention personnel in Mission India, Embassy New Delhi conducted a review of selected A2 and all A3 visa recipients in FY 2007. Results indicate appropriate use of the visa by all recipients in the study. Given th [...] | 2009-03-26 09:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI576 | INDIA'S ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGES LACK A GREEN FOCUS [...] This cable is in response to Ref A seeking information regarding green investments in India's economic stimulus packages. On December 7, 2008, the Government of India announced a fiscal stimulus package of approximately 4 billion USD (Ref B). This was followed-up on January 2, 2009 with a GO [...] | 2009-03-26 10:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIN ENRG KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI577 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, U.S.A.; NEW DELHI. [...] "IRAQ IN SEARCH OF PEACE," commentary in March 25 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by Vinay Kaura: "The U.S. military mission has completed six years in Iraq. Both the Iraqi people and the U.S. are battle-weary and fed up. The political scenario in Iraq is critical, with ethnic and sectarian power st [...] | 2009-03-26 10:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI578 | INDIA WAITING TO SEE WHICH BANGLADESH WILL EMERGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: India - Bangladesh relations are healthy and close in the wake of the December election of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government. The violent Bangladeshi Rifles mutiny in early February did not shake the Government of India's confidence in Hasina, who is percieved to have handled th [...] | 2009-03-26 11:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN BG |
09NEWDELHI587 | INDIA: GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING "DEFAMATION OF [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (UN-Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on March 23. Poloff spoke with Patnaik on March 24 who said the GOI has not made a formal decision on the resolution at this time but will seriously consider the issues [...] | 2009-03-27 06:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF PHUM IN |
09NEWDELHI588 | FOR LET, IT'S ALL IN THE TIMING [...] (S) Summary: Recent terrorist activity in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is in line with the annual increase in infiltrations during the spring thaw. The upcoming national elections may also be a factor in the increase. At least 17 militants and eight Indian soldiers were killed in a March 20 battle [...] | 2009-03-27 08:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI592 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, [...] "BRIGHT INITIATIVES OF BLACK U.S. PRESIDENT" op-ed article in the March 26 right-of-center Urdu daily RASHTRIYA SAHARA by staffer Asad Raza: "Obama is implementing his election campaign promises. The U.S. can regain the lost trust of the Muslim world by stopping its blind support to Israel, an [...] | 2009-03-27 10:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI593 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: MANMOHAN SINGH COMES OUT SWINGING [...] (SBU) Summary: At a rally this week to release the Congress Party's election manifesto, Prime Minister Singh attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L.K. Advani in unusually combative, personal terms. He described Advani as an "opportunist" and "unfit" to be Pr [...] | 2009-03-27 10:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI594 | INDO-IRANIAN RELATIONSHIP: FORMER AMBASSADORS TO [...] (C) Summary: Five former Ambassadors to Iran now in Delhi recently shared with us their views on the current Indo-Iranian relationship. The Ambassadors were unanimous that the Indo-Iranian relationship is important to India primarily for energy security, but lacks depth. Bilateral ties - describ [...] | 2009-03-27 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MNUC EPET IR PK IN |
09NEWDELHI597 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON IN |
09NEWDELHI6 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "SOFTENING OR ACTING?" editorial in January 1 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Pakistan's National Security Advisor Durrani's not ruling out that captured Mumbai militant Kasab is a Pakistani national indicates a softening in Pakistan's attitude. But, that's not without reason. Besid [...] | 2009-01-02 10:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI601 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] "TARGETING THE REAL PROBLEM," editorial in March 30 Centrist, nationally circulating, pro-Congress Party English daily THE HINDUSTAN TIMES: "There is no greater strategic threat to India than the struggle that today encompasses southern Afghanistan and, increasingly, swathes of northwestern Pa [...] | 2009-03-30 10:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI604 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE PERILS OF POLLING [...] (SBU) Summary: As India heads into the 2009 Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) elections in April/May, Indian media outlets will release a torrent of election polls and public opinion surveys. In examining these polls, we will keep in mind that election polling in India is a notoriously un [...] | 2009-03-30 12:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI61 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE [...] "SHAMELESS STATEMENT," editorial in January 12 right- of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Drawing a parallel with the Israeli strikes in Gaza, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani has accused the international community of double standards saying that it was more concerned about the Mumbai [...] | 2009-01-13 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI612 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] "PUSH FORWARD," editorial in March 31 Centrist, Independent, nationally circulating THE TIMES OF INDIA English daily: "With the suicide bombing of a mosque...and the audacious assault on a police training centre... on the outskirts of Lahore, the Taliban-terrorist nexus has reimposed its warpe [...] | 2009-03-31 10:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI617 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- Indo-German Southern Ocean Iron Fertilization Experiment Fails -- Indian Meteorological Department Gearing Up To Monitor Air Pollut [...] | 2009-03-31 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON IN |
09NEWDELHI618 | AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN REVIEW PAPER DELIVERED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 13:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI619 | VALIDATION STUDY OF INDIA AT 60 COMMEMORATIVE EVENT [...] (SBU) Summary. As one of a number of ongoing validation studies (reftels) by the Fraud Prevention personnel in Mission India, Embassy New Delhi conducted a review of participants in the "India at 60" series of events in the U.S. in late 2007. Travelers on A, B, and I visas were included in t [...] | 2009-04-01 01:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI631 | ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs Director (Central Europe) Mr. Sevala Naik. Naik indicated that India has not yet decided whether it will file a brief with the International Court of Justice regarding the advisory opinion on Kosovo's independence. He rel [...] | 2009-04-01 10:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PGOV PREL ICJ KVIR IN |
09NEWDELHI633 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AF-PAK STRATEGY, G-20 [...] "PAKISTAN HEADED TOWARD DESTRUCTION," editorial in March 31 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "From the attack on the police academy in Lahore, it is clear where Pakistan is headed. Pakistan covertly supports terror, allowing blacklisted outfits to operate under different names. The U.S. knows this w [...] | 2009-04-01 11:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI637 | TOWARD A MEANINGFUL NATO-INDIA RELATIONSHIP [...] (S) SUMMARY. The primary goal of a strengthened NATO-Pakistan relationship must be to support our vital efforts in Afghanistan, and Post concurs that ref A's recommendations can help soothe Indo-Pak sensitivities. However, we should not assume India's automatic opposition to greater NATO enga [...] | 2009-04-01 14:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI638 | VALIDATION STUDY OF NEW DELHI'S B1B2 HINDI/PUNJABI LANGUAGE [...] (SBU) As one of a series of validation studies (reftels) by the Fraud Prevention personnel in Mission India, Embassy New Delhi undertook a validation of B1B2 visas issued to "language applicants" during the first quarter of the 2008 calendar year (January 1-March 31, 2008). The rate of overst [...] | 2009-04-02 02:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI640 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: REDPINE SIGNALS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Adminitration Act. 2. On March 24, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Redpine Signals Inc. (REDPIN [...] | 2009-04-02 09:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI641 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SRI KOTESWARA CAM SYSTEMS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 25, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Sri Koteswara CAM Systems Private Li [...] | 2009-04-02 09:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
09NEWDELHI642 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SUDERSHAN BIOTECH [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 25, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Sudershan Biotech Limited ( [...] | 2009-04-02 09:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI643 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SIPRA LABS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 23, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Sipra Labs Limited (SIPRA). [...] | 2009-04-02 09:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI644 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION AT INNOVATION [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 24, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Innovation Communications S [...] | 2009-04-02 09:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
09NEWDELHI645 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FLEXTECH LIMITED, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 26, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Flextech Limited (FLEXTECH) in Hyder [...] | 2009-04-02 09:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
09NEWDELHI646 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM/LAHORE ATTACKS, [...] "LAHORE ATTACK," editorial in April 1 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "The Lahore attack once again shows the extent to which the terrorists' writ runs in Pakistan... organizations like Al-Qaida and the Taliban are laboring to take full control of Pakistan. One can imagine the Pakistani people's [...] | 2009-04-02 09:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI647 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE [...] (C) Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you both back to India. Since your last visit, the political season has entered its final phase, with the political establishment fixated on elections in April-May that will deliver a new government in June. Despite hot campaign rhetoric and political tu [...] | 2009-04-02 10:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ECON AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI651 | INDIA TO APPROACH IRAN TO DISCUSS ROXANA SABERI'S [...] (C) Acting DCM met with Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint-Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran Division) T.C.A. Raghavan on April 2 and, inter alia, delivered reftel points regarding the continued detention in Iran of Amcit Roxana Saberi. Raghavan acknowledged our concern, and in re [...] | 2009-04-02 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL IR IN |
09NEWDELHI654 | DALAI LAMA URGES USG TO ADHERE TO HISTORIC U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a March 30 meeting, the Charge d'Affaires solicited the Dalai Lama's views on the Tibet movement. This was the first meeting between a senior USG official and the Dalai Lama since March 10, the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's escape to India in [...] | 2009-04-03 03:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IN CH |
09NEWDELHI661 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (SBU) Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 30 to April 03, 2009, including the following: -- India to Conduct Next Tiger Census in October 2009 -- Maoist Attack in Orissa's Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary Surprises [...] | 2009-04-03 10:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPA TRGY TNGD ECON SOCI KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI662 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM/LAHORE ATTACKS, [...] "BLOOD ALL AROUND", editorial in April 2 right-of- center Urdu daily HAMARA SAMAJ: "As was expected, the conspiracy behind the terrorist attack on the police training academy in Lahore was unearthed. Baitullah Mehsood, the leader of the Taliban, was said to have owned up to the attacks in a co [...] | 2009-04-03 10:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI665 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: MOHAN BHAGWAT NEW RSS CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) selected 59-year old Mohan Bhagwat as its new leader, replacing the 78-year old K.S. Sudarshan who stepped down citing health problems. Bhagwat is the youngest chief in RSS history and represents a "generational change" in the organizatio [...] | 2009-04-03 13:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KIRF IN |
09NEWDELHI666 | AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN REVIEW WELL RECEIVED, SOME [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI667 | INDIA FORWARD LEANING ON AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IR IN |
09NEWDELHI670 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, TERRORISM, [...] "OBAMA'S PAKISTAN POLICY" op-ed in April 5 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "Now Pakistan will obtain U.S. aid only if it delivers against the Taliban. America is isolating Pakistan, putting together a 'contact group' and getting Muslim countries like [...] | 2009-04-06 12:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI674 | INDIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 [...] (C) During his introductory April 6 meetings at the Foreign Ministry, Charge Burleigh delivered reftel points to Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar (Americas),providing both officials with copies of the White House statement. The Charge urged the G [...] | 2009-04-06 14:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN IN |
09NEWDELHI676 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: Tytler Ruling Angers Sikhs, Congress [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, the GOI's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cleared senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler of his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, in which at least 3,000 Sikhs died. The ruling comes as Tytler begins his campaign as the Congress Party's candida [...] | 2009-04-07 09:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI678 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN/TERRORISM, [...] "ARBITRARY ACT" editorial in April 6 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The United Nations Security Council is obviously ineffective in checking North Korea. North Korea's desire to equip itself with weapons of mass destruction seems to be turning into an obsession. There is a need to find a permanen [...] | 2009-04-07 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI679 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] Following is the full text of a Press Trust of India (PTI) wire story that appeared in several leading English language dailies, including THE INDIAN EXPRESS, THE HINDU, THE ASIAN AGE and DECCAN HERALD: 2. (Begin text) DUBAI: Reaching out to the Muslim world, President Barack Obama on Monda [...] | 2009-04-07 11:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI684 | INDIA ANALYZES DOD REPORT ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Sec retary for East Asia Vijay K. Gokhale received the Annual Report to Congress on Military Power of the People's Republic of China (Reftel) with clear interest. He expressed concern about China's opacity in terms of its budget and its i [...] | 2009-04-07 13:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM PM CH IN |
09NEWDELHI686 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: A MATTER OF COALITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The fragmentation of political power away from Delhi and the national parties to the states and regional parties means that no single party is capable of forming a national government by itself in India. With little more than a week to go before the start of the polling cycle [...] | 2009-04-07 14:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI690 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, G-20 SUMMIT, [...] "SECOND CRISIS," editorial in April 7 NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "If North Korea's missile launch is not taken seriously, another crisis of the proportions of the global economic recession may start. The 6-nation dialogue to make North Korea halt its nuclear program is taking its own sweet t [...] | 2009-04-08 10:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI694 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE INDIAN RURAL VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: It is conventional wisdom in India that the rural voter is more important than the urban voter, mainly because there are more than twice as many rural as urban residents in India and polling in recent years has indicated that rural voters are more likely to vote than urban voter [...] | 2009-04-09 10:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI698 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] "BARACK OBAMA AND ISLAM" editorial in April 8 right- of-center Urdu daily SIASAT: "President Barack Obama's significant remarks at the Turkish parliament indicate that he does not intend to repeat the follies of his predecessor George W. Bush, but rather establish a broader engagement with the [...] | 2009-04-09 11:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI699 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN [...] (SBU) Dear Chairman Berman and Delegation: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit coincides with a historically unprecedented level of U.S.-India collaboration encompassing everything from defense cooperation to agriculture and reflecting widespread support in both countr [...] | 2009-04-09 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI7 | VALIDATION STUDY OF BHUTANESE NIV APPLICANTS [...] (SBU) In response to concerns raised by smuggling of Bhutanese applicants (reftel),Embassy New Delhi has completed a three-part validation study of Bhutanese non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants. The study reviews (1) Bhutanese students issued F, M or J visas between FY 2006 and FY 2008, (2) [...] | 2009-01-02 10:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN BT |
09NEWDELHI700 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, HOLBROOKE [...] "Obama's dream," editorial in April 9 Tamil daily DINAKARAN: "President Obama, during his tour of Europe, advocated that international pressure may be applied to change the mindset of countries engaged in nuclear weapon production. He reached out to the Muslim world with his goodwill message a [...] | 2009-04-09 11:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI705 | INDIA: PRESSING FORWARD WITH GPS, SATELLITE, MOON PROGRAMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an April 8 conversation, Shantanu Bhatawdekar, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Officer on Special Duty in New Delhi, updated ESTOff on personnel changes in ISRO, progress on GPS systems, upcoming satellite launches, moon mission cooperation, and the Bhuvan applicatio [...] | 2009-04-09 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL TPHY SENV EAIR ANET PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI706 | FOREIGN MINISTRY WELCOMES NEW CHARGE D'AFFAIRES [...] (C) Summary: During a friendly April 6 tour d'horizon with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, Charge d'Affaires Burleigh raised the "unfinished business" of the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and End-Use Monitoring, protested Indian tactics which have delayed construction of Mu [...] | 2009-04-09 13:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT KNNP PARM PREL SCUL IN PK |
09NEWDELHI708 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN- [...] "SHORTCOMINGS OF HOLBROOKE MISSION," op-ed article in April 12 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "An Asia Society report on the Pakistan-Afghanistan region and U.S. Envoy Richard Holbrooke's mission is causing concern in India. There is fear that Holbro [...] | 2009-04-13 11:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI710 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: A VIEW FROM THE GROUND LEVEL [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of Embassy New Delhi's coverage of the 2009 Indian general elections, we will provide a series of reports from a rural constituency in Uttar Pradesh to give some feel for how the election looks from the ground level. Bulandshahr, a market town of 175,000 located 40 mil [...] | 2009-04-13 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI726 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Per Reftel request, Econoff contacted the Rajasthan Police Deptartment and the GOI's Special Protection Group to determine if the three companies noted on the Reftel were blacklisted. Results follow: 2. (U) The Director General of the Rajasthan State Police (RSP),Mr. Harirsh Meena, te [...] | 2009-04-14 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KSEP IN US |
09NEWDELHI728 | MEDIA REACTION: UNREST IN THAILAND, [...] "UNREST IN THAILAND" editorial in April 14 independent Bengali daily ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "The cancellation of the ASEAN summit in Thailand due to anti-government unrest is unparalleled, even in the entire South East Asia... It will affect Thailand's credibility as a safe investment destinatio [...] | 2009-04-14 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI730 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: HIMACHAL POLITICS SPLIT THE [...] (U) Summary. Himachal Pradesh accounts for only four seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, but given the neck-and-neck national race between the Congress Party and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP),every seat counts. Himachal voters, on average more educated and prosperous than other Indians, cas [...] | 2009-04-14 14:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI734 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, NORTH KOREA; NEW [...] "PAKISTAN GIVING IN TO TALIBAN," editorial in the April 15 centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Demonstrating a clear lack of will to challenge the Taliban, Pakistani president Asif Zardari has signed a regulation imposing Islamic law in the northwestern Swat valley as part of a deal to end Taliba [...] | 2009-04-15 11:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI74 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE [...] "WAR NOT AN OPTION," op-ed in the January 13 NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily by Joginder Singh, former director of India's Central Bureau of Investigation: "Addressing chief ministers of Indian states, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently conceded that the defense mechanisms to thwart terror thr [...] | 2009-01-14 11:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI742 | INDIA'S INDEPENDENT POLICY AND THE EMERGING ASIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: India is struggling to find its way among the disjointed, multi-layered regional architecture which exists in Asia today. India's policy toward Asia remains largely ad-hoc, and India's primary goals in Asia appear to be to increase economic engagement and integration and to max [...] | 2009-04-15 15:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI743 | FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON ON END GAME IN SRI LANKA [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon reviewed with Ambassador Burleigh the current state of Indo-Sri Lankan discussions as the conflict in northern Sri Lanka reaches a conclusion. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama was in New Delhi April 15 for meetings wit [...] | 2009-04-15 15:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE IN |
09NEWDELHI745 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] Following is the full text of another report in April 8 independent, centrist Eastern India based English language daily THE TELEGRAPH by Washington correspondent K.P. Nayar: 2. (BEGIN TEXT): Washington, April 7: The speech was delivered in Prague. But its echoes are being felt in New Delh [...] | 2009-04-16 04:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI746 | HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: OPINION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Senior Indian officials welcomed the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan in a series of meetings in Delhi April 8 with visiting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. (The [...] | 2009-04-16 05:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI747 | HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: AFGHAN POLICE [...] (C) In a series of high level meetings in Delhi April 8, Indian Officials told Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen that they were prepared to establish a major new Afghan police training program -- [...] | 2009-04-16 05:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI748 | HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: INDIA LIKES [...] (C) During their several high level meetings in Delhi April 8, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen were told that India liked the U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan thus far outlined -- and [...] | 2009-04-16 05:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI749 | HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: RECENT [...] (C) In each of the three important substantive meetings with Indian officials on April 8 (Foreign Secretary Menon, Ambassador S.K. Lambah, and National Security Advisor Narayanan),Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff A [...] | 2009-04-16 05:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI753 | FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON FLAGS CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon shared with Ambassador Burleigh his views on Bangladeshi instability following Menon's two-day visit to Dhaka on April 13-14. Menon characterized the situation there as ""fragile"" and said that following the late-February m [...] | 2009-04-16 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BG IN |
09NEWDELHI754 | FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON SAYS KABILA LETTER [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Menon, Ambassador Burleigh urged that the GOI reconsider its intention to withdraw Indian forces from UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC),pointing to recent letter from President Kabila as evidence that the Congo [...] | 2009-04-16 10:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC CG IN |
09NEWDELHI755 | BHARAT BALLOT 2009: BJP PROMISES FREEBIES TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) struck a populist tone with the release of the party's manifesto ahead of the April-May parliamentary elections. The BJP lays out a range of programs offering something for nearly everyone. The manifesto has its focus, however, on lifting those [...] | 2009-04-16 15:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI756 | SUBJECT: BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA GOES TO THE [...] Summary: (U) On April 16, Indian voters cast their ballots in 124 election districts across 17 states and territories in the first of five phases of parliamentary elections, thus marking the start of the biggest democratic exercise the world has ever seen. Polling in the first round was gene [...] | 2009-04-16 15:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI759 | MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERROR, PAKISTAN, [...] "SAME FLAW IN NEW RULE," commentary in the April 15 Hindi daily DAINIK JAGRAN by S. Shankar. "President Barack Obama is making the same mistake over which he criticized Bush's policy -- continuing aid to Pakistan to control the Taliban. A major part of this aid is used by Pakistan against Indi [...] | 2009-04-17 10:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI769 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, NORTH KOREA; NEW [...] "PAKISTAN WILL NEVER GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK," editorial in the April 16 DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has firmly stated that the peace talks cannot be resumed unless Pakistan stops allowing anti- India terrorist activities on its soil and acts against the perpetrators of the M [...] | 2009-04-17 10:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI773 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE GHOST OF THE 1984 RIOTS HAUNTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party on April 9 withdrew the nominations of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar as candidates in the April-May Lok Sabha elections in response to outrage by Sikh activists that the candidates would not have to answer for their alleged roles in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. [...] | 2009-04-17 13:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI775 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKS OF APRIL 6 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the weeks of April 06-17, 2009, including the following: -- New Protocols for Tiger Relocations in National Parks -- Poll Indicates Political Parties Unconcerned About the Environment -- [...] | 2009-04-17 14:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO KSCA TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI777 | CHARGE BURLEIGH ENGAGES INDIAN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on April 14, 2009, Charge Burleigh discussed climate change, renewable energy, nuclear non-proliferation, and next steps for the Indo-U.S. Civil Nuclear Agreement with Indian Special Envoy fo [...] | 2009-04-20 06:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TRGY PREL ECON KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI779 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM/PAKISTAN, US [...] "PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT'S SURRENDER," commentary in April 19 right-of-center Hindi daily DAINIK JAGRAN by strategic affairs expert K. Subrahmanyam: "By giving in to the demand to enforce Islamic law in Swat Valley and other tribal areas, Pakistani President Asif Zardari has indicated that Islamab [...] | 2009-04-20 11:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI780 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION: INDIA WILL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 11:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI785 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "SIGNALS FROM THE RED MOSQUE," editorial in the April 20 right of center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan's Red Mosque is again becoming a threat. With his release, the mosque's cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz has called for the imposition of Islamic rule in Pakistan. Pakistani hardliners are in [...] | 2009-04-21 11:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI788 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: DIVIDED LOYALTIES IN PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary. National elections came off with very few problems in Jammu and Kashmir, one of seventeen states where voting occurred in the first phase. The most striking aspect of Jammu and Kashmir's election campaign was its ordinariness: voters focused on governance, roads, electricity [...] | 2009-04-21 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KDEM PHUM KISL PK IN |
09NEWDELHI79 | KARZAI VISIT TO INDIA "SYMBOLIC" OF AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary: Afghan President Karzai met January 12-13 with Indian Prime Minister Singh to express solidarity with India in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks and to discuss counterterrorism cooperation. The two leaders also lauded India's contributions to Afghan reconstruction, pledged to f [...] | 2009-01-14 12:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR PGOV PREL AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI792 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, CUBA; NEW DELHI. [...] "AMERICA'S AF-PAK POLICY DANGEROUS," op-ed article by foreign affairs columnist Lata Raje in April 22 centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT: "The U.S. is finding it difficult to contain the Taliban in Pakistan. Afghanistan claims that unless the terrorist hideouts on the Pakistani borders are destroye [...] | 2009-04-22 11:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI796 | U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: CLEARING THE BRUSH [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In advance of the April 24 Interagency Meeting to discuss India policy, Mission offers its views on the next steps that should be taken to move the relationship forward in the near term. We are focused on high priority items whose resolution will lay the groundwork for a stronge [...] | 2009-04-22 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN |
09NEWDELHI797 | NSA NARAYANAN SHARES VIEWS ON SECURITY AND U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan described to a visiting congressional delegation led by Representative Howard Berman April 17 what he viewed as a genuine convergence of interests between India and the United States, as well as his concerns about Pakistan-based terrorism [...] | 2009-04-22 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI800 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: BULANDSHAHR TAKE TWO [...] (U) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market-town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh (reftel). A series of one-day visits have given us an opportunity to observe the election campaign from the ground up, and to gauge t [...] | 2009-04-22 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI801 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP ABOUT FACE ON NUCLEAR DEAL? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI802 | GOING GREEN AND SAVING MILLIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy New Delhi has achieved significant success in energy efficiency and environmental sustainability through a focused "going green" effort. Embassy New Delhi has been a pioneer in rainwater harvesting, solar technology, and energy conservation. Post has realized more than half [...] | 2009-04-22 13:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TRGY ECON KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI804 | CODEL BERMAN DISCUSSES BILATERAL, REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In an April 17 meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and a U.S. congressional delegation led by Representative Howard Berman, the two sides discussed regional issues, including the new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan policy, terrorism, and Iran, as well as bilat [...] | 2009-04-22 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG SENV IN |
09NEWDELHI805 | INDIA'S VIEWS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Indian officials and media have welcomed the new U.S. administration,s positions on non-proliferation issues, reciprocating by signaling a willingness to join with us in several areas to reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction. The Prime Minister,s Special Envoy Shyam Sa [...] | 2009-04-22 14:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI808 | FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON CONFIRMS INDIA WILL KEEP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-23 11:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC CG IN |
09NEWDELHI809 | MEDIA REACTION: THE SRI LANKAN CRISIS, PAKISTAN, [...] "CRISIS STILL CONTINUES" editorial in April 23 Kolkata Bengali independent ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "The Manmohan Singh government is silent about the sufferings of the Tamils in Sri Lanka. While it considers the LTTE terrorists, it doesn't like to meddle in the internal affairs of its next-door [...] | 2009-04-23 12:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI813 | AVIATION FEES ISSUE IN INDIA: SEEK GUIDANCE FOR [...] This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Post appreciates the Department's guidance to date on the issue of aviation-related fees for official USG aircraft and understands an interagency process is currently underway to provide further guidance on a global p [...] | 2009-04-23 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KMGT OTRA IN |
09NEWDELHI814 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY URGES COOPERATION ON SRI [...] (C) Charge met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon April 23 for a discussion on the urgent humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka and its ramifications for India. Menon began the conversation by noting that External Affairs Minister Mukherjee had requested a telephone call to Secretary [...] | 2009-04-23 14:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF ASEC CE IN |
09NEWDELHI815 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY SEES TACTICAL RETREAT BY [...] (C) Charge met April 23 with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon for talks which included the current standoff in Nepal between Prime Minister Dahal and Army chief Gen. Katawal. Menon said he believed the situation had been quite close to a disaster for Nepal as it would have taken [...] | 2009-04-23 14:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS NP IN |
09NEWDELHI816 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP ABOUT FACE ON NUCLEAR DEAL? [...] (C) Summary: In an interview with the Hindustan Times newspaper, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani appears to have walked back some of his party's opposition to the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal. Instead of finding knee-jerk fault with the deal, he carefully pointed out the di [...] | 2009-04-23 15:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI817 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: ROUND TWO OF INDIAN [...] Summary: (U) On April 23, Indian voters cast their ballots in 141 election districts across 13 states in the second of five phases of parliamentary elections. Polling in the second phase was mostly peaceful and smooth. Final turnout numbers were not available at COB, but turnout appeared to [...] | 2009-04-23 15:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI823 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN / TALIBAN, SRI LANKA [...] "WE TOO HAVE TO FIGHT THE TALIBAN," op-ed in April 23 right-of-center AMAR UJALA Hindi daily by columnist Kuldip Talwar: "The Pakistan government believes that the Sharia deal with the Taliban in the Swat Valley will strengthen peace in the country. The international community is, however, not [...] | 2009-04-24 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI828 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 20 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- Tiger Deaths in Madhya Pradesh - Poaching on the Rise -- EST Section Celebrates Earth Day -- Famous Tiger Gets Lifetime Achieve [...] | 2009-04-24 20:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI829 | RAJAPAKSA PROMISES A PAUSE TO INDIAN ENVOYS [...] (C) On April 25, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan told Charge that Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa had agreed to announce on April 27 a cessation of hostilities with the LTTE. Narayanan, who had traveled with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon to Colombo on April 24, related that he had p [...] | 2009-04-25 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF ASEC IN |
09NEWDELHI838 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: ROOT CAPITAL, INC. [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input on OPIC providing a direct loan to Root Capital, a 501(c)(3)for the purpose of expanding its global financial services business as a non-bank to farmers and artisans, agricultural companies and cooperatives globally. 2. (SBU) The only [...] | 2009-04-27 09:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IN EINV |
09NEWDELHI844 | MEDIA REACTION: SRI LANKA UNREST, [...] "CLASH IN SRI LANKA," editorial in the April 25 right- of-center Urdu daily SIASAT: "The UN should concentrate on restoring normalcy in Sri Lanka. It should also make all out efforts to stop the military action. The Lanka government and LTTE rebels should be brought to the table for talks. If [...] | 2009-04-27 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI850 | MEDIA REACTION: SRI LANKA UNREST, TERRORISM; NEW [...] "CEASEFIRE OR TEMPORARY TRUCE?" editorial in April 28 centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT: "The temporary de- escalation of violence in Sri Lanka has come as a relief to many political parties in India.... What caused Sri Lanka to take this step? Did pressure from India play a role? Or did the centr [...] | 2009-04-28 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI855 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK [...] "TALIBAN'S HOLD OVER PAKISTAN," op-ed article by columnist R.R. Palsokar in April 29 centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL: "The conflict in Pakistan has various facets. First, political clashes between Asif Zardari's Pakistan People's Party and Nawaz Sharif's Muslim League are pulling the administrat [...] | 2009-04-29 12:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI861 | MEDIA REACTION: H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK, OBAMA's 100 [...] "FLU'S TERROR" editorial in April 30 right-of-center Gujarati daily GUJARAT SAMACHAR: "The World Health Organization's warning on the rapidly spreading flu is an indicator of the severity of this killer flu that has left more that 149 dead in Mexico.... As far as India is concerned, the gover [...] | 2009-04-30 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI863 | DEMOCRACY-IN-EXILE - TIBETANS DEBATE REFORM AMIDST [...] (C) Summary. Following the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape to India, Tibetans now look toward their future and the implementation of further democratic reforms for the government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Authority (CTA). While the exile community has the instruments of democra [...] | 2009-04-30 13:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PREF CH IN |
09NEWDELHI864 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: ROUND THREE OF INDIAN [...] (U) Summary: On April 30, Indian voters cast their ballots in several states seen as key to the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) bid to win power from the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. This is the third of five phases of parliamentary elections; p [...] | 2009-04-30 14:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI870 | END USE MONITORING: FINDING AN ACCEPTABLE TEXT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (C) During the last several weeks, GOI officials have indicated a stronger interest in settling outstanding issues involving End Use Monitoring (EUM) language to be used in Letters of Agreement for defense sales. We see an opportunity to d [...] | 2009-05-01 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS IN |
09NEWDELHI871 | Special 301 Points Delivered to India [...] (SBU) Post delivered talking points contained in reftel to N.N. Prasad, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on April 29, 2009. Econoffs, joined by USPTO representatives, notified Prasad that India would remain on the Priority Watch List in 2009 and acknowledged GOI's incr [...] | 2009-05-01 11:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR IN |
09NEWDELHI873 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BHUTAN RE KOSOVO'S MEMBERSHIP IN IMF [...] (SBU) Post delivered talking points contained in reftel to Tenxin Rondel Wangchuk, Counselor, at the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi on May 1, 2009. Econoff informed Wangchuk of the importance of Bhutan's participation in the vote, even if Bhutan has not recognized Kosovo's independence. [...] | 2009-05-01 11:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV IN US BT |
09NEWDELHI875 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] "WHO WILL RULE KABUL?" oped in April 30 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR by foreign policy writer Ved Pratap Vaidik: "Presidential elections are due in Afghanistan on August 20. It is likely that President Karzai will win again. During Obama's campaign it seemed as if one of his first actions, if he wo [...] | 2009-05-01 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI876 | DELHI SAYS U.S. PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] (U) Indian press began reporting on 30 April that Pakistan was moving 6,000 troops from its border with India to fight the Taliban in the west. The reports are based on an April 29 New York Times article citing an unnamed Pakistani official. One report also cited satellite images that it cla [...] | 2009-05-01 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI877 | INDIA SELECTS HARDEEP SINGH PURI AS ITS NEW UN [...] (C) The GOI announced the selection of Hardeep Singh Puri on April 16 as the new Indian Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Puri replaces Nirupam Sen, who has served India as Permanent Representative since 2004, and was a dyed-in-the-wool Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) advocate who made coo [...] | 2009-05-01 12:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
09NEWDELHI88 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE [...] "NOW IS THE TIME TO REALLY COME TO THE POINT" editorial in the January 15, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "It is commendable that India's Home minister P. Chidambaram spoke of the possibility of breaking off business, transport and tourist links with Pakistan and isola [...] | 2009-01-15 10:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI880 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE CONGRESS LOSES GROUND IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party appears poised to win five to seven seats in Haryana parliamentary elections on May 7. Currently, they hold nine of Haryana's ten seats. Congress's strong development record and high economic growth rate -- together with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Part [...] | 2009-05-01 13:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN EAGR |
09NEWDELHI885 | MEDIA REACTION: STATE DEPARTMENT TERRORISM [...] "INCOMPLETE STUDY," editorial in the May 2 right-of- center Hindi daily DAINIK JAGRAN: "In its recent report on terrorism, the U.S. State Department has included India among the worst-hit countries in the world. But Pakistan does not figure in the list of countries whose governments support te [...] | 2009-05-04 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI886 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] President Obama's April 29 press conference generated widespread reporting in India the next day. The media highlighted his remark: "On the military side you're starting to see some recognition just in the last few days, that the obsession with India as the mortal threat to Pakistan has been m [...] | 2009-05-04 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI89 | INDIA TO ATTEND FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING AT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC IN |
09NEWDELHI891 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S 100 [...] "OBAMA'S CONFIDENT BEGINNING," op-ed article by columnist Rashmi Bhure in May 5 centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL: "It is commendable that despite being surrounded by multiple domestic challenges, President Obama has given precedence to foreign policy issues. He wants to regain America's lost supr [...] | 2009-05-05 13:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI904 | MEDIA REACTION: NEPAL, PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "THE NEPAL PROBLEM," editorial in May 5 NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "The army and the Maoists have been at loggerheads since the Maoist government of Prachanda came into power in Nepal. Prachanda was forced to fire the Army chief Katuwal because of the latter's insubordination. There is clear [...] | 2009-05-06 11:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI910 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: ELECTION BODY GETS NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Power Ministry Secretary V.S. Sampath on April 21 assumed charge as one of three commissioners on India's Election Commission, following the retirement of Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami. Sampath is the junior member of India's three-member Election Commission [...] | 2009-05-06 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI913 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY URGES SPEEDY POLITICAL [...] (C) In a May 6 meeting with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, Charge sought the GOI's views on recent events in Nepal and suggestions for ways the U.S. and India could coordinate on responding to the political crisis. Menon explained that Prime Minister Dahal had been backed into a corn [...] | 2009-05-06 13:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER NP IN |
09NEWDELHI922 | MEDIA REACTION: NEPAL, H-1B VISA RESTRICTIONS, [...] "NEPAL RATTLED AGAIN" op-ed article in May 6 centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "China is quietly playing its anti-India games in Nepal. Beijing has for long been working on Nepal's leaders to shake off their leanings toward India. China's slow convincing seems to have worked, and it is evi [...] | 2009-05-07 09:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI925 | INDIA AND NONPROLIFERATION: REACTION TO CALL FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Indian media commentators have expressed concern with Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller's May 5 opening statement at the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Revi [...] | 2009-05-07 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI927 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: The rolling Indian parliamentary election moved north as Indian voters cast their ballots in the fourth round of elections on May 7. In play were several key battleground states for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance's attempt to stay in power. In this fourth of [...] | 2009-05-07 15:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI933 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: BATTLEFIELD BULANDSHAHR -- TAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. On May 5th, two days before its parliamentary district went to the polls, PolOff and PolFSN ventured back to Bulandshahr to see how [...] | 2009-05-08 10:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI936 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN: TALIBAN INTERNAL [...] "FIGHTING THE ENEMY OF THE WORLD," editorial in May 8 centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT. "Pakistan is involved in one of the worst and most violent confrontations with the Taliban. This is the time when the Pakistani government needs the support of the entire global community. The leadership in Pa [...] | 2009-05-08 11:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI94 | INDIAN SKEPTICISM OF PAKISTAN PREVALENT DESPITE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 10:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI941 | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ADAPTATION, NOT INNOVATION [...] SUMMARY: EmTech India '09 was MIT Technology Review's first ever emerging technology conference held outside the U.S. The conference was billed as a forum to discuss technological trends and showcase India's latest cutting edge technologies in information and communications technology, clean [...] | 2009-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TBIO TNGD TPHY EINV SIPR TINT SCUL ECPS IN |
09NEWDELHI942 | INDIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY, BABY STEPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Science and Technology (DST),the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),and the Tamil Nadu Technology Development Promotion Council, sponsored a conclave in Delhi April 14 and 15 to identify industry opportunities in India [...] | 2009-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TNGD TPHY EIND EAGR TRGY TBIO IN |
09NEWDELHI943 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: CASTE AND PERSONALITY DOMINATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 13:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI944 | BHARAT BALLOT 2009: DELHI POLLS PEACEFUL, VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, the fourth phase of the election, PolOff and PolFSN visited several polling sites in three of the seven parliamentary districts in the Delhi Capital Territory (DCT). The voting process for the average voter seems to be orderly and well-established. Election day passed [...] | 2009-05-08 14:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI945 | CORRECTED COPY: BHARAT BALLOT 09: CASTE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A visit to six constituencies in an arc along the western border of bellwether Uttar Pradesh revealed that caste, personality politics, and tactical voting dominate over national issues as the region went to the polls May 7. Results of all parliamentary contests across the cou [...] | 2009-05-08 14:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI947 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, TALIBAN / [...] "FRESH DIALOGUE WITH INDIA," editorial in the May 8 right-of-center Urdu daily SIASAT: "Pakistan today is in the grip of grave dangers both within and from outside. It is imperative for Pakistan to improve its ties with India. Who is behind enervating and destabilizing Pakistan? The needle of [...] | 2009-05-11 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI948 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF U.S.- [...] The Xinhua news agency reported that India Sunday welcomed Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's remarks that India is not a threat to Islamabad, saying it is a positive step towards a peace process between the two neighbors. "It is a positive step. It looks to be a positive step towards the [...] | 2009-05-12 05:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI95 | INDIAN SKEPTICISM OF PAKISTAN PREVALENT DESPITE [...] (U) Corrected copy - new text. 2. (C) Summary: India's initial reaction to Interior Minister of Pakistan Rehman Malik's January 15 statements on investigating the Mumbai attacks has been skeptical. Foreign Minister Mukherjee explicitly criticized the Pakistani government for bypassing dip [...] | 2009-01-16 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI952 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/TALIBAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "PAKISTAN'S WAR A SHAM," editorial in May 11 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Pakistan's rulers know very well that if U.S. aid is stopped even for a few months, the country could collapse. Zardari has, therefore, declared an open war against the Taliban to keep the U.S. in good humo [...] | 2009-05-12 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI960 | MAYAWATI DEPUTY FORESEES NO CHANGE IN INDIAN [...] (C) Summary: Shashank Shekhar, Cabinet Secretary to Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Mayawati, told Ambassador Burleigh on May 4 that he foresees no change in Indian foreign policy should Mayawati become Prime Minister. He further commented that what little the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lead [...] | 2009-05-13 11:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
09NEWDELHI964 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, INDO-PAK RELATIONS; NEW DELHI [...] "PAKISTAN ON COURSE CORRECTION," editorial in the May 12 right-of-centers DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari recently conceded in Washington that India is not a threat to Pakistan. This does not, however, mean that Pakistan's Army necessarily subscribes to this vie [...] | 2009-05-13 12:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI967 | UK READOUT OF DES BROWNE (SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SRI [...] (C) Summary. UK Special Envoy for Sri Lanka Des Browne visited New Delhi May 6-7 to consult with Indian officials on possible collaboration on the humanitarian and political situation in Sri Lanka. Browne briefed diplomats on his view of the situation in Sri Lanka, and a UK High Commission coll [...] | 2009-05-13 13:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CE UK IN |
09NEWDELHI968 | CHARGE'S CALL ON LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION L.K. [...] (SBU) Summary: Looking relaxed and confident, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani told Charge that there would be continuity and strength in U.S.-India relations should a BJP-led government emerge after the national parliamentary elections currently underway. H [...] | 2009-05-13 14:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG SENV IN |
09NEWDELHI969 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA'S MARATHON ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: Indian voters cast the final ballots in the country's marathon elections on May 13. In this fifth and final phase, polling took place in 86 constituencies across seven states and two territories. Voting was relatively peaceful with the exception of small skirmishes in West Beng [...] | 2009-05-13 15:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI98 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, U.S.- [...] "EXHAUSTED STRATEGIES..." op-ed article by columnist Ajay Lele in the January 16, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Terrorist Ajmal Kasab's arrest and interrogation is the only instance in which India has compelled Pakistan to admit Pakistani complicity in terrorist viol [...] | 2009-01-16 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI981 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: NO MAJOR CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN [...] (U) Summary: India's foreign policy is unlikely to change significantly, regardless of the outcome of the parliamentary elections. The political parties, with few exceptions, differ little in their approach to India's foreign policy. Such issues have not played a substantial role in the camp [...] | 2009-05-14 14:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PK IN |
09NEWDELHI982 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIAN EXIT POLLS: NO CLEAR [...] (U) Polling in India's month-long election to choose a new parliament and form a new government ended at 5:00 pm on May 13. Immediately afterward, the hyperactive Indian electronic media began to furiously air exit polls that compiled results from all five phases of voting. TV coverage cont [...] | 2009-05-14 14:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI987 | BHARAT BALLOT 2009: UTTARAKHAND SUFFERING FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled north to Uttarakhand on May 11 to assess the political landscape of this small state with five parliamentary seats up for grabs. In discussions with a mix of local journalists, academics, business leaders, and state civil servants, the themes that we h [...] | 2009-05-15 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI988 | BHARAT BALLOT 2009: MUSLIM VOTE DIVIDED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled to western UP to visit five parliamentary districts where Muslims make up a large minority, and in some cases, the majority, of voters. These five districts voted on May 13, the final phase of the election for the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliamen [...] | 2009-05-15 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI990 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA 100 DAYS, SRI LANKA, [...] "OBAMA INITIATES TAX REFORMS TO CREATE JOBS" op-ed article by Ganesh Natrajan of NASSCOM in May 15 centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL: "The protectionist anti- outsourcing voice from the U.S. need not send shivers down the spines of Indian Business Process Outsourcing units (BPOs)and the IT sector. [...] | 2009-05-15 12:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI995 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: CHARGE DISCUSSES NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires Burleigh discussed the national elections with journalists, local politicians and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's deputy during a visit to the state capital, Lucknow, on May 4. The journalists generally agreed that Mayawati's popularity has declined sinc [...] | 2009-05-15 13:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
09NEWDELHI996 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY WEIGHS POST-CONFLICT [...] (C) Charge met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon May 15 for a discussion on the urgent humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. Menon acknowledged the dire situation and said that the fighting was more intense in the conflict zone, with higher casualty figures and more use of heavy we [...] | 2009-05-15 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF CE IN |
09NEWDELHI997 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: TIGHT BATTLE IN RAJASTHAN [...] (SBU) Summary: While the race is close and tight in Rajasthan, the Congress Party is expected to pick up between 5-10 seats from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in parliamentary election. Polling was on May 7 and results will be declared on May 16. The Congress strategy was to pick strong [...] | 2009-05-15 14:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI998 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: JAI HO! CONGRESS PARTY WINS [...] (U) Please note that the numbers in this cable are all approximate, based on the latest media reports of vote count in progress. The actual results may vary slightly but we do not expect any major changes. The Election Commission will certify the final results on Monday, May 18. 2. (C) Su [...] | 2009-05-16 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KDEM IN |
09OSLO692 | NORWEGIANS RECEPTIVE ON BHUTAN REFUGEES AND CORE [...] (C) Poloff met on November 6 with Lasse Bjorn Johannessen, Senior Advisor in the Asia Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to deliver reftel points. Johannessen recently returned from a tour as the Deputy Chief of Mission for the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi. Johannessen said th [...] | 2009-11-06 15:31:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | BT IN NP PGOV PREF PREL NO |
09OTTAWA378 | FROM COAST TO COAST - CANADA COMBATING HUMAN [...] (U) Summary. The recent conviction of a British Columbia couple that had smuggled Indian nationals from Canada into the United States through the Peace Arch border crossing and arrests by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of four people in Ontario and New Brunswick involved in a human [...] | 2009-05-21 19:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM KTIP SMIG GY IN CA |
09PARIS298 | INDIA/MONUC: FRANCE STUDYING WAYS TO TAKE ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 12:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN FR |
09PARIS551 | MONUC//DRC/INDIA: FRANCE URGES CONTINUED COOPERATION [...] (SBU) MFA AF DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal informed us on April 22 that France recently sent letters to the DRC and India urging them to cooperate with one another with respect to MONUC so that India will not withdraw its forces from MONUC in response the perceived insult conveyed by DRC FM A [...] | 2009-04-23 09:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO OPDC CG IN FR PGOV |
09PARIS956 | GOF HAS LIMITED INFORMATION ON ALLEGATIONS OF WAR [...] (C) Summary: In July 10 discussions with Ambassador Williamson, GOF officials highlighted FM Kouchner's efforts to secure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka and his personal concern over the status of IDPs there. While the GOF is concerned by allegations of violations of international humanitarian law [...] | 2009-07-16 09:16:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | BG CB CE IN JA PGOV PREL KAWC FR |
09PARISFR767 | UNESCO AVOIDS IGNITING A ROW OVER CULTURAL PROPERTY [...] Summary. At its 181st session in April 2009, UNESCO's Executive Board barely averted a dramatic and politically damaging showdown over the issue of cultural objects displaced in connection with the Second World War (WWII). At the core of the dispute was whether the Board should adopt or endo [...] | 2009-06-09 14:35:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO JA CH IN |
09PRETORIA432 | URGENT DEMARCHE: THREATENED INDIAN PEACEKEEPER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 10:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL UNSC CG IN SF |
09RIGA297 | LATVIA: REQUEST FOR EXPORT CONTROL INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Deputy Head of the MFA's Strategic Goods Export Control Division, Girts Krumins, requested a meeting with PolEcon Off to discuss an export control issue related to goods that could be used in India's nucle [...] | 2009-05-29 08:38:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP PARM ENRG IN LG |
09RIYADH1170 | INDIAN CHARGE IN RIYADH ON SAUDI-INDIAN RELATIONS [...] (C) According to Indian Charge d'Affaires Rajeev Shahare, the Saudi-Indian relationship has blossomed since King Abdullah's visit to India in 2006. The economic relationship has made great strides, and India hopes the political relationship will eventually follow suit. Bilateral sticking points [...] | 2009-09-09 07:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON ELAB KTFN PREL PGOV IN PK SA |
09RIYADH1394 | SAUDI RELATIONS WITH PAKISTAN: AN INDIAN [...] (C) Political officers at the Indian and Pakistani Embassies in Riyadh provided each country's perspective of Saudi goals and relations with Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Indian officer suggested the Saudis remained wary of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari; noted Pakistan,s desire to see [...] | 2009-10-21 10:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | SA PK AF IN PREL PGOV |
09RIYADH447 | COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISER BRENNAN’S MEETING WITH [...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Saudi King Abdullah welcomed White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, S/WCI Ambassador Williamson, and Ambassador Fraker to his private palace March 15 for a 90-minute discussion focused on U.S. Saudi-relations, counterterrorism cooperation, the Yemeni Guantanamo Bay det [...] | 2009-03-22 10:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PTER KWBG SA AF IN PK IR IZ |
09SECTION02F02BRUSSELS1639 | HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 18:28:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN |
09SINGAPORE288 | SINGAPORE-INDIA: STRATEGIC SYMBIOSIS [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is working systematically with India to strengthen India's bilateral and regional engagement in East Asia, Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh, Indian High Commissioner S. Jaishankar, and other contacts told CDA and Embassy officers. Symbolic of this was Foreign Minister Geor [...] | 2009-03-27 10:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MOPS SN IN |
09SINGAPORE773 | SENATOR BILL NELSON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER MENTOR [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew, Senator Bill Nelson stressed the importance of cooperation between Singapore's Internal Security Department (ISD) and U.S. counterpart organizations to address common threats in areas such as terrorism and proliferation. MM Lee [...] | 2009-08-17 09:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SN IN CN MN |
09STATE101142 | SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 25, [...] (SBU) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. Don Camp, UNGA Senior Area Advisor Matthew Lowe, SCA Special Assistant Elena Soderblom, Bureau Notetaker Bhutan Foreign Minister Ugyen Tshering Counsellor Tshewang Dorji Bhutanese Mission Notetaker Tobgay 2. (C) SU [...] | 2009-09-29 13:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PGOV PREF PREL |
09STATE101241 | (C) KUDOS FOR NEW DELHI REPORTING [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL. WE ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING DRDO ATTEMPTS TO REFORM DEFENSE R&D AND FOUND THIS REPORT ESPECIALLY VALUABLE. IT PROVIDED WELCOME INSIGHTS INTO DRDO,S EFFORTS AS WELL AS REGARDING THE ONGOING CONTEST BETWEEN INDIAN INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC SECTOR [...] | 2009-09-29 15:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR AADP IN |
09STATE101875 | MALDIVES: A/S BLAKE'S MEETING WITH FM SHAHEED [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with SCA A/S Blake on the margins of UNGA in New York, Maldives Foreign Minister Shaheed related that Maldives would try to qualify for a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program despite MCC's focus on larger countries. Shaheed reported that in h [...] | 2009-09-30 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID EFIN ECON MARR SENV KGHG ETRD IN IS |
09STATE101893 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 19:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IN |
09STATE102030 | SRI LANKA/NEPAL: SCA A/S BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 29, [...] (U) September 29, 2009; 12:00 p.m.; New York. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. SCA A/S Blake Donald Camp, Senior Area Adviser, USUN Douglas Mercado, Adviser, Humanitarian Affairs, USUN Anthony Renzulli (SCA Notetaker) UN U/SYG for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe U/SYG for Humanitarian Af [...] | 2009-09-30 23:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER EAID ICRC UN IN CE NP |
09STATE111944 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG SUPPORT FOR AN INDONESIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: As part of our broader efforts in support of normalization of relations between Israel, and Arab and Muslim-majority countries, the Department requests that Embassy Jakarta engage the Government of In [...] | 2009-10-29 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN IS |
09STATE111949 | TRAVEL ALERT - INDIA [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to continuing security concerns in India. The U.S. Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack ta [...] | 2009-10-29 21:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IN |
09STATE114330 | SCA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AJ BG CE IN PK TI UZ |
09STATE117929 | RESPONSE TO GERMANY'S REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) On October 28, Germany's MFA Export Control Division provided Embassy Berlin with a non-paper requesting U.S. guidance by November 17 on a pending German export of extruded aluminum plates to India that may be similar to an export [...] | 2009-11-16 14:51:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE IN |
09STATE119813 | ENDING THE STALEMATE IN THE PEACE PROCESS [...] (U) Action Request: For Embassy Kathmandu, please see paragraphs 6 and 7. For Embassy New Delhi, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's peace process continues to drift, due to political stalemate among the major political parties. Although the Maoists have postponed their pr [...] | 2009-11-20 00:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IN NP PGOV PREL |
09STATE122215 | CIVAIR INDIA: REQUEST TO SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM THE [...] This is an action request. See paras. 12-14. 2. (SBU) Summary: Due to recent statements made by Indian Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) officials in correspondence with a U.S. air carrier, as well as comments made by a BCAS official in an August 2009 meeting, the Transportation Sec [...] | 2009-11-27 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PTER IN |
09STATE123440 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-1005761 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled Integrating Gyros [...] | 2009-12-02 16:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IN |
09STATE124879 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050192046 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled pressure switches t [...] | 2009-12-07 14:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IN |
09STATE126204 | TRAVEL ALERT - INDIA [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the possibility of violence as Andhra Pradesh continues to experience civil unrest. A demonstration is planned for December 10, and there is the potential that episodic clashes between the police and protesters will spark wider unrest in the ci [...] | 2009-12-09 22:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IN |
09STATE129198 | (S/NF) INDIAN NATIONAL BIOMETRIC ID CARD [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS READ WITH KEEN INTEREST RECENT PRESS REPORTS ABOUT A PROPOSED BIOMETRIC NATIONAL ID PROJECT IN INDIA AND REQUEST POST ASSISTANCE IN FILLING INFORMATION GAPS ABOUT THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN BILLED AT RECENT TRADE CONFERENCES AS THE LARGEST BIOMETRIC ENROLLMENT E [...] | 2009-12-17 22:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL PTER IN |
09STATE129201 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON THE RETIREMENT OF [...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL ON THE TRANSITION OF PERSONNEL IN INDIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON S.K. BANERJEE'S DEMEANOR, ENGAGEMENT WITH US OFFICIALS, AND HIS ABILITY TO LEAD INDIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM WAS PARTICULARLY HELPFUL. WE WOULD WELCOME A [...] | 2009-12-17 23:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR BEXP ECON EINV ENRG PREL TRGY IN |
09STATE130811 | TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA - NEW VISA REGULATIONS [...] The Department of State wishes to alert U.S. citizens with Indian tourist visas about new regulations that may affect planned travel. Travelers are urged to review travel plans in light of these new regulations. This Travel Alert supplements the Travel Alerts for India dated October 29 and [...] | 2009-12-24 03:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IN |
09STATE131739 | TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA ? SECURITY ISSUES [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to continuing security concerns in India. The U.S. Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack ta [...] | 2009-12-29 23:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IN |
09STATE13873 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of explosives detection equipment to India. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...] | 2009-02-13 20:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC IN KOMC |
09STATE18863 | URGENT DEMARCHE: THREATENED INDIAN PEACEKEEPER [...] (SBU) The Department requests Embassy Kinshasa seek a meeting as soon as possible with President Kabila to urge him to issue a statement in support of the Indian peacekeeping contingent in the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC). The Department similarly requests Embassies Brussels, London and Pari [...] | 2009-02-27 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN |
09STATE18867 | SHIELD S04D-08: PREVENTING INDIAN FIRMS FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S//NF) The U.S. would like to continue the dialogue we initiated with the GOI regarding Syrian efforts to procure Australia Group-controlled chemical production equipment for its chemical weapons program [...] | 2009-02-27 23:56:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC SY IN |
09STATE18873 | SHIELD S04D-08: PREVENTING INDIAN FIRMS FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S//NF) The U.S. would like to continue the dialogue we initiated with the GOI regarding Syrian efforts to procure Australia Group-controlled chemical production equipment for its chemical weap [...] | 2009-02-28 00:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC SY IN |
09STATE22965 | DEMARCHE: PRESS THE AFGHAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIAN [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraphs 6-8. 2. (SBU) The Indian donation of 250,000 mt of wheat to Afghanistan is a very welcome, generous action. The U.S. would like to urge the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to work together to realize this donation as soon as p [...] | 2009-03-11 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IN PK PREL AF |
09STATE23142 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INDIA AND LET 1267 DESIGNATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy New Delhi. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) India's UN mission told USUN (Ref ) that India is ready to move forward on UN 1267 designations for three Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET) members; Masood Azhar, Azam Cheema, and Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki. The U.S. is n [...] | 2009-03-11 22:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN PTER IN |
09STATE28191 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050109444 for the export of aircraft parts to India. Posts are requested to complete this Blue [...] | 2009-03-24 18:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IN IS |
09STATE314 | DEMARCHE: MUMBAI ATTACK INFORMATION-SHARING [...] (S) By the opening of business in New Delhi, Saturday, January 3, 2009, post will have received additional information about the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. The Embassy is authorized to provide this information - which originated with the government of Pakistan and is being transferred with its [...] | 2009-01-03 02:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER IN PK |
09STATE32920 | INDIAN FIRM PROVIDING MTCR-CONTROLLED ALUMINUM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as of February 2009, the Indian firm Sri Kaliswari Metal Powders Ltd. and Iran's SARA Company had negotiated the sale of fifty metric tons of aluminum powder on b [...] | 2009-04-03 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IN IR |
09STATE37071 | MARCH 2009 OECD WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY MEETING [...] (SBU) U.S. delegation (USDEL) members from the Commerce, Justice, and State Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) participated in the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) meeting in Paris March 16-20, 2009. The WGB made significant progress on its Review of Instruments, w [...] | 2009-04-15 16:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH CI ECON EG EINV EN ETRD EZ FR ID IN IS PGOV |
09STATE3809 | SPACE COOPERATION WITH INDIA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Through press reports and diplomatic exchanges, the Department is aware of Indian satellite launches tentatively scheduled for 2009 that will require a signed and implemented Technology Safeguards Agreement. Wishing to avoid [...] | 2009-01-14 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TSPA AG CA IN |
09STATE4489 | EXPLOSIVE DETONATORS SOLD TO SYRIA [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph four. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (S/NF) In October 2008, the Department delivered to the Congress the classified semi-annual report required by the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). This report, which [...] | 2009-01-16 13:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER IN SY |
09STATE53356 | INDIAN GRAPHITE SUPPLIER AGAIN DOING BUSINESS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with the government of India information related to the supply by the Indian firm XXXXXXXXXXXX of high-density MTCR-controlled graphite to Iran's Ward Company (Refs A & B). We later advised the G [...] | 2009-05-26 14:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IN IR |
09STATE56371 | DEMARCHE REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON [...] (U) Action Request: Please see para. 6-7. 2. (SBU) Summary: In light of the upcoming June meetings of the UN Committee that is considering the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and in response to Indian inquiries concerning U.S. support for the proposed Conventio [...] | 2009-06-02 13:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN PREL PTER |
09STATE61415 | INDIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-15 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG IN |
09STATE62011 | INDIA AND THE SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. Summary: The Departments of Energy - National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA),and Homeland Security - Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (DHS/CBP) are prepared to meet in New Delhi with relevant Indian officials from August [...] | 2009-06-16 14:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KHLS EWWT ETTC PARM PREL IN |
09STATE65580 | REPORT: ARF FINALIZES VISION STATEMENT, ADVANCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior officials, including U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel, from ASEAN Regional Forum's (ARF) 27 members met to finalize negotiations on a draft Vision Statement, approve other institutional proposals, and discuss various regional security issues in Phuket, Thail [...] | 2009-06-24 18:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF EAID TH ID PK IN |
09STATE70073 | (S/NF) SENIOR INDIAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS TOWARD [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS PLAN TO PROVIDE AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS ON 21 JULY 2009, IN RESPONSE TO RECENT SENIOR US POLICYMAKER REQUESTS. WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTING POST CAN PROVIDE, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, ON THE TOPICS AND QUESTIONS [...] | 2009-07-07 17:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IN PK |
09STATE84648 | GOI USG COORDINATED MESSAGE ON NEPAL [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) faces a daunting set of challenges ) including poor security, a weak economy, and unresolved elements of the peace process, including how to proceed with rehabilitation of Maoist [...] | 2009-08-13 22:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IN NP PGOV PREL |
09STATE85122 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - LAUNCHING A LISTENING [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Since 2004, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat has promoted the concept of multilateral nuclear fuel assurances. This concept is intended to strengthen the international nuclear [...] | 2009-08-14 20:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BR AR SF EG IN MY RS |
09STATE86122 | (S) SYRIAN MILITARY SEEKS 500 TONS OF EXPLOSIVE [...] (U) This is an action request to Embassy New Delhi. Please deliver the points in paragraph 5 as soon as possible. These points may be left as a non-paper. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) We have information the Syrian military requested 500 tons of explosive nitroamine RDX from the I [...] | 2009-08-18 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER IN SY |
09STATE91199 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - OVERCOMING INDIA'S SENSE OF [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 3 and 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 15-18, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuc [...] | 2009-09-01 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IN RS |
09STATE94996 | TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA [...] The Department of State reminds U.S. citizens of the continued possibility of terrorist attacks throughout India during the current Indian holiday season, which includes Hindu, Islamic, and secular holidays as well as the period surrounding the commemoration of the September 11 terror attacks. [...] | 2009-09-12 15:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IN |
09STATE95493 | (S/NF) INDIA: NEW GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC LEADERS [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE NEWLY APPOINTED ECONOMIC LEADERS IN THE UNITED PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE (UPA) COALITION GOVERNMENT. WE ARE INTERESTED IN THEIR VIEWS REGARDING FUTURE ECONOMIC POLICY, OPPORTUNITIES FOR BILATERAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION, AND THEIR ABILITY TO WORK TOGE [...] | 2009-09-14 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IN |
09STATE96945 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GUIDANCE FOR AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] (U) This message provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group (AG) Plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) The principal U.S. objectives at the AG plenary include: -- Maintaining the current AG position on Russian mem [...] | 2009-09-18 02:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC IN CH |
09TAIPEI1039 | PRESIDENT MA WELCOMES DALAI LAMA VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma approved in principle a visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan during the week of August 31-September 3. Earlier in the week, Kaohsiung Mayor (and the opposition DPP Party's most senior elected official) Chen Chu invited the Dalai Lama to come to Taiwan to offer comfort t [...] | 2009-08-27 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TW CH IN |
09TELAVIV1880 | ISRAELI MFA ASKS USG TO BROKER OPENING TO INDONESIA [...] (C) Summary: In an August 26 meeting with PolCouns senior MFA officials Kahanoff and Ben-Abba asked for U.S. help, prior to the scheduled November visit of President Obama to Indonesia, in facilitating the development of Israeli-Indonesian relations. Specifically, they asked if President O [...] | 2009-08-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN JA IS |
09TELAVIV466 | EMBASSY TEL AVIV'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CE CH EG EI ELAB IN IS KCRM KFRD KPAL KTIP KWMN MD NP PHUM PREF RO RP RS SMIG TH TU UK UP UZ |
09TELAVIV985 | RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Scope Metals Group, Ltd., acknowledged contact by Indian company Sudarrshan Technical Services regarding the provision of stud nuts to the Indian Air Force. According to Scope Metals General Counsel Stanley Frisch and Exports Department Chief Efrat Benjamin, [...] | 2009-05-04 13:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IN IS |
09TOKYO572 | EXTENT OF JAPANESE PEACEFUL USE AGREEMENTS MAY [...] (C) Summary: Japanese export control regulations and policies regarding nuclear reactor components could significantly affect the ability of U.S. industry to export nuclear power plants to certain countries, according to recent discussions with officials from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trad [...] | 2009-03-16 03:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG TRGY NRR PUNE IN JA |
09TOKYO644 | THE CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR [...] (U) Summary: Department of Energy Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Edward McGinnis recently met with Japanese Ministries to discuss the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) and cooperative civil nuclear energy activities. Representatives of the Contractor,s Inter [...] | 2009-03-23 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE IN JA KR |
09TOKYO645 | THE CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR [...] (U) Summary: Department of Energy Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Edward McGinnis recently met with Japanese Ministries to discuss the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) and cooperative civil nuclear energy activities. Representatives of the Contractor,s Inter [...] | 2009-03-23 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE IN JA KR |
09UNVIEVIENNA235 | INDIA SAFEGUARDS: TWO MORE STEPS [...] Summary. India has brought into force its safeguards agreement, approved by the IAEA Board of Governors in August 2008. Before safeguards can be applied, India needs to declare its civil facilities to the IAEA. After that, implementation of other safeguards agreements covering those facili [...] | 2009-05-21 10:05:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA301 | IAEA JUNE BOARD: MOVES FUEL BANKS FORWARD [...] (SBU) In its debut as formal item on the IAEA Board of Governors agenda, the issue of nuclear fuel assurances concluded with the IAEA Secretariat empowered to continue developing select proposals and with the way cleared for continued Board discussions and eventual Board action. For the first [...] | 2009-06-24 14:55:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RU IN GR |
09UNVIEVIENNA325 | ASSURANCE OF NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY: RUSSIAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Russian Ambassador Zmeyevskiy and Russian Counselor Karasev on June 30, Charge suggested that it would be productive to convene soon the supporters of nuclear fuel assurances to discuss potential next steps, given the outcome of the June Board meeting (reftel). Zmeyevs [...] | 2009-07-08 15:31:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RU IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA350 | US-India Meeting on Arrangements and Procedures for [...] (U) A U.S. delegation from State (ISN and L) and DoE/NNSA met at UNVIE July 21-22 with Indian counterparts for initial exchanges on a prospective agreement addressing future Indian reprocessing of nuclear material pursuant to our bilateral Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of [...] | 2009-07-22 16:29:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL TRGY KNNP IN JP |
09UNVIEVIENNA360 | US-India Meeting on Arrangements and Procedures for [...] (SBU) The second day of the U.S.-India discussions (Wednesday, July 22) on the agreement for arrangements and procedures for reprocessing saw only a relatively brief, but productive, afternoon meeting. The Indian delegation first reported that it had met earlier in the day with the IAEA Depu [...] | 2009-07-28 06:17:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL TRGY KNNP IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA40 | UK TO HOST MULTILATERAL FUEL ASSURANCES CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On January 27, a team from the British MFA and Department of Energy briefed Mission officers on plans for an upcoming conference on "Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle" on March 17-18, in London. The conference is in response a public promise the [...] | 2009-02-03 07:51:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ETTC IAEA IN KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA424 | GAINING IAEA BOARD MAJORITY FOR RUSSIAN LEU [...] (U) In their introductory meeting September 8, 2009, Ambassador Davies asked Russia's IAEA Governor, Ambassador Grigory Berdennikov, how he saw the state of play on the issue of assurance of nuclear fuel supply. Berdennikov said he was pleased Director General ElBaradei had referred encouragi [...] | 2009-09-11 15:43:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY PARM KNNP IAEA RS IN PK |
09UNVIEVIENNA453 | 2009 IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Director General ElBaradei opened the IAEA General Conference on September 14 with a valedictory address looking back on his 12-year tenure. He observed that the IAEA has made considerable progress in many areas, from improving access to energy, food and water for people in need, to helpin [...] | 2009-10-02 14:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA456 | 2009 IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Director General ElBaradei opened the IAEA General Conference on September 14 with a valedictory address looking back on his 12-year tenure. He observed that the IAEA has made considerable progress in many areas, from improving access to energy, food and water for people in need, to helpin [...] | 2009-10-02 14:33:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA540 | STAFFDEL KESSLER EXAMINES IRAN, SYRIA, AND [...] (S) Summary: HFAC staffers Richard Kessler and David Fite received from IAEA Secretariat November 10 information on the Iran case that tracked with the tone of the subsequent Director General's reporting on Iran to the Board of Governors. The STAFFDEL heard that contact with Iran over "possible mil [...] | 2009-12-02 17:17:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PREL KNNP AORC IR SY KN IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA87 | IAEA/INDIA - INDIA'S ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL: A [...] (C) The IAEA has added to the Board agenda for next week an Additional Protocol (AP) for India. The document was circulated for Member State consideration mid-day Thursday, 26 February. The draft text basically contains an obligation to provide limited reporting on exports to non nuclear we [...] | 2009-02-27 11:25:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN |
09USNATO364 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL'S FIRST ASSESSMENT OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 21 the Commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF) General Stanley McChrystal and NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Fernando Gentilini provided a post-election report to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) in a special session via vi [...] | 2009-08-24 15:17:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN |
09USNATO75 | FORGING A BROADER NATO-PAKISTAN PARTNERSHIP? [...] (S/NF) This cable provides food-for-though for the Afghanistan/Pakistan Strategic Review, as seen from USNATO, on whether and how NATO could respond to Pakistan's interest in a broader relationship with NATO. We would of course welcome in particular Embassy Islamabad and Embassy New Delhi vie [...] | 2009-02-24 10:56:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO MOPS PREL MARR MCAP ELTN KPAO PK AF IN |
09USUNNEWYORK1055 | UNGA: UNSURPRISING PLENARY DEBATE ON UNSC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly held its annual plenary debate on November 12-13 to discuss Security Council reform, as well as the annual report of the Security Council (reported reftel). Seventy-five delegations spoke and largely reiterated positions expressed during intergovernmental [...] | 2009-11-19 00:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK1120 | UNGA: NO SURPRISES IN FOURTH ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on December 7 and 8 for the first meeting of the fourth round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 52 delegations spoke on "all the positions and proposals by Member States." Most of the discussio [...] | 2009-12-14 19:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK202 | AMBASSADOR RICE AND UN DPKO USG LE ROY DISCUSS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UN Peacekeeping USG Le Roy told Ambassador Rice on February 26 that India planned to withdraw its troops from MONUC. He asked for U.S. assistance in encouraging DRC President Kabila to support Indian troops, to help ave [...] | 2009-03-03 01:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN SU XA AF |
09USUNNEWYORK230 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met March 4 and 5 to begin the substantive phase of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion. 80 delegations spoke during the day and a half discussion on "categories of membership." A core group of states suppo [...] | 2009-03-10 00:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK289 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met March 16 and 17 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on the question of the veto. 74 delegations spoke during the day-and a-half discussion with most stating their general aversion to the vet [...] | 2009-03-19 20:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK345 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met March 24 and March 31 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on regional representation. 68 delegations spoke during the day-and-a-half discussion with most focusing on Article 23(1) of the UN [...] | 2009-04-02 00:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK381 | UN ASKS FOR U.S. HELP TO AVERT INDIA'S TROOP [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DPKO U/SYG Le Roy and MONUC SRSG Doss have separately approached Ambassador DiCarlo to request U.S. assistance in pressuring both the DRC and India to reach an accommodation that would keep India from withdrawing i [...] | 2009-04-10 01:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC IN CG |
09USUNNEWYORK409 | UNSC REFORM: P-3 DISCUSS FRENCH-UK INTERMEDIATE [...] (C) Summary: The UK and France formally raised with the United States their "intermediate option" initiative for Security Council expansion in an April 16 meeting of P-3 Perm Reps and IO Assistant Secretary-equivalents. Ambassador Rice emphasized the Administration's preference to articulate [...] | 2009-04-21 23:35:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK432 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on April 20 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on the relationship between the Security Council (SC) and the General Assembly (GA). This meeting, during which 52 delegations spoke, marked t [...] | 2009-04-24 20:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK553 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: START OF SECOND ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on May 22 and 26 for the start of the second round of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion. The two sessions, during which 51 delegations spoke, focused on the Chair's agenda for the second ro [...] | 2009-06-02 21:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK609 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: SECOND ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on June 11 and 12 for the second meeting of the second round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform, focusing on the three clustered issues of composition: size, categories of membership and regional r [...] | 2009-06-20 02:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK622 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH UNHCHR PILLAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 18:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KUNR KWBG SU CE SF QA IN XF |
09USUNNEWYORK653 | INDIAN PR PURI'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) India,s newly appointed Permanent Representative to the UN, Hardeep Singh Puri, met on June 29 with Ambassador Rice. Puri said the U.S.-India bilateral reQtionship had benefited from a ""paradigm shift,"" and he said his clear instructions from New Delhi regarding his posting in New York were [...] | 2009-07-07 02:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN CE AF |
09USUNNEWYORK658 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: P5 MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: P5 Ambassadors met on July 2 to discuss intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. The U.S. and Russia encouraged the P5 to coordinate on positions, but the U.S. advocated against a uniform P5 position at this time since the broader membership and not the P5 shou [...] | 2009-07-08 01:11:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK69 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: PGA BRIEFS INFORMAL PLENARY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the General Assembly (PGA) presented the results of the Open-ended Working Group's consultations on framework and modalities of Security Council expansion negotiations in an informal session of the General Assembly on January 29, in line with General Assembly D [...] | 2009-01-30 18:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK827 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: THIRD ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on September 1 and 2 for the first two of three meetings in the third round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 38 delegations spoke on September 1 during the discussion on all of the five key iss [...] | 2009-09-09 22:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK828 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: THIRD ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on September 3 for the third meeting of the third round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 43 delegations, including all of the P-5, spoke on the intermediate model. The UK and France did not of [...] | 2009-09-09 22:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK94 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH INDIAN PR NIRUPAM [...] (C) Summary: The United States is eager to ""sustain and accelerate"" recent progress in the U.S.-India bilateral relationship and wishes to enhance our cooperation in multilateral fora, especially the UN, Ambassador Rice told Indian PermRep Nirupam Sen in an initial call on February 3. Sen said In [...] | 2009-02-04 22:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KDEM PARM IN PTER PK |
09USUNNEWYORK946 | RICE MEETS WITH INDIAN MINISTER OF STATE FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Rice on October 16, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor raised India's hope that the U.S. would continue working with India on the convention on counterterrorism. The two also discussed the Goldstone Report, Security Council refo [...] | 2009-10-26 20:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PHUM UNSC IN |
09VATICAN43 | VATICAN SEEKS GREATER DIALOGUE WITH ASIAN FAITHS [...] (SBU) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Holy See's Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, told Charge d'Affaires on March 17 that he plans to increase his engagement with Hindus, Buddhists and Shintoists this year. He said the Vatican has focused considerably on dialogue [...] | 2009-03-24 13:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ID JA IN VT |
09VATICAN5 | VATICAN OFFICIAL ON INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT AND INDIAN APPROACH TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 17:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF IN PK VT |
10ASHGABAT237 | TURKMENISTAN'S TEPID SUPPORT FOR TAPI [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A number of international media outlets have reported that the Turkmen Government again expressed an interest in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan [-India] (TAPI or TAP) pipeline project. The reports appeared f [...] | 2010-02-24 10:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV ADB IN TX |
10BEIJING104 | JANUARY 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET, HAITI [...] Key points at the January 14 MFA press briefing were: --"China's Internet is open and the Chinese Government encourages the development and application of the Internet and creates a favorable environment." --"China's law prohibits cyber attacks, including hacking" and China "welcomes inter [...] | 2010-01-14 09:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU |
10BEIJING123 | PRC: PRIME MINISTER NEPAL ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepalese and PRC official sources stated that Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's December 26-31 visit to China achieved tangible outcomes, including the signing of two official agreements, commercial contracts and broad agreement to strengthen the bilateral relationship. P [...] | 2010-01-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM CH NP IN |
10BEIJING138 | JANUARY 19, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET, [...] Key points at the January 19 MFA press briefing were: -- China asserts that foreign firms, including Google, must respect Chinese laws and customs China claimed to be the biggest victim of hacking attacks. -- A Japanese proposal to build facilities on Okinotori reef is inconsistent with in [...] | 2010-01-19 22:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM EINT TINT SENV CH AR AF IN JA |
10BEIJING144 | JANUARY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points at the January 12 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes sanctions "cannot fundamentally resolve" the Iranian nuclear issue. -- China opposes the sheltering, by any country, of Guantanamo Uighurs because they are "members of a terrorist group." Doing so would contravene UNC [...] | 2010-01-20 06:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU |
10BEIJING145 | JANUARY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points at the January 12 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes sanctions "cannot fundamentally resolve" the Iranian nuclear issue. -- China opposes the sheltering, by any country, of Guantanamo Uighurs because they are "members of a terrorist group." Doing so would contravene UNC [...] | 2010-01-20 06:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU |
10BEIJING148 | PRC/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRC REQUESTED TO DROP UN [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref A points concerning UN 1267 Committee listing of Abdur Rahman Makki, Azam Cheema and Mohammad Masood Azhar Alvi to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin January 20. PolOff noted U.S. intention to submit additional [...] | 2010-01-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN KTFN PREL UNSC CH IN PK |
10BEIJING168 | PRC: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials responded positively to the Secretary's January 12 speech in Honolulu on Asia-Pacific multilateralism, claiming that the PRC and the U.S. shared nearly identical principles for the development of regional institutions in the Asia-Pacific. MFA officials welcomed fur [...] | 2010-01-22 11:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN ASEAN APECO ARF IN XC XE XU |
10BEIJING189 | PRC ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC and the U.S. share an interest in ensuring that the London Conference highlights the international community's firm support and long-term commitment to Afghanistan's stability and development, an MFA official told us January 22. While the PRC supports an Afghan-led proce [...] | 2010-01-25 08:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ECON EFIN EAID CH PK AF IN UK |
10BEIJING233 | PRC/INDIA: CONTACTS SEE POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: China and India will seek to leverage the positive atmosphere surrounding the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2010 to project an image of a healthy, stable bilateral relationship, according to PRC academics and Indian diplomatic contacts. There is consensus that terr [...] | 2010-01-28 10:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER MARR CH PK AF IN XD |
10BEIJING380 | PRC/PAKISTAN: NO PLA BASE PLANNED, CCP PLAYING ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent press speculation about PRC plans to establish a military presence in Pakistan is completely groundless, has been fanned by paranoid Indian news outlets and can be traced back to a single op-ed by a Chinese academic, according to Pakistan Embassy officials. The Pakistani [...] | 2010-02-12 08:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CH PK AF IN XD |
10BEIJING432 | FEBRUARY 23, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-PRC RELATIONS, [...] Key points at the February 23, 2010 MFA press briefing were: --China looks to the United States to take credible measures to undo the damage to U.S.-PRC relations following arms sales to Taiwan and President Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama. --China hopes relevant parties will show flexi [...] | 2010-02-23 23:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM KN NG DA UN CH IR JA PK IN ZA IS |
10BEIJING72 | JANUARY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 11:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU |
10CANBERRA17 | AUSTRALIA-INDIA: GOA CONCERNED BY LATEST ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: Another Indian student has been attacked in Australia, this time fatally. Nitin Garg, a twenty-one year old was stabbed to death on January 2 as he walked to work in Melbourne. The attack was the most recent in a spate of violent attacks on Indians in Australia over the last two [...] | 2010-01-07 21:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IN AS |
10CHENGDU15 | "LHOKA" AKA "SHANNAN": SINIFICATION OF THE CRADLE OF TIBETAN [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. Although considered the cradle of Tibetan culture, the historical city and prefecture of Lhoka, in southeastern Tibet, is in the midst of a silent cultural and population invasion by Han Chinese, Consul General's November 22-25 visit there suggests. Lhoka's rapid [...] | 2010-01-15 10:08:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV ECON EAID MCAP MOPS SOCI CH IN |
10CHENGDU31 | NEPAL'S LHASA CG ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The unspoken quid pro quo during the December 26-31 visit of Nepal's Prime Minister to Lhasa and Beijing appears to have been a public statement by Nepal that it would no [...] | 2010-02-04 11:20:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EINV ENRG SENV CH NP IN |
10CHENGDU32 | TIBET: LHASA MUSLIMS' RESURGING IDENTITY, WARY RELATIONS [...] (SBU) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Lhasa's small but energetic community of Muslims, both ethnic Tibetan and from other regions of China, is closely monitored by the government of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR),CG's rec [...] | 2010-02-04 12:11:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV CH IN NP |
10CHENNAI10 | VIEWS ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG SOUTH INDIA'S CIVIL [...] Summary. Civil society leaders report that ignorance about climate change pervades South India, with politicians, government officials, and business leaders focused on development at all costs. Despite widespread ignorance about the issue, civil society leaders still look to the government t [...] | 2010-01-20 11:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EAID EAGR PREL TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
10CHENNAI15 | Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble: New Unevenly Applied [...] Summary: The Indian Government recently implemented changes in immigration regulations without advance public notice, in apparent response to the arrest of alleged terrorist David Headley. The new regulations restrict reentry of foreign tourists holding a valid Indian visa for two months eve [...] | 2010-01-27 11:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON EAGR EIND EINV ECIN ETRD EFIN BEXP IN |
10CHENNAI17 | BJP STATE GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO RECENT CHURCH ATTACKS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Several acts of vandalism against Christian sites in Karnataka over the past several days may be the work of the Hindu extremist Sri Ram Sena, the same outfit responsible for multiple violent incidents in the state over the past 18 months. The group reportedly sent a letter to a [...] | 2010-01-28 08:41:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR IN |
10CHENNAI28 | CPM REFORMS ALIENATE RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Efforts by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) to revamp itself after its disastrous performance in the 2009 parliamentary elections received a setback in Kerala with a former CPM Member of Parliament quitting the party in protest of CPM-imposed curbs on religious expre [...] | 2010-02-05 07:18:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IN |
10CHENNAI3 | WORLD LEADER IN ELECTRIC CARS PRODUCES QUIETLY IN [...] (U) Summary: The Reva Electric Car Company, producing vehicles just outside of Bangalore, lays claim to being the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars, with its products driven more than 85 million kilometers since production began in 2001. A family-owned business, Reva has experienc [...] | 2010-01-06 05:07:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV SENV ETRD PGOV IN |
10CHENNAI30 | ENERGETIC-BUT-CIVILIZED DEBATE OVER BIOTECH EGGPLANT DRAWS [...] (U) Summary: As part of Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh's cross-country tour to discuss the introduction of a biotech eggplant in India (reftel),Ramesh held an informal event on February 6 at a university in Bangalore. Both sides (for and against) appeared evenly represented at the venu [...] | 2010-02-09 10:46:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SENV PGOV EINV IN |
10CHENNAI35 | KERALA AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PARTNER TO PROTECT MIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerala, located on India's southwestern tip, has long been the source of massive overseas migration, with more than 2.5 million of the state's 31 million people working overseas, mostly in the Gulf countries. The migrant community's political clout led the government of Kerala [...] | 2010-02-16 10:28:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PHUM PGOV SOCI IN |
10CHENNAI41 | DERECOGNITION OF "DEEMED UNIVERSITIES" INADEQUATELY [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister, Kapil Sibal, is embarking upon an effort to reform higher education in India. One of his major endeavors is a crack-down on "deemed universities," which is an attempt to end various corrupt practices in Indian higher education [...] | 2010-02-24 06:42:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI IN |
10CHENNAI45 | ALLEGED "LOVE JIHAD" HEATS RELIGIOUS TENSIONS IN SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: An alleged conspiracy of "foreign-funded" Muslim men attempting to seduce, marry, and convert Hindu and Christian women, has led to state-level investigations and generated widespread suspicions in South India. The media has dubbed the so-called conspiracy a "Love Jihad," and top [...] | 2010-02-26 06:44:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR IN |
10CHENNAI8 | Seamen Return to Chennai: A C1/D Validation Study [...] Summary: In a world full of visa risks, South Indian sailors are a pretty good one. Unless, to paraphrase the theme song from The Jeffersons, they are "frying beans in the kitchen", in which case they may do "a whole lotta trying just to get up that hill" and into the U.S. for a long term sta [...] | 2010-01-13 11:40:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS ASEC IN |
10DHAKA137 | A MEETING OF MINDS: U/S MCHALE AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni discussed opportunities for closer multilateral cooperation, Indo-Bangladesh relations, climate change, and expanded bilateral exchange programs when they met on February 7. Both agreed [...] | 2010-02-17 09:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM SENV BG IN |
10DHAKA27 | BANGLADESH'S PRIME MINISTER PREPARES FOR ""TRANSFORMATIONAL"" VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed will arrive in New Delhi January 10 to begin her most important foreign visit since assuming office in early 2009. Recognizing the inertia within Bangladesh's bureaucracy, the Prime Minister entrusted her own office with preparations for the visit [...] | 2010-01-10 09:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD PTER KDEM BG IN |
10DHAKA61 | GOVERNMENT TRUMPETS ACHIEVEMENTS OF PRIME [...] (C) Since her return from a state visit to India on January 13, 2010, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Government have trumpeted the trip as an unbridled success which will produce tangible benefits for both Bangladesh and the region. For her part, opposition leader Khaleda Zia has charac [...] | 2010-01-19 09:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM IN BG |
10DHAKA85 | NEW INDIAN ENVOY UPBEAT ON BANGLADESH TIES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM IN BG |
10GUANGZHOU88 | New Indian CG's Major Complaint - Lack of Access [...] (SBU) During a brief introductory call, Indian Consul General Indra Mani Pandey expressed surprise and dismay over the lack of access to senior local government and communist party leadership. Shortly after arriving on January 20, he placed requests to meet Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang a [...] | 2010-02-22 09:25:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD SOCI CH IN |
10HARARE19 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH INDIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) In a meeting on January 13, Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe Ashok Venkatesan told the Ambassador that India has had a relationship with Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF that dates to the independence struggle, and Mugabe had a personal relationship with Indira Gandhi. The GOI takes a neutral sta [...] | 2010-01-14 12:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ZI IN |
10HYDERABAD2 | TELANGANA - A BANDH AND A ROAR STIR A UNITED RESPONSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two "bandhs" (strikes) and a rally over the past week brought different regions of Andhra Pradesh (AP) to a standstill. Facing down significant government opposition, the "Vidyarthi Garjana" (Student's Roar) rally organizers pulled off a well attended and peaceful protest in Hyder [...] | 2010-01-05 13:01:00 | American Consulate Hyderabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IN |
10ISLAMABAD316 | PAKISTAN APPEARS LIKELY TO ACCEPT INDIA'S OFFER OF [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General for South Asia Afrasiab Mehdi Hashim told Deputy PolCouns on February 9 that Pakistan has not yet accepted India's offer of a bilateral foreign secretary-level meeting, but expected it would do so. Though the Indians have said they are open to discussion of a [...] | 2010-02-10 13:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN PK |
10ISLAMABAD382 | MFA PROVIDES DETAILS ON UPCOMING FOREIGN [...] (C/REL UK) Summary: MFA Director General for South Asia Afrasiab Mehdi Hashim told Deputy PolCouns that Pakistan and India will be free to raise all issues at the foreign secretaries' meeting scheduled for February 25 in New Delhi. He claimed that the Pakistanis will focus on trying to persua [...] | 2010-02-17 11:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN PK |
10ISLAMABAD428 | SENATOR KERRY MEETS WITH PAKISTANI PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a February 16 meeting with President Zardari, Senator Kerry said that India was ""very open"" to constructive talks with Pakistan, and urged Pakistan to reach an agreement with India on counter terrorism. Zardari said with U.S. support, talks could move forward. He said he doubted [...] | 2010-02-23 11:44:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IN PK |
10KABUL459 | INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR ENVISIONS INCREASED ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: Indonesia can play a more significant role in Afghanistan, especially in negotiating with the Taliban, Indonesian Ambassador Erman Hidayat told Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone on January 28. Hidayat said he hoped that Indonesia's religious leaders could play a part in bringing Tali [...] | 2010-02-07 03:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF IN |
10KATHMANDU72 | SAARC: REGIONAL POLITICS LIMIT POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) lacks clout among its member states, preventing it from reaching its full potential. SAARC has facilitated some regional economic and social cooperation, but has little influence over regional geopolitical issues. Th [...] | 2010-01-26 11:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECIN SAARC IN PK NP |
10KOLKATA11 | CONFIRMED OUTBREAK OF AVIAN INFLUENZA H5N1 IN WEST BENGAL [...] (U) On January 14 the Indian central government's High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal confirmed the presence of avian influenza and the H5N1 virus in samples taken from the village of Khargram, West Bengal. The outbreak's epicenter is in the district of Murshidabad located [...] | 2010-01-15 11:16:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN |
10KOLKATA15 | WEST BENGAL LAYS FORMER CHIEF MINISTER JYOTI BASU TO REST [...] (U) Jyoti Basu, former West Bengal Chief Minister and co-founder of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M),died January 17 in Kolkata. The 95 year old Basu succumbed to pneumonia after two weeks of hospitalization (Reftel). 2. (U) The West Bengal government closed on January 18 [...] | 2010-01-19 12:18:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN BD |
10KOLKATA24 | BRAZEN MAOIST/NAXAL ATTACK IN WEST BENGAL MAY STRENGTHEN [...] (SBU) On February 15, in one of the most brazen and brutal Maoist/Naxal attacks in West Bengal in more than a decade, a group of alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist supporters killed approximately 24 state police. The attack took place in the remote rural settlement of Silda in West [...] | 2010-02-16 10:46:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC CONS IN |
10KOLKATA25 | AMBASSADOR ROEMER PEDALS HIS WAY TO WIN A NEW BIHAR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Roemer's February 4-5 visit to Bihar, the first ambassadorial visit in more than a decade to India's third most populous state, he promoted the U.S.-India strategic dialogue and pedaled his way to win Bihar's "hearts and minds". He met the state's Chief Ministe [...] | 2010-02-22 09:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON ELTN ENRG EAID SCUL KISL IN |
10KOLKATA29 | INDIA'S NEXT TOP GENERAL OFFERS POSSIBLE COUNTERINSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary: In a February 11 meeting, India's departing Eastern Commander and next Chief of Army Staff, LTG V.K. Singh, discussed India's success with its ongoing northeast counterinsurgency operations, improved security with Bangladesh, the military's take on the Maoist/Naxal threat and the [...] | 2010-02-26 10:59:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN BG AF |
10KOLKATA4 | FORMER WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER JYOTI BASU CRITICALLY ILL [...] (U) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, the longest serving Chief Minister in India's political history (1977-2000) and a founding member of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M),was hospitalized on January 1 and is in critical condition. National and local political leader [...] | 2010-01-07 12:58:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN |
10LILONGWE118 | MALAWI: VISIT BY INDIAN VP BRINGS PLEDGES OF ASSISTANCE, [...] During a January visit to Malawi, Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari announced credits and grants to Malawi worth USD 55 million. Malawi's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted an investment forum during this visit, providing Malawian businesses an opportunity to make contacts w [...] | 2010-02-11 11:53:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EINV EWWT IN MI |
10LONDON76 | AFGHANISTAN/YEMEN/IRAN: SENIOR UK-BASED DIPLOMATS DISCUSS AT CHINESE AMB'S FAREWELL DINNER Classified By: Ambassador Louis B. Susman, reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 17:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECIN PGOV ECON IR AF YM CH IN UK |
10LUANDA39 | ANGOLA SILENT FOR NOW ON IRAN SANCTIONS ACT [...] (C) A/DCM delivered demarche points contained in reftel to MFA Director of the America's Section Maria Isabel de Resende on 20 January, 2010. A/DCM emphasized United States concerns over the Angolan energy firm Sonangol's announced energy deal with Iran, and the possible ramifications under the [...] | 2010-01-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ENRG EPET ETTC IN IR PREL |
10LUANDA85 | FOREIGN MINISTRY TAKES ON BOARD RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH [...] (SBU) In separate meetings at the Foreign Ministry on February 24, Ambassador Mozena relayed U.S. concerns regarding developments in Iran (Refs A, B, and C) to the Director for Middle East and African Affairs Amb. Nelson Cosme and to Director Americas Balbina Malheiro Dias da Silva. Mozena [...] | 2010-02-27 21:56:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ENRG EPET ETTC IN IR KNNP MNUC PARM |
10MELBOURNE14 | VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIAN STUDENTS: A PERSISTENT [...] (C/NF) Nerves are still raw in Melbourne over an ongoing series of attacks on Indian students. What was initially a student issue is now causing concern for Melbourne's better established Indian communities. Recent changes to Australia's immigration policy have not, however, sparked major pr [...] | 2010-02-12 04:38:00 | Consulate Melbourne | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM IN AS |
10MUMBAI12 | ANTI-MAOIST OPERATIONS IN CHHATTISGARH BEGIN: ACTIVISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian state is finally getting serious about tackling the Maoist insurgency in India's "Red Belt." As it does so, NGOs and human rights activists working in southern Chhattisgarh, one of the areas worst affected by Maoist violence, are expressing concern that a concentra [...] | 2010-01-11 10:57:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PHUM ECON EAID EMIN ENRG SOCI PTER IN |
10MUMBAI13 | TELEGRAM CANCELLATION--NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 03:02:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN |
10MUMBAI14 | TELEGRAM CANCEL--NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS SOLUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 04:54:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN EAID EMIN PTER SOCI |
10MUMBAI17 | NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS SOLUTION TO CONFLICT IN [...] (U) Summary: The tribal area of the southern part of the state of Chhattisgarh, known as the Bastar region, is one of the most heavily affected by the Maoist insurgency. Decades of official neglect of social development in this region, as well as its remoteness, has made it easy for Maoist g [...] | 2010-01-13 07:51:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN EAID EMIN PTER SOCI |
10MUMBAI18 | NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS SOLUTION TO CONFLICT IN [...] (U) Summary: The tribal area of the southern part of the state of Chhattisgarh, known as the Bastar region, is one of the most heavily affected by the Maoist insurgency. Decades of official neglect of social development in this region, as well as its remoteness, has made it easy for Maoist g [...] | 2010-01-13 08:09:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN EAID EMIN PTER SOCI |
10MUMBAI41 | RBI MOVES AHEAD OF THE CURVE TO SIGNAL INFLATION [...] (U) Summary: On January 29, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),India's central bank, raised the cash reserve ratio (CRR),its first direct step towards monetary tightening in an effort to fight rising inflation, which the RBI now expects to be 8.5 percent for the fiscal year. The belt tightenin [...] | 2010-02-03 11:35:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINV IN |
10MUMBAI42 | ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GROWING IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary. With the majority of civil litigation cases taking over a decade to resolve through the Indian courts, businesses in Mumbai increasingly pursue alternative means for resolving contractual difference quickly and cheaply. The business community has devised Alternative Dispute Re [...] | 2010-02-05 08:40:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BTIO ECON EINV KDEM KIDE KJUS ETRD IN |
10MUMBAI44 | MUMBAI'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING COURT REPORTS IMPRESSIVE FIGURE OF [...] (U) Summary. In just over a year of operation, the anti-human trafficking court in Mumbai has disposed of a large backlog of trafficking cases, and improved the conviction rate for traffickers. In 2009, the court adjudicated 438 cases, and recorded convictions in 81 cases, with more than one [...] | 2010-02-08 13:08:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI SMIG KTIP IN PHUM |
10MUMBAI51 | THE BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD PARTNERSHIP: GREAT POTENTIAL BUT [...] (U) Summary: Hollywood film studios, amongst the world's highest revenue earners, are increasingly beginning to stake their claim in Bollywood, touted as the world's largest maker of movies. Though not without challenges, major U.S. studios have started to try to capture a piece of this poten [...] | 2010-02-11 12:39:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD SCUL IN |
10MUMBAI52 | CAN THE INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY GO GLOBAL? [...] SUMMARY: The Indian film industry - centered around the Hindi-language industry in Mumbai, known as "Bollywood" - is the world's largest. Nevertheless, with modest revenues and low profitability, the industry's impact is more cultural than economic. In the last decade, however, the Mumbai-ba [...] | 2010-02-11 12:40:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD SCUL IN |
10MUMBAI53 | BOMB BLAST IN PUNE: SUSPECTED TERRORIST ATTACK, NO AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At around 7:15 pm on February 13, a bomb exploded in a restaurant often frequented by foreigners in Pune city, about three hours by road southeast of Mumbai, in an apparent terrorist attack. Indian officials have confirmed nine deaths, including at least one foreigner, with ove [...] | 2010-02-14 11:40:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PTER IN |
10MUMBAI57 | MUMBAI'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING COURT REPORTS IMPRESSIVE FIGURE OF [...] (U) Summary. In just over a year of operation, the anti-human trafficking court in Mumbai has disposed of a large backlog of trafficking cases, and improved the conviction rate for traffickers. In 2009, the court adjudicated 438 cases, and recorded convictions in 81 cases, with more than one [...] | 2010-02-17 11:18:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI SMIG KTIP IN PHUM |
10MUSCAT99 | OMAN - GOVERNMENT'S NUMBER TWO GIVES HIS VIEWS OF THE REGION [...] (S) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory courtesy call, Oman's number two in government, Sayyid Fahd, gave a frank view of regional issues, interspaced with praise for the United States' efforts. He opined that Iraq will eventually settle down and that the United States had done a great s [...] | 2010-02-22 08:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL IZ IR IN PK AF YM IS KPAL MU |
10NEWDELHI101 | ENGAGEMENT IN ASIA-PACIFIC: INDIAN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Secretary Clinton's January 12 Asia-Pacific speech in Honolulu was reported in two leading Indian newspapers, THE HINDUSTAN TIMES and THE INDIAN EXPRESS. The reports, drawn from wire stories, focused on the Secretary's terming Asia as "indispensable" to meeting global security and humanit [...] | 2010-01-21 11:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN XC XE XU ASEAN APECO ARF IN |
10NEWDELHI103 | TFHA01: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Post delivered reftel A and B demarche points to Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) division on January 19. 2. (U) An MEA official said that India had decided to give a total of USD 5 million in cash to Haiti, an increase from the USD 1 million [...] | 2010-01-22 02:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID KDEM OIIP UN HA IN |
10NEWDELHI104 | MEDIA REACTION: DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES VISIT, [...] "U.S. ACCEPTANCE," editorial in January 21 Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates who visited India recently said two important things. First, India may not be as patient as the last time if it were to be attacked again by Pakistani militants. Second, he warned India of [...] | 2010-01-22 11:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI109 | HASINA'S DELHI VISIT: PROGRESS TOWARD REGIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina's January 10-13 visit to India boosted prospects for regional integration. Following recent Bangladeshi action against Indian insurgents, Hasina again pledged Bangladeshi territory would not be used for anti-Indian activities. Bangladesh granted India [...] | 2010-01-22 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BG IN |
10NEWDELHI113 | A SMALL STEP TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE 1984 ANTI-SIKH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed two chargesheets January 13 against senior Congress Party leader Sajjan Kumar for making provocative speeches and inciting mobs in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. While a positive step toward accountability and a possible attemp [...] | 2010-01-22 13:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM IN |
10NEWDELHI114 | INDIA AGREES ALTERNATIVE IS NECESSARY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Kozak and PolCouns on January 22 met with Rajiva Misra, Joint Secretary for United Nations Economic and Social (UNES) Division at the Ministry of External Affairs, to discuss USG concerns about the "defamation of religions" resolution and the related OIC-backed Protoc [...] | 2010-01-22 13:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC UNGA IN |
10NEWDELHI115 | INDIAN MEA SHARES VIEWS ON SRI LANKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian MEA is optimistic that the January 26 elections will prove a step in the right direction for Sri Lanka. There is concern in the GOI that the international community's approach to addressing human rights concerns has pushed Sri Lanka toward China. India continues to wat [...] | 2010-01-22 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CE IN |
10NEWDELHI116 | MENON APPOINTED NEW NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon was appointed India's new National Security Advisor on January 22. M.K. Narayanan's departure from the post signals the end of a bureaucratic tussle with Home Minister Chidambaram for authority over internal security. Menon will oversee a [...] | 2010-01-22 15:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KNNP PK IN PINR |
10NEWDELHI117 | POTUS Letters Delivered to BASIC Delegations in New Delhi [...] As requested in REF NSC e-mails, Post delivered four letters from POTUS addressed to BASIC country heads to their representatives at the conference hotel. Letters were passed Sunday morning, prior to the start of the BASIC meeting, to delegations for: -- Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Indep [...] | 2010-01-24 05:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG IN |
10NEWDELHI118 | POTUS Letters Delivered to BASIC Delegations in New Delhi [...] As requested in REF NSC e-mails, Post delivered four letters from POTUS addressed to BASIC country heads to their representatives at the conference hotel. Letters were passed Sunday morning, prior to the start of the BASIC meeting, to delegations for: -- Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Indep [...] | 2010-01-24 05:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG IN |
10NEWDELHI13 | MEA ON INDIAN ASSISTANCE TO 2010 AFGHAN ELECTION [...] (C) According to senior Ministry of External Affairs officials, the GOI is not actively considering providing technical or financial support to Afghan elections, but would be open to such proposals from the Afghan government. On January 6, we raised reftel query with Gopal Bagley, MEA's Actin [...] | 2010-01-06 13:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IN |
10NEWDELHI131 | INDIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 10:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF IN |
10NEWDELHI132 | A SMALL STEP TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE 1984 ANTI-SIKH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed two chargesheets January 13 against senior Congress Party leader Sajjan Kumar for making provocative speeches and inciting mobs in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. While a positive step toward accountability and a possible attemp [...] | 2010-01-25 10:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM IN |
10NEWDELHI133 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, INDO-PAK RELATIONS, [...] "AMERICA IS INTERESTED IN AN INDO-PAK CONFLICT" editorial in January 25 centrist Gujarati daily, GUJARATMITRA: "America's Defense Secretary's warning that India's patience will run out if there is a repeat of 26/11 attacks is an indirect heads-up to Pakistan. Despite being fully aware that Pak [...] | 2010-01-25 11:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI135 | INDIA: ENGAGING POSTS ON THE SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 12:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN PREL XC XE XU ASEAN APECO ARF IN |
10NEWDELHI140 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA, INDIA- [...] "ONE-YEAR OF OBAMA," editorial in January 25 right- of-center Urdu daily, MUNSIF: "President Obama's one year performance has been extremely disappointing. He promised that he would withdraw American forces from Iraq; close the most infamous Guantanamo Bay; and pull out America from the econom [...] | 2010-01-27 10:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI146 | INDIAN SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL HAITI RESPONSE [...] (U) Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, made an unscheduled visit to Port-au-Prince on January 24 after official visits to Colombia, Peru, and Dominican Republic. During his meetings with Dominican President Fernandez and Foreign Minister Morales. President Fernandez inv [...] | 2010-01-27 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN HA |
10NEWDELHI151 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY MCHALE VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary McHale: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington and Minister of Human Resource Development Sibal's US tour, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing e [...] | 2010-01-27 13:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN |
10NEWDELHI152 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, INDIA-SRI [...] "TENSION BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN," editorial in January 27 right-of-center Urdu daily ETEMAAD: "The US Defense Secretary's recent disclosure about different terror groups in the Afghan-Pakistan region vindicates India's fear that one more attack from Pakistani area is possible. Unfortunatel [...] | 2010-01-28 10:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI154 | INDIA TO COMMUNICATE MITIGATION ACTIONS FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY In a wide-ranging discussion following the climate change meeting of the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) ministerial group, Indian Minister of Environment and Forests (MOEF) Jairam Ramesh told the Ambassador January 25 that India is ready to communicate its voluntary dom [...] | 2010-01-28 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG TRGY ECON PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI155 | INDIA SUPPORTS NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT, FURTHER [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director of Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Amandeep Singh Gill stated January 27 that the Government of India (GOI) was looking forward to a positive and productive Nuclear Security Summit and confirmed that Prime Minister [...] | 2010-01-28 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN AORC CDG |
10NEWDELHI162 | NSA NARAYANAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN WITH SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Outgoing National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan discussed Afghanistan with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke January 18. Holbrooke explained President Obama's plan for the start of a phased troop withdrawal in 2011 rather than a precipitous pull out, and made the case f [...] | 2010-01-28 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IN |
10NEWDELHI163 | SRAP HOLBROOKE DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In a January 18 meeting with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao described the Indian effort in Afghanistan as focused on strengthening governance by building Afghan capacities. She said Indian engagement is transparent and should not be threatening [...] | 2010-01-28 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK AF IN |
10NEWDELHI17 | NEW STEWARDS OF INDIAN DEFENSE RESEARCH MAY BE GOOD NEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent changes in Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) leadership may herald opportunities for increased productivity in defense research and collaboration with India. Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat was appointed on 1 September to the post of Scientific Advisor to the [...] | 2010-01-06 14:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL KSCA MCAP PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI173 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA, SRI LANKA PRESIDENTIAL [...] "HOW LONG INDIA CAN KEEP QUIET?" commentary in January 28 centrist Hindi daily, NAI DUNIYA: "China's nationalistic zeal and territorial ambitions are proving to be India's bane. U.S. is aware of this, but is scared of China's aggressive nationalism. India should be extra vigilant on its border [...] | 2010-01-29 10:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI179 | GOI ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR EXPORTERS [...] Summary: In a bid to boost the Indian export sector, Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on January 12 announced new sector-specific export incentives that retroactively took effect on January 1. The benefits include expansion of products and destinations eligible for various export [...] | 2010-01-29 11:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN IN |
10NEWDELHI181 | SPECIAL REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF STATE [...] "Amid talk of fading allure and promises not kept, an embattled President Obama, bruised by economic, political, and foreign policy crises in his first year in office, has pledged to stop US companies from taking jobs overseas and warned Americans about increasing competition from China and In [...] | 2010-01-29 11:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI182 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 11 - 29, 2010 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 11-29, 2010, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Vice-President Ansari: Make Intelligence Agencies Accountable to Parliament -- Junior Ministers Disgruntled, Tell PM Singh They Ar [...] | 2010-01-29 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
10NEWDELHI187 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 25 to January 29, 2010, including the following: -- India to Build More Fast Breeder Reactors -- External Commercial Borrowing Norms Relaxed For 3G Spectrum Auctions -- Coal Still King for India [...] | 2010-01-29 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ECIN EMIN ENRG IN |
10NEWDELHI188 | THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: The national concern about continuing high food prices has grown increasingly political as the allied Congress Party has joined the opposition in criticizing Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar for failing to stem rising food inflation. [...] | 2010-01-29 14:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI189 | THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 01:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI201 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIANS FEAR CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) Summary: While there have been a few positive moves regarding Kashmir in the last month, the more significant developments have been negative and represent setbacks to peace and reconciliation. On the plus side, the Defense Minister unveiled a few more confidence building measures, and Kashmir [...] | 2010-02-01 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR IN |
10NEWDELHI202 | MEDIA REACTION: SECURITY IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, [...] "CHINESE BASES IN PAKISTAN," editorial in January 30 centrist Hindi daily, NAI DUNIYA: "The U.S. is desperate to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan. If the U.S. quits Afghanistan, that will take the pressure off the terrorists, thereby weakening democracy and liberal political forces in Pakistan. [...] | 2010-02-01 12:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI205 | NSA MENON DISCUSSES PAKISTAN AND CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paragraph 11. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In his first meeting with Ambassador Roemer as National Security Advisor January 28, Shivshankar Menon asserted that his portfolio would remain "the same" as that of his predecessor. He touched on civil nuclear implementat [...] | 2010-02-01 13:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN |
10NEWDELHI206 | SRAP HOLBROOKE MEETS INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER KRISHNA [...] (C) Summary: EAM Krishna told Ambassador Holbrooke in a January 18 meeting that Pakistan needed to take visible steps against those responsible for the Mumbai attacks before a full fledged dialogue with India could move forward. Holbrooke cited the U.S. and India's shared interest in Pakistani s [...] | 2010-02-01 16:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK AF IN |
10NEWDELHI207 | INDIAN ISLAM: DEOBANDI-BARELVI TENSION CHANGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Like most issues affecting the world's largest democracy, Islam in India presents a series of dichotomies. The Muslim population of India ranks as the second or third highest in the world and yet it is only a minority in India, representing 13.4 percent of the total population [...] | 2010-02-02 03:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KISL IN |
10NEWDELHI212 | HFAC STAFFERS MEET WITH INDIAN MEA OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) On January 12, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers Jasmeet Ahuja and Greg McCarthy met with Indian Ministry of External Affairs officials to discuss U.S.-Indian defense relations, civil nuclear cooperation, and the role of water issues in India's bilateral relations . Indo-America [...] | 2010-02-02 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS KOMC PREL PTER SENV BG CE PK IN |
10NEWDELHI213 | IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: INDIA: DO NOT SINGLE US OUT [...] (c) Embassy delivered reftel points on the major development deal pending between Iran and Indian petroleum majors Oil and Natural Gas Company of India (ONGC) and Hinduja to Siddhartha Nath, External Affairs Under Secretary for Afghanistan and Iran and to Vani Rao, External Affairs Americas D [...] | 2010-02-02 14:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI22 | NEW CONVERGENCE PROJECT CONTINUES U.S.-INDIA PARTNERSHIP TO [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)-funded project, "Converging Against Child Labor: Support for India's Model," provides new momentum for the partnership between the U.S. and India in eradicating child labor. Implemented by the International Labor Organization (ILO),the USD 6.85 m [...] | 2010-01-07 12:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ETRD KTIP KOCI PHUM SOCI USAID IN |
10NEWDELHI225 | WHAT IS INDIA DOING IN AFGHANISTAN? [...] (C) Summary: India is proud of its ongoing "development partnership" with post-Taliban Afghanistan that began in late 2001. The GOI claims the sum of its performed and pledged assistance to date totals USD 1.3 billion, of which approximately one-third has been disbursed. India's civilian ai [...] | 2010-02-03 10:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PARM IN AF |
10NEWDELHI227 | MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION, [...] "OBAMA IN SEARCH OF AN ENEMY," op-ed in February 2 nationalist Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "From President Barack Obama's State of the Union address it appears as if he has found a new enemy in the form of the fast growing economies, India and China. The Obama Administration is trying to te [...] | 2010-02-03 10:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI24 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, TERRORISM: U.S. [...] "Pakistan's intolerance," op-ed article in left-of- center Marathi daily, APLA MAHANAGAR: "The recent bomb attack on Shias in Karachi shows how the situation is deteriorating in Pakistan with each passing day. Sectarian violence, especially between the Shias and the Sunnis, has always assumed [...] | 2010-01-07 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI242 | INDIAN RESPONSE TO ONWARD PROLIFERATION CASES, [...] (S) SUMMARY. Two officials in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Office of Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) gave us a verbal response February 3 to the outstanding onward proliferation cases (reftel) raised during the November 2009 Strategic Security Dialogue (SSD). Wh [...] | 2010-02-05 10:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PARM PREL MCTRE KSCA ETTC IN IR SY |
10NEWDELHI243 | SECENSETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM [...] (U) Mission India warmly welcomes you on your first visit to India as Special Representative to Muslim Communities. You will find an Indian government that is more committed than ever to building a durable and wide ranging USG-GOI relationship after Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit in N [...] | 2010-02-05 11:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL IN |
10NEWDELHI244 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN, UNITED [...] "AMERICA'S PROBLEM," op-ed in February 4 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "The Obama Administration's strategy for the Taliban is simple: if you can't defeat them, bribe them. The Taliban, al Qaeda and groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba are all birds of the same feather. To cut a deal [...] | 2010-02-05 11:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI254 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA PRESIDENCY, INDO-PAK [...] "OBAMA GOES LOCAL," editorial in right-of-center Marathi daily, SAMANA: "President Obama is aware of America's waning power in the global context. And his effort to prevent the outsourcing of jobs is a reaction to the unfolding scenario. He is also aware that India, China and even Brazil are l [...] | 2010-02-08 10:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI261 | BHUTAN INVITES THE SECRETARY TO ATTEND APRIL SAARC [...] The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi forwarded a letter from Bhutanese Foreign Minister Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, inviting the Secretary to the Inaugural and Concluding Session of the Sixteenth South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to be held from April 28-29 at Thimphu. [...] | 2010-02-09 09:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BT IN |
10NEWDELHI263 | INDIA AND NATO: TIME FOR DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Participants in the Fourth India-NATO Dialogue, a non-governmental "track II" event held in New Delhi February 1, agreed that the time was right to establish a regular, sustained, official dialogue between the world's largest democracy and its mightiest military alliance. The [...] | 2010-02-09 10:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
10NEWDELHI264 | New Synergy in India American Citizen Services [...] Summary: American Citizen Services (ACS) Unit Chiefs and Senior Locally Engaged Staff (LES) from all India posts convened in New Delhi January 20-22, 2010 for a Mission-wide ACS conference - the first of its type in institutional memory. The goals of this conference were to promote consisten [...] | 2010-02-09 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT ASEC KFRD IN |
10NEWDELHI265 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "SUCCESS OF TALKS DEPENDS ON PAK ARMY," commentary by former Indian Ambassador to U.S. Naresh Chandra in February 8 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Although Pakistan has been dragging its feet on booking the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, India has done the right thing by extending its hand [...] | 2010-02-09 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI273 | INDIA: PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On February 8, Post delivered reftel points to Under Secretary Siddhartha Nath of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division and Under Secretary Abhishek Verma of UN Political Division. We urged India to pressure Iran regarding their numerous human rights viola [...] | 2010-02-10 14:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PHUM PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI274 | INDIA ON PRESSURING IRAN TO ENGAGE ON NUCLEAR [...] (U) Due to the unavailability of senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials over the last ten days, PolOff delivered reftel demarche points on February 9 to Under Secretary Siddhartha Nath of MEA's Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran (PAI) Division. 2. (C) Nath promised to convey the points [...] | 2010-02-10 14:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC IR AF IN |
10NEWDELHI275 | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 9, Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced his final decision regarding the commercial approval of genetically modified (GM) eggplant, or Bt brinjal, in India. With a long and emotional charged justification, the Minister declared that a moratorium [...] | 2010-02-11 01:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI276 | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 01:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI280 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN/U.S., [...] "INDO-PAK TALKS UNDER U.S. PRESSURE," editorial in February 10 Leftist Kolkata Bengali daily, GANASHAKTI: "India has offered a resumption of talks with Pakistan under U.S. pressure. This is the latest example of America's meddling in India's foreign and defense policy, courtesy of the Indo-U.S [...] | 2010-02-11 09:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI285 | CLIMATE CONFUSION: 10TH DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held February 5 - 7, 2010, was notable for the overwhelming support for Dr. R.K. Pachauri, the recently embattled chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),and also for a distinct lack of ideas, bordering on outri [...] | 2010-02-11 12:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
10NEWDELHI287 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY’S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (S) Summary: You will find an Indian government that is more committed than ever to building a durable and wide ranging USG-GOI relationship after Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit in November. New Delhi has been broadly supportive of USG goals in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. After refusing [...] | 2010-02-11 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON SENV AF PK IN |
10NEWDELHI288 | TIBET: GROWING FRUSTRATION AFTER LATEST ROUND OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 14:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL PREF PINR PHUM CH IN |
10NEWDELHI290 | TIBET: GROWING FRUSTRATION AFTER LATEST ROUND OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Dharamsala February 3-7 to meet a cross section of the Tibetan community upon the conclusion of the ninth round of dialogue in Beijing between the Tibetan government-in-exile, known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA),and Chinese officials. During meetings with [...] | 2010-02-11 15:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREF PHUM CH IN PINR PREL |
10NEWDELHI291 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO ON 2/13 PUNE BOMBING [...] (C) In a February 14 telephone conversation with Foreign Secretary Rao, Ambassador Roemer expressed his condolences for the February 13 terrorist bombing in Pune and offered USG assistance as appropriate. Rao thanked the Ambassador and condemned the attacks as "typical senseless violence" by [...] | 2010-02-14 14:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK IN |
10NEWDELHI292 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM/INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] "ENVIRONMENT BEFORE TALKS," editorial in February 14 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Only a miracle can make the India-Pakistan talks work in the wake of the rhetoric from both sides. It is a result of India's weak diplomacy that Pakistan keeps raising the Kashmir issue, whereas India should be s [...] | 2010-02-16 11:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI293 | TFHA01: INDIA TO SEND FPU TO HAITI WHEN [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to Director Sanjay Rana of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs' United Nations Political division. According to Rana, India plans to complete deployment of one Formed Police Unit (FPU) to Haiti by the end of March 2010 (Note: this is earlier than the M [...] | 2010-02-16 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HA IN |
10NEWDELHI295 | COLD START - A MIXTURE OF MYTH AND REALITY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Indian Army's "Cold Start Doctrine" is a mixture of myth and reality. It has never been and may never be put to use on a battlefield because of substantial and serious resource constraints, but it is a developed operational attack plan announced in 2004 and intended to be taken [...] | 2010-02-16 13:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS IN PK |
10NEWDELHI298 | SPECIAL REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] Wire reports appearing in the Indian media highlighted the Secretary's remarks on Iran. Secretary Clinton was reported saying that Iran has not lived up to its nuclear obligations and has rebuffed U.S. and international efforts to engage in serious talks. Iran has a right to nuclear power, but [...] | 2010-02-17 03:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI301 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Period [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the period of February 1 to February 15, 2010, including the following: -- GOI Releases MSME Task Force Report -- Industrial Production Continues to Grow -- PayPal No Friend of the RBI -- Inflation Running Fast and [...] | 2010-02-17 07:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ECIN IN |
10NEWDELHI306 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN, U.S.-CHINA [...] "TALKS ARE THE ONLY WAY" February 17 editorial in Guwahati Assamese independent ASAMIYA KHABOR: "India should hold talks with Pakistan as scheduled to foil terrorists' agenda to upset it, and demonstrate before the world community its (India) commitment to peaceful negotiation. The resumption [...] | 2010-02-17 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI31 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of, January 04 TO January 08, 2010, including the following: -- Cabinet Clears Copyright Amendments for Introduction in Parliament -- GOI Under Fire at Economic Seminar -- India Ranks Eighth in Internet Pi [...] | 2010-01-08 13:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ECIN KIPR EIND ELTN ETRD TSPA IN JA |
10NEWDELHI312 | THE BUSINESS EXECUTIVE PROGRAM IN INDIA: VALIDATION STUDY [...] Summary. The Business Executive Program (BEP) continues to be a key part of Non-Immigrant Visa processing in posts across Mission India, with BEP appointments for the B1/B2 visa class alone accounting for tens of thousands of applicants each year. A recently conducted Mission-wide validation [...] | 2010-02-18 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT ASEC KFRD IN |
10NEWDELHI318 | Mission India's nominations for S/GWI Small Grants [...] Mission India is pleased to submit 11 proposals for consideration by S/GWI as part of the 2010 Small Grants Initiative. Mission India received dozens of creative proposals, formed a selection committee comprised of key sections to evaluate proposals and select those that meet mission goals and [...] | 2010-02-19 12:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN IN |
10NEWDELHI319 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 11 - 29, 2010 C A N C E L L E D [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
10NEWDELHI321 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 19, 2010 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 30 - February 19, 2010, that did not feature in our other reporting. My Name Is Rahul ---- 2. (SBU) Rahul Gandhi's Mumbai visit and his skirmishing with the Maharashtra chauvinist Shiv Sena party shows he is bec [...] | 2010-02-22 08:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
10NEWDELHI323 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "TALKS ONLY SOLUTION," editorial in February 21 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "The India- Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks will soon start. Can any conflict be solved without talks? If the Taliban takes control of Pakistan, we will not be untouched either. We should give Pakist [...] | 2010-02-22 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI326 | NUCLEAR SECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DISCUSSIONS [...] C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Indian interagency delegations met on the margins of the Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group (CNEWG) meeting in Mumbai Feb 3-4 to discuss collaboration on a Nuclear Security Center of Excellence (COE). Continuing discussions on proposals that had been tabled previously, th [...] | 2010-02-22 13:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN NSC |
10NEWDELHI328 | LOW INDIAN EXPECTATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 25 TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary: According to Yashwant Sinha, the Indian MEA point person on Pakistan policy, there is no set agenda for February 25 Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan in New Delhi and resumption of the Composite Dialogue after the talks is unlikely. Sinha confided that he is "not sanguin [...] | 2010-02-23 06:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IN PK |
10NEWDELHI329 | INDIA: DESIGNATION OF IRGC UNDER EO 13382 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 08:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR EFIN GM PREL PARM IN |
10NEWDELHI330 | INDIA "WARY" OF NEW SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 meeting, YK Sinha -- India's functional equivalent of Assistant Secretary for Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan -- repeated the GOI mantra that India does not favor new sanctions on Iran because they adversely affect Indian interests. He denied that Indian entities [...] | 2010-02-23 08:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN IR |
10NEWDELHI333 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN, [...] "WHY AF-PAK IS IMPORTANT TO INDIA-PAKISTAN TALKS," op-ed in February 22 Hindi daily, NAVBHARAT TIMES: "India-Pakistan relations changed course all of a sudden after the London conference. It is bizarre the way India suddenly did an about-turn on Pakistan, offering talks. Was it an independent [...] | 2010-02-23 11:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI334 | INDIAN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN: EAGER FOR INCREASED USG COORDINATION, WARY OF PAKISTANI SCHEMING, SKEPTICAL ON R/R [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 meeting, YK Sinha -- India's A/S equivalent for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran -- welcomed increased GOI-USG coordination "at all levels" on our respective assistance activities in Afghanistan. He warned the USG not to be drawn into what he characterized as a Pakistan [...] | 2010-02-23 13:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN PK AF IR |
10NEWDELHI34 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM -- U.S. POLICY; [...] "FAILURES OF U.S INTELLIGENCE AND ANXIETY OF PRESIDENT OBAMA," op-ed in January 10 right-of-center Urdu daily HINDUSTAN EXPRESS: "President Obama has come down hard on U.S secret agencies for their intelligence failure on the failed Christmas bombing attempt. The real question, however, is why [...] | 2010-01-11 14:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI343 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS; NEW DELHI. [...] "THE UNCONTROLLABLE TALIBAN," editorial in February 24 centrist Marathi daily, SAKAL: "It is time to see, particularly for the U.S. -- which is spending considerably on anti-terrorist initiatives -- as to how and why Pakistan is unable to rein in the Taliban. The recent kidnap and beheading of [...] | 2010-02-24 10:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI351 | SENATOR KERRY AND INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO ON [...] (C) Summary: In a February 15 meeting with Senator Kerry, Indian Foreign Secretary Rao underlined that Indo-Pakistani talks slated for February 25 enjoy high-level support and were still on track. Rao stressed that the latest rounds of talk would not segue automatically into the formal Composite Di [...] | 2010-02-24 13:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM SENV PK IN |
10NEWDELHI352 | STORMY, AS USUAL: BUDGET SESSION IN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The budget session of the Indian Parliament began on Monday with a speech by President Patil before Parliament laying out out a broad GoI agenda for this year. The GoI would like this session to focus budget priorities such as food security, education, inclusive growth and women, [...] | 2010-02-25 01:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IN |
10NEWDELHI355 | NSA MENON DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY AND TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with CODEL McCaskill February 17, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon touched on regional security issues including Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, as well as several trade-related issues including defense acquisitions, India's Medium Multiple Role Fighter Aircraf [...] | 2010-02-25 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG IR PK IN |
10NEWDELHI356 | RSI PROPOSALS: SOUTH ASIA [...] (SBU) The following are 2010 Regional Security Initiative (RSI) program proposals for South Asia. Compiled by the RSI Coordinator at Embassy New Delhi, they include proposals covering Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and India. 2. (SBU) Regional Technical Confe [...] | 2010-02-25 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL IN PK NP BG CE MV BT |
10NEWDELHI358 | INITIAL READ-OUT OF FEB 25 INDO-PAK TALKS: LOW GOI [...] (U) Summary: Indian Foreign Secretary Rao and Pakistani Foreign Secretary Bashir had wide-ranging discussions in New Delhi on February 25, but the set-piece exchanges produced little forward movement in the dialogue. FS Rao's remarks after her meeting focused singularly on terrorism issues and [...] | 2010-02-25 15:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IN PK |
10NEWDELHI367 | FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER DISCUSSES HEADLEY CASE WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a February 23 meeting, FBI Director Robert Mueller told Indian Home Affairs Minister P. Chidambaram that the USG would continue to cooperate with the GOI in providing information on the David Headley case and other cases involving terrorism directed at India. Chidambaram requested d [...] | 2010-02-26 06:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER IN PK |
10NEWDELHI372 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "PAKISTAN REMAINS ADAMANT," editorial in February 26 centrist Marathi daily, PRAHAR: "India gave an opportunity to Pakistan to iron out its differences in the ongoing Foreign Secretary-level talks, but our neighbor does not seem to be reciprocating in good faith. The attitude of Pakistan's For [...] | 2010-02-26 11:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI373 | MEA UNRESPONSIVE ON INDIAN CANDIDATE TO HEAD UN [...] (U) On February 24, PolOff reached out to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) United Nations Political Division (UNP) in an effort to gain more information about Kamlesh Vikamsey, the Indian candidate to head the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Sanjay Rana, the Director of [...] | 2010-02-26 11:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PREL AMGT IN |
10NEWDELHI378 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Period [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the period of February 15 to February 26, 2010, including the following: -- PMEAC Report Paints a Bright Macroeconomic Outlook -- GOI Releases Task Force Report on MGNREGA -- 3G Auction: For Real or Deja vu All Over [...] | 2010-02-26 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR ELTN ELAB EIND EINV ECIN SOCI IN |
10NEWDELHI38 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, SINO-INDIA [...] "DRAGON'S HANDS STRETCH TO AFGHANISTAN," op-ed article in January 12 centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL: "Of late, the U.S. and Pakistan have been deliberating on a greater role for China in Afghanistan, that is either in terms of committing peacekeeping troops to Afghanistan or helping to develop [...] | 2010-01-12 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI381 | INDIA SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PROGRESS [...] (C) On February 19, Post delivered reftel demarche on the role of Pakistan in the Conference of Disarmament (CD) and the United States, interest in supporting substantive discussions of FMCT to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA [...] | 2010-02-26 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN |
10NEWDELHI384 | INDIA: PRIORITIES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Post delivered Ref A points to the United Nations Economic and Social Division (UNES) of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on February 23. Due to staffing issues within UNES, we have been unable to obtain the GOI's reaction to our six priorities. However, UNES Under Secretary Abhish [...] | 2010-02-26 13:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UN IN |
10NEWDELHI386 | SIKH BEHEADED IN PAKISTAN, OUTRAGE IN INDIA [...] SUMMARY: On the eve of the February 25 Foreign S ecretary talks between India and Pakistan, reports of the beheading of a Pakistani Sikh sparked outrage in India. Protests and media coverage across India indicate a broad level of anger at the beheading, directed equally at the Taliban, Pakist [...] | 2010-02-26 14:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI387 | MORE ON FEB 25 INDO-PAK TALKS: "NO BREAKDOWN BUT [...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Nirupama Rao told the Ambassador on February 26 that February 25 talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir were a "good first step" but that further Pakistani progress on terrorism is needed before the GOI will commit to further talks. Rao described the [...] | 2010-02-26 14:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IN PK AF |
10NEWDELHI4 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-JAPAN RELATIONS, [...] "NATURAL PARTNERS," op-ed in December 31, 2009, Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Japan's Hatoyama's government has put Washington on notice that Japan cannot indefinitely remain a faithful servant of U.S. policies. With Tokyo seeking to rework a 2006 basing deal with the U.S., Japan no longer can [...] | 2010-01-04 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI40 | HATOYAMA AND SINGH ADVANCE BILATERAL SECURITY, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama paid his first visit to India December 27 - 29, continuing the tradition of annual bilateral meetings. The visit focused on security issues and economic ties and produced an "Action Plan to Advance Security Cooperation" that establishes a new seni [...] | 2010-01-12 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM IN |
10NEWDELHI45 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, INDIA-CHINA [...] "AL QAEDA ACTIVE AGAIN," editorial in January 13 centrist Marathi daily, NAVSHAKTI: "Al Qaeda'a renewed terrorist threat to the U.S. is disturbing, but not just for the U.S. Even countries like India need to be extra wary of the terror attacks being plotted. Our airports need to be much more s [...] | 2010-01-13 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI59 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-BANGLADESH RELATIONS, [...] "BANGLADESH COMES CLOSER," editorial in January 13 right-of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's India visit this week was remarkable for the manner in which contentious issues were set aside and points of agreement worked on. Sheikh Hasina has had a close relationshi [...] | 2010-01-14 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI60 | BHUTANESE CULTURE GROUP IN SMUGGLING PERFORMANCE [...] SUMMARY: New Delhi's recent confirmation that a P3 group of Bhutanese cultural performers was a front for alien smuggling demonstrates continuing and serious fraud issues with groups from Bhutan initially reported a year ago (reftel A). Six of the twelve associated applicants interviewed indi [...] | 2010-01-14 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS ASEC IN BT |
10NEWDELHI63 | FS RAO ON COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION, PAKISTAN, [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Rao, at the request of Home Minister Chidambaram, summoned Ambassador Roemer January 13 to seek permission for National Investigative Agency (NIA) officials to travel to the United States to interview two [...] | 2010-01-14 15:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG KTIP PK IN |
10NEWDELHI64 | CONCERNS ABOUT LIABILITY LEGISLATION AND EXPORT [...] (C) MEA/DISA Joint Secretary Gaddam Dharmendra was surprised and concerned to learn that the Indian government's draft civil nuclear liability legislation might deviate from the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC). He said he would look into it, as well as encour [...] | 2010-01-14 15:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG ETTC IN |
10NEWDELHI74 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAK RELATIONS, INDIA- [...] "RESUMPTION OF INDO-PAK TALKS ESSENTIAL," editorial in January 13 right-of-center Urdu daily ETEMAAD: "India-Pakistan talks have been taken hostage by the Mumbai terror attacks and people-to-people contact is virtually dead. India-Pakistan tensions are in the interest of neither nation. When I [...] | 2010-01-15 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI77 | (C) NSA NARAYANAN OUT, SUCCESSOR TBD [...] (C) Summary and Comment: NSA M.K. Narayanan, who has held the post since 2005, confirmed his imminent retirement in a private meeting that Ambassador Roemer sought out on evening of January 15. While Narayanan did not reveal his successor, he asserted that the broad scope of the NSA position wil [...] | 2010-01-15 18:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IN |
10NEWDELHI79 | NEUTRALIZING PARTITION? CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sporadic violent clashes and riots in 2009 involving migrant laborers in Punjab have highlighted the changing demographics of India's wealthiest state. Punjab has historically imported labor to fuel its high agricultural and industrial growth rate. According to Embassy conta [...] | 2010-01-19 01:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IN PGOV PREL KDEM PINR |
10NEWDELHI82 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, TERRORISM, [...] "PAKISTAN'S RELUCTANCE," op-ed in January 17 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Indian intellectuals are demanding a resumption of the stalled composite India- Pakistan dialogue. Talks are welcome, but the recommencement of dialogue could be seen as a victory of the policy of supporting terrorism. S [...] | 2010-01-19 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI86 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Officers from Consulate General Chennai received written confirmation from the GOI's Aeronautical Defense Establishment (ADE) that the four (4) "Rate Integrating Gyros" are located at ADE's facility at New Thippasandra, Bangalore. Officers were unable to visit this location in person due [...] | 2010-01-20 01:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IN |
10NEWDELHI9 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS, [...] "INDIA KEEPS FALLING IN BIG NATIONS' TRAPS," op-ed in January 4 right-of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "2009 was an eventful year for Indian foreign policy. Initially the U.S. seemed to be helping India by putting diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to punish the perpetrators of the Mumbai attac [...] | 2010-01-06 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI92 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, GOOGLE AND CHINA; [...] "WIIL U.S. WAKE UP WITH AFGHANISTAN ATTACK?" editorial in January 19 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK BHASKAR: "Kabul once again turned into a battlefield with the brazen attack by the Taliban. Pakistan and the U.S. very conveniently see the Taliban as Pakistani-Taliban and Afghan-Taliban. [...] | 2010-01-20 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI93 | Glacial Melt Forecast Controversy Unlikely to Impact Indian [...] (U) Summary: Controversy erupted recently when a leading glacier scientist told the press that the section of the 2007 assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had misquoted his work. The IPCC report indicted Himalayan glaciers very likely would disappear by 20 [...] | 2010-01-20 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY PREL ECON KGHG IN |
10NEWDELHI95 | GOI'S RESPONSE ON SECTION 810 ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs conveyed the following cover letter and diplomatic note on January 20, 2010 regarding ongoing concerns related to Section 810 assurances. Begin text of cover letter: The Ministry of External Affairs presents its complements to the Embassy of the Un [...] | 2010-01-20 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG PREL PARM IN |
10NEWDELHI98 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, [...] "ZARDARI'S POSITIVE STATEMENT," editorial in January 19 right-of-center Urdu daily RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The people of India and Pakistan have always tried to maintain close relations, but interference by powers like America has come in the way. The pro-American record of Pakistan's government an [...] | 2010-01-21 11:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI99 | SPECIAL REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF U.S. [...] To spread the news of U.S. relief efforts in Haiti, Embassy New Delhi and the four consulates maintain websites and Facebook pages updated with the latest information from the White House, Department of State, and USAID. We continue to distribute press releases and up-to-date fact sheets to ou [...] | 2010-01-21 11:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
10SANAA19 | XXXXXXXXXXXX SOUNDS ALARM OVER [...] (S) The lone security guard standing watch at Yemen's main radioactive materials storage facility was removed from his post on December 30, 2009, according toXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX. The only closed-circuit television security camera monitoring the facility broke six months ago and was never fi [...] | 2010-01-09 05:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | ENRG ECON MNUC PARM PREL PGOV IN YM |
10STATE12081 | A/S BLAKE'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway's Special Envoy to the Nepal peace process, Ambassador Tore Toreng, met with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) Robert Blake on February 3 to discuss his mission and prospects for coordination among members of the international community. Toreng [...] | 2010-02-05 17:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CN IN NP PGOV PREL |
10STATE18175 | ACTION REQUEST: ASIA-PACIFIC AVIATION SECURITY [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 3. It has been sent in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Tokyo March 12-14, 2010 to attend a confer [...] | 2010-02-26 16:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR IN PGOV PK PTER XB |
10STATE1990 | NEPAL AMBASSADOR SHARMA DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 7 courtesy call with Nepal's Ambassador to the United States, Shankar P. Sharma, SCA Assistant Secretary Robert Blake voiced U.S. concern regarding the lagging pace of the peace process in Nepal and emphasized the need for the Government of Nepal to reach out [...] | 2010-01-08 20:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN NP PGOV PREL |
10STATE5259 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 4 - 5. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050209404 for the export of detonators to India. Post is requested to com [...] | 2010-01-19 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IT IN |
10STATE9665 | TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA - SECURITY ISSUES [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to ongoing security concerns in India. The U.S. government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack tar [...] | 2010-01-30 01:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IN |
10USUNNEWYORK61 | UNGA: SC REFORM: FOURTH ROUND ENDS; CHAIR TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on January 19 and 20 for its second and final meeting of the fourth round of intergovernmental negotiations to discuss "areas of convergence." While the 52 delegations and one observer who spoke covered the subject of the meetin [...] | 2010-02-03 15:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
85DUBLIN2469 | BOEING 747 CRASH OFF IRISH COAST [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: ON JUNE 23, AT 0813 A BOEING 747 JET (AIR INDIA 182) ENROUTE FROM MONTREAL TO BOMBAY WITH 325 PASSENGERS AND CREW ON BOARD CRASHED SOME 80 MILES OFF THE IRISH COAST. THERE ARE NO KNOWN SURVIVORS. RECOVERY OPERATIONS CONTINUE. END SUMMARY. 2. ON JUNE 24 THE IRISH DEPARTME [...] | 1985-06-24 11:32:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ICAO CA EI IN VI |
85OTTAWA4824 | AIRLINE BOMBINGS [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. AMBASSADOR ROBINSON OPENED HIS CALL TODAY ON DR. FRED DOUCET, SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER, WITH AN EXPRESSION OF U.S. SYMPATHY AND CONCERN OVER THE TRAGIC AIRLINE INCIDENTS THIS PAST WEEKEND. (THE AMBASSADOR HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO M [...] | 1985-06-24 18:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EI IN |
85VANCOUVER2152 | MAJOR POLICE ACTION AGAINST SIKHS IN VANCOUVER [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. THE RCMP AND VANCOUVER POLICE CARRIED OUT A SERIES OF ARRESTS AND COORDINATED SEARCHES OF THE HOMES OF MILITANT SIKHS HERE IN VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 6. THE RCMP ARRESTS OF TALWINDER SINGH PARMAR AND INDERJIT SINGH REYAT WERE IN CONNECTION WITH THE NARITA AIRPORT EXPLOSIO [...] | 1985-11-07 21:35:00 | Consulate Vancouver | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS MOPS IN CA |
87COLOMBO4526 | THE LTTE FACES PROBLEMS [...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE HAVE HEARD FROM A VARIETY OF RELIABLE SOURCES THAT THE LTTE HAD BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED BY OPERATION LIBERATION BEGUN IN LATE MAY AND THAT IT HAD YET TO RECOUP ITS LOSSES. PERHAPS THE MOST DETAILED AND CREDIBLE REPORT CAME FROM LOUIS PAUL, A SENIOR E [...] | 1987-07-09 10:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL CE IN PHUM |
87DHAKA2354 | BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). -- 2. SUMMARY: BANGLADESH HOPES THAT RAJIV GANDHI WOULD BE A POWERFUL FORCE IN IMPROVING BILATERAL RELATIONS HAVE FADED OVER THE PAST YEAR. BANGLADESH AND INDIA HAVE MADE LITTLE SUBSTANTIVE PROGRESS ON LONG-STANDING PROBLEMS UNDER RAJIV; MANY AGAIN APPEAR [...] | 1987-04-02 09:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPRP IN BG |
87MADRAS3111 | LTTE: MADRAS VIEWS AND MISCELLANEY [...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: CANADIANS FIND LTTE HAS LITTLE SYMPATHY HERE AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN IN TAMIL NADU. POLICE COMMISSIONER BELIEVES THERE ARE STILL 3,000 LTTE MEN IN TAMIL NADU, MOST WITH WEAPONS OF SOME KIND. ACCORDING TO S. RAMACHANDRAN, CHIEF MINISTER MGR [...] | 1987-10-29 06:41:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN CE |
87NEWDELHI19406 | INCREASE IN SIKH TERRORISM LIKELY: NO [...] SUMMARY: ELEVEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN PUNJAB STATE ON AUGUST 6 IN CONTINUING SECTARIAN STRIFE. DELHI POLICE ARE GEARING UP TO MEET THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY BEFORE THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS ON AUGUST 15. ACTING JATHEDAR DARSHAN SINGH RAGI'S CONVENTION, HELD AUGUST [...] | 1987-08-07 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV IN |
87NEWDELHI23722 | INDIAN FRICTION WITH LTTE GROWS [...] No summary [...] | 1987-09-25 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN CE PINS |
88COLOMBO2367 | INDIAN PAYOFF TO LTTE REVEALED [...] MAJOR SRI LANKAN PAPERS APRIL 5 HAVE HEADLINED A REPORT (FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE APRIL 3 LONDON OBSERVER) WHICH QUOTES BOTH INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER J.N. DIXIT AND AN LTTE SPOKESMAN IN MADRAS THAT INDIAN PRIME MINISTER GANDHI AGREED IN LATE JULY TO PAY THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM A MO [...] | 1988-04-05 10:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS IN CE |
89COLOMBO158 | GOI OFFICIAL ON STRENGTH OF LTTE [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL (MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR SRI LANKA'S COM- MENTS ON LATEST IPKF TROOP WITHDRAWAL) PRESENTS AN INTERESTING SNAPSHOT OF CURRENT SOUTH BLOCK THINKING ON SITUATION IN NORTHEASTERN PROVINCE. 3. ON THE ROLE OF LTTE, HOWEVER, THE WORKING-LEVEL INDIAN HIGH C [...] | 1989-01-09 06:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN CE |
89COLOMBO2434 | WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LTTE? [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE 1989 POST REPORTING PLAN. 3. SUMMARY: THERE IS STILL STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) AMONG THE 1.5 MILLION TAMILS IN SRI LANKA'S NORTH AND EAST, WHO SEE THE TIGERS A [...] | 1989-04-11 05:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP PREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER CE IN |
90MADRAS1249 | KARUNANIDHI: IS THE TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER [...] C - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: CHIEF MINISTER KARUNANIDHI'S OBVIOUS TILT TOWARDS THE LTTE IS GENERATING WIDESPREAD CONTROVERSY AND DISMAY IN TAMIL NADU, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE DMK LEADER'S STRAINED RELATIONS WITH THE TIGERS IN THE PAST. SINCE DECEMBER, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST TWO M [...] | 1990-04-17 07:53:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF IN CE |
92RANGOON5650 | BURMA'S LEADER EXUDES CONFIDENCE -- AND A [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE INDIAN AMBASSADOR TOLD CHARGE TODAY THAT HIS FAREWELL MEETING WITH GENERAL THAN SHWE ON SEPTEMBER 17 HAD REINFORCED HIS SENSE THAT RANGOON'S NEW HEAD OF STATE IS SOMEWHAT SERIOUS ABOUT LIBERALIZING BURMA -- AND ENCOUNTERING RESISTENCE ON THIS SCORE FROM P [...] | 1992-09-18 09:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CH IN BM |
97NEWDELHI6957 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT (C-NA7-00565) [...] (U) CLASSIFIED SECRET BY NEW DELHI ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR GORDON HELLWIG. REASON 1.5 (C). 2. (S) EMBASSY WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE MORE INFORMATION ON THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT (JKIF) AS REQUESTED IN REFTEL. POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, OBTAINED BY THE REGIONAL SECU [...] | 1997-07-08 05:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | KPRP PINR PTER IN PK |
98ISLAMABAD3858 | BENAZIR PROMISES MODERATION ON NUCLEAR TESTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEETING MAY 25 WITH PRINCIPAL OFFICER, FORMER PRIME MINISTER BENAZIR BHUTTO SAID SHE WOULD NO LONGER PRESS THE GOVERNMENT TO TEST ITS NUCLEAR CAPABILITY. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A TIME FOR A DETONATION, BENAZIR ARGUED, BUT AT THIS STAGE A TEST WOULD BE COUNTER TO PAKISTAN'S INTERESTS. [...] | 1998-05-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MNUC IN PK |
98ISLAMABAD3966 | PRIME MINISTER SUCCUMBS TO DOMESTIC PRESSURE, AND [...] (U) SOMBER AND TIRED LOOKING, PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIF TOLD HIS NATION MAY 28 EVENING THAT PAKISTAN HAD SUCCESSFULLY EXPLODED FIVE NUCLEAR DEVICES SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER IN THE DAY. A RECURRING THEME THROUGHOUT THE SPEECH WAS THE FAILURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO RESPOND ADEQUATELY T [...] | 1998-05-28 15:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC IN PK |
98NEWDELHI2879 | INDIAN REACTION TO PAKISTAN'S MISSILE TEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: INDIAN OFFICIAL REACTION TO PAKISTAN'S RECENT FLIGHT TEST OF THE GHAURI BALLISTIC MISSILE (REFTEL) HAS BEEN MEASURED THUS FAR. THE NEWS OF THE PAKISTANI MISSILE TEST RAN SECOND TO THE CORONATION OF SONIA GANDHI AS THE NEW LEADER OF THE CONGRESS PARTY IN MOST NEWSPAPERS ON APRI [...] | 1998-04-07 12:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PGOV PREL IN |
98USUNNEWYORK1622 | PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TEST: SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 28 THE SECURITY COUNCIL COULD NOT ISSUE A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT "STRONGLY DEPLORING" THE MAY 28 PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TEST. DESPITE MAY 28 LATE NIGHT SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS OF THE WHOLE, THE CHINESE SAID THEY WERE WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS. DURING EARLIER INFORMAL CONSULT [...] | 1998-05-29 04:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS UNSC PARM MNUC KNNP PK IN |
98USUNNEWYORK1638 | SECOND PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TEST: UN SECURITY [...] (C) THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL MET IN EMERGENCY SESSION MAY 30 AT THE REQUEST OF JAPAN TO RESPOND TO THE SECOND SET OF PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TESTS. JAPANESE AMBASSADOR OWADA, UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM HIS GOVERNMENT, TABLED A DRAFT SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION (TEXT IN PARA 7),CO-SPONSORED BY SWEDEN [...] | 1998-05-30 21:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS UNSC PARM MNUC KNNP PK IN |