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00THEHAGUE1887	ICJ FINDS NO JURISDICTION OVER PAKISTAN-INDIA [...] IN A JUDGMENT ISSUED ON JUNE 21, THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) DECIDED THAT THE COURT LACKED JURISDICTION OVER A CLAIM BROUGHT BY PAKISTAN AGAINST INDIA ARISING OUT OF THE ALLEGED DOWNING BY INDIAN FORCES OF A PAKISTANI AIRCRAFT TRAVELING IN PAKISTANI AIRSPACE. BY A VOTE OF 14 TO 2 [...]	2000-06-23 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IN PK ICJ

01HANOI3186	PRESIDENTIAL TRAVELS SHORE UP RELATIONS WITHIN ASEAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT LUONG'S RECENT TRAVELS TO FOUR FELLOW ASEAN MEMBERS PROMOTED GENERAL GOOD NEIGHBORLINESS AND COMMON DESIRES FOR EXPANDED TRADE. WHILE "SUCCESSFUL," UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03186 01 OF 02 041041Z THESE VISITS SEEM MEMORABLE PRIMARIL [...]	2001-12-04 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD PTER CB BN IN VM ASEAN PH CTERR
01VATICAN5693	SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR JOINED AMBASSADOR TO BRIEF VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER 10/20 ON U.S. EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN. DFM NOTED THE VATICAN WAS ARRANGING A 10/28-10/29 INTERFAITH MEETING IN CAIRO OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS THAT WOULD ALSO ADDRESS 9/11 AND ITS AFTERMATH [...]	2001-11-02 16:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK IN VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5960	PROGRESS OF WAR EFFORT REASSURES A WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN CRITICISM OF THE WAR EFFORT IS NOW LESS LIKELY, ACCORDING TO THE VATICAN AFGHANISTAN DESK OFFICER, SINCE ADVANCES BY THE U.S.-LED COALITION FACILITATE A MORE EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS THAN ANTICIPATED. THE VATICAN HOWEVER JUDGES ISLAMABAD AN UNRELI [...]	2001-11-19 14:53:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AF PK IN VT
02ANKARA8696	GOT MOVES ON TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary. MFA Deputy DirGen for Consular Affairs Topcuoglu told us 11/26 the GOT has established an inter-agency task force to address trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in Turkey. The group's first priority is to establish and adopt the GOT's National Action Plan on TIP. The plan, currently i [...]	2002-11-27 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KWMN KCRM PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY
02COLOMBO1662	Crew foils attempt to hijack Air Seychelles [...] (C) Summary: Maldivian authorities have confirmed that there was an attempted hijacking of an Air Seychelles airliner on September 9. The crew subdued a passenger armed with a knife who tried to enter the cockpit. One member of the crew was injured in the incident. The flight landed safel [...]	2002-09-09 06:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV EAIR ASEC CASC MV IN SE
02COLOMBO1720	Incident remains very murky, but hijack [...] (C) Summary: Amid many conflicting, convoluted reports, Mission has received tentative information that the attempted hijacking of an Air Seychelles flight near the Maldives last week may have had an Islamic connection. Information is very sketchy, but DAO has learned that of the ten men no [...]	2002-09-16 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV EAIR ASEC MV IN SE
02KATHMANDU1314	INDIA VISIT EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary. King Gyanendra's week-long visit to India in late June "exceeded his expectations," a businessman close to Nepal's monarch told the Ambassador July 3. In New Delhi the King received assurances of Indian support conditioned on the maintenance of Nepal's constitutional monarchy and [...]	2002-07-05 11:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP IN
02KATHMANDU1659	UPDATE ON STATUS OF TIBETAN REFUGEES DETAINED IN [...] (SBU) On August 22 a German philanthropist paid Nepal's Department of Immigration approximately USD 1500 in assorted fees and penalties to secure the release of a Tibetan refugee, detained since August 2001 for having re-entered Nepal without proper documentation (Reftel),and her baby, born [...]	2002-08-26 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU2044	NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In October 23 meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Donald Camp and the SIPDIS Ambassador, newly appointed Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya both stressed that the change in government will not affect Nepal's inclin [...]	2002-10-25 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PINR NP IN LICC
02KATHMANDU2188	NEPAL: MAOIST SPOKESMAN PUSHES PARTY LINE ON CNN [...] Summary: Krishna Bahadur Mahara, one of the top leaders of Nepal's Maoist insurgency, granted an interview to CNN on November 14. Mahara, speaking in an open setting with no apparent fear of capture, unabashedly used the opportunity to spread misinformation and propaganda on the international [...]	2002-11-18 12:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER PHUM IN PREL
02KATHMANDU2228	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 15-21 [...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgents continued their violence this week, killing at least fourteen civilians in brutal attacks around the country. Two children, aged fourteen and nine, were among the victims. In Kathmandu Valley, the rebels assassinated a police officer, burned a Village [...]	2002-11-22 10:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2280	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 22-29 [...] Summary: A year after Maoist insurgents unilaterally broke a four-month truce with the government, this week saw further reports of civilian deaths and widespread destruction of public facilities. As two United Nations agencies criticized the insurgency for exacerbating the already precarious [...]	2002-11-29 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2324	NEPAL: MAOIST PROMISES GO UP IN SMOKE [...] (U) Summary: Mere days after Maoist leaders called for peace talks with the Government of Nepal (GON) (ref A),three separate incidents raised serious questions about whether they would honor their promises to halt attacks on party workers and infrastructure. Maoists killed a Nepali Congress [...]	2002-12-06 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2326	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 30-DEC 06 [...] (U) Summary: This week in Nepal, armed assailants attacked a Joint Secretary at a public event in Kathmandu; the army blamed political appointees for poor intelligence capabilities; Maoists destroyed three Village Development Committee buildings in Gulmi district, leaving only seven intact; a [...]	2002-12-06 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2369	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 07-13 [...] (U) Summary: While the Government of Nepal explored opportunities for peace talks this week, Maoist attacks on passenger buses, schools and other non-military targets continued to kill and injure civilians. Violence and extortion prompted hundreds of additional Nepalis to join the thousands [...]	2002-12-13 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2484	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 21-DEC 27 [...] The Centre For Economic and Social Development released a study on December 24 that showed an overwhelming majority of Nepalis, particularly those in Maoist infested areas, support a multi-party democracy. The local press reported that India has tightened security along its northern borders [...]	2002-12-27 08:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
02KATHMANDU2502	NEPAL: MILITARY AID RUNS AGROUND ON THE SHOALS OF [...] (C) Summary: Delivery of M16A2 rifles for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),already two months later than scheduled, was delayed again on December 24 when the Government of India (GOI) denied overflight permission for the transport plane. The delay makes the US arms shipment the third in a string [...]	2002-12-31 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	IN NP PGOV PTER RU
02KATHMANDU371	FY 02-03 SA BUREAU ESF FOR REGIONAL INITIATIVES [...] Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia, based at Embassy Kathmandu, would like to propose several projects for FY 02 and FY 03 funding via South Asia Bureau regional Economic Support Funds (ESF). While all of the proposals have an environmental dimension, they are cross- cutting, m [...]	2002-02-15 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PGOV IN PK NP BD AF REO
02KATHMANDU467	NEPALI REACTION TO TRADE TREATY RENEWAL WITH INDIA [...] (SBU) Reaction in Kathmandu to the March 2 signing of the revised bilateral trade treaty between Nepal and India in New Delhi has been mixed. The revised treaty terms include value addition requirements on manufactured goods and imposed quota restrictions on four items that together account [...]	2002-03-05 14:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL NP IN
02KATHMANDU613	PM DEUBA'S TRIP TO INDIA [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs meetings offering a read-out of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's March 20-25 visit to India revealed no specifics of any assistance the Indians may have offered their smaller neighbor in its effort to contain a Maoist insurgency. Despite the apparent absence [...]	2002-03-27 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU685	DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/MITIGATION IN WESTERN S ASIA [...] In response to ref a, the Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia in Kathmandu offers the following proposal on drought assessment and mitigation for selected regions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. While we have used the format prescribed by ref c, REO would also like to submi [...]	2002-04-05 04:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI PK IN AF XD REO
02RANGOON1211	ROHINGYA REFUGEE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Burma has unofficially told UNHCR that it would accept 5,000 of the remaining 22,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. That would leave a residual 17,000 people in Bangladesh to be locally settled or otherwise accommodated. UNHCR Rohingya repatriation assist [...]	2002-09-20 00:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL BM BG IN UNHCR
02RANGOON1632	NOTES ON THAI, BURMESE, AND INDIAN COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: India, Thailand, and Burma will do a survey of the proposed road link from India to Thailand through Burma. Work of the Kaladan road/river network from Mizoram to Sittwe in Burma's Rakhine State is also moving forward. A Thai/Burmese border committee meeting from December 26 to [...]	2002-12-20 06:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELTN TH IN BM
02ROME2216	MILITARY BASES IN ITALY: CGIL AND UGL [...] (C) IN MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 22 AND 26 (REFTEL),CGIL AND UGL LEADERS BOTH REFERRED TO U.S. FORCE POLICY THAT EXCLUDES THESE TRADE UNION CONFEDERATIONS FROM REPRESENTING DIRECT-HIRE WORKERS AT BASES IN ITALY. WHILE CHARACTERIZING THE UNION'S RELATIONS WITH THE EMBASSY AS "EXCELL [...]	2002-05-07 14:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL MARR IT FORCES IN ITALY
02ROME4122	ITALY STATIONING AND SOVEREIGNTY WORKING GROUP [...] (U) THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE ITALY STATIONING AND SOVEREIGNTY WORKING GROUP (ISSWOG) WAS HELD IN ROME ON MAY 7. SENIOR US MILITARY OFFICIALS MET WITH EMBASSY ROME REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS ISSUES EFFECTING US PERSONNEL STATIONED AT MILITARY FACILITIES IN ITALY. PARTICIPANTS AND AGENDA ITE [...]	2002-08-22 17:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR FORCES IN ITALY
02VATICAN3692	EASTERN CHURCHES UNDER STRESS WHERE CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION IS WEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY OF THE CONGREGATION FOR EASTERN CHURCHES, ARCHBISHOP ANTONIO VEGLIO, TOLD CHARGE THAT THE EASTERN CHURCHES -- THE 22 CHRISTIAN RITES THAT ARE NOT ROMAN CATHOLIC BUT ARE IN COMMUNION WITH ROME -- FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT CAST LONG SHADOWS OVER THEIR FUTURE. BOTH C [...]	2002-07-26 10:54:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF RS IN IS UP VT VTPREL
03AMMAN3880	JORDAN SUPPORTS INDIAN PARTICIPATION IN IRAQI [...] (C) Ambassador and PolCouns June 26 delivered to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher ref points asking that Jordan encourage Indian participation in an Iraqi stabilization force. Muasher noted that Jordan and India had already agreed to adopt jointly a small number of hospitals in Iraq. He said [...]	2003-06-29 14:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IZ IN JO
03ANKARA1396	TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...]	2003-03-05 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA1964	GOT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2003 TIP [...] Action request--para 5. 2. March 24 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Firat Topcuoglu provided us additional information for 2003 TIP report: (1) GOT TIP National Action Plan (NAP) and (2) GOT responses to TIP-related questions from post (ref B). Both have been sent ref (B). 3. Under th [...]	2003-03-26 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA2574	TURKEY: REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TIP INFORMATION [...] (C) Per reftels, additional trafficking-in-persons (TIP) information for Turkey is provided below. 2. (C) Below are the answers to ref (A),follow up questions from GOT report: -- Para 4. According to MFA Second Secretary Belgin Ergunes, the programs and activities referred to in thi [...]	2003-04-21 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA4066	GOT EXPRESSES DETERMINATION ON ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (C) June 23 DCM delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Umur Apaydin, MFA Director General for Consular Affairs. Apaydin stated GOT would review USG trafficking-in-persons (TIP) recommendations and guide its work as appropriate. Noting strong bilateral cooperation and thorough police i [...]	2003-06-25 13:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA419	EMBASSY REQUESTS MEETING FOR GOT CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (C) Action Request. That G/TIP director John Miller meet GOT trafficking-in-persons (TIP) inter-agency task force leader Fatma Firat Topcuoglu, MFA DDG for Consular Affairs, on the margins of Feb 2003 G/TIP-sponsored conference "Pathb [...]	2003-01-16 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA4621	TURKISH GOVERNMENT RELEASES ANTI-TIP CIRCULAR [...] In a significant step to further implementation of Turkish laws and policy combating trafficking in persons, the Interior Ministry (MOI) recently issued a circular to all governors and senior security officials -- including the Jandarma -- calling for tougher implementation of existing regulat [...]	2003-07-23 08:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA5159	GOT ACTIONS SINCE MARCH TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary: Emboffs met August 12-13 with MFA officials and contacted the director of the Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss actions taken by the GOT to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) subsequent to March 30, the end of the period covered in the 200 [...]	2003-08-13 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA6161	INDIAN PRIME MINISTER VAJPAYEE'S SEPTEMBER 16-19 [...] (U) Indian PM Vajpayee visited Turkey September 16-19, the first visit by an Indian PM in 15 years. Vajpayee spent September 17 in Ankara, meeting with GOT officials including PM Erdogan and FM Gul. Vajpayee went to Istanbul on September 18, meeting with business leaders and Turkish Preside [...]	2003-10-01 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IN
03BRUSSELS5593	A/S ROCCA CONSULTATIONS ON SOUTH ASIA WITH EU [...] (C) On December 8 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with EU counterparts at the European Commission to discuss ongoing developments in South Asia (participants listed para 11). --On Afghanistan, interlocutors said at this time they could identify only euros 20 million in available Comm [...]	2003-12-11 14:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO1116	Sri Lankan MFA views on Indo-Pakistani [...] (C) During separate June 24 meetings with Charge focused on other subjects, Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo and MFA Additional Secretary for SAARC Sarala Fernando touched on current Indo-Pakistani relations within SAARC. (Note: Rodrigo is the former head of the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmand [...]	2003-06-25 10:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE IN PK
03COLOMBO113	Japan's Akashi reviews visit to Sri Lanka; [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Special Envoy Akashi reviewed his visit to Sri Lanka, noting that President Kumaratunga had decided not to meet him. He said the donors' conference in Tokyo was set for June 9-10, and he invited Deputy Secretary Armitage [...]	2003-01-21 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER CE JA NO IN LTTE
03COLOMBO1214	Mission requests status of Iraqi Mission in [...] This is an Action Request. Please see Para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a July 9 meeting with Charge, MFA Acting Foreign Secretary (and former DCM at the Sri Lankan Mission in Washington) JDA Wijewardena expressed concern that the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad was planni [...]	2003-07-11 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EINV CE IZ IN
03COLOMBO1546	Peace Process: Indian sticks vs. Norwegian [...] (C) The Ambassador paid introductory calls on Indian High Commissioner Nirumpam Sen and Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar on September 4. The two were a study in contrasts. Sen, not surprisingly, evinced a hardline towards the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE needs to see [...]	2003-09-05 06:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR CE IN NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1789	Ending a long-standing dispute, Parliament [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Parliament passed a bill granting citizenship to over 160,000 tea estate Tamils on October 7. The bill ends a decades-old dispute that pitted the majority Sinhalese community against the wider Tamil community and involved the GSL in years of tense negotiations with [...]	2003-10-09 01:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO184	Engaging the Indians on Sri Lanka [...] (C/NF) While in Washington last week, I discussed with the Deputy Secretary and with you the possibility of our engaging with India on the subject of Sri Lanka's move toward peace. In this connection, I present the following thoughts for your review. 2. (C/NF) As you know, Sri Lanka's pe [...]	2003-01-31 06:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO1858	Enthusiastic local reaction to the [...] (C) Local reaction to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's recent visit to India has been enthusiastic. Press coverage trumpeted the visit as signaling that India had decided to back the GSL and its peace initiative fully. Contacts also stressed that the visit had sent a strong message of suppor [...]	2003-10-28 09:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR ETRD CE IN
03COLOMBO189	INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON SRI LANKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: I met for one hour today (2/3) with Indian High Commissioner Nirupam Sen concerning the current state of peace talks in Sri Lanka. To my surprise, we agreed completely on our analysis of the situation (the trend is not positive); on the reasons why (LTTE aggressiveness, cohabitation [...]	2003-02-03 09:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE IN ECONOMICS LTTE
03COLOMBO194	Key GSL Minister sets low expectations for [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister Milinda Moragoda on February 1. Moragoda set low expectations for the February 7-8 GSL-LTTE talks in Berlin and expressed concerns about Tamil Tiger activities. He also elaborated on his efforts to convince India to engage more re the peace [...]	2003-02-03 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO2183	Minister Moragoda reviews upcoming visit to Washington in meeting with the Ambassador [...] (C) SUMMARY: Milinda Moragoda told Ambassador December 26 that he is going to Washington to: -- make sure it is understood the PM is not to blame for the current impasse -- ask for US pressure on President Kumaratunga to compromise -- ask the US to push for a high-level Tokyo Co-Chairs meeting ar [...]	2003-12-29 07:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CE NO JA EU IN
03COLOMBO2200	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS SECRETARY'S LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered letter from the Secretary to the Prime Minister on Dec 31. PM was SIPDIS appreciative of the statement issued by the Department following Moragoda meeting with the Deputy Secretary. Ambassador told the PM that a similar letter would be delivered to the President [...]	2003-12-31 10:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CE NO JA EU IN LTTE
03COLOMBO252	Japanese envoy Akashi reviews preliminary [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a February 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Special Envoy Akashi reviewed preliminary plans for the Tokyo donors' conference in June, noting that exact details still needed to ironed out with the GSL. Japan felt that U.S. participation was important in giving the [...]	2003-02-13 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE JA NO IN LTTE
03COLOMBO674	In meeting with Ambassador, key aide reviews [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 16 meeting, former FM Kadirgamar provided a readout of President Kumaratunga's recent visit to India. Based on the New Delhi meetings, Kadirgamar said the GoI seemed to want to become more engaged re Sri Lanka. In Chennai, Chief Minister Jayalalitha Jeyaram undersc [...]	2003-04-17 10:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE IN NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO764	Retired Indian general in Sri Lanka to discuss [...] (C) SUMMARY: A retired Indian general has arrived in Sri Lanka to discuss his report on ways to resolve the controversial Jaffna security zones issue. Even as he stepped off the plane, there has been another dustup over the matter, with the Tigers criticizing a government plan to relocate m [...]	2003-05-03 02:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO90	Key GSL minister reviews status of peace [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Milinda Moragoda, a key GSL minister, reviewed the status of the peace process. At the recent talks, he said, the LTTE had pressed hard on the Jaffna security zone issue. An agreement was not reached, but the two sides agreed to kee [...]	2003-01-14 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO970	GSL looks forward to Tokyo and hopes for big [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GSL is looking forward to the Tokyo donors conference, hoping for a big impact both politically and financially. That said, the Tigers' apparent non-participation is casting a bit of a shadow. The Norwegians plan to be represented in Tokyo by development officials. India m [...]	2003-06-05 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA IN LTTE
03KATHMANDU135	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 18-24 [...] Peace talks remain elusive with conflicting reports about backchannel Government-Maoist communications. The Government of Nepal has said it will not send a formal invitation to the Maoists until they stop their violence, while Maoists have warned of severe consequences if talks are not held [...]	2003-01-24 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1484	INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLEDGES TO [...] (S) Summary. According to the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, India's National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra has reaffirmed the Indian Government's (GOI's) policy of synchronizing with the U.S. its tough talking points for Nepal's Maoist leaders. Mishra reportedly also pledged that his Governm [...]	2003-08-05 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU15	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 27-JAN 3 [...] The GON said it is receptive to and ready to create an environment for peace talks with the Maoists. Prime Minister Lokendra Chand said the GON will accede to the Maoists' demand for information on imprisoned rebels. Despite the GON's conciliatory gestures, the Maoists have called another tw [...]	2003-01-03 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1638	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S) Summary: The August 20 arrest in Chennai of Maoist Politburo member Chandra Gajurel is the most significant capture of a member of the insurgents' leadership in more than seven years of conflict. While the reasons for Gajurel's intended travel to the UK remain unclear, his arrest could [...]	2003-08-27 10:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL IN NP
03KATHMANDU1643	NEPAL: PAKISTAN EMBASSY EMPLOYEE CAUGHT WITH [...] (SBU) On August 19, Nepalese Police arrested an administrative staff member of the Pakistani Embassy, allegedly carrying counterfeit Indian currency. The staff member was released into the Pakistani Ambassador's custody and deported over the weekend. The Pakistani Embassy denies all the cha [...]	2003-08-27 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON ETTC KCRM IN PK NP XD
03KATHMANDU1649	NEPAL: FURTHER INFORMATION ON MAOIST LEADER [...] (C) In an informal discussion with the Ambassador on August 27, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran and British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield provided further details on the August 20 arrest of Nepali Maoist Chandra Gajurel in Chennai. According to Ambassador Bloomfield, Gajurel was traveling on a f [...]	2003-08-28 10:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL IN UK NP
03KATHMANDU180	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 25-31 [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists announced a ceasefire on January 29 (Ref A). The international community widely welcomed the news of a ceasefire. The Maoist-aligned All Nepal National Independent Students Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) said that it will go ahead with their pl [...]	2003-01-31 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1859	NEPAL: INDIAN SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, the Indian government is sending a defense consultation group to Kathmandu the week of September 22 to "institutionalize" bilateral security assistance and support to the Government of Nepal (GON). A few weeks later in New Delhi, the GOI will [...]	2003-09-24 00:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU1870	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR REPORTS ADVANCES IN BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, bilateral consultations between Indian and Nepali security and intelligence officers in Kathmandu on Sept 22-23 proceeded ""exceptionally well"" as a first step in institutionalizing security assistance and information exchange between the two go [...]	2003-09-25 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MCAP PGOV IN NP
03KATHMANDU2254	WARNING NEPAL'S MAOISTS AGAIN AGAINST THREATENING [...] (S/NF) Summary: In view of the increased intensity and frequency of verbal threats by Nepal's Maoists against U.S. citizens and interests, the Embassy requests Department permission to attempt to send another message to the Maoist leadership through a reliable intermediary, warning them to des [...]	2003-11-18 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL NP IN UK
03KATHMANDU231	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 1-7 [...] The groundwork for peace talks was laid with the Government of Nepal reportedly sending a formal invitation to the Maoists. The Maoists announced their five-member negotiating team for talks with the GON. Human rights organizations want the peace talks to focus on human rights and creating a [...]	2003-02-07 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU2318	NEPAL: MORE MURMURINGS, BUT HOW MUCH MOVEMENT [...] (C) Once again, political circles in Kathmandu are reporting signs that King Gyanendra may be considering another initiative to broaden multi-party participation in the government. The Palace reportedly has sent initial feelers out for separate meetings with the heads of the two largest pol [...]	2003-11-26 09:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN NP GON
03KATHMANDU2366	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (S/NF) On December 3 the Ambassador raised with Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran reports that intelligence agents assigned to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu have been characterizing USG policy and motives in Nepal as malevolently aimed at undermining Nepal's sovereignty. The Ambassador told Saran [...]	2003-12-04 02:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU280	US-INDIAN COOPERATION AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: US security assistance to Nepal has brought the ancillary advantage to the US of providing a new arena for fruitful US-Indian dialogue and collaboration. Top Indian diplomats in Kathmandu clearly appreciate not only US support for common US-Indian security objectives in Nepal, but al [...]	2003-02-14 05:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU286	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEES CRITICIZE REPATRIATION [...] Summary: On February 12, PolOff met with respresentatives of the Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP),a political group composed of Bhutanese refugees living in UNHCR-administered camps in Nepal, to discuss the results of the 12th round of ministerial talks on the refugee issue (ref A). W [...]	2003-02-14 09:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL EAID BT NP IN
03KATHMANDU288	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 8-14 [...] No date has been set yet for the start of a formal peace dialogue. Several international organizations are offering help in mediating the process. Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that if the peace talks fail, Nepal would suffer a major catastrophe, while the student wing of the Maoists ha [...]	2003-02-16 03:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU311	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 15-21 [...] The Kathmandu press has reported that an informal meeting has been set for February 24 between Government of Nepal (GON) representatives and Maoist negotiators. Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Dinnath Sharma, members of the Maoist negotiating team, reportedly are in the capital to meet with polit [...]	2003-02-21 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU330	NEPAL/INDIA EXTRADITION TREATY NEGOTIATIONS FALTER [...] (SBU) Extradition treaty negotiations between the Government of India (GOI) and the Government of Nepal (GON) ended inconclusively after five days on February 20. This initial meeting, held in Kathmandu at the working level, was aimed at updating and revising the existing extradition treaty [...]	2003-02-25 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NP IN
03KATHMANDU358	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 22-28 [...] Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning and Works and government-appointed peace talks coordinator, said the peace process will take time but can be accomplished without the participation of other political parties if necessary. Pun also said he expects to hold talks with the Maoist [...]	2003-02-28 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU363	INDO-NEPAL COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION [...] ON FEBRUARY 10-14, REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDIA AND NEPAL MET IN KATHMANDU TO NEGOTIATE RAILWAY AND TRANS- BORDER MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS, WITH LIMITED RESULTS. THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON),UNDER SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO OPEN ITS WORLD BANK-FUNDED INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT (ICD),MADE A [...]	2003-02-28 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELTN NP IN XD
03KATHMANDU427	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS MAOISTS THREATENING [...] (S) Summary: According to Shyam Saran, India's Ambassador to Nepal, continued disagreement on the terms of a code of conduct for the current cease-fire has led Maoists to threaten an end to preliminary talks about future peace negotiations with the GON. At the heart of the disagreement is th [...]	2003-03-07 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU471	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 8-14 [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists jointly announced the signing of a code of conduct on March 13. Dinanath Sharma, senior-level Maoist and member of the Maoist negotiating team, arrived in the capital and met with the major leftist political parties. Prime Minister Lokendra Bahad [...]	2003-03-14 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU515	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 15-21 [...] Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand told the local press that peace talks would likely start in April, while Dinanath Sharma, senior-level Maoist leader and member of the Maoist negotiating team, said he was ready to begin talks at any time. Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning [...]	2003-03-21 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU552	NEPAL: KING'S CONFIDANT ON INDIAN, EUROPEAN [...] (S) On March 26 royal confidant Prabhakar Rana briefed the Ambassador and DCM on his recent secret discussions with foreign government representatives in India and Europe. Indian National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra reportedly emphasized to Rana that while the GOI supports Government of [...]	2003-03-27 10:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU563	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 22-28 [...] Progress toward peace talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents remains stalled during King Gyanendra's two-week visit to India. In the interim, Maoist and GON representatives are accusing one another of failing to create a "conducive atmosphere" for talks, and violat [...]	2003-03-28 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU57	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 4-10 [...] Interpol has issued five more warrants for Maoists, bringing the total to sixteen. The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists still have not agreed on a date for peace talks, but the GON announced a plan aimed at rehabilitating Maoists. The insurgency, meanwhile, has created a demand for [...]	2003-01-10 10:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU624	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 29-APRIL [...] Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand has said that progress is being achieved peace talks have still not begun between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists since the arrival in Kathmandu a week ago of the Maoist negotiating team. After being underground for seven years, members of [...]	2003-04-04 12:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU89	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 11-17 [...] Progress toward Government-Maoist peace talks reportedly is at a standstill. The Government of Nepal announced the creation of a 20,000-man task force to combat the insurgency. The GON responded to criticism over food distribution programs and human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch releas [...]	2003-01-17 10:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU90	NEPALIS LAUNCH PRIVATE EFFORT TO SOLVE BHUTANESE [...] Summary: A team of distinguished Nepali former diplomats and former officials met with Ambassador Malinowski on January 17 to encourage US support for efforts to repatriate Bhutanese refugees residing in seven camps in Eastern Nepal. The delegation recently returned from a trip to New Delhi, [...]	2003-01-17 11:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV NP IN
03LAGOS185	MEETING WITH ADDITIONAL SECRETARY (WTO) MENON [...] (U) ECON M/C CALLED ON COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTRY ADDITIONAL SECRETARY S.N. MENON ON JANUARY 21. MENON IS THE SENIOR-MOST OFFICIAL AT THE MINISTRY WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WTO AND THE EU. ECON M/C REVIEWED A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH MENON INCLUDING: OUR WTO AGRICULTURAL AND EXPORT CREDIT [...]	2003-01-25 12:33:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV EAGR IN
03OTTAWA1038	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-10 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL CA NO IN JA
03OTTAWA81	CANADA'S NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE WITH INDIA [...] (S) Canada shares our concern over Indian export controls on WMD/missile programs, and welcomes our dialogue with India on entities trying to acquire controlled goods (reftel). Marina Laker, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, told us that Cana [...]	2003-01-09 17:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP PREL IN CA
03RANGOON1117	INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO BURMA: FINDING A BALANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 10 meeting with COM, Indian Ambassador to Burma Rajiv Kumar Bhatia described India's Burma policy as having two pillars: engagement with the regime and support for democracy. India will continue to move forward on both fronts simultaneously, he said, striking [...]	2003-09-12 10:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IN
03RANGOON1252	BURMA: SUMMIT FEVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A MOFA official told us that the GOB will host a "major" (by Burmese standards) summit the first week of November. Thai, Lao, and Cambodian heads of government will meet with their SPDC counterpart to pursue the Thai-led "Economic Cooperation Strategy (ECS)." According to MOFA s [...]	2003-10-01 08:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM CB TH LA IN
03RANGOON1452	INDIAN VP VISIT TO BURMA: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS TAKE A BACK SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Indian Vice President Shekhawat's November 2-5 visit to Burma was the most senior mission by an Indian leader in 16 years and the latest in a string of high-profile visits from India and other neighboring countries. The Burmese regime pulled out all the stops for the visit, though co [...]	2003-11-14 05:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IN
03RANGOON167	WIN AUNG IN INDIA AND OTHER RECENT GOB TOURS OF [...] (C) Summary: The SPDC's recent trips to India, China, and Bangladesh, together with its exchanges with Thailand, are intended to shore up regional support for Burma in anticipation of a possible deterioration in Burma's relations with the West. According to the Director of MFA's Southwest and [...]	2003-02-07 03:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG IN BM
03ROME1887	ITALY WILL APPROVE CONSENSUAL SRO FOR ALGERIA AND [...] (S) ON APRIL 29, REF A POINTS WERE CONVEYED BY ROME ODC CHIEF TO VCHOD GENERAL CAMPORINI AND, SEPARATELY, BY POLOFF TO MFA ACTING NATO OFFICE DIRECTOR CARLO LO CASCIO. CAMPORINI SAID THAT ITALY WOULD SUPPORT THE FLIGHTS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER U.S. NON-CLANDESTINE USE OF SIGONELLA, AS LONG AS T [...]	2003-05-02 16:09:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR PBTS IT AG ML TS FORCES IN ITALY NATO
03ROME292	KEEPING ITALIAN SUPPORT STRONG [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. WHILE PM BERLUSCONI'S SUPPORT FOR THE US APPROACH TO IRAQ REMAINS RELIABLE, THE GOI - WITH EXTREME CAUTION - IS LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR AN EVENTUAL PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE AND VOTE ON THE EXTENT OF ITALY'S SUPPORT. (REF A). THE GOI CONTINUES TO WORK WITH US TO FIND WA [...]	2003-01-24 17:27:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR EAIR IT IRAQI FREEDOM FORCES IN ITALY
03ROME4736	ITALY: FACTORS AFFECTING BASING OF U.S. MILITARY [...] (S/NF) US military forces in Italy, which are present under NATO auspices and operate on Italian (not US) bases, are generally welcome, and we expect that situation to continue. In return for basing access, Italy expects a spirit of partnership, timely consultation, and full respect for Itali [...]	2003-10-16 13:12:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS IT FORCES IN ITALY
03ROME810	GOVERNMENT OF ITALY HAS HANDLE ON TRAINSTOPPING [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOI, WORKING WITH THE U.S. MILITARY AND THE EMBASSY, HAS PREVENTED ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS FROM STOPPING TRAINS MOVING U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT FROM THE SOUTHERN EUROPEAN TASK FORCE (SETAF) TO CAMP DARBY. PROTEST ACTIVITY IS SPREADING, BUT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) HAS IMPL [...]	2003-02-26 17:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR IT FORCES IN ITALY IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME9	ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR DEPLOYMENT ORDER [...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. REFTEL A CONVEYS ORDERS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF FORCES TO SIGONELLA, SICILY IN SUPPORT OF OEF O/A JANUARY 9-14, AND REQUESTS ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT, IN OBTAINING APPROVALS FROM HOST NATIONS. THE DEPLOYMENT IS CLASSIFIED "SECRET/ORCON, RELEASA [...]	2003-01-02 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL IT FORCES IN ITALY
03ROME928	ITALIAN UNIONS BARK, BUT SHOULDN'T BITE, ON [...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00928 01 OF 02 061453Z SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) ITALY'S LABOR UNIONS ARE GETTING A LOT OF PRESS FOR THEIR ROLE IN DISRUPTING TRANSHIPMENT OF U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND CARGO, BUT THE REAL HEADL [...]	2003-03-06 13:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR ELAB PREL IT FORCES IN ITALY
03THEHAGUE3010	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): REQUEST FOR [...] (U) India is blocking agreement on a document supported by the U.S. and all other delegations to the OPCW concerning the technical issue of "captive use." Failure to reach consensus on this important document before the end of the current Executive Council session on Friday, December 5 will [...]	2003-12-04 16:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL IN CWC
04ABUDHABI3209	TIP CASES SHOW UAE STILL CHALLENGED [...] (U) This is an action request for G/TIP and NEA/ARPI country desk, please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A number of recent trafficking cases in the UAE point to the continuing challenges in the TIP arena here. There is a growing difference in views between Dubai police and public prosec [...]	2004-09-16 06:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TC IN NP RP
04ANKARA127	CHARGE DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH MFA [...] (U) Summary: Charge and Poloff met January 6 with MFA Deputy U/S Ertay and MFA Deputy DG Topcuoglu to discuss GOT efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and the upcoming State Department TIP Report. Topcuoglu said neither the GOT nor its NGO partner have been able to secure funding to [...]	2004-01-08 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA1595	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: PROGRESS IN TURKEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: G/TIP officer and Emboff met with government and non-government organizations in Ankara and Trabzon February 23-24 to explore Turkey's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). An MFA official anti-TIP noted progress in training programs, provision of humanitarian visa [...]	2004-03-17 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY

04ANKARA2007	MFA MAKES CASE FOR ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (SBU) In separate April 5 discussions with Turkish MP Egemen Bagis and MFA Director General of Consular Affairs Murat Ersavci, the Ambassador raised concerns about the GOT's silence on specific anti-trafficking efforts. The Ambassador engaged Bagis and Ersavci on repeated requests for inform [...]	2004-04-06 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2076	Trafficking in Persons: HRDF Reports Recent [...] To establish a network among non-governmental organizations in Turkey and regional countries affected by human trafficking; 2. To provide training for government officers to refresh and consolidate on the recent amendments of Turkish Penal Code an [...]	2004-04-09 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2138	Trafficking in Persons: IOM Reports Recent [...] (U) SUMMARY: In April 9 discussions with Emboff, IOM Chief of Mission Regina Boucault cited 1) ongoing anti-TIP training for Turkish law enforcement officials, and 2) implementation of a victim referral agreement between the Ministry of Interior and Turkey's leading TIP NGO as continuing evide [...]	2004-04-13 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2152	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman, visiting USDOJ Civil Rights Division Chief Al Moskowitz discussed USG efforts to combat trafficking in the United States, noting success in USG methods for 1) identifying victims, 2) disti [...]	2004-04-14 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2198	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial local FSN tr [...]	2004-04-16 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3048	TIP: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, MAY 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about GOT anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in national and international news media. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish unless otherwise noted) is provided through unofficial [...]	2004-06-02 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3427	TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TURKISH MFA AVERS DEEP [...] (C) June 14 Polcounselor delivered reftel points, TIP backgrounder and Turkey TIP Narrative to MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman. DDG Otman averred deep disappointment in Turkey's designation. TIP officer reviewed reasons for Turkey's Tier 2 Watch List ranking, noting that much of Tu [...]	2004-06-16 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3673	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JUNE 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about Turkey- specific anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press clips. Text of any articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation, unless otherwise noted. 2 [...]	2004-06-29 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3675	TIP IN TURKEY: JOINT OPERATION RESULTS IN ARRESTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish National Police (TNP) officials confirmed press reports (reftel) that a joint anti-TIP Turkish-Romanian Police operation (Mirage 2004) netted an international trafficking ring and freed seven Romanian TIP victims ages 17 to 20. TNP Foreigners, Borders and Asylum Department [...]	2004-06-29 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4141	TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following Human Smuggling Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http:/ [...]	2004-07-28 07:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4147	TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http://www.mfa.gov [...]	2004-07-28 09:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4148	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial [...]	2004-07-28 09:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA42	1/6/04 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The following are recent developments related to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey: ----------------- IOM Pilot Program ----------------- 2. (U) The Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has drafted a proposal for a USD 1.2 million pilot projec [...]	2004-01-06 09:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM KFRD PREF PREL PGOV TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4317	TIP IN TURKEY: GOT APPROACHES EGYPTIAN EMBASSY FOR [...] (C) In a July 27 meeting with Emboff, Embassy of Egypt Second Secretary Ahmed El Sayed confirmed Turkish anti-TIP officials approached Egyptian Ambassador Ahamad Fathallah to propose a formal law enforcement and intelligence cooperation agreement between security officials from both government [...]	2004-08-03 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EG KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4416	TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON TIP VICTIM [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting with Emboff, International Organization on Migration (IOM) Interim Country Director Meltem Ersoy asserted that an increase in TIP victim referrals from the GOT to IOM is a direct result of 1) a series of IOM-funded law enforcement training sessions that focus police [...]	2004-08-06 11:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4448	TIP IN TURKEY: POLICE GUIDEBOOK ON TIP [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting at the Turkish Security Directorate, Foreigners Department Assistant Director Murat Oz provided para 2 text of the Turkish Security Directorate's anti-TIP guidebook. Oz told Emboff that the guidebook was published by the Security Directorate and dis [...]	2004-08-09 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4502	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH-AUSTRALIAN ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In November 2003, an Australian Coast Guard patrol intercepted an Indonesian smuggling vessel carrying 14 Turkish citizens. By July 2004, Australian Federal Police (AFP) agents had traced the human smuggling network organizers to Turkey, where smugglers and witnesses were engage [...]	2004-08-11 08:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4503	TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT I [...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Backgrou [...]	2004-08-11 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4504	TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT II [...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police (AFP) agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Sc [...]	2004-08-11 09:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4544	TIP IN TURKEY: VISITING ARMENIAN DELEGATION TRIES [...] Summary: Visiting Armenian TIP-NGO Hope and Help and IOM Armenia Program Officer have briefed us on meetings with reps from Turkish NGOs, Armenian religious and media organizations, and Georgia's diplomatic mission in Turkey. Hope and Help rep described her meetings as "the first steps" in est [...]	2004-08-12 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU AM TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4580	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...]	2004-08-16 08:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4808	TIP IN TURKEY: ANTI-TIP NGO HRDF BOARD CHAIRMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In August meetings with Emboff, Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) Board Chairman Turgut Tokus outlined past and present progress to bring HRDF's TIP victims shelter on-line. He characterized support from the GOT, particularly the MOI and the MFA, as excellent and than [...]	2004-08-25 08:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA482	PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S TURKEY VISIT CEMENTS TIES, SKIPS KEY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Pakistani President Musharraf's January 19-22 visit to Turkey was heavy on ceremony and warm rhetoric, but apparently skipped over key issues of cross-border terrorism and non-proliferation. The visit appeared designed to cement ties, which had become testy in 2002, and to avoid contro [...]	2004-01-26 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IN PARM PK PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA5002	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 15- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 26, 2004 by Minsk Belaru [...]	2004-09-03 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5205	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 10, 2004 by Turkish l [...]	2004-09-15 09:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5708	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 15-30, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 27, 200 [...]	2004-10-05 12:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5750	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, September 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 28, 2004 by the Anato [...]	2004-10-07 10:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5751	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-07 10:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	IN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU
04ANKARA5789	TIP IN TURKEY: NEW PENAL CODE REVISIONS STIFFEN [...] (U) On October 11, 2004, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer signed into law revisions to the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) which, among other measures, prescribe harsher penalties for human trafficking. Penalties range from eight to twelve years of imprisonment (up from five to ten years in ear [...]	2004-10-12 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5860	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 7-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 14, 2004 by the Anatoli [...]	2004-10-15 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5968	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO MOLDOVA [...] SUMMARY. Turkish Ambassador to Moldova Fatma Topcuoglu delivered the following speech at a 2-day conference on human trafficking in Chisinau, Moldova. END SUMMARY. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT OF PREPARED REMARKS: SPEECH DELIVERED BY H.E. FATMA FIRAT TOPCUOGLU AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKE [...]	2004-10-20 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6072	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING EFFORTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to G/TIP inquires about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following October 2004 TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report will be published on-line at the MFA website at http://www.mf [...]	2004-10-26 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6150	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...]	2004-11-01 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6309	TIP IN TURKEY: ISTANBUL SHELTER REPORTS SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Anti-TIP NGOs International Office for Migration (IOM) and Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) reported the first successful repatriation this week of 3 Ukrainian trafficking victims through the Istanbul Human Trafficking Shelter. The event simultaneously highlighted m [...]	2004-11-08 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6366	TIP IN TURKEY: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-10 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6393	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 1-10, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 10, 2004 by the Jerusalem [...]	2004-11-10 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6686	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]	2004-12-02 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6688	TIP IN TURKEY: REPORT FROM CLOSED TIP TASK FORCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: NGO participants provided to Emboff accounts of a closed TIP Task Force meeting that highlighted the GOT's internal and sometimes contentious struggle to organize Turkey's government and non-government anti-TIP efforts. The Task Force meeting, the second this calendar year, repor [...]	2004-12-02 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6690	TIP IN TURKEY: TGNA PASSES, PRESIDENT APPROVES IOM [...] (U) Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) Foreign Affairs Committee Advisor Osman Ulukan confirmed press reports that the TGNA, on November 25, 2004, unanimously approved legislation appropriating the 154,000 Swiss Franc equivalent fee for Turkey's membership in the International Office on Mi [...]	2004-12-02 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6691	TIP IN TURKEY: EMERGENCY HOTLINE OPERATIONAL [...] (U) On December 2, 2004, Turk Telekom connected Turkey's first toll-free hotline (90-0800-211-6065) for victims of human trafficking. Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) staff will initially field calls from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday until Russian- and Turkish-la [...]	2004-12-02 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6692	TIP IN TURKEY: SHELTERED VICTIM LEADS POLICE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Characterizing the events that led to the arrest of at least one human trafficking network member in Corum, Turkey as a "real success story for the shelter," Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) Executive Director Demet Gural told Emboff that an Azeri victim resident at t [...]	2004-12-02 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6801	TIP IN TURKEY: JANDARMA REQUESTS TECH ASSISTANCE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A November 23-27 International Office on Migration (IOM) TIP workshop in Adana, Turkey highlighted the Jandarma's struggling but developing ground-level ability to investigate and prosecute trafficking crimes. According to IOM trainers (para 4) and TIP-NGO victim counselors (re [...]	2004-12-07 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6843	TIP IN TURKEY: VICTIMS' STORIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: International Organization on Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom provided para 4 report on a Russian citizen victim admitted to the Istanbul TIP shelter November 13. The victim's story largely repeats other accounts we have heard about typical trafficking schemes [...]	2004-12-09 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6865	TIP: GOT PUSHING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS [...] (U) During a visit to Ankara led by US Embassy Chisinau in November (septel),a Moldovan anti-TIP government delegation heard high-handed criticism from Turkish interlocutors about Moldova's failure to respond to a GOT-proposed anti-TIP protocol (para 3). The draft protocol, according to MFA D [...]	2004-12-10 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6938	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, DECEMBER 1-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published December 12, 2004 by [...]	2004-12-14 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA7103	TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON GOT PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: IOM has passed us a summary of its anti-TIP actions and plans for cooperating further with GOT authorities. End Summary. 2. (C) International Office for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom passed Emboff the following summary of TIP current events: BEGIN NOTES [...]	2004-12-21 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04BRUSSELS4994	A/S ROCCA DISCUSSES SOUTH ASIA WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 12 and 15 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with DG Robert Cooper of the European Council and DDG Herve Jouanjean of the European Commission to discuss the current situation and upcoming challenges in South Asia. A/S Rocca raised concerns about deteriorating p [...]	2004-11-24 10:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5408	TFX001: INITIAL EC RESPONSE TO ASIAN TSUNAMI [...] SUMMARY: The European Commission has activated two emergency mechanisms to meet the immediate humanitarian assistance needs arising from the December 26 earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. The EU,s Community Mechanism SIPDIS Civil Protection Unit and Monitoring and Information Ce [...]	2004-12-28 12:51:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IN CE TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5427	TFX001: EC ON DONOR COORDINATION AND ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Summary: The EU will meet in Luxembourg on January 7 to coordinate its response to the tsunami in Asia. On the agenda is the advisability of an international donor conference. Commissioner Louis Michel may visit Sri Lanka before this meeting to assess the situation. The European Commiss [...]	2004-12-29 16:20:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IN CE TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CALCUTTA427	U.S.-FUNDED NGO TARGETED IN COURT [...] SUMMARY. The Indian Supreme Court has issued a notice to the West Bengal Government on a petition alleging that the NGO Sanlaap, in collusion with the police, has been running a racket to exploit minor girls as a means to obtain foreign donor funding, according to an October 28 report in the [...]	2004-10-28 12:46:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN EAID IN
04CALCUTTA428	NEPALESE MINORS RESCUED FROM A CIRCUS IN EASTERN INDIA [...] SUMMARY: On October 6, the District Magistrate of Madhubani District in north Bihar handed over five minor Nepali girls to the Nepalese NGO Maiti Nepal. The girls were rescued from a circus performing in the district. This is the first instance in eastern India wherein an NGO, the state Lab [...]	2004-10-29 09:10:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN IN
04CALCUTTA445	OPPOSITION STRIKES IN WEST BENGAL LEAVE GOVERNMENT [...] SUMMARY: In the coming three weeks, starting on November 17, West Bengal will witness three general strikes planned by different political parties protesting the recent hike in petroleum prices by the central government. West Bengal's Left Front government, eager to establish its business-fr [...]	2004-11-16 15:07:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV ECON ELAB AMGT IN
04CALCUTTA449	MANIPUR: INDIAN ARMY PRESSURE NEAR BURMA BORDER [...] (SBU) On October 26, the Indian Army launched a counter-insurgency exercise in the Chandel and Churachandpur districts of Manipur, a Northeast Indian state bordering Burma. Remaining initially tightlipped, an Army spokesman finally announced on November 6 that more than 100 rebel bases had been [...]	2004-11-19 03:58:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PINS PGOV BM IN GOI
04CHENNAI1306	DUMPING DUTIES ARE LEAST OF SHRIMP FARMERS' [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Early fears that USDOC anti-dumping duties on warm water shrimp from India could become a hot- button political issue appear to be groundless. Shrimp farmers do not blame the duties for their problems, but rather four years of slumping international demand. While politicians in [...]	2004-11-01 08:27:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIS SENV IN CE BR EC US
04CHENNAI1315	"NON-FUNCTIONAL" TAMIL NADU ANTI-CONVERSION ACT NOW [...] (U) SUMMARY: After defeat at the polls in May, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa quickly reversed a number of initiatives that she had undertaken during the previous three years. Among the reversals was the controversial Tamil Nadu Anti-Conversion Law banning forcible religious conversi [...]	2004-11-02 08:35:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI IN
04CHENNAI1392	BLASTS ROCK HYDERABAD; EXTORTION NOT NAXALITE [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 08:34:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PTER IN
04CHENNAI1394	VEERAPPAN'S DEATH PUTS DHARMAPURI'S FUTURE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A seventeen-year manhunt ended with the shooting death of K.M. Veerappan, the famed forest brigand of Dharmapuri. The shootout was the culmination of months of planning by the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and the police Special Task Force (STF). The operation showcased the [...]	2004-11-09 08:50:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM IN
04CHENNAI1395	NAXALITE CONSOLIDATION A CAUSE FOR WORRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The merger of India's two largest and best organized Maoist groups, the Peoples' War (PW) and Maoist Communist Center (MCC),into the Communist Party of India (Maoist) is likely to expand the horizon of their ambitions. It will help these "Naxalites" knit together their areas [...]	2004-11-09 10:04:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PTER IN
04CHENNAI1418	HINDU PONTIFF ARRESTED FOR MURDER; LITTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tamil Nadu police arrested one of India's most prominent Hindu religious leaders, Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi of Kanchi, accused of murdering a former aide. The arrest has shocked Tamil Nadu, but there is little public anger. The move upset a miniscule group of the AIA [...]	2004-11-12 11:13:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IN
04CHENNAI1470	BJP'S BID TO EXPLOIT PONTIFF'S ARREST A FLOP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the BJP and Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) shouted themselves hoarse about the arrest of Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, their protests have fallen on deaf ears in Tamil Nadu. A call for a bundh (strike) failed, no non-Brahmin parties joined the protests, and even Tam [...]	2004-11-23 09:23:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI IN
04CHENNAI1490	KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT IN LIMBO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangalore, India's leading technopolis and the capital of Karnataka, is burdened with a tardy and incomplete state government led by contending coalition partners. Local business leaders complain that the new Singh government has overshot the mark in shifting focus from urban t [...]	2004-11-26 09:03:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IN
04CHENNAI294	LTTE SPLIT FESTERING WOUND SAY SOUTH INDIANS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The current split in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hamstrings the Sri Lankan peace process and might even degenerate into a "bloodbath," warned security analysts who met DAS Donald Camp during his May 15 visit to Chennai. They predicted a standoff between Karuna, th [...]	2004-03-19 06:35:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL IN CE
04COLOMBO1013	Talks about Talks in Stasis while Norwegians [...] (C) SUMMARY: The LTTE showed no flexibility on negotiation issues during Norwegian Ambassador's June 16 visit to Kilinochchi. Both sides have rejected a Norwegian compromise formulation on the negotiating agenda. The situation in the East is somewhat improved but remains troubled. The LTT [...]	2004-06-17 10:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE NO IN LTTE
04COLOMBO11	Ambassador delivers Secretary Powell's letter to President Kumaratunga [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered Secretary Powell's letter to President Kumaratunga on Jan 2. Ambassador urged President to seek solution to the ongoing political crisis so that the peace process could resume and the economy get back on track. President said she had gone as far as she could go [...]	2004-01-05 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CE IN LTTE
04COLOMBO1857	SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO INDIA YIELDS SOFT LOANS, STRONGER LANGUAGE ON PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's November 3-7 working visit to India yielded USD 250 million in concessional loans; the announcement of a pending bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement and Indian assistance to refurbish a strategic airfield in Jaffna; and an even stronger public statement of [...]	2004-11-17 06:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1984	SRI LANKA: INDIAN CONCERT MARRED BY GRENADE [...] (C) Summary: A December 11 concert featuring film and music superstars from India was marred by a grenade attack that killed two people and left a dozen injured, although the perpetrators have not been identified. Buddhist extremists staged riots earlier in the day to protest the show, which [...]	2004-12-13 12:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC CE IN
04COLOMBO435	Sri Lanka: Rebel eastern commander torques up [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rebel LTTE commander Karuna continues to lash out at the main Tamil Tiger organization in the north. In a March 9 interview with BBC TV, Karuna -- speaking at a base in Batticaloa -- asserted that he had left the LTTE because he thought the group was preparing for war pending t [...]	2004-03-10 05:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR MOPS KPAO CE NO IN LTTE
04COLOMBO618	Sri Lanka: Foreign Minister-designate [...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: New Foreign Minister Kadirgamar would like to visit Washington in May. He appreciated the US's neutrality during the election. On the Peace Process, the new government "has no grip yet." India has been standing [...]	2004-04-08 12:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CE IN CHR
04COLOMBO772	Norwegian facilitators upbeat after meetings [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Norwegians found President Kumaratunga and LTTE Chief Prabhakaran determined to move ahead on negotiations. The sides need to decide agenda, locale and timing. It's months, not weeks, and negotiations could not begin before late-July at a minimum. The new government needs [...]	2004-05-12 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE NO IN LTTE
04COLOMBO870	Sri Lanka: Upcoming meeting of the Co-Chairs [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 1, the four Co-Chairs (Norway, Japan, the U.S., and EU) of the Tokyo Process are scheduled to meet in Brussels. The meeting is an important one and will build on recent visits to Sri Lanka by the Norwegian facilitators, GoJ Special Envoy Akashi, and SA A/S Rocca. Recen [...]	2004-05-25 10:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE JA NO EU IN LTTE
04DHAKA3149	FOREIGN SECRETARY THINKS INDIANS BEHIND AUGUST 21 [...] (C) DAS Torkel Patterson met with Foreign Secretary Shamsheer Chowdhury on September 13 with Ambassador Thomas and Poloff (notetaker). With renewed rains, downed trees and flooded roads blocking traffic, Patterson noted to Chowdhury the difficulties presented by the August flooding and expres [...]	2004-09-15 02:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG IN
04DJIBOUTI526	DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF COMMERCE ON UTILITY OF [...] (C) Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saleban Omar Oudine, sees the planned port of Doraleh as key to a prosperous economic future for Djibouti. In a March 31 meeting with Ambassador, he talked about the port and its two key components: a fuel container terminal and a Free Zone. The containe [...]	2004-04-12 10:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV DJ EG TU IN UG TC
04KATHMANDU1026	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: HISTORY STARTS TODAY [...] (C) We appreciate the perspective, based on personal experience as well as scholarship, brought to the history of the Nepalese Bhutanese refugee problem by Embassy New Delhi (REF B). The roots of the present imbroglio are deep and complex. What the Government of Bhutan describes as legitim [...]	2004-06-03 07:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1030	NEPALI MAOIST COMMANDER IMPLICATED IN MURDERS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Nepali press reports, Indian police in Patna, Bihar have arrested 12 Nepali Maoists, including several Central Committee members. Among those reportedly arrested is Kumar Dahal (a.k.a. "Bijay"),the head of the Maoists' Kathmandu Valley Special Regional Bureau. [...]	2004-06-04 02:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL KCRM CJAN NP IN
04KATHMANDU1288	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Moriarty made his first official call on Foreign Secretary Madhu Acharya on July 8. Acharya stated that the UN offer to mediate with the Maoists was appreciated, but third-party mediation from any quarters would not be accepted for the time being. Meanwhile, India's [...]	2004-07-09 07:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IN BH NP UN
04KATHMANDU1549	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE FRUSTRATION GROWING - [...] (C) SUMMARY: Only surprising in that it took so long to come about, some Bhutanese refugee leaders and many refugees are starting to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. During a discussion between StaffDel Blazey and two refugee leaders, as well as with young professional refugees, r [...]	2004-08-06 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1550	NEPAL: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE ON BHUTANESE/TIBETAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR Representative Abraham Abraham expressed the hope to the Ambassador on August 4 that the verification of Bhutanese refugees would resume. Meanwhile, for the first time, some Bhutanese refugees had begun to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. On Tibetans, UNHCR wa [...]	2004-08-06 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP UNHCR
04KATHMANDU1705	NSC OFFICIAL ON THE MAOIST INSURGENCY, ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Maoist overall objective is the creation of a single-party "People's Republic" in Nepal, according to Major General Kul Bahadur Khadka, co-coordinator of Nepal's National Security Council. Khadka told the Ambassador on August 24 that the Maoist leadership would be willing to achieve [...]	2004-08-25 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS PGOV NP IN
04KATHMANDU1714	NEPAL: RPP PRESIDENT RANA ON THE COALITION, PEACE [...] (C) The coalition government was working together fairly well and was discussing modalities for an eventual peace process with the Maoists, RPP President Rana told the Ambassador on August 24. Meanwhile, security cooperation between India and Nepal seemed to be improving, in Rana's view. Fin [...]	2004-08-27 09:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IN NP
04KATHMANDU180	NEPAL: NO END IN SIGHT FOR POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] (C) During a January 29 meeting, the U.S., UK, and Indian Ambassadors agreed that there is little evidence that a breakthrough in the political deadlock between the Palace and the parties is imminent. The three discussed possible long-term implications of the demonstrating student unions' ca [...]	2004-01-29 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL UK IN NP
04KATHMANDU280	NEPAL: SECURITY SOURCES CONFIRM INDIANS HAND OVER [...] (C) Police and Army sources have confirmed that on February 8 Indian authorities handed over Maoist Politburo member Matrika Yadav and Maoist Central Advisor Suresh Ale Magar to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Unconfirmed reports suggested that the Maoists may were captured in the northern India [...]	2004-02-10 09:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NP IN
04KATHMANDU541	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: SOME HOPEFUL SIGNS OF PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary. The GON has prepared a report on the December incident in Khudunabari Camp and will provide it to the RGOB in April. A UNHCR official confided that the Government of India had requested information from UNHCR on conditions for return faced by the refugees and how these condition [...]	2004-03-23 07:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PHUM PREL NP BH IN
04KATHMANDU588	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR PROVIDES INFORMATION ON [...] (C) In a March 31 call on the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran provided additional information on the March 29 arrest in Siliguri, West Bengal, of Nepali Maoist leader Mohan Vaidya. According to Saran, the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) had been watching Siliguri for some time sin [...]	2004-03-31 07:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN NP
04KATHMANDU623	NEPAL:MAOISTS ATTACK POLICE STATION IN TERAI, [...] (SBU) Summary: In an apparent retaliation against Indian interests for the March 29 arrest of Politburo member Mohan Vaidya in West Bengal (Ref A),Nepali Maoists torched 18 Indian fuel trucks parked at a customs checkpoint, shooting three of the drivers, in the southwestern district of Kai [...]	2004-04-05 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL ETRD IN NP
04KUWAIT2425	(U) INDIA AND THE PHILIPPINES IMPOSE BAN ON [...] (U) Action request at para 11. 2. (C) Summary. MFA reports that the Embassies of the Philippines and India, responding to a deteriorating security situation, requested GOK assistance on 3 August in banning travel of their nationals to Iraq. MFA, reportedly in order to provide USG an opp [...]	2004-08-04 03:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ETRD EAID PREL PHUM IN IZ KU
04KUWAIT2496	IRAQ TRAVEL BAN: US MILITARY PRESSES INDIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Embassy hosted an August 5 meeting between representatives of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) and representatives from the Indian and Phillipines Embassies concerning the travel ban that both India and the Philippines have imposed, prohibiting their natio [...]	2004-08-07 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB MOPS PREL PHUM ETRD EAID KU IZ IN RP
04KUWAIT2542	IRAQ TRAVEL BAN: IMPACT ON US MILITARY CONTRACTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Econoff spoke on August 10 with the two major US military contractors transporting supplies for US operations in Iraq, to see how the travel ban preventing Indian and Filipino workers from entering Iraq is affecting their operations. Altanmia, which holds the Defense Energy Sup [...]	2004-08-10 12:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB MOPS PREL PHUM ETRD EAID KU IZ IN RP
04KUWAIT3590	GOK REMOVES BAN ON THIRD-COUNTRY DRIVERS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-20 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB IN IZ MOPS PK PREL
04MUMBAI2286	MAHARASHTRA GETS A CHIEF MINISTER - FINALLY [...] (SBU) In a sudden change of course following a long day of backroom politicking, Congress selected Vilasrao Deshmukh as the new Chief Minister (CM) of Maharashtra late on October 29. The choice was a surprise to most observers in the state who had expected outgoing CM Shinde to retain the job. [...]	2004-11-01 11:05:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL IN
04MUMBAI2316	MAHARASHTRA GETS A CHIEF MINISTER - FINALLY [...] (SBU) In a sudden change of course following a long day of backroom politicking, Congress selected Vilasrao Deshmukh as the new Chief Minister (CM) of Maharashtra late on October 29. The choice was a surprise to most observers in the state who had expected outgoing CM Shinde to retain the job. [...]	2004-11-03 09:05:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL IN
04MUMBAI2344	BEST BAKERY STAR WITNESS CHANGES TESTIMONY...AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4, 2004, star eyewitness Zaheera Shaikh of the emblematic/symbolic Best Bakery case from the March-May 2002 violence in Gujarat, refused to testify in the Mumbai special court. A day earlier she had appeared with her brother, another key witness, at a press confere [...]	2004-11-05 10:34:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL IN
04MUMBAI2369	MAHARASHTRA MINISTERS TAKE OATH OF OFFICE; YET TO GET [...] (SBU) On November 9, 2004 Governor Mohammed Fazal administered the oath of office and confidentiality to 15 senior ministers chosen to be part of the Congress/Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led Democratic Front government of Maharashtra. The new ministers have yet to receive portfolios. Chi [...]	2004-11-09 12:10:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
04MUMBAI2478	ISRAEL REOPENS CONSULATE IN MUMBAI [...] (C) On November 15 visiting Israeli MFA officials briefed Acting PO and Pol/Econ Chief on Israel's decision to reopen its consulate in Mumbai. Israel closed its consulate in Mumbai in mid-2003 as part of cost-cutting measures that affected Israeli diplomatic posts around the world, Israeli MFA [...]	2004-11-29 10:05:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TSPA PTER IS IN GOI
04MUSCAT2285	INDIA WINS OMANI SUPPORT FOR UNSC SEAT, DEEPENS [...] (U) On December 25-26, Indian Minister of External Affairs Natwar Singh met with Sultan Qaboos and various government ministers to boost bilateral relations. Oman formally announced its backing of India's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and the two parties pledged to cont [...]	2004-12-29 07:37:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EPET KCRM MARR IN MU
04NEWDELHI5734	INDIA RATTLED BY DEVELOPMENTS IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh watchers in New Delhi have reacted with concern to recent violence there, citing the August 21 attack on opposition leader Sheikh Hasina as symptomatic of a deterioration in the country's political culture, fueling instability in Bangladesh which contributes directly to [...]	2004-09-10 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV BG IN
04NEWDELHI6967	GTRI CONFERENCE FINDINGS DELIVERED TO INDIA [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-02 03:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PTER KNNP TRGY IN IAEA
04NEWDELHI6976	BHUTAN MOVING TOWARDS REPATRIATION OF CATEGORY ONE [...] (C) Summary: During an October 24 meeting with PRM A/S Dewey, King Jigme Wangchuck of Bhutan agreed that Category 1 refugees from the Khudunabari Camp could be repatriated and that the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) should exchange a letter specifying the [...]	2004-11-02 05:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF IN NP BT UNHCR
04NEWDELHI6980	INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM: BIO NOTES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable includes biographic data for Arvind Gupta, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS),who will lead the GOI delegation to the SIPDIS November 9-10 Cybersecurity Forum in Washington, and his deputy, Commander Mukesh Saini. Unless otherwise speci [...]	2004-11-02 06:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KCIP TINT PREL PGOV IN US
04NEWDELHI6983	INDIA ENCOURAGES DEMOCRACY IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: India underlined its concerns about the lack of democracy in Burma during the recent visit of Rangoon's military leader Than Shwe, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself delivering the message, MEA Joint Secretary (South East Asia - I) Mitra Vashishta told us on SIPDIS November 1. [...]	2004-11-02 08:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR IN BM CN
04NEWDELHI6998	JASWANT IN THE WILDERNESS [...] (C) Summary: In a warm and constructive November 1 discussion with the Ambassador, Parliamentary Opposition Leader Jaswant Singh reaffirmed his commitment to the US-India relationship, remarking that "I have paid a political price for my support of better relations" between New Delhi and Washi [...]	2004-11-02 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PK IZ IN

04NEWDELHI6999	INDIA PUSHING NEPALESE ARMY TO BE MORE ACTIVE [...] (C) The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) should be more proactive in the fight against the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Bhutan/Nepal) Ranjit Rae told Polcouns and Poloff SIPDIS in a November 1 meeting. Describing the recent India-Nepal security cooperation group meeting, Rae reported that the GO [...]	2004-11-02 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN NP
04NEWDELHI7000	INDIA SUPPORTS REPATRIATION OF CATEGORY 1 [...] (C) Polcouns and Poloff met on November 1 with MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae to brief on the strategy SIPDIS recently outlined by King Wangchuck to A/S Dewey to repatriate Category 1 refugees from the Khudunabari camp (Reftel). Rae replied that the GOI welcomes this strateg [...]	2004-11-02 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT UNHCR
04NEWDELHI7013	NSSP PHASE ONE: REVIEWING ACHIEVEMENTS AND PENDING [...] (C) Summary: This is the first of two cables reporting on the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group. USG and GOI counterparts met in two positive and productive sessions of the NSSP Implementation Group on October 20-21 to review accomplishments under Phase One and [...]	2004-11-03 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7026	INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM PREPARATORY [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14-18, 2004, Department Senior Coordinator for International Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy Michele Markoff and DOD Director of International Information Assurance Programs Tim Bloechl participated in preparatory meetings with the GOI for the November 9-10 [...]	2004-11-04 04:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCIP TINT PREL ECPS KCRM IN US
04NEWDELHI7033	KING OF BHUTAN CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT BUSH ON [...] Just hours after a few of the major networks projected President Bush to win reelection, the Bhutanese Ambassador to New Delhi passed to the Embassy the following message from from King Wangchuck of Bhutan to the President. 2. Begin text. Dear Ambassador Mulford, I have the pleasure in [...]	2004-11-04 10:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BT IN
04NEWDELHI7053	LOOKING AHEAD TO ASEAN: INDIA ENGAGES EAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has engaged actively with East Asian capitals prior to the November 30 ASEAN Plus One Summit in Laos. India's two-track approach to these states--multilaterally through organizations like ASEAN, and bilaterally--exemplifies New Delhi's strategy of expanding economic and [...]	2004-11-05 05:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH VM BM LA KS JA IN ASEAN
04NEWDELHI7061	NSSP PHASE TWO: CHARTING THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing achievements made under Phase One (Ref A),the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group discussed the way forward on Phase Two, including legislation, enforcement, outreach, and training to strengthen export controls; adherence to MCTR and [...]	2004-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7063	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA ON JUDGE MERON'S ICTY [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-05 10:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KAWC PHUM IN UNGA GOI
04NEWDELHI7078	TOWARDS AN INDIA-EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Following two relatively rocky summits, and the postponement of this year's meeting, New Delhi hopes the November 8 India-EU Summit will yield tangible progress, MEA Director (Europe - I) Dammu Ravi told Poloff on November 2. The GOI priority is to kickoff a new ""strategic partnershi [...]	2004-11-05 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN FR GM UK NP BT
04NEWDELHI7081	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-05 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IN UNGA
04NEWDELHI7085	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA ON REPASCH RE-ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-05 12:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KSEP IN UNGA UN
04NEWDELHI7088	THE BJP HAS FEW OPTIONS TO RETURN TO POWER [...] (C) Summary: Since losing the May elections, the BJP leadership has failed to resolve internal disputes between its moderate and Hindutva wings over the reasons for its defeat. The Sangh (family of Hindu groups) is urging the party to return to its Hindutva roots, but the leadership is unwi [...]	2004-11-05 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
04NEWDELHI7090	INDIAN ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] (C) Indian Joint Secretary for the Americas in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar called DCM November 5, to inform the USG about the specifics of Indian assistance to Iraq to help prepare for the upcoming Iraqi elections. Jaishankar said India is offering a 3-part assis [...]	2004-11-05 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM IZ IN
04NEWDELHI7091	INDIAN LEFT NEGATIVE OVER BUSH RE-ELECTION, [...] (C) Summary: Indian Communist Party leaders have criticized PM Manmohan Singh's warm welcome of President Bush's re-election, calling this "an attempt to please American imperialism." Interestingly, however, party spokesperson D. Raja welcomed the PM's commitment to train Iraqi election offi [...]	2004-11-05 13:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG IZ IN US GOI
04NEWDELHI7151	FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 10:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IN UNHCR
04NEWDELHI7152	FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA ON ICTY [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 10:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KAWC PHUM IN UNGA GOI
04NEWDELHI7248	INDIA UNDERSTANDS US EXPORT PROHIBITIONS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: As instructed in Ref A, in a separate meeting at the conclusion of the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group on October 21 (Refs B and C),Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Borman, and State Acting Office Director for Regional Affairs, Bureau of Non-P [...]	2004-11-16 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7249	INDIAN COMPANIES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS IN [...] (U) Summary. Some Indian companies that buy high tech goods are asking potential U.S. exporters to agree to additional requirements regarding U.S. export controls, in some cases limiting the exporters' ability to sell in the Indian market. The buyers require clauses in sales contracts that s [...]	2004-11-16 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ECON ETRD PREL KSTC MASS IN
04NEWDELHI7251	INDIA PLEASED ON INDO-PAK TIES, BUT "DOESN'T [...] (C) Summary: India remains upbeat on relations with Pakistan as the pair look toward Round Two of the Composite Dialogue (CD) beginning in late November and extending through early 2005, but is seeking to dampen expectations for breakthroughs on tough bilateral issues such as Kashmir. The de [...]	2004-11-16 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7291	TERRORIST FINANCING: INDIA'S CABINET OKAYS [...] (U) India's Cabinet on November 11 gave its approval to establish a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),the last formal hurdle for setting up this long-delayed office. Several years have elapsed as the GOI sorted out the intramural wrangling over the unit's composition and responsibilities. L [...]	2004-11-17 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP KTFN SNAR PREL IN KWPR GOI
04NEWDELHI7333	VISA DENIALS THREATEN CREDIBILITY OF NSSP, OPEN [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to India's premier atomic energy establishments by Alain Bugat, Chairman of the French Atomic Energy Commission, suggests that France is willing to engage in discussions with India on nuclear matters to a degree that is inconceivable within the current NSSP framework. [...]	2004-11-18 10:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ETTC TSPL CVIS FR IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7380	IAEA DG ON INDIA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY NEEDS, IRAN, [...] (U) Summary: The GOI used a recent visit by IAEA Director General Dr. Mohammed El Baradei to press its case for reform of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) requirements to facilitate India's cooperation with others in the international community in using nuclear power to fill the country's growi [...]	2004-11-19 11:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG IR IN IAEA GOI NSSP
04NEWDELHI7389	THE BJP CONTINUES ITS DOWNWARD SPIRAL [...] (C) Summary: Former DPM LK Advani has failed to quell the powerful centrifugal forces that threaten to tear apart the BJP and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA),and the party is continuing a downward spiral that threatens to doom its immediate electoral chances. The Sangh Parivar (famil [...]	2004-11-19 12:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IN
04NEWDELHI7394	PRE-SAARC INDIA GOES EASY ON BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Morshed Khan's November 1 stop in New Delhi was officially scheduled to deliver India's invitation to January's SAARC Summit in Dhaka, but also provided an opportunity for bilateral discussions on festering cross-border issues. The GOI resisted the tem [...]	2004-11-19 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KISL BG IN
04NEWDELHI7395	ONE YEAR INTO THE INDO-PAK CEASE-FIRE: OPEN-ENDED [...] (C) Summary: As India and Pakistan mark the one year anniversary of their Line of Control (LOC) cease-fire in Kashmir, more Indian troop redeployments and other Indo-Pak progress are "only natural" if cross-border terrorism and infiltration by Pakistan remain low, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakista [...]	2004-11-19 14:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG IN PK IR INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7424	GOI DOCUMENT: INDO-PAK PROPOSALS WHERE INDIA [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7425	GOI DOCUMENT: RECENT INITIATIVES IN INDO-PAK [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN PK INDO PAK GOI
04NEWDELHI7426	INDIA SAYS SAFTA ON CRUISE CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is heading into the January SAARC Summit in Dhaka upbeat about having maintained an ambitious SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Area) negotiating schedule that aims to have a document ready for member ratification by mid 2005. This optimism has prevailed despite apprehension i [...]	2004-11-22 13:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD PK BG IN GOI
04NEWDELHI7427	GOI DOCUMENT: DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNNP MOPS IN PK GOI INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7494	INDIA WELCOMES AZIZ, FIRST PAKISTANI PM VISIT IN [...] (C) Summary: India received Shaukat Aziz warmly and at the highest levels, on the first visit of a Pakistani PM to New Delhi since 1991. The GOI went out of its way to project a welcoming message, because of the importance it places on reconciliation with Islamabad and because it sees Aziz as [...]	2004-11-24 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PK IN INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7497	KUMARATUNGA VISIT: SRI LANKA RELATIONSHIP A [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga's November 3-7 New Delhi visit highlighted that Sri Lanka has become a model neighbor for India. The President's stay included an address to a high-level conference during which she dismissed the notion that "nothing was happening" in he [...]	2004-11-24 12:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER CE IN
04NEWDELHI7512	SENATOR BAYH'S MEETINGS IN NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: In a series of senior level GOI meetings on November 23-24 during a private visit to India, Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) heard a strong Indian commitment to move ahead with our bilateral partnership, coupled with concern about the potential disruptive effect of US F-16 sales to [...]	2004-11-29 05:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP KIPR MASS IN PK IR
04NEWDELHI7532	THE GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLES THE CABINET TO SHORE UP [...] (SBU) On November 26 PM Singh announced a mini-cabinet shuffle, the first since the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government took office over six months ago. Looking ahead to state elections early next year Shibu Soren, the controversial chief of the regional Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party [...]	2004-11-29 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ELAB IN
04NEWDELHI7571	BJP ASSAILS CONGRESS OVER PAKISTAN F-16 SALES [...] (U) In its recent national meeting in Ranchi, Jharkhand, the BJP National Executive for the first time attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's foreign policy, assailing in particular the Congress' mismanagement of the Pakistan F-16's issue. In its November 29 "Resolution on Some [...]	2004-11-30 11:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MASS IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7674	GOI UNAPOLOGETIC ON DARFUR NO ACTION VOTE, [...] (C) SA/INS Director Blake and Polcouns used a December 2 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar to convey our disappointment at the recent GOI vote at the UN in favor of "no action" on the resolution concerning the plight of refugees in Darfur. Polcouns also urged further ef [...]	2004-12-03 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF IN CH UN
04NEWDELHI7675	FOR INDIA UN PANEL REPORT IS ONLY A START [...] (C) Summary: The report of the High-Level Panel on UN Reform represents the beginning of a long-term process in which India has significant stakes, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) BS Prakash told PolCouns on December 3. Downplaying FM Natwar Singh's apparent rejection of a permanent Secur [...]	2004-12-03 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN UN GOI
04NEWDELHI7701	HIGH LEVEL INDIAN REP FOR AFGHANISTAN INAUGURATION [...] (U) Action request for OVP. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Reflecting significant Indian interests in Afghanistan and GOI support for Karzai's re-election, New Delhi has designated Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan to lead the official delegation for the December 7 Afghan inaugurat [...]	2004-12-06 12:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BEXP EAIR IN AF
04NEWDELHI7703	INDO-PAK TRACK II EXCHANGES STRONG, MARRED ONLY BY DISAGREEMENT ON KASHMIR [...] (C) Summary: As India and Pakistan move into Round II of their Composite Dialogue (CD),people-to-people exchanges continue at an accelerating pace, building goodwill, expanding non-official ties, and keeping up a positive atmosphere for formal talks. The recent visit by Pakistani Punjab Chi [...]	2004-12-06 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7709	THE BJP: NO PLANS TO ADDRESS LONG-TERM PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: The BJP is not taking advantage of the Winter session of Parliament (December 1-23) to demonstrate its effectiveness as India's leading opposition party. Our conversations with senior BJP leaders in recent weeks indicate that the party is not addressing its internal problems an [...]	2004-12-07 06:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR PTER IN
04NEWDELHI7733	PUTIN VISIT: FROM RUSSIA WITH TOUGH LOVE [...] (C) Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin's December 3-5 visit to India did little to broaden their ties beyond defense, despite efforts by both sides to infuse the relationship with new momentum. Both leaders pressed their issues with Russia extracting a promise from India to sign a defe [...]	2004-12-07 13:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP MASS IN
04NEWDELHI7735	DIXIT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO INDO-PAK RAPPROCHEMENT; CAUTIOUS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Meeting December 7 with the Ambassador, Indian NSA Dixit offered a guardedly optimistic assessment of the Indo-Pak peace process, reaffirming the PM's commitment to ""innovative solutions"" but also cautioning that there will be no territorial concessions by India. ""Short of that [...]	2004-12-08 07:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK IZ INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7750	SHYAM SARAN "SPEAKS FROM THE HEART" ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: Speaking informally at a just-concluded track-II conference on Nepal, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran argued that New Delhi and Kathmandu must work more closely together to defeat the Maoists, that Nepalese mistrust of India is misplaced, and that economic development could help N [...]	2004-12-08 11:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
04NEWDELHI7754	INDIA REQUESTS PATRIOT PAC-2 CLASSIFIED BRIEFING [...] (C) Following up discussion at the recent US-India Strategic Stability Dialogue (reftel),the GOI has conveyed a December 8 letter (full text para 2) from Foreign Secretary Saran to Undersecretary Grossman formally requesting a classified briefing on the Patriot PAC-2 missile system. The deci [...]	2004-12-08 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN
04NEWDELHI7755	PROPOSED BUS SERVICE STALLED BY DOCUMENT DISPUTE; RAIL LINK MOVING SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: The December 7-8 talks in New Delhi on beginning a bus service between the two parts of Kashmir made no progress after the governments failed to break the impasse over documentation and modalities for crossing the LOC. Each side offered what they termed compromise solutions, but [...]	2004-12-08 13:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECPS IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7853	INDIA TAKES STEP TOWARDS JOINING CSI [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4. 2. In a welcome surprise, the GOI passed us a December 8 letter from Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran indicating movement towards joining the Container Security Initiative. MEA Joint Secretary Jaishankar (United States and Canada) told the DCM SI [...]	2004-12-14 01:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC IN GOI
04NEWDELHI7966	INDO-ISRAEL RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's December 5-10 visit to India was "extremely positive" and provided an opportunity to expand the bilateral relationship beyond defense, Israel Embassy DCM Yoed Magen told A/PolCouns and Poloff on December 16. The visit, the first high-leve [...]	2004-12-17 10:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TSPA PTER ECON IN IS
04NEWDELHI8192	MEA STATEMENTS AND BRIEFINGS: MALAYSIA, SLOVAKIA, [...] Summary: This is another of our periodic messages summarizing public statements by MEA Spokesman Navtej Sarna and other MEA officials. Here we report Malaysian Prime Minister Badawi's and Slovak President Gasparovic's visits to India, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's trip to South Korea and [...]	2004-12-28 11:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP TSPA MY LO KS PK BG BM CE NP IN GOI
04NEWDELHI8261	INDIA UNCERTAIN ABOUT ITS NICHE IN IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar reiterated GOI desire to assist in Iraq's elections, but expressed uncertainty about India's role in light of their own political constraints in a meeting with PolCouns and Pol-MilOff on December 29. Regarding the proposed role of th [...]	2004-12-30 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID IZ IN
04NEWDELHI8263	SARAN: UN MUST REFLECT CONCERNS OF DEVELOPING [...] (U) In what was billed by the MEA as an important policy speech, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran set forth India's "preliminary" views of the High Level Panel Report on UN Reform in a December 30 address. Prior to Saran's speech, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) BS Prakash advised us to pay [...]	2004-12-30 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KDEM IN UNSC UNGA
04NEWDELHI8266	GOI PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGES PROGRESS ON NSSP, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Natwar Singh publicly acknowledged during a December 22 Parliamentary debate with former FM Yashwant Sinha that India had agreed to non-diversion and end-use verification of US high technology imports, even when they come from a third country. This is a clear si [...]	2004-12-30 12:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PGOV IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI8267	UPDATE: INDIAN FOREIGN TSUNAMI RELIEF [...] (U) Reflecting the very positive Indian reaction to the US initiative to create a Core Group for tsunami relief, and New Delhi's resolve to do even more to assist India's neighbors, on December 30 the MEA provided us with a further update on GOI support for Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indone [...]	2004-12-30 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AEMR EAID MASS SOCI ID CE MV IN GOI
04RANGOON1374	BURMESE JUNTA CHIEF TO SEEK INDIAN ENLIGHTENMENT? [...] (C) Summary: Despite a week of significant political change in Burma, we have seen no signs that SPDC Chairman Senior General Than Shwe plans to cancel a trip planned to India on October 24. If Than Shwe travels as planned, it would be an additional sign that the SPDC has effected a seamless, [...]	2004-10-21 10:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON BM IN
04RANGOON1425	INDIAN AMBASSADOR RATES THAN SHWE VISIT AN [...] (C) Summary: India's Ambassador to Burma concludes that the SPDC Chairman's October 24-29 visit to India was "a very important success" that addressed Burma's domestic situation, secured GOB support for an Indian UNSC seat, and yielded progress on bilateral security and trade issues. The Amb [...]	2004-11-04 08:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM IN
04ROME2248	STATUS OF US MILITARY PROJECTS UNDERWAY AT ITALIAN [...] (C) Summary. Whatever final decisions are made with regard to the US military's Global Posture Review (GPR),changes emanating from the GPR will build upon numerous milcon and other projects already underway within Italy. Careful coordination will be required to ensure that these current proj [...]	2004-06-14 05:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IT GLOBAL DEFENSE FORCES IN ITALY
04ROME2631	ITALIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS GLOBAL POSTURE REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. A DELEGATION LED BY LINCOLN BLOOMFIELD JR., A/S FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS, DISCUSSED ITALY-SPECIFIC GLOBAL POSTURE REVIEW (GPR) PROPOSALS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS FROM THE DEFENSE GENERAL STAFF AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON JUNE 16. CHIEF OF DEFENSE (CHOD) ADMIRAL GI [...]	2004-07-07 05:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IT GLOBAL DEFENSE FORCES IN ITALY
04ROME2692	ITALY SPEEDS PLANS FOR INTERNATIONAL GENDARME [...] The Italian government is moving quickly with plans for an international gendarme/constabulary training center and is looking for immediate US input on details such as project objectives, standards, and the numerical scope of the future training program. MFA and Carabinieri officials have conf [...]	2004-07-12 07:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT NATO FORCES IN ITALY
04ROME2926	FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION: INDIA'S PERMREP FLOATS POSSIBLE INDIAN CANDIDATES [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 10 below. 2. (C) Summary: Indian Permrep Himachal Som requested a meeting with Ambassador Hall on July 26 to discuss options for a possible Indian candidacy to succeed Senegal's Jacques Diouf as Director General (DG) of FAO. Som said the GOI support [...]	2004-07-28 14:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAGR PREL KUNR IN FAO
04ROME3166	ITALIAN REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ON GLOBAL [...] (U) Summary. President Bush's speech on military transformation received limited initial government reaction and media coverage in Italy. Most headlines focused on US troop reductions in Europe, with several articles commenting that the planned changes signify NATO's decreased importance in [...]	2004-08-17 13:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KPAO IT NATO GLOBAL DEFENSE FORCES IN ITALY
04ROME3401	ITALIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS GENERALLY ON BOARD WITH [...] (S) Summary. In recent meetings with senior Italian military officials, Charge discussed upcoming changes in the US military footprint in Italy. Overall, the reaction was positive -- the officials agreed that the proposed changes make sense from an operational point of view. However, they [...]	2004-09-07 08:59:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL KPAO IT NATO FORCES IN ITALY
04ROME3792	GDPR/ITALY: SCENESETTER FOR A/S BLOOMFIELD AND [...] (C) Summary. Embassy welcomes the visit of A/S Bloomfield and DASD Hoehn for consultations with Italy on the Global Defense Posture Review. While the Italians have no major concerns regarding the changes underway at Naples/Gaeta and Vicenza, they will be eager to hear the latest U.S. thinking [...]	2004-09-30 15:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IT NATO FORCES IN ITALY
04ROME3985	GDPR/ITALY: ITALIANS PROPOSE WORKING GROUP TO [...] (S) Summary. In October 6 discussions with Defense Minister Martino, D/CHOD LTG Castagnetti and MFA Director General Massolo, A/S Bloomfield and DASD Hoehn explained where the Global Defense Posture Review (GDPR) process stood in the U.S. and heard from the Italians broad agreement with the U. [...]	2004-10-15 13:59:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR IT NATO FORCES IN ITALY
04SINGAPORE3027	INDIAN ECONOMY: THE VIEW FROM SINGAPORE [...] Summary. On October 15, 2004 visiting Economic Officer Brian Briscombe -- who was wrapping up a week-long trip to Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad -- and embassy officers held a series of meetings with private sector analysts to discuss the Indian economy. While all expressed optimism about Indi [...]	2004-10-21 05:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IN SN
04SINGAPORE3294	SINGAPORE PLAYS THE INDIA CARD [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is actively cultivating a closer political, military, and economic relationship with India. The GOS values India's "strategic weight" and hopes it can balance China's rising influence in the region. Singapore's defense cooperation with India has taken off this year, with [...]	2004-11-22 09:37:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SN IN EAIR
04TAIPEI3845	TAIWAN DREAMS OF AN INDIAN CARD [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan dreams of parlaying closer economic, political, and educational ties with India into an economic and even strategic counterweight to China's regional dominance. India seeks Taiwan investment along with manufacturing and commercial expertise but rejects the idea of forming [...]	2004-12-06 05:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PREL TW IN
04THEHAGUE2345	DUTCH RESPONSE: COORDINATING ACTION ON BHUTANESE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message to Wilfred Mohr, Head of Southern Asia Division, September 16. Mohr responded that the issue had been discussed previously in a videoconference call with the Department on September 8 and that an EU Working Party meeting today in Brussels will also discus [...]	2004-09-16 14:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM NP IN NL BI
04THEHAGUE2924	NETHERLANDS/EU/INDIA: "NEW PARTNERSHIP" HAS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Beyond welcoming a new "strategic partnership," the November 8 EU-India Summit was perhaps more notable for what it lacked than what it included. The new "strategic partnership" appears to be little more than a wishlist of topics for cooperation to be fleshed out over the next ye [...]	2004-11-12 14:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE555	WTO ROUND: ECONOMICS MINISTER BRINKHORST OPTIMISTIC [...] Summary: Dutch Economics Minister Brinkhorst has returned from a trip to India, China, and Japan optimistic over the prospects of reinvigorating Doha Round talks and setting forth the elements of a negotiating agenda that he believes will set the stage for positive results. This agenda call [...]	2004-03-04 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IN NL WTRO EUN
04THEHAGUE609	NSG TRILATERAL UNDERSTANDING ON OSCILLOSCOPES: [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-12 12:11:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	KNNP ETTC TRGY PARM PREL ENRG ETRD AFSI IN NL
04VATICAN1299	TOP JESUIT: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UNDER PRESSURE IN [...] (SBU) DURING A MARCH 31 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SOCIETY OF JESUS (JESUIT) SUPERIOR GENERAL HANS-PETER KOLVENBACH EXPRESSED HIS MOUNTING CONCERN ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR CHRISTIANS IN INDIA. KOLVENBACH, WHO RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO INDIA, SAID THAT HINDU FUNDAMENTALISM SEE [...]	2004-04-02 04:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT XD
04VATICAN1968	U/S BOLTON PREVIEWS SEA ISLAND NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (C) Under Secretary Bolton previewed Sea Island G-8 Summit non-proliferation initiatives for Holy See Foreign Minister Giovanni Lajolo May 17, emphasizing the President's desire to ensure that efforts to address WMD threats were a priority for G-8 nations. Bolton highlighted progress in imple [...]	2004-05-20 14:43:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IR LY IN PK IS VT
05ABUDHABI5078	UAE'S POPULATION TAPESTRY: AN OVERVIEW [...] (C) Summary: While many UAE nationals see the ongoing rapid expansion of the country's expatriate population as a positive factor contributing to the UAE's 8% annual economic growth rate, others see a potential threat to their political and social fabric. Officially, foreigners are welcome in [...]	2005-12-18 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI IR PA IN AE
05ALMATY2828	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-INDIA STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered Reftel demarche to Olzhas Togyzbayev, head of the MFA Division on the OSCE and International Security Institutes, on July 29. 2. (SBU) Togyzbayev said that Kazakhstan is supportive of the normalization of civilian nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and India. He ex [...]	2005-08-03 01:50:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL KZ IN ECONOMIC
05ALMATY3075	PETROKAZAKHSTAN SOLD TO CHINESE CNPC SUBSIDIARY [...] (C) Summary: Canadian oil company PetroKazakhstan (PK) announced its sale to PetroChina, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC),on August 22, for $4.18 billion. Thomas Dvorak, president of one of two principal Kazakhstan-based PK operating companies, was o [...]	2005-08-23 04:38:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IN KZ CA CH ECONOMIC
05ALMATY3143	PETROKAZAKSTAN FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Summary: PetroKazakhstan (PK) officials expect to finalize the company's sale (ref A) to "PetroChina" (a CNPC subsidiary) next week, and a company vice-president discounted press rumors that India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) might attempt to top PetroChina's bid. A well-plac [...]	2005-08-26 11:31:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET CA CH IN KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY3296	KAZAKHSTAN OFFICIAL OUTLINES DISPOSITION OF [...] (C) Summary: A well-placed source in the state-owned oil company, KazMunaiGas (KMG),recently told Econoff that KMG would exercise its pre-emptive rights to purchase parts of PetroKazakhstan (PK) once the Canadian company's sale to the PetroChina was approved by PK shareholders (reftels). Acc [...]	2005-09-13 02:50:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IN KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY3857	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW SUBSOIL AMENDMENTS BROADEN STATE'S [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, President Nazarbayev signed into law a series of amendments which expand the scope of the GOK's "preemptive rights" to cover the case of the sale of a company whose subsidiary conducts subsoil operations in Kazakhstan. The new amendments appear to have been tailor [...]	2005-10-21 09:13:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG CH EPET IN KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY4143	KAZAKHSTAN: HIGH INTEREST IN CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) POEC chief passed Ref A information on civil nuclear cooperation with India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group to Olzhas Togyzbayev, head of the MFA's Security Institutes Division, on November 4 in Astana. Togyzbayev commented that Kazakhstan is developing good, intensive relations with India [...]	2005-11-22 05:25:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KZ IN ECONOMIC
05AMMAN9505	SHIELD S53-05: JORDAN WILL BLOCK SALE OF [...] (S/NF) On December 7 Ambassador delivered to Haytham Mufti, the King's private office advisor on such matters, reftel demarche on the reported offer by Seabird Aviation Jordan LLC of crop dusting aircraft and equipment to a Syrian firm. The King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADD-B [...]	2005-12-08 13:30:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC IR IN CBW
05ANKARA1097	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A, supplementing responses submitted previously in Reftels B, C, D, and E. Embassy point of contact is Maria Lane. Lane (rank: FS-05) spent approximately 20 hours in prepara [...]	2005-03-02 07:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1472	TIP IN TURKEY: MFA ALLOCATES "157" HOTLINE NUMBER [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news article about TIP in Turkey. 2. (U) Published Thursday, March 10 by the semi-official Anatolian News Agency; http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/: TITLE: Foreign Ministry Allocate [...]	2005-03-15 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1552	CARLIN TALKS TIP TACTICS WITH JUDICIAL OFFICIALS; [...] (U) IIP Speaker Barbara Carlin, Resident Legal Attache in Skopje, Macedonia, brought her expertise on prosecution of human trafficking cases to Turkey to support a Ministry of Justice conference for 50 judges and prosecutors on February 9. The conference, organized by the International Orga [...]	2005-03-17 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG TU OIIP TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1776	TIP in Turkey: Developments in regional law [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's Mobile Training Team is training law enforcement authorities in the Balkans, Caucasus, and Central Asia on measures to counter human smuggling and trafficking in persons. The foreign ministers of Turkey and Georgia recently signed a protocol on cooperation in anti- traff [...]	2005-03-28 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1777	TIP IN TURKEY: Interior Ministry reports details on [...] (U) During a March 3 meeting with Mehmet Terzioglu, the Interior Ministry's Head of the Department for Foreigners, Borders, and Asylum, we requested information on the following trafficking in persons cases appearing recently in the Turkish media. The response received is provided b [...]	2005-03-28 16:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1878	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 16-28, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 27 by Cumhuriyet [...]	2005-04-01 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2094	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in the weekly journal Temp [...]	2005-04-12 13:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2192	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 16- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Monday, March 21 by Mil [...]	2005-04-18 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2242	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Friday, April 1 by Hurr [...]	2005-04-20 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2491	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 15- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Wednesday, April 20 in [...]	2005-05-02 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2782	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, May 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in Hurriyet on Tuesday, Ma [...]	2005-05-16 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3055	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, May 15-31, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in Radikal on Monday, May [...]	2005-06-01 07:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3178	TURKEY ON 2005 TIP REPORT [...] We met with MFA's 2nd Secretary Ozlem Kural to deliver reftel demarche on June 3. Ms. Kural has newly taken up her position. She opined that the Tier 2 placement is "good" since, in her view, the GOT has worked hard on this issue in the past year. She mentioned that the GOT and the Governme [...]	2005-06-07 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3186	GOT AND IOM LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING [...] Summary: The IOM and the GOT, with funding from the U.S., launched a first major multi-country prevention campaign to combat human trafficking across Turkey, Ukraine and Moldova. The campaign includes a toll-free "157" helpline, multi-national multi-media advertising, and passport inserts. [...]	2005-06-08 04:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA331	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, JAN 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published January 14 by Iran Mania News (FBI [...]	2005-01-19 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3490	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by The Messenger, Georgia's Englis [...]	2005-06-20 06:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3833	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 16-30, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Saturday, June 18: [...]	2005-07-01 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4117	TIP IN TURKEY: REACTIONS TO NEW YORK TIMES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Craig Smith's June 27 New York Times article on Slavic women working in Turkey's growing sex trade has received mixed reaction in Turkey. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On June 28 Hurriyet columnist, Kanal D News Director and news magazine host Fatih Altayli wrote that he had reported [...]	2005-07-15 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4149	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Friday, July 1: [...]	2005-07-18 10:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4618	DELIVERANCE OF TIP STRATEGY FOR TURKEY [...] We met August 2 with MFA Asylum and Migration deputy directorate officer Ozlem Kural to deliver the reftel Trafficking in Persons Strategy for Turkey. Kural welcomed the strategies and assured us that Turkey was working diligently on the trafficking issue. MCELDOWNEY [...]	2005-08-08 10:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4621	TURKEY'S 157 TIP HELPLINE: IT SAVES LIVES [...] Summary: The USG's financing of a trafficking prevention campaign, put into effect by the International Office for Migration (IOM) working closely with the GOT, has demonstrated outstanding results from reclaimed lives to governmental cooperation. Twenty-four victims of trafficking have bee [...]	2005-08-08 10:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4645	TURKEY AND THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) In response to polmilcouns August 9 presentation of reftel points, MFA South Asia Deputy Director General Aydin Evergin said Ankara saw the growing potential of India as a positive contributor to the international community in much the same light as does Washington. As a result, the GOT wa [...]	2005-08-09 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IN

05ANKARA4794	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 31- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Sunday, July 31: [...]	2005-08-16 08:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA5140	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 16- 31, 2005 [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Tempo Magazine in its August 1 [...]	2005-09-02 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA589	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 4 of 4 (septel). Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------------ A. (U) The GOT issued 26 humanitarian visas to allow victims [...]	2005-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA590	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PREVENTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 3 of 4 (septel). Prevention ---------- A. (SBU) Turkish MFA Illegal Migration Department Head Iskender Okyay stated that the two hundred sixty-two TIP [...]	2005-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA591	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 4 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Maria Lane, who replaces David McFarland following the submission of this report. McFarland (rank: FS-04) spent [...]	2005-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA592	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROSECUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 2 of 4 (septel). Investigation and Prosecution of Traffickers -------------------------------------------- A. (U) Chapter 1, Article 80 of the Turkish [...]	2005-02-02 11:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6303	ANKARA'S NEW TIP SHELTER -- MUNICIPALITY SETS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first Ankara Trafficking in Persons (TIP) shelter, second in Turkey after Istanbul, will start accepting victims of trafficking (VOTs) by the end of October. The Ankara Municipality has delivered a first-rate shelter, totally renovated and furnished, and has offered to pay [...]	2005-10-18 09:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6318	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Guardian Unlimited on Saturday [...]	2005-10-19 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6554	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Monday, October 17 [...]	2005-11-02 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6754	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, November 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Milliyet and also reported by [...]	2005-11-16 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA7255	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, November 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published in the November 8th edition of Ye [...]	2005-12-12 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA7394	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Thursd [...]	2005-12-16 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA900	TIP IN TURKEY: IOM TRAINS EAST EUROPEAN, RUSSIAN [...] (U) On February 4, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted a seminar on trafficking in persons (TIP) for embassy officials from Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Representatives from the embassies of Romania, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekista [...]	2005-02-16 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA902	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 1-10, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Wednesday, February 9 by M [...]	2005-02-17 07:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA903	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 11-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 13 by the [...]	2005-02-17 07:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05BANGKOK1507	UNESCAP: May's "High-level" Ministerial to Highlight [...] (SBU) SUMARRY: At the February 24 meeting of UNESCAP's (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) Permanent Representatives, Executive Secretary Kim Hak-Su announced a High-level Tsunami Panel for the May 12-18 ministerial that would include select prime ministers [...]	2005-03-01 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KUNR OVIP SENV SOCI TPHY ID IN IR FJ TH ESCAP
05BRASILIA2798	BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSALS TO ENABLE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 18 to Acting Director Jandyr Santos of the Foreign Ministry's Disarmament Division. Calling the briefing very timely given the ongoing Nuclear Supplier's Group (NSG) meeting in Vienna -- where Division Director Santiago Mourao is heading the Brazil [...]	2005-10-19 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP BR IN
05BRASILIA3125	BRAZIL DEMARCHE ON U/S BURNS & U/S JOSEPH SFRC [...] (C) Embassy presented the text of the testimonies of U/S Burns and Joseph November 28 to Santiago Mourao, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Division. Mourao said he had seen references to the testimony of the two Undersecretaries and looked forward to [...]	2005-11-29 18:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IN BR US
05BRUSSELS1147	RESULTS OF MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (SBU) In addition to postponing Croatia's accession talks (septel),EU FMs at the March 16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) also noted positive developments in the Middle East and issued conclusions on Lebanon calling for Syria to withdraw all troops and intelligence servi [...]	2005-03-18 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD LE IR SU ES IN RU ICC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05CALCUTTA100	PRESIDENT'S RULE DECLARED IN BIHAR [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 6 Governor Buta Singh concluded that no party or coalition had the numbers to govern in Bihar, and recommended President's Rule. President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam accepted the recommendation and imposed President's Rule on March 7. This marks the end - for now at least -- [...]	2005-03-10 13:46:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
05CALCUTTA101	ULFA BLASTS ACROSS ASSAM [...] (U) Over three days from March 8-10, a series of blasts rocked the Northeast Indian state of Assam. A senior Assam Police officer told Post that in a total of 17 violent incidents - bomb blasts and grenade attacks -- one policeman died, and three policemen and two civilians were injured. Th [...]	2005-03-10 14:08:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PGOV PREL BG IN
05CALCUTTA107	GOVERNMENT FORMED IN JHARKHAND -- TWO WEEKS LATER [...] On March 15 the National Democratic Alliance (NDA),led by Arjun Munda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),won a vote of confidence on the floor of the Jharkhand Assembly, thereby establishing its governing majority. Munda had been Chief Minister prior to the elections and resumed the post o [...]	2005-03-15 10:57:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IN
05CALCUTTA176	INDIAN REACTION TO ULFA TERROR DESIGNATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The addition of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to the Other Selected Terrorist Organizations list in the 2004 Country Reports on Terrorism has been widely remarked by the press in India. A large majority of public comments, as well as reactions from our private cont [...]	2005-05-02 12:08:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV IN GOI
05CALCUTTA18	ARUNACHAL PRADESH: ISOLATED TRIBAL STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographic isolation, historical misfortune and deliberate choice combine to make the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh India's most isolated and among it least developed. As home to 26 major tribal groups, Arunachal is something of an anthropologist's dream, but a politic [...]	2005-01-18 09:17:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON ENRG PBTS PREF CH IN
05CALCUTTA206	BIHAR STATE ASSEMBLY DISSOLVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the early hours of May 23, following Governor Buta Singh's recommendation, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Center dissolved the Bihar State Assembly. The State Assembly had previously been placed under a state of "suspended animation" (in which elected [...]	2005-05-24 12:51:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
05CALCUTTA246	INDIA'S NORTHEAST MILITANCY: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable provides an overview of the "alphabet soup" of ethnic insurgencies that have plagued India's Northeast throughout its history. The first three paragraphs provide a broad overview of the factors that have spawned these conflicts and should be of general interest to Ind [...]	2005-07-06 18:02:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PTER PGOV PREL SOCI IN
05CALCUTTA320	CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONCERNED BY MISSIONARY MURDER [...] (SBU) Summary: During CG's August 23-25 visit to Orissa, he met with Christian representatives to discuss developments in the January 1999 murder case of Australian Christian evangelist Graham Staines and his two sons. CG also inquired about communal relations in the State. The Christian r [...]	2005-09-09 12:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KIRF SOCI CASC IN
05CALCUTTA330	WEST BENGAL COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER EXPRESSES PRO-CAPITALIST [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, CG met State Secretary of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and Politburo and Central Committee member Anil Biswas. While focusing on the need for industrialization in West Bengal, Biswas said that foreign direct investment (FDI) is welcome from any co [...]	2005-09-16 09:38:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV IN BG NP
05CALCUTTA372	ETHNIC VIOLENCE FLARES IN ASSAM [...] (U) Summary: Between September 26 and October 18, ethnic violence in the Karbi Anglong district of the Northeast Indian state of Assam claimed 73 lives. Conflict over territorial control and retaliation between the insurgent groups of the Karbi and Dimasa tribals has instigated the bloodbath. [...]	2005-10-19 08:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KRIM CASC SOCI IN ASEC
05CALCUTTA373	BIHAR'S FIRST DAY OF VOTING OFFERS NO CLEAR WINNER AND NO [...] (U) Summary: On October 18, Bihar completed a relatively peaceful first day of voting in its State elections. Voting took place in 57 of Bihar's 243 constituencies. Television and newspaper exit polls were contradictory, making predictions difficult. Zee News television predicted an inde [...]	2005-10-19 17:32:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI CASC IN
05CALCUTTA418	ASSAM'S INSURGENT GROUPS QUIET FOR NOW BUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: November 5-10, CG made an introductory visit to the State of Assam, the gateway to India's Northeast. Ethnic insurgencies, poverty, drugs and economic stagnation have plagued Assam in recent history. However, some positive trends have emerged in moderating ethnic tensions and [...]	2005-11-21 12:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EINV EMIN ASEC SNAR IN BG
05CALCUTTA420	NDA DECISIVELY WINS IN BIHAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In November 22 voting results, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in Bihar's State Assembly elections, winning more than the 122 seats needed for a governing majority. The [...]	2005-11-22 15:13:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC IN
05CALCUTTA454	GOI SEES IMMIGRATION FROM BANGLADESH AS NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) Classified By: CG Henry V. Jardine for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) 2. (C) Summary: In recent meetings with Poloff, Indian security services in West Bengal described illegal immigration from Bangladesh as a serious national security threat. The three major areas of concern for the officials [...]	2005-12-16 12:38:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI IN XE PTER
05CALCUTTA68	THE COMMUNISTS WORRY ABOUT THE MAOISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: West Bengal's governing Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) is concerned about the nascent spread of ultra-Left Maoist influence in rural West Bengal. The Party would prefer to tackle the Maoist challenge politically, by mobilizing the rural masses, but has not yet been abl [...]	2005-02-17 15:35:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER SOCI IN
05CALCUTTA69	WEST BENGAL COMMUNISTS ACCEPT GLOBALIZATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 21st triennial State Conference of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) concluded on February 12 after some lively debate on the Party's future road map - political and economic. The CPM expressed concern about the radical Left (Septel) and advised its cadre to begin pr [...]	2005-02-17 18:20:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI IN
05CALCUTTA7	SENIOR POLICEMAN AMONG SEVEN KILLED IN MAOIST BIHAR BLAST [...] Prior to the approaching state assembly elections in Bihar and Jharkhand, a district police chief of Munger in Bihar, K.C Surendrababu, along with six other policemen, were killed on Wednesday January 5th, when their vehicle was blown-up by a remote-controlled landmine. The landmine was alleged [...]	2005-01-10 05:56:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM IN
05CALCUTTA72	JHARKHAND POLLS HAND IN THE BALANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 23 India's newest state, Jharkhand, will hold the third and final round of its first State Assembly elections. Their outcome is anything but certain. Going into the elections the state-governing National Democratic Alliance (NDA),led by the Bharatiya Janata Party [...]	2005-02-22 12:33:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
05CALCUTTA97	INDIAN COMMUNISTS EMBRACE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' March 5-6 visit to Calcutta provided West Bengal's Communist government an opportunity to show the world that the Left is still relevant - even if that relevance was expressed mostly through shopworn anti-imperialist sloganeering. Chavez appeared to [...]	2005-03-09 09:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EPET VE IN
05CANBERRA576	AUSTRALIA-INDIA BILATERALS: INDIA'S UNSC BID AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) hosted a Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and a strategic dialogue with India March 7-8. The SOM's principal topics were the promotion of bilateral economic ties and Australian support for India's bid for permanent UNS [...]	2005-03-24 04:53:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PINR KNNP ETTC ETRD ENRG AS IN UNSC
05CHENNAI1582	MAOIST SCARE FORCES FIVE AP MINISTERS TO QUIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Revealing the muscle of the Maoists in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh (AP),five ministers of the Telangana Rashtra Samithy (TRS) quit the Congress-led state government on July 4. Their decision, ostensibly to press the Congress to expedite the formation of a separate s [...]	2005-07-07 10:45:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PTER IN
05CHENNAI1976	INDEPENDENCE DAY TERROR: MAOISTS SLAUGHTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Indian Independence Day, Andhra Pradesh Maoists gunned down a senior Congress legislator and eight others at a public function in broad daylight. The biggest Maoist attack since the peace process broke down in January has sent shockwaves among politicians who are getting rea [...]	2005-08-16 10:24:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PTER IN
05CHENNAI2075	SEASON OF SCANDALS: PARTIES SQUIRM IN AP AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Volkswagen scandal in Andhra Pradesh and Canada's SNC Lavalin scandal in Kerala continue to make headlines. The former involves the questionable transfer of government funds to a dubious company that featured the VW initials but no further relationship with Volkswagen, in a [...]	2005-08-25 11:22:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV IN
05CHENNAI2441	BOMB BLAST AT HYDERABAD POLICE STATION [...] (U) Summary: According to press reports confirmed by local police, a powerful blast ripped through the city Police Commissioners Task Force offices in Hyderabad on the evening of October 12. The blast was believed to be carried out by a suicide bomber, but this has yet to be confirmed. One poli [...]	2005-10-13 10:28:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PTER CASC IN
05CHENNAI2446	ISRO FRUSTRATED BY SLOW PACE OF SPACE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) reiterated its frustration with the lack of a framework for cooperation on space exploration and research with the U.S. when high level ISRO officials met with us on October 6. The officials called India's upcoming Chandrayaan-1 mo [...]	2005-10-14 09:14:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TSPA PREL IN
05CHENNAI2480	CONGRESS SLIDES; COMMUNIST PARTY SET TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling Congress-led coalition's slide continues in Kerala and will likely end in its defeat in the 2006 state assembly elections. In a state where anti-incumbent voting is the norm, the Opposition Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist),is directly benefi [...]	2005-10-24 04:05:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IN
05CHENNAI609	SLOW PROGRESS ON BONDED LABOR IN TAMIL NADU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although the government of Tamil Nadu acknowledges the problem of bonded labor and has done more to address the issue than other Indian states, progress on its elimination in the state has been slow. Enforcement of laws against the practice has been inconsistent due to competing [...]	2005-04-05 06:43:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PGOV SOCI IN
05CHENNAI695	CHINESE PREMIER WEN JIABAO KICKS OFF INDIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-12 03:48:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON IN
05CHENNAI875	KERALA'S CONGRESS PARTY SPLITS: A BOOST TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kerala's ruling Congress party split on May 1, with octogenaran party veteran K. Karunakaran announcing that is son, Muraleedharan, would be the President ofthe newly formed National Congress (Indira). Alhough only about seven of the 60 Congress party MAs in Kerala seem to supp [...]	2005-05-04 10:49:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IN
05CHENNAI925	NEPALI MAOIST REMAINS STUCK IN CHENNAI JAIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent court decision, the Madras High Court has ruled that a team of human rights lawyers may visit senior Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Chandra Prakash Gajurel who was arrested in August 2003 for presenting a forged British passport at Chennai airport and remains [...]	2005-05-11 07:42:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IN NP
05COLOMBO1019	SRI LANKA: JVP THREATENS SHOWDOWN, PRESIDENT [...] (C) With coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) still threatening to withdraw from the government if President Chandrika Kumaratunga signs the "joint mechanism" on tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),Kumaratunga is seeking support for the controversial agr [...]	2005-06-07 13:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL IN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO35	MILITARY COOPERATION IN THE RELIEF EFFORT IN SRI [...] (C) There has been much discussion about how to ensure that we use our military participation in relief efforts to strengthen our mil-to-mil relationships with other participants, and in particular with India. We offer here a perspective on what is happening on the ground in Sri Lanka. A coordin [...]	2005-01-05 12:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL CE IN
05DHAKA1856	INDO-BANGLADESH BORDER INCIDENT [...] (SBU) On April 16, an exchange of gunfire between the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) on the northeastern border at Akhaura killed one BSF officer and at least three Bangladeshis, according to media and other reports. The incident occurred as the BSF Directo [...]	2005-04-21 02:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IN BG
05DHAKA2490	REPORTED BDR/RAB CLASH WITH INDIAN INSURGENTS [...] (SBU) On May 27, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel killed six Indian insurgents in a gunfight in Kamalganj, five kilometers from the border with Tripura state, according to local press reports. Bangladeshi security forces also reportedly launched a drive in the [...]	2005-06-01 08:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM SNAR PREL IN BG
05DHAKA3247	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 1 [...] Summary. July and August are peak monsoon months in Bangladesh. The monsoon was moderately active during the first week of July. Currently there is no flooding in the country and the last five days have passed without measurable rainfall. All the rivers in the four river basins of Banglad [...]	2005-07-11 06:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN
05DHAKA3407	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 2 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was fairly active over the country last week. Light to heavy rainfall was recorded at many places over the Brahmaputra, the Ganges, the Meghna basins and South Eastern Hill basin. As a result, flash floo [...]	2005-07-18 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA3572	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 3 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable and e-mail. The monsoon was less active over the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and the South Eastern Hill basins last week. Light rainfall was recorded at all except one place in these three river basins. The Meghna basin [...]	2005-07-25 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN
05DHAKA3696	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 4 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was less active over the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and the South Eastern Hill basins last week. Light rainfall was recorded at all except one place in these three river basins. The Meghna basin experien [...]	2005-08-01 07:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA3795	Cordial Bangladesh-India Trade Talks Yield Few Results [...] Summary: India and Bangladesh held trade talks August 1- 2 in Dhaka. Although both sides described the meeting as cordial, and some minor issues were addressed, there were no major breakthroughs. Both parties agreed to continue efforts to resolve pending issues. End summary. 2. The I [...]	2005-08-04 08:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BG IN
05DHAKA3852	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 5 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The overall flood situation in the country remains normal and the localized flood situation continued to improve. BDG and other humanitarian agencies are closely monitoring the situation and maintaining close cont [...]	2005-08-08 08:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN
05DHAKA4011	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUSS PROFOZICH AND GARY [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Russ Profozich, Dy. Chief of Party and Mr. Gary Staats, Sr. Consultant, Nexant SARI/E on their August 22 to August 26 and August 19 to September 03, 2005 visits respectively and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visas in [...]	2005-08-15 03:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN
05DHAKA4107	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 6 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is normal at present and within local coping capacity. Localized flood conditions are improving in most places. The Bangladesh Government (BDG) and relief agencies are moni [...]	2005-08-18 11:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN
05DHAKA4155	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 7 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is localized and within local coping capacity. The Bangladesh Government (BDG) and relief agencies are monitoring the situation and are in contact with key disaster partner [...]	2005-08-22 10:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4268	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 8 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was fairly active over Bangladesh during the past week. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is localized and within local coping capacity. The flood situation continues to improve in most areas. T [...]	2005-08-29 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4395	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was moderately active over Bangladesh during the past week. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is not at the alarm stage. The flood situation continues to improve in most areas. The Bangladesh G [...]	2005-09-06 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4565	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 10 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was light to moderate over Bangladesh during the past week. The flood situation continues to improve in most places of the country. The Bangladesh Government Flood Forecasting and Warning Center reports [...]	2005-09-12 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4805	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 11 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was light to moderate over Bangladesh during the past week. The flood situation continues to improve in most places of the country. The Bangladesh Government Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) [...]	2005-09-25 05:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA4861	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 12 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was light to moderate over Bangladesh during the past week. The flood situation continues to improve in most places of the country. The Bangladesh Government Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) [...]	2005-09-27 08:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD
05DHAKA503	BDG ANGRY REACTION TO SAARC POSTPONEMENT [...] (C) BDG cabinet members, opposition and civil society expressed anger with India over the SAARC cancellation announced February 2. Cabinet members told ambassador that Delhi made the announcement without giving Dhaka prior notification and after telling them earlier in the day that the conference [...]	2005-02-03 04:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG IN PK NP SAARC
05DHAKA5659	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARBINDER SINGH, N.V. SESHADRI, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Sarbinder Singh, Deputy Regional Program Manager; Mr. N.V. Seshadri, CCO India; Mr. Upali Daranagama, CCO Sri Lanka; Mr. Subodh Adhikari, CCO Nepal; Mr. Syed Farrukh, CCO Pakistan and Mr. Dan Vincent, CCO Afghanistan on their December 1 to December 10, 2005 visit and [...]	2005-11-22 01:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN NP
05DHAKA5708	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHARON HSU [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Sharon Hsu, Presidential Management Fellow, EGAT/I&E/E, USAID/W for her December 03 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. [...]	2005-11-27 07:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN
05DHAKA5833	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASIMA MUBESHAR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Asima Mubeshar, Executive Assistant, SARI/Energy, Islamabad on her December 04 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and [...]	2005-11-29 09:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN
05DHAKA6292	SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL ENERGY MEETING, DHAKA, [...] THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE USAID SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR ENERGY (SARI/ENERGY) WAS HELD IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH ON DECEMBER 6-7, 2005. THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING WAS REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH TRADE, INVESTMENT AND ACCESS. THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY 115 PERSONS FROM THE PRIVATE AN [...]	2005-12-21 03:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG US IN NP CE PK AF TH
05DUBLIN1334	IRELAND STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR [...] (C) On October 26, Post delivered ref A demarche to Therese Healy, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, who was an SIPDIS Irish delegate at the October 19-20 NSG Consultative Group (CG) meeting in Vienna. Healy noted that the Irish Gove [...]	2005-10-27 15:51:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IN EI
05DUSHANBE1746	TAJIKISTAN: JAPANESE CHARGE: "TOKYO LOOKING FOR NEW IDEAS [...] (SBU) New Japanese Charge d'affaires Hiroshi Takahashi called on the Ambassador on October 26. Unlike his, Takahashi is energetic and brimming with ideas based on his extensive experience in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. 2. (U) Takahashi noted his government established the "Japan Plus Cen [...]	2005-10-31 11:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD ELAB KDEM JA IN AF UZ TI
05GENEVA1809	UNHCR: STILL NO REPLACEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER [...] (C) UNHCR continues to seek an Implementation Partner (IP) in Nepal to replace the deregistered Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (TRWO) in providing assistance to Tibetan refugees transiting to India. In a June 26 meeting, UNHCR's Asia Desk Chief Catherine Huck and Senior Legal Advisor Peter [...]	2005-07-28 12:10:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL IN CH NP PHUM UNHCR
05ISLAMABAD15731	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: AN OPEN DOOR TO KASHMIR? [...] (C) Summary: During an October 18 press conference, President Musharraf sent out a trial balloon on Kashmir, announcing that Pakistan would allow Kashmiri civilians--including Kashmiri politicians--from across the LOC to come to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to meet relatives and assist in rec [...]	2005-10-20 01:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PK PREL PGOV IN
05ISLAMABAD17835	IRAN PIPELINE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; GOP DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOP officials took Ref B demarche points on the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline under consideration but had no immediate reply. Petroleum Secretary Waqar met with Iranian officials in Tehran November 16-17 in what was termed a "confidence building" meeting that discussed routing o [...]	2005-12-01 12:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IN IR PK
05ISTANBUL329	MUNICIPALITY TO FUND ISTANBUL TIP SHELTER, BUT [...] Summary and comment: In recent Istanbul meetings on trafficking in persons (TIP),G/TIP officer Jennifer Donnelly discussed the upcoming TIP report and Turkey's Tier 2 watch list placement with Istanbul prosecutors, municipal and governorate officials and the leading Turkish NGO on TIP issues. [...]	2005-02-28 14:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU BO MD PHUM KCRM PGOV KJUS TIP IN TURKEY
05KATHMANDU1192	NEPALI FM: INDIA BROKERING MAOIST-POLITICAL [...] (C) CDA telephoned FM Pandey on June 3 to express concern over reports that security services prevented UML Central Committee member Jhalanath Khanal from boarding a plane for Delhi on June 2. (Note: Khanal had told us on May 30 that he was going to India for medical treatment. According to [...]	2005-06-03 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS IN NP
05KATHMANDU1303	INDIAN DCM HINTS MAOIST LEADERS DETAINED IN INDIA [...] (S/NF) Indian DCM V.P. Haran met with CDA at his request on June 13. He requested information about the mid-May trip to Afghanistan by Embassy Kathmandu's DATT and USAID Director along with the Vice Chairman of Nepal's Planning Commission and an RNA officer. CDA explained that the purpose [...]	2005-06-15 11:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID IN NP
05KATHMANDU1353	KOIRALA DISTRUSTFUL OF MAOISTS AND KING [...] (C) Charge found former Nepalese PM and current leader of the seven party alliance 80-year-old GP Koirala fit and spry when calling on him at his residence on June 21 after his return from a "medical" trip to India. Koirala said that there was an important role for the international community [...]	2005-06-21 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS NP IN GON
05KATHMANDU2209	DEMARCHE ON REFUGEE PROCESSING IN NEPAL [...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, the Ambassador discussed the USG's proposal to stand up a refugee processing operation in Kathmandu for some Tibetan refugees resident in Nepal (ref A). The Ambassador also shared with FM Pandey the one-page description of t [...]	2005-10-07 10:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CH IN NP
05KATHMANDU2389	NEPAL-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador that it was likely Indian Prime Minister Singh would have a bilateral meeting with the Nepal King on the margins of the upcoming SAARC summit in Dhaka. Mukherjee said Singh would likely send a clear message to the King on the need to reconci [...]	2005-11-04 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CH IN NP
05KINSHASA965	INDIAN PEACEKEEPER KILLED IN N. KIVU [...] (U) Unidentified gunmen killed an Indian peacekeeper and wounded two others 20 miles north of Goma in North Kivu June 13. In the ensuing confusion, Congolese soldiers wounded 8-9 civilians. MONUC has evacuated the civilian and military casualties to a Goma hospital. 2. (C) MONUC Goma Head [...]	2005-06-14 09:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG IN
05MADRID2813	SPAIN ON U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 15:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC PARM PREL KNNP IN SP
05MADRID3755	SPAIN: U.S. PROPOSALS TO ENABLE CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) ESTHOFF passed Ref A points October 18 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Marcos Rodriguez Cantero, urging Spain to support an approach that would permit Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) countries to engage in civil nuclear cooperation with India and asking for Spanish sugge [...]	2005-10-26 13:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IN SP
05MANILA1853	INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION AGREEMENT CAPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Musharraf's state visit produced a new counterterrorism cooperation agreement that will regularize and expand intelligence exchanges between Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence Directorate and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Musharraf [...]	2005-04-22 07:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL PK IN RP
05MUMBAI124	INDIA TO EXTEND DUAL CITIZENSHIP TO MOST FORMER CITIZENS [...] (U) In a January 7 speech in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the GOI would extend Indian citizenship to all Indians who left the country after 1950 and had been naturalized in another country. Until recently, Indians lost their citizenship if they were naturalized elsewhere. Singh [...]	2005-01-11 13:24:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IN GOI
05MUMBAI1682	TERRORIST DAWOOD IBRAHIM HAUNTS INDIA FROM AFAR AS DAUGHTER WEDS IN AN AMERICAN-BRANDED HOTEL [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) Like a bad dream, terrorist and underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim returned to the headlines of India's media in July when his daughter married the son of a famous Pakistani cricket player. An upscale wedding reception brazenly took place a [...]	2005-08-08 09:38:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN PGOV PREL KCRM SA PK AE IN
05MUMBAI1708	GUJARAT: WILY MODI WEAKENS HIS OPPONENTS AND POSITIONS [...] (C) On August 1, controversial Gujarat BJP Chief Minister Narendra Modi (whose visa we revoked for his role in the 2002 Gujarat Hindu-Muslim riots) expanded his cabinet by inducting 11 new ministers. In doing so, Modi met a long-standing demand of the rebels within his own party who had openly cr [...]	2005-08-10 11:16:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR CVIS IN
05MUMBAI188	BANERJEE STATES GODHRA FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN ACCIDENT - BJP [...] (U) Justice U.C. Banerjee released an interim report in New Delhi on January 17, 2005, which claimed that the February 27, 2002 fire in car S-6 of the Sabarmati Express just outside Godhra might have erupted "in the coach itself without any external input." Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Y [...]	2005-01-18 10:52:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL IN
05MUMBAI1931	GUJARAT: PEACEFUL ON THE SURFACE, YET STATE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The riots of 2002 belong to history, and communal harmony now reigns in Gujarat, business leaders and the state's Chief Secretary told the Consul General during his September 8-9 visit to Ahmedabad. The Chief Secretary criticized the USG for continuing to probe into the judicial aftermat [...]	2005-09-22 08:09:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PINR CVIS PREL PGOV KISL IN
05MUMBAI200	RESPONSE TO ULEMA COUNCIL - ACTION REQUEST [...] (SBU) On January 15, 2005, ConGen Mumbai received a letter from Maulana Mehmood Daryabadi, General Secretary for the All India Ulema Council. The letter requested that the USG allow members of the All India Ulema Council to lead and organize a delegation in coordination with other Islamic Orga [...]	2005-01-19 07:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IN
05MUMBAI2076	BJP TROUBLES CONTINUE AS IN-FIGHTING ERUPTS OVER LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Firebrand politician Uma Bharati, the deposed former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (MP),has launched a public fight to return to power, embarrassing her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the process and dividing its MP members into two camps. Bharati succeeded in getting the support o [...]	2005-10-20 12:15:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR PREL IN
05MUMBAI2093	NGO: OVER 16,000 CHILD LABORERS RESCUED IN MAHARASHTRA [...] (U) A dramatic upsurge in Government of Maharashtra (GOM) attention to child labor issues and a series of coordinated raids in Mumbai resulted in the rescue of over 16,000 children working in hazardous industries in recent months. Police, in coordination with the newly created child labor task [...]	2005-10-22 09:46:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM KWMN EAID IN
05MUMBAI2192	DO NO HARM? THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOR IN MAHARASHTRA [...] (U) Following the rescue of thousands of underage children from Mumbai workshops (reftel),some child welfare activists debate whether the children are now better or worse off. The Government of Maharashtra's (GOM) program "Education For All" attempts to address gaps in educational facilities, [...]	2005-11-16 06:41:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM KWMN EAID IN
05MUMBAI2199	SHIV SENA FACES STIFF CHALLENGE IN NOVEMBER 19 BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Maharashtra state parliament by-elections scheduled for November 19 may represent a defining moment for Bal Thackeray's Marathi-based Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena movement. In the Malvan district of southwestern Maharashtra, erstwhile Shiv Sena leader Narayan Rane is standing for re-elect [...]	2005-11-16 12:54:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
05MUMBAI2251	SHIV SENA ROCKED BY RAJ THACKERAY'S RESIGNATION AS PARTY [...] (SBU) Raj Thackeray, nephew of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, rocked the Mumbai political establishment on November 27 by announcing his resignation from all Shiv Sena party leadership posts over differences with his cousin and party executive president Uddhav Thackeray. Raj's announcement [...]	2005-11-28 08:59:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
05MUMBAI2252	MADHYA PRADESH: FIREBRAND BHARTI SIDELINED AS BJP NAMES NEW [...] (SBU) On November 26, the BJP national leadership replaced Madhya Pradesh (MP)Chief Minister Babulal Gaur with state party President Shivraj Singh Chauhan. The action was a blow to former MP chief minister Uma Bharti, a controversial and boisterous politician who had lobbied heavily behind the [...]	2005-11-28 09:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL IN
05MUMBAI2319	SEX TRAFFICKING IN MADHYA PRADESH [...] (U) Development professionals in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP) told Consul General and EconOff that the northwest corner of the state served as a steady source for sex workers, due to the existence of so-called "prostitute castes" in several villages. While these interlocutors [...]	2005-12-13 04:42:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD SOCI ASEC PREF ELAB PREL IN

05MUMBAI2418	MTAG: SANCTIONED INDIAN FIRM SEEKS TERMS FOR PENALTY [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 9. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) The vice chairman of an Indian company sanctioned under the Iran Non-Proliferation Act (reftel) approached Consulate Mumbai on December 28 and said his company would do whatever w [...]	2005-12-29 11:14:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MTCRE IN IR
05MUMBAI2427	PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL MARKETS [...] (U) Private sector efforts to take computer technology, retail trade, and modern commodities exchanges to rural India are helping farmers in Madhya Pradesh (MP) get higher prices for their crops by cutting out middlemen. The Indian Tobacco Company (ITC),a major buyer of agricultural goods in [...]	2005-12-30 05:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD PREL IN
05MUMBAI370	CONGRESS REAINS POWER IN GOA AFTER CONSTITUTIONALLY [...] (SBU) A Congressled coalition assumed power in the small Indian sate of Goa on February 2 after some constitutionally questionable maneuvering by politicians from both Congress and the BJP. Goa Governor S.C. Jamir asked Goa's Congress leader Pratapsinh Rane to form a new state government after [...]	2005-02-03 16:20:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
05MUMBAI756	GUJARAT BJP PARLIAMENTARIANS OPENLY CHALLENGE CM MODI [...] (SBU) Some of our contacts in Gujarat tell us that BJP Chief Minister (CM) Narendra Modi is facing the most serious challenge to his power yet, as a growing number of BJP Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are openly speaking out against him. The MLAs are criticizing what they consider [...]	2005-03-15 11:52:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON PHUM IN GOI
05MUMBAI816	GUJARAT: REACTIONS TO VISA REVOCATION MIXED AS PROTESTS [...] (C) The BJP continued its criticism of the USG decision to revoke the visa of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in a series of actions in Gujarat over the weekend. The Chief Minister himself said the USG had ulterior motives at a public rally and in a discussion with a U.S. journalist. Pro [...]	2005-03-21 13:39:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC IN
05MUMBAI876	GUJARAT CHIEF MINISTER MODI SURVIVES, FOR NOW [...] (U) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has successfully fended off another attempt by dissidents within his own party to dislodge him. The leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),headed by party president LK Advani, met with a delegation of Modi's opponents in the Gujarat BJP on Marc [...]	2005-03-31 14:19:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON PHUM IN
05NEWDELHI1073	""NATWAR'S MAN"" SK LAMBAH: INDIA'S LIKELY NEW SPECIAL ENVOY TO ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: The expected appointment of retired career diplomat Satinder Kumar Lambah as Special Envoy to Pakistan would maintain the web of engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad, but at a quieter pitch, a decidedly lower political level, and with firmer MEA guidance than was the case w [...]	2005-02-10 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1074	INDIA EXPRESSES QUALIFIED SUPPORT FOR A TSUNAMI [...] Mission presented reftel points on the formation of a tsunami coordination group to the MEA which, on February 10, SIPDIS responded with a non-paper (the text of which is in paragraph two) in support of such a group, provided its approach is multilateral, and focused on organizing a donor c [...]	2005-02-10 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID EFIN CE IN
05NEWDELHI1075	INDIA: SAARC DECISION SENT A MESSAGE TO DHAKA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI remains unapologetic about the last minute cancellation of the SAARC Summit and the resulting unhappiness in Dhaka. In this context, on February 9, the MEA urged PolCouns not to underestimate the extent to which developments in Bangladesh influenced India's decision not to atte [...]	2005-02-10 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECIN ENRG BG IN
05NEWDELHI1076	GOI SAYS RECOVERED URANIUM IS DEPLETED, NOT HIGHLY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 5, the "Times of India" ran a hysterical story that metal plates recovered from two "small-time drug peddlers" on December 8, 2004 were analyzed and found to be weapons-grade highly enriched uranium. Subsequent reporting, including a press release from India's Atomi [...]	2005-02-10 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PGOV PREL TRGY IN
05NEWDELHI1113	NATWAR SINGH TO RESTART INDO-PAK DIALOGUE IN ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: FM Natwar Singh's February 15-17 trip to Islamabad will be an opportunity for the two governments to re-engage at a high level after a hiatus of nearly two months, during which the most important bilateral stories -- Islamabad's request for World Bank assistance to resolve the Ba [...]	2005-02-11 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1114	SARAN URGES CONTINUED PRESSURE ON NEPAL, WILL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: As instructed reftels, the Ambassador advised Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on February 11 of the USG position on assistance to Nepal and our intention to withdraw our Ambassador as early as February 14. Arguing that the RNA had [...]	2005-02-11 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI1136	ISRO CHAIRMAN: HELP US MAINTAIN MOMENTUM IN SPACE [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador and staff aide, Dr. Madhavan Nair, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman was generally upbeat about the NSSP framework of growing US-India cooperation on space technology but was visibly frustrated at what he perceives are several [...]	2005-02-14 10:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1141	LOOKING AT DPRK, GOI COMPLAINS OF LACK OF TRANSPARENCY RE AQ KHAN [...] (C) For the Indian government, North Korea's explicit reaffirmation of its nuclear status has revived concern about the nexus with Pakistan. MEA Director of Disarmament and International Security Affairs Venu Rajamony complained to PolCouns on February 9 that neither Pakistan nor the U.S. ha [...]	2005-02-14 11:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL IN PK KN
05NEWDELHI1175	AIYAR DEFENDS IRAN-INDIA OIL AND GAS RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In a February 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said that India's national security compelled it to look towards Iran for natural gas. He pointed out that India is competing in Iran with many others, including some of th [...]	2005-02-15 09:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC IR IN
05NEWDELHI1189	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST IN STATE 26019 [...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed reftel reassurance regarding the US intention not to fill the India military supply gap ("under current circumstances") to Foreign Secretary Saran. The Foreign Secretary was grateful for this clarification, and shared that India would withdraw its Ambassador from K [...]	2005-02-15 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NP IN
05NEWDELHI1190	NEPALESE POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN DELHI [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Sharing perspectives on Nepal developments with Polcouns and Poloffs on February 15, International Crisis Group (ICG) analyst Suman Pradhan (protect) reported on the growing number of Nepalese politicians who have converged in New Delhi i [...]	2005-02-15 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP
05NEWDELHI1192	WEST ASIA ENVOY OFFERS PALESTINIAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: GOI Special Envoy for West Asia and the Middle East Peace Process Chinmaya Gharekhan told the DCM on February 15 that India would like to provide and fund security training for the Palestinian Authority, in response to what he said were statements by the Secretary welcoming such [...]	2005-02-15 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ IS IN
05NEWDELHI1223	INDIA FOR ARF MD SEMINAR, IF EVERYONE ELSE IS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel points and concept paper regarding an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) seminar on missile defense (MD),MEA Director (Disarmament and International Security) Venu Rajamony told us on February 15 that the GOI would support it and would be interested in attending, as long [...]	2005-02-16 10:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IN ASEAN
05NEWDELHI1224	INDIA RIDING HIGH ON POST-TSUNAMI WAVE OF GOOD [...] (C) Summary: As a concrete demonstration of India's magnanimity and competence, New Delhi's recent large-scale assistance to its tsunami-stricken neighbors had illustrated the country's standing as a regional and emerging world power, according to observers here. India is particularly proud [...]	2005-02-16 10:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD CE IN
05NEWDELHI1230	IMPROVING US-INDIA DEFENSE COOPERATION: INDUSTRY [...] Summary: In a February 10 meeting sponsored by the US- India Business Council (USIBC) and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),senior Indian and US defense company representatives suggested that to expand the bilateral defense market, the USG should reform its export licensing proces [...]	2005-02-16 11:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETTC MASS TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI1234	KASHMIR BUS AGREEMENT A ""HISTORICAL MILESTONE"" [...] (C) Summary: The February 16 agreement by India and Pakistan to begin bus service across the LOC between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad beginning on April 7 is the most important Kashmir-specific CBM since the November 2003 LOC ceasefire agreement, and will have important political ramifications in [...]	2005-02-16 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1248	INDIA READY FOR REGIONAL RADIOLOGICAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a trilateral meeting with USG and IAEA officials on February 9, the GOI agreed to join the Regional Radiological Security Partnership (RRSP); identified a lead technical contact within the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE); offered to serve as a venue for radiological securi [...]	2005-02-17 09:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TRGY KNNP KRAD IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1261	NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS INDIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: NRC Commissioner Jeffrey S. Merrifield and Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran discussed India's energy future at a meeting in the Secretary's office in New Delhi on February 11, 2005. Saran told Merrifield that energy is a key strategic interest of India and nuclear power woul [...]	2005-02-17 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1262	GOI WITHOUT PLAN "B", HOPING NEPAL KING WILL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador used the return to New Delhi of Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee as an opportunity to discuss with the GOI the current strategy on Nepal. During the February 16 meeting, also attended by MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae, Polcouns and Poloff, Mukherjee expres [...]	2005-02-17 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI1263	NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS MEA JOINT [...] (C) Summary: In this February 11 meeting, NRC Commissioner Merrifield complimented Jaishankar about the accomplishments and maturity of the Indian nuclear power industry. "With regard to nuclear power," Merrifield said, "India can no longer be treated as a junior partner." Merrifield also h [...]	2005-02-17 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1264	NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS MEA ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On February 11 NRC Commissioner Merrifield met MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar who has the non-proliferation portfolio within her purview. Commissioner Merrifield expressed satisfaction with his visit to Indian facilities and suggested that further cooperation could bring [...]	2005-02-17 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1274	NAXALITES AND SYMPATHIZERS ENCOURAGED BY NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: In a reflection of India's mounting concern about internal disorder, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee recently described India's Naxalite insurgency as "the gravest threat to our internal security." This worry is also reflected in the stern GOI reaction to the coup in Nepal, wi [...]	2005-02-18 05:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ELAB PHUM PINR IN NP
05NEWDELHI1282	CROSS-LOC BUS DEAL HAILED AS ""MOTHER OF ALL CBMS"" [...] (C) Summary: After several weeks in which the process of Indo-Pak normalization appeared to be grinding to a halt (Ref B),this week's Islamabad deal has shifted the dynamic, at least temporarily, in a much more constructive direction. PM Manmohan Singh's fingerprints were clearly in evidence [...]	2005-02-18 09:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1298	INDIA SAYS SAARC STILL ALIVE, SUMMIT HINGES ON NEPAL/BANGLADESH ACTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In contrast with the predominant view in the Indian media that by opting out of the Dhaka Summit, India dealt a fatal blow to SAARC, the GOI told us it remains committed to the organization. MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) V. Ashok told PolCouns and Poloff on February 16 that he was [...]	2005-02-18 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN PK NP BG IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI1304	BIHAR ELECTIONS COULD WEAKEN UPA GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The elections for the Bihar State Assembly are being watched more closely than usual this year, because the outcome could possibly weaken the UPA coalition in Delhi. A resurgent Congress is losing patience with Bihar satrap Lalu Prasad Yadav, and would like to reduce his influenc [...]	2005-02-18 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL IN
05NEWDELHI1305	MISSION INTEREST IN DEVELOPING RADIOLOGICAL [...] (S) Taking advantage of the February 8-10 visit by DOE and Department officials seeking to engage the GOI in the Regional Radiological Security Partnership (reftel),we sought more information about the impact of a hypothetical radiological attack on Mission facilities. DCM noted that GOI su [...]	2005-02-18 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	ASEC PREL PTER KRAD IN
05NEWDELHI1379	MEA PAPER ON EXBS [...] In response to the DCM's discussion with Joint Secretary for the Americas S. Jaishankar on February 14, the Ministry of External Affairs' Disarmament and International Security Affairs Division provided Embassy with a non-paper on EXBS on Wednesday, February 16. Following is the text of the n [...]	2005-02-23 11:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC PARM KOMC ETRD ECON IN US
05NEWDELHI139	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 6 [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Defense Secretary Singh on January 6 to request that New Delhi send liaison officers to Utapao and Honolulu. In a sign of the GOI's strong commitment to our tsunami partnership, the Foreign Secretary on January 5 held a rare joint briefing with the SIPD [...]	2005-01-06 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI1422	ASSESSING NEAR-TERM OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NSSP [...] (C) Summary: In hopes of avoiding a slowdown on key issues in the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar outlined specific matters that require resolution during a February 18 meeting with visiting SA/RA Director John Schlosser, PolCouns, and [...]	2005-02-24 11:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PARM MASS TRGY KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1424	THE BJP PROMISES FIREWORKS FOR BUDGET SESSION [...] (C) Summary: The BJP leadership is determined to disrupt Parliament when the Budget Session convenes on February 25, insisting that the agitation will not end until the UPA ""restores"" the deposed Goa government (Reftel B). Congress plans to undercut the agitation by convening the Goa Assemb [...]	2005-02-24 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI1426	FOREIGN SECRETARY EMPHASIZES NEIGHBORS' IMPACT ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: In a carefully considered February 14 speech on New Delhi's South Asia policy, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran unveiled a more muscular approach toward India's neighborhood that reflects the GOI's shifting view of its role in the world. Departing from the standard GOI line on the [...]	2005-02-24 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN KDEM NP BG PK CE IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI1427	NOTHING MAJOR FROM JACK STRAW'S NEW DELHI VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Jack Straw's February 16-18 visit to India yielded "nothing major," according to the UK High Commission, and was distinctly low key compared to earlier stops in Kabul and Islamabad. Straw signed two immigration/law enforcement agreements, and discussed Indo-Pak [...]	2005-02-24 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM IN NP BG AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1480	BAGLIHAR, OTHER J&K HYDEL PROJECTS COMPLICATE INDO-PAK CALCULUS [...] (C) Summary: The Indian government recently offered new evidence of its benign intentions for the Baglihar hydel project by noting that, if its dam were used to inundate Pakistan, one of its own existing downriver projects would be the first casualty. Although the MEA continues to exude conf [...]	2005-02-25 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC ECON IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1481	INDO-US SECURITY COOPERATION: THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Meeting on 23 February, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar and DSCA Director for Middle East, Asia and North Africa Ed Ross agreed that a large cooperative defense program, such as a P-3 or C-130 sale, would build trust and demonstrate US reliability as a defense suppli [...]	2005-02-25 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KSTC MARR MASS PGOV PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI1482	FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN PESSIMISTIC ON NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's actions are "exactly opposite of what is required," Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told visiting Ambassador to Nepal James Moriarty on February 25. Ambassador Moriarty and Saran agreed on the need for concerted pressure on the King from India, the US, and [...]	2005-02-26 05:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PREF IN NP BT UK
05NEWDELHI1519	NO CONGRESS KNOCKOUT - BJP BACK IN THE RUNNING [...] (C) Summary: Despite a decisive victory in Haryana, Congress and its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies have emerged chastened by the elections in Jharkhand, and Bihar. Although the Jharkhand/Bihar outcome has given the BJP and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners a new leas [...]	2005-02-28 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI1520	GOI UPBEAT ON CYBER-COOPERATION, SERIOUS ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief February 22 meeting, National Security Council Secretariat Joint Secretary Arvind Gupta and Deputy Director (Information Security) Commander Mukesh Saini were upbeat on US-India cybersecurity cooperation, clarified the objective of the upcoming April 18-19 Cybersecuri [...]	2005-02-28 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCIP TINT KCRM PREL PGOV IN GOI
05NEWDELHI1521	KARZAI IN NEW DELHI: FUNDING FOR PUL-I-KHUMRI LEADS INDIA'S COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to New Delhi and Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's prior trip to Kabul were ""immensely successful,"" MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun Singh told PolCouns on February 28. In connection with Karzai's visit, India [...]	2005-02-28 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EAID MASS IN AF IR PK
05NEWDELHI1542	INDIA QUERIES US ON POSSIBLE PAKISTAN-CHINA PROLIFERATION [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 3. 2. (C) During a February 23 meeting with AC/RSS Director Bob Gromoll, SA/RA Director John Schlosser, PolCouns, and Pol-MilOff, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar asked about the status of a USG response to two GOI non [...]	2005-03-01 10:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP CH PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1546	MEA CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 conversation with PolCouns and Poloff, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K Singh was generally upbeat about short-term Indo-Pak rapprochement, and expressed cautious optimism about long-term sustainability of this trend. After shari [...]	2005-03-01 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MOPS KNNP IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1551	TERRORIST THREATS MARR SUCCESSFUL KASHMIR POLLS [...] (C) Summary: The February J&K municipal elections produced largely positive results. Participation, among the most important criteria for defining a ""successful"" election in the state, greatly exceeded expectations (even in areas with a history of alienation from New Delhi),proving again [...]	2005-03-01 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN PK
05NEWDELHI1553	GOI REQUESTS USG INTERVENTION ON REPORTED PAKISTAN ARMS OFFER TO NEPAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Following up the Foreign Secretary's earlier approach to the Ambassador on the subject of third country arms transfers to Nepal (reftel),Acting MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Renu Pall called in PolCouns and PolOff on March 1 to inf [...]	2005-03-01 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN PK NP
05NEWDELHI1554	US-INDIA PEACEKEEPING JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the fourth US-India Joint Working Group on Peacekeeping on February 14, IO PDAS Swigert underscored US concerns about sexual exploitation committed within UN peacekeeping ranks and asked India, a main troop contributor, to play a leading role to ensure that the problem is deal [...]	2005-03-01 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO XA IN
05NEWDELHI1556	INDIAN EXPERTS CONTEMPLATE NEPAL WITHOUT A KING [...] (C) Summary: During a February 25 lunch that the Ambassador hosted for visiting Ambassador to Nepal Moriarty, Indian experts on Nepal agreed that: -- The RNA was unlikely to collapse as a result of the suspension of military assistance; -- A Maoist takeover is more likely to result from p [...]	2005-03-01 13:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI1615	GOI OPPOSES NON-LETHAL MILITARY AID AND MEDICAL [...] (C) The GOI feels strongly that the USG should delay the first phase of the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) for the Royal Nepalese Army, because this is not the time to send mixed messages to the King. In a March 2 meeting with Polcouns and Poloff scheduled to discuss Bhutan, MEA Join [...]	2005-03-02 12:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS EAID IN NP
05NEWDELHI1661	RAHUL GANDHI: LACKLUSTER LEADER [...] (S) In a March 1 conversation with Poloff, influential columnist and political insider Saeed Naqvi commented on Rahul Gandhi at some length. Naqvi prefaced his remarks by noting that he was a personal friend of Rahul's father, Rajiv Gandhi, and a well-wisher of the Gandhi family. Naqvi was initi [...]	2005-03-03 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL IN
05NEWDELHI1662	WARM WELCOME FOR SENATOR CLINTON [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Hillary R. Clinton received an enthusiastic welcome during her unofficial February 17 - 23 visit to New Delhi. Her stay in India included a call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, meals offered in her honor by Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and Agriculture Minister Shara [...]	2005-03-03 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IN
05NEWDELHI1664	INDIA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR IRAQ, BUT NO NEW [...] (C) Summary: Outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) R. Dayakar and his successor Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's reconstruction, but offered no new initiatives in a meeting with PolCouns and PolMilOff on March 3. Assistance to Iraq will continue to be constrai [...]	2005-03-03 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI1710	STATE ELECTIONS SET OFF POLITICAL TURMOIL IN INDIA [...] (C) Summary: Attempts by Congress to grab power in Goa and Jharkhand has thrown the Indian domestic political scene into turmoil. Observers in Delhi see these moves as part of a larger strategy by Congress operatives to gain control over a majority of Indian states. Should Congress succeed i [...]	2005-03-04 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI1715	ADVANCING USG EFFORTS ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: The Bhutanese Ambassador reaffirmed to us on March 3 that Thimphu remains committed to repatriate Category 1 refugees under the Dewey-Wangchuck framework, but is unlikely to allow any refugees to return until the constitution is finalized, and sees little prospect of progress on [...]	2005-03-04 13:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI1764	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL PRAKASH,S MARCH 19-28 VISIT TO USA [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Clark, we greatly appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit to the USA of your counterpart, Admiral Arun Prakash, India's Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee. President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agree that Indo-US relati [...]	2005-03-08 05:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MASS MOPS PTER PK XD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI1773	CONGRESS BEGINS PARTY CLEANUP IN HARYANA [...] (C) Summary: Following a week of political turmoil in which Congress has taken a beating for playing fast and rough with the democratic process in several states, the party leadership moved to install a cleaner politician as Chief Minister of Haryana. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a longtime Congre [...]	2005-03-08 08:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI1783	INDIA SEEKS TECHNICAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON [...] (S) Summary: During a highly-anticipated February 22 briefing on the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) missile defense system, GOI and USG representatives cited the exchange as evidence of the transformed Indo-US relationship. Throughout the session, GOI statements and questions indicat [...]	2005-03-08 10:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KSTC MARR MASS PGOV PREL IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1824	REVITALIZING THE US-INDIA ENERGY RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Secretary Bodman, now that you have had a few weeks to settle into your new role, I want to share with you some thoughts and ideas on our relationship with India. You already know from our meeting last November my views on the emerging India, a vibrant, multi-faceted democracy that is a [...]	2005-03-09 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC PREL KNNP TRGY IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI1854	INDIA'S COMMUNISTS - CONTENT TO SUPPORT THE [...] (C) Summary: The strong performance of the BJP following recent State Assembly elections has convinced India's mainstream Communists to downplay their differences with the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and cooperate for the time being to meet the "rightist" threat. The Communists [...]	2005-03-10 10:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PINR IN
05NEWDELHI1866	INDO-PAK CRICKET: FROM ""LOVE-FEST"" TO MINI-SUMMIT [...] (C) Adding to the veritable ""love-fest"" that Mission contacts and Indian press have reported surrounding the Pakistan cricket team's current tour of India (septel),the MEA has publicly cleared the way for an official invitation to Pakistan President Musharraf to attend a match ""of his cho [...]	2005-03-10 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1872	HOME MINISTER UPBEAT ON KASHMIR, WORRIES OF POTENTIAL MAOIST SPILLOVER FROM NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: In a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Home Minister Shivraj Patil credited Pakistan with reducing infiltration, called the law and order situation in the state ""more comfortable,"" and expressed confidence that the first Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus would roll on schedule on Apr [...]	2005-03-10 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK NP IN
05NEWDELHI1873	AMBASSADOR PRESSES TIP WITH HOME MINISTER [...] (C) Meeting on March 9, the Ambassador again urged Home Minister Shivraj Patil to focus more on the trafficking issue in order to avoid the downgrading of India from the Tier 2 Special Watch List to Tier 3 in June, which could set in motion a series of unfortunate and restrictive developments [...]	2005-03-10 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM IN
05NEWDELHI1905	PRESSING INDIA ON NSSP PHASE II [...] (C) Summary: In the absence of MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar, who is on extended travel for non-proliferation and C/T dialogues in Australia and the UK, PolCouns flagged the need for progress on Indian export control legislation to keep the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) [...]	2005-03-11 10:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG ETTC PARM IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1921	US ARMS SUPPLIES TO PAKISTAN BACK IN THE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: With Secstate Rice due to arrive in India March 15, and with political memories still fresh from the announcement of major non-NATO Ally status for Pakistan last March, the issue of F-16 sales to Pakistan is rising. Indian concern regarding the F-16 issue is reflected in a series of GO [...]	2005-03-11 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MASS PK IN
05NEWDELHI1938	INDIA WANTS HIGH FIDELITY MISSILE DEFENSE EXERCISES [...] (S) Summary: In her remarks at the initial working group meeting of the US-India Missile Defense (MD) Workshop in Hyderabad on March 3-4, MEA Additional Secretary for International Security Meera Shankar affirmed New Delhi's desire for a cooperative MD technology relationship with the US over [...]	2005-03-14 08:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KOMC MARR PGOV PREL TNGD IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2047	BHUTANESE CENSUS UNLIKELY TO FACILITATE FURTHER [...] (C) In response to Reftel and following our contacts with travelers to Thimphu, the Mission assesses little likelihood that the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) will use the upcoming census to justify further expulsions of ethnic Nepali citizens from Bhutan. United Nations Development Progr [...]	2005-03-17 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI2048	SARAN LAUDS SECRETARY'S "LANDMARK" VISIT [...] (U) In the GOI's first public comments on Secretary Rice's just-concluded visit to New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called it "landmark" and evidence of the US-India strategic partnership. Speaking at a small CSIS-sponsored gathering of senior foreign policy experts on March 17, Saran [...]	2005-03-17 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG MASS KNNP KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI2050	INDIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: In an upbeat assessment of Secretary Rice's first visit to India, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar described the action agenda that the Secretary left behind as "the most significant road map we've had in the last 47 years." Areas for immediate progress include expa [...]	2005-03-17 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG ETRD MASS TSPA ETTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2086	A CHASTENED CONGRESS FACES HARSH REALITIES [...] (C) Summary: As India's leading newsmagazine splashed across the cover of its March 21 issue, "the halo has slipped," from Sonia Gandhi after Congress' electoral setbacks and questionable decisions in Bihar, Goa, and Jharkhand. The long term impact for Congress and the BJP is unlikely to be [...]	2005-03-18 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI2094	FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN REQUESTS REVIEW OF MODI VISA DECISION [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Amid extensive media coverage of the USG decision to not issue an A2 visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and to revoke his B1/B2 visa, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called the DCM to his office late afternoon on March 18 [...]	2005-03-18 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CVIS KIRF IN
05NEWDELHI2095	ANGRY BJP REACTION TO MODI VISA DENIAL; OTHERS [...] (C) Summary: The March 18 USG revocation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's visa has set off strong criticism in the BJP, and prompted the Foreign Secretary to call in the DCM to lodge a protest (Ref A),followed by an MEA statement expressing its "deep concern and regret." The BJP rea [...]	2005-03-18 13:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI2116	DEPUTY SECRETARY OF LABOR LAW'S INDIA VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Labor Steven J. Law's February 21-27 visit to India to review progress on the DOL- sponsored INDUS Child Labor effort and other DOL-sponsored projects was well received by GOI officials, project managers, and participants. The highest-ranking Labor Departme [...]	2005-03-21 08:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM KWMN EAID IN US
05NEWDELHI2138	UNCHR 61: INDIAN OBJECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered the UNCHR 61 demarche (Reftel) to MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Gopal Baglay on March 17, and PolCouns double-tracked with Joint Secretary (UN) Hamid Ali Rao. Baglay reiterated that the GOI neither supports country-specific resolutions nor oppose [...]	2005-03-21 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IN
05NEWDELHI2140	MODI CASE REFLECTS DOMESTIC POLITICAL DIVIDE [...] (C) Summary: Aside from limited and localized protests in Gujarat and scattered nationalist editorial comment, BJP efforts to build a domestic political issue out of the Modi visa revocation seem to be dissipating. Few outside the Sangh Parivar have risen to the bait and responded to BJP calls to [...]	2005-03-21 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF IN
05NEWDELHI2141	STRONG INDIAN VIEWS ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT [...] (C) In the strongest language we have heard so far from the GOI on the East Asia Summit (EAS),MEA Joint Secretary (Southeast Asia) Mitra Vashishta asserted that if India is left out, New Delhi will resort to "other means." Meeting with PolCouns and Poloff on March 17, she insisted on a stat [...]	2005-03-21 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM CB LA VM IN ARF
05NEWDELHI2185	MEA DEFENDS RECORD ON BURMA AHEAD OF FM SINGH TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (SE Asia I) Mitra Vashishta defended India's policies in Burma in a March 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, suggesting that progress on democratic reforms was dependent on engagement with the Burmese body politic, and warning that the USG focus on Aung San Suu K [...]	2005-03-22 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG PTER IN BM BD
05NEWDELHI2186	UNCHR61 CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA AND BHUTAN [...] (C) On 21 March, Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Indian MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Gopal Baglay and Bhutanese Embassy First Secretary Karma Rinchhen, reiterating our interest in this year's Cuba resolution. 2. (C) Baglay responded that the GOI has no official respon [...]	2005-03-22 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU IN BT
05NEWDELHI2189	TERRORIST FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff on March 22 delivered Ref A talking points and supporting non-paper to newly ensconced MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha. Sinha welcomed the news of adding Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) to the UNSC 1267 Committee list of organizations affiliated [...]	2005-03-22 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI2220	PM SINGH ALIGNS INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Signalling a break from India's traditional view of the world, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared in a February 25 speech that democracy and open economies are now the core of India's foreign policy values, replacing non-alignment, solidarity with developing countries, and [...]	2005-03-23 11:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI2226	LOOKING TO MUSHARRAF VISIT, MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: Recently ensconced MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha was largely upbeat on Indo-Pak relations during a March 22 introductory meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, especially with regard to the Indo-Pak cricket series and the anticipated April 16-17 visit o [...]	2005-03-23 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2262	FURTHER INDIAN THOUGHTS ON UNCHR61 [...] (C) Following up on our recent demarche on Cuba (Refs A and B),PolCouns and Poloff met with MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao and incoming Joint Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Manjeev Puri on March 24 to review our UNCHR priorities. Recalling the recent statements by the P [...]	2005-03-24 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PINR IN CU NP
05NEWDELHI2266	GOI DEMARCHE: INDIA SEEKS MORE ON IC-814 [...] (C) During a March 23 meeting with DCM and PolCouns and pursuant to discussions at the August-September 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar delivered the following SIPDIS non-paper requesting USG assistance with the GOI investi [...]	2005-03-24 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN GOI
05NEWDELHI227	AID TO THE TIGERS: ON THE SAME PAGE [...] (C) Summary: In a January 7 meeting with MEA Director (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives) Taranjit Singh Sandhu, PolCouns explained the USG position on tsunami disaster relief for Tiger controlled areas in Sri Lanka, including the US intention not to deploy military forces to LTTE areas. Sandhu res [...]	2005-01-10 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AEMR EAID MASS PTER SOCI CE BG IN
05NEWDELHI2270	A SMALL STEP, A GIANT LEAP: FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR KASHMIR BUS [...] (C) Summary: Preparations for what J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called the ""mother of all CBMs,"" the first bus to cross the LOC in 58 years on April 7, are on track, with the J&K government and GOI moving purposefully to ensure a successful launch. Initial passengers will be [...]	2005-03-24 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2273	INDIAN IDEAS FOR ENERGY DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following up discussions between Secretary Rice and PM Singh, and building on our public agreement to a high-level Energy Dialogue including civil-nuclear power, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar presented a non-paper with four areas for US-India cooperation in a Marc [...]	2005-03-24 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC PREL KNNP TRGY IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2301	INDIA WARMING TO SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE, AND F-16S [...] (C) Summary: After initial knee-jerk negative reactions in the media, Indian responses to the March 25 announcement of the administration's new strategy for South Asia have become more positive, with the MEA going to unprecedented lengths to shape coverage and senior Indian officials largely [...]	2005-03-28 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2348	PM: PREMATURE TO COMMENT ON F-16S [...] (C) Summary: Since Reftel, comments from senior GOI officials and governing coalition politicians on the Administration's March 25 South Asia Initiative continue to trickle out. The focus of remarks on March 28 was almost exclusively on F-16s to Pakistan, rather than the larger issues the pr [...]	2005-03-29 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2379	INDIA UNDECIDED ON CHR NEPAL RESOLUTION [...] (C) We shared reftel demarche with MEA J/S (North) Ranjit Rae on March 28 regarding the need to improve GON human rights record or face an Item 9 resolution at the CHR. After repeated attempts to elicit a response from the J/S proved unsuccessful, A/Polcouns managed to reach him in the early [...]	2005-03-30 14:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IN NP EU UK SZ
05NEWDELHI2380	MAKING OUR SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE A REALITY [...] (S) Summary: We recommend capitalizing on Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's April 13-14 meetings with the Secretary and the President to make significant progress on SIPDIS strategic, energy and economic tracks the Secretary highlighted in her March 15-16 visit to India. Specifically, we su [...]	2005-03-30 16:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ENRG MASS KNNP ETRD IN PK NSSP
05NEWDELHI2410	SAARC: NO SUMMIT IN SIGHT, SAFTA ON TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Prospects for a rescheduled SAARC Summit in 2005 are diminishing amidst scheduling difficulties and Indian concerns over the coup in Nepal and instability in Bangladesh. In a March 30 meeting with USAIDoff and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) V. Ashok expressed optimism, ho [...]	2005-03-31 11:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN PREL IN PK NP BG SAARC
05NEWDELHI2416	DEFENSE MINISTER UPBEAT ON INDO-US RELATIONS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. During a 30 March meeting with Indian Defense Minister Mukherjee, Ambassador Mulford reviewed the scope and results of SECSTATE's visit, NSSP, the desire for greater defense cooperation, rationale of F-16s to Pakistan, and next steps in the MRCA competition process. Mukherjee was ver [...]	2005-03-31 13:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2470	"WE ARE COMMUNISTS, BUT WE ARE NOT FOOLS:" CPI(M) [...] (SBU) Summary: The Communist Party of India-Marxist, the CPI(M) or CPM, the most organized and important member of India's Left Front (LF),will debate whether to change its leadership at its April 6-12 Party Congress. The CPI (M) patriarch, Harkishen Singh Surjeet, who steered the party to [...]	2005-04-01 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI2473	COUNTERNARCOTICS DEMARCHE: INDIAN AID WILL BE [...] (C) Poloff delivered counternarcotics demarche (Ref A) to MEA Director (Afghanistan) Tsewang Namgyal on April 1 following confirmation from British High Commission of delivery of the Jack Straw letter. Namgyal confirmed our UK colleague's report that India is not considering a contribution t [...]	2005-04-01 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR IN UK AF
05NEWDELHI2474	OFFER TO SECURE THE KASHMIR BUS LINE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-01 14:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2475	DELHI EU MEMBER STATE MISSIONS TAKE ROSY VIEW OF [...] (C) Summary: At a March 31 meeting of EU and "likeminded" countries hosted by the Danes, EU member state representatives evinced surprising optimism about the potential for a constituent assembly and constitutional changes to resolve the impasse in Nepal. We noted a clear preference for an I [...]	2005-04-01 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS KDEM IN NP BT DA NL SW SZ CA FR UK FI NO CH PK
05NEWDELHI2507	GOI RESPONSE: PRIORITIZING INDIAN ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) On April 4, the DCM delivered Ambassador Jones' message (reftel) suggesting that the GOI could help build capacity in the Iraqi judiciary system to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar. Jaishankar agreed to pass along the request, but asked that the DCM convey to Ambassador Jon [...]	2005-04-04 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KJUS KCRM PREL IN IZ
05NEWDELHI2511	Scenesetter for Transportation Secretary Mineta's [...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, I want to welcome you to India, a vibrant, diverse, multiethnic, multifaceted democracy that is emerging as an economic powerhouse and has growing global ambitions. Your visit comes close on the heels of an extraordinarily successful visit of Secretary Rice, who unveiled [...]	2005-04-04 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP ECON IN US
05NEWDELHI2550	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON,S APRIL 13-16 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Fallon, we welcome your upcoming visit to India, coming at a time of excellent relations in a fast maturing defense cooperation relationship. You also come soon after Secretary of State Rice's first visit last month, which has been characterized as the most successful visit o [...]	2005-04-05 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS PTER IN US

05NEWDELHI2567	ELECTION ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN: INDIA WILL [...] (SBU) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns on April 6 that while India had not received any specific request from Kabul for assistance with the September 8 parliamentary elections, New Delhi was willing to look favorably at our request. Sinha emphasized [...]	2005-04-06 09:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL KDEM AF IN
05NEWDELHI2586	MORE THAN CRICKET: MUSHARRAF TO HAVE FULL BILATERAL VISIT [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns and Poloff on April 5 that the GOI is hoping for ""something more concrete than an exchange of views"" when President Musharraf meets Prime Minister Singh and other leaders during his April 16-18 visit to New Delhi [...]	2005-04-06 11:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2597	INDIAN CONCERN ABOUT CHINESE PROCUREMENT FOR PAKISTAN'S WMD PROGRAM VIA US FIRM [...] (S) On March 25, MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA),Nutan Kapoor passed to PolMilOff a nonpaper outlining Indian concern about a Chinese firm trying to procure a fixed gamma ray spectrometer from a US firm for shipment to Pakistan. The GOI asks that th [...]	2005-04-06 13:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC PK CH IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2599	S35-04: INDIAN INVESTIGATION OF SANDHYA ORGANIC [...] (S) On March 25, MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA),Nutan Kapoor outlined for PolMilOff the status of the GOI investigation of Sandhya Organic Chemical's shipment of phosphorous oxychloride, a CW precursor, to Iran. 2. (S) According to Kapoor, Sand [...]	2005-04-06 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL IR IN CBW GOI
05NEWDELHI2601	INDIAN INVESTIGATION OF SABERO ORGANICS, LTD. [...] (S) On March 25, MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA),Nutan Kapoor gave PolMilOff a nonpaper outlining the status of the GOI investigation of Sabero Organics' export of a CWC Schedule 3 chemical to Iran. Text of nonpaper follows in para 3. 2. (S) Be [...]	2005-04-06 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL IR IN CBW GOI
05NEWDELHI2602	CONGRESS CULTURE DEFINES SONIA GANDHI'S ROLE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON IN
05NEWDELHI2604	TERRORIST ATTACK ON SYMBOL OF KASHMIR BUS [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. The April 6 fidayeen (suicide) attack in Srinagar (Ref A) was targeted at the most significant Indo-Pak CBM in years, the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus, which is scheduled to travel April 7 for the first time in 58 years between Indian and Pakistani [...]	2005-04-06 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PK IN
05NEWDELHI2606	ICRC FRUSTRATED WITH INDIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary: In a April 1 confidential briefing on GOI detention centers in Kashmir, ICRC XXXXXXXXXXXX described to D/Polcouns torture methods and relatively stable trend lines of prisoner abuses by Indian security forces, based on data derived from 1491 interviews with detainees during 2002-2004. [...]	2005-04-06 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PHUM PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2607	INDIA SPACE COOPERATION AGENDA FOR FM SING'S VISIT [...] (U) This is an action request cable see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) In preparation for the visit of the Foreign Minister, Science Counselor talked with ISRO Scientific Secretary, V Sundararmiah, who will be accompanying the SIPDIS Foreign Minister to Washington to find out what maybe on ISRO [...]	2005-04-06 14:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC TSPA KNNP KSCA IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2608	GWOT ASSESSMENT: MISSION INDIA INPUT [...] (C) Summary: Mission welcomes the opportunity to share its views on ways to expand our GWOT efforts and cooperation with New Delhi as solicited in Refs A and B. We agree with the overall thrust of the Bureau's approach (Ref C),but suggest additional focus on: -- Continued pressing of Isla [...]	2005-04-06 15:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI2631	HISTORIC SRINAGAR-MUZAFFARABAD ""PEACE CARAVAN"" ROLLS! [...] (C) Summary: In an act of personal and political courage, the Prime Minister, joined by key cabinet and Congress Party colleagues, traveled to Srinagar on April 7 to inaugurate the bus service that has captured the imaginations of Kashmiris on both sides of the LOC. Emphasizing that ""nothing [...]	2005-04-07 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK IN
05NEWDELHI2633	TERRORIST FINANCE: HIYARI AND BUISIR [...] (C) On April 7, Poloff delivered talking points and supporting non-papers from Reftels to MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall, who thanked us for sharing the information. Understanding that the prenotification of the Hiyari and Buisir designations should be held tightly until after the public a [...]	2005-04-07 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN JO EI SA
05NEWDELHI2635	MEA ON NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS IMPORTANT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: India's highest priority with respect to Nepal remains the full restoration of democracy, not one or two human rights improvements, MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal, Bhutan) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on April 7. Although "very uncomfortable" with a UNCHR Item Nine resolution, [...]	2005-04-07 14:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM NP IN
05NEWDELHI2677	WEN VISIT PREVIEW: GOOD VIBES, NO BORDER [...] (C) Summary: High expectations for significant progress on the disputed border and other bilateral irritants during Premier Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India have given way to realism, although most China experts here expect a very successful trip. The Chinese Ambassador has cautioned th [...]	2005-04-08 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN CN
05NEWDELHI2680	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON CHR CUBA [...] (C) In an April 7 meeting with the MEA Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, the Ambassador framed the issue of India's vote on the Cuba human rights resolution before the UN Human Rights Commission (ref C) as fuel for those in Washington who resist USG support for an Indian seat on the UNSC. Saran [...]	2005-04-08 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU IN
05NEWDELHI2682	NATWAR LOOKS AHEAD TO UN AND NUCLEAR DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh offered an upbeat preview of his April 13-14 meetings in Washington, placing particular importance on the issues of India's role in the UN and India's quest for access to US origin nuclear power [...]	2005-04-08 15:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC IN PK UNSC NSSP
05NEWDELHI2717	RGOB NON-COMMITTAL ON SUPPORT FOR UNCHR RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with Bhutanese Foreign Secretary Neden Zangmo, DCM urged the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) to support a UNCHR resolution against Cuba noting that Bhutan's vote could be decisive. The FS was non-committal citing the support Cuba had provided Bhutan in th [...]	2005-04-11 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KDEM IN NP BT CU UNHCR
05NEWDELHI2719	ENERGY MINISTER CANCELS TRIP TO U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-11 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET IN
05NEWDELHI2758	WEN VISIT: UNSC, SIKKIM, ECONOMY STEAL THE SHOW [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India produced a dozen documents, and plenty of positive commentary, but the highlights were confusion over China's position on India in the UNSC and agreement on a roadmap to resolution of the border dispute. New Delhi-based Chin [...]	2005-04-12 14:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD CN IN
05NEWDELHI276	TSUNAMI ENCOURAGES A PERIOD OF POLITICAL AMITY [...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented scale of the Tsunami disaster has compelled India's usually contentious political coalitions to bury their differences and cooperate to relieve the suffering. Likewise, elements of the Left which strongly oppose the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's [...]	2005-01-12 05:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL IN
05NEWDELHI2788	INDIAN LEFT REMAINS ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO US SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Most Indian strategic commentators have endorsed the Administration's March 25 South Asia Initiative, and there is an emerging consensus within the GOI that India should capitalize on this opportunity to ensure close ties to the US. India's Communist parties remain adamantly oppo [...]	2005-04-13 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MASS IN PK NSSP
05NEWDELHI2792	DAS GASTRIGHT ENCOURAGES COORDINATION ON BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary Neelam Deo (Bangladesh),SA DAS John Gastright SIPDIS emphasized that all concerned countries, not just India and the US, should encourage the BDG to improve its governance. Deo agreed that Bangladesh was still at a point where it could r [...]	2005-04-13 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL IN BG US
05NEWDELHI282	PM UPBEAT ON US-INDIA RELATIONS REAFFIRMS EXPORT CONTROL COMMITMENT WITH CODEL FRIST [...] (C) Summary: Senators Frist, McConnell, DeWine and Coleman discussed a broad range of issues with PM Manmohan Singh during their January 10 meeting, including US-India ties, Tsunami disaster relief, democratization in Burma, HIV/AIDS, trade and the WTO, Iraq, NSSP, Indo-Pak relations, and UNS [...]	2005-01-12 08:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC EAID KDEM IN PK IZ BM CE US
05NEWDELHI2844	BHUTAN WILL ABSTAIN ON CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA WITH [...] (C) Bhutan has agreed in principle to abstain on the CHR resolution on Cuba, but has specifically asked for stronger US support and understanding on the issue of the refugee camps in Nepal, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering stated during an April 14 phone call with the Ambassador. He commented t [...]	2005-04-14 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KDEM IN NP BT CU
05NEWDELHI2866	INDIA UPBEAT ON MUSHARRAF MINI-SUMMIT, BUT KEEPING [...] (C) Summary: India is expecting a successful April 16-18 visit by the Pakistan President, largely because Musharraf has laid out positive and realistic goals that mesh with New Delhi's. The Reuters interview he gave on the eve of his departure was music to India's ears, and was taken here as [...]	2005-04-15 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2884	INDO-PAK MINI-SUMMIT BURIES ""GHOST OF AGRA"" [...] (C) Summary: India and Pakistan exorcised the ghost of the (failed) 2001 Agra Summit during President Musharraf's April 16-18 visit to New Delhi, with a solid list of CBMs, muted discussion on Kashmir, and very positive personal interactions (with more high-level visits possible this year). [...]	2005-04-18 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2924	NSA NARAYANAN URGES "BIG TICKET ITEM" FOR PM VISIT [...] (C) In an April 18 meeting, SA A/S Rocca, joined by Charge, reaffirmed to Indian NSA MK Narayanan USG interest in a visit by PM Manmohan Singh to Washington in July, and urged the PM to commit to a date as soon as possible. Evincing uncertainty as to the exact dates under consideration, Nara [...]	2005-04-19 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KNNP ENRG IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2925	NARAYANAN WORRIED ABOUT NEPAL AND BANGLADESH, PLEASED WITH MUSHARRAF VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with SA A/S Rocca and Charge on April 18, Indian NSA MK Narayanan expressed concern about trends in Nepal and Bangladesh. On Nepal, the King had no policy to restore democracy or defeat the Maoists, which worried New Delhi because the insurgents were becoming more aggres [...]	2005-04-19 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN BG NP PK
05NEWDELHI2932	A TROUBLED BJP TURNS TO THE RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Facing multiple crises, including electoral lethargy, growing ideological divides and an uncertain leadership succession, the BJP is drifting further to the right in an attempt to rouse its Hindutva base. The imminent departure of former PM Vajpayee and Party President Advani ha [...]	2005-04-19 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI2933	INDIA REQUESTS CENTCOM LNO, NEW INFO ON IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with SA A/S Christina Rocca and Charge on April 18, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar was upbeat about Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's recent meetings in Washington and about new opportunities for Indo-US cooperation since Dr. Rice's March 16 visit. However, he [...]	2005-04-19 12:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS TRGY ETTC PK IZ IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2949	JASWANT SINGH SUPPORTS THE SECRETARY'S MARCH 25 SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with A/S Rocca and the Charge in New Delhi on April 18, former Foreign Minister and BJP leader Jaswant Singh expressed wholehearted support for the Secretary's May 25 South Asia Initiative, especially its SIPDIS military aspects such as co-production. Singh implied tha [...]	2005-04-20 09:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV IN PK NSSP
05NEWDELHI2951	REGIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A/S ROCCA: NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: During their April 18 Regional Dialogue discussion, A/S Rocca and MEA officials reviewed recent developments in Nepal, with the GOI offering a pessimistic assessment of the King's intentions. (See septel for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka portions). Following the Indian Ambassador's [...]	2005-04-20 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER NP IN
05NEWDELHI2964	REGIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A/S ROCCA: BANGLADESH, SRI [...] (C) Summary: During the April 18 Regional Dialogue meeting with SA Assistant Secretary Christina Rocca, Joint Secretary Neelam Deo (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) expressed SIPDIS satisfaction that the USG's assessment of trends in Bangladesh had moved closer to New Delhi's. Her comments focused [...]	2005-04-20 12:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM BG CE AF IN
05NEWDELHI2968	INDIA WARNS OF "REPERCUSSIONS" FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: On April 16, India's Border Security Force (BSF) engaged the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on the border between the Northeastern state of Tripura and Southeastern Bangladesh in what the MEA has called a "fierce gun battle," which ultimately resulted in the death of an Indian officer. [...]	2005-04-20 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BG IN
05NEWDELHI2992	INDIA WAITING FOR NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: Incoming MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's democratic transition, but is waiting for the new government in Baghdad to take its seat before committing to action. In a conversation with PolCouns and PolMilOff on April 19 [...]	2005-04-21 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI2994	MEA SAYS ""CRICKET SUMMIT"" RE-FRAMED INDO-PAK AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In a March 20 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha dismissed the suggestion that India had obtained more than Pakistan from the ""Cricket Summit,"" highlighting Manmohan Singh's vision of a new agenda for Indo-Pak relatio [...]	2005-04-21 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI300	INDIA STRENGTHENS OIL AND GAS TIES WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 7, India and Iran strengthened significantly their oil and gas relationship when they reached an agreement in which India will purchase a total of 7.5 million tons per year (MMTA) of LNG for 25 years beginning in 2009. Iran will reportedly allow Indian state-controll [...]	2005-01-12 11:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR IN
05NEWDELHI301	AFTER DIXIT, INDIA PONDERS ROLE OF ITS NSA AND WHO [...] (C) Summary: Two questions now swirl around India's National Security Advisor position: will it lose its major role in the Indian foreign policy establishment, and who will land the job permanently? JN Dixit's death has prompted media speculation that PM Manmohan Singh is reassessing what he want [...]	2005-01-12 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PGOV IN PK
05NEWDELHI3017	COMMANDER USPACOM MEETS DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) On 13 April 2005, Commander USPACOM met with Deputy National Security Advisor Ambassador Vijay Nambiar at the NSA's conferencing facility at the Cabinet Secretariat Building. Nambiar was joined by 10 members of the National Security Counsel. Also attending the meeting were PACOM staff, U [...]	2005-04-22 07:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PTER IN
05NEWDELHI303	INDIA VERY CONFIDENT IT IS RIGHT ON BAGLIHAR DAM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with PolCouns, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K Singh was brimming with confidence that India was in the right on the Baglihar Dam issue. If Pakistan went forward with arbitration, as it has suggested, India is ready, and will be v [...]	2005-01-12 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC ECON PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3080	INDIA BREAKS RANKS TO OPPOSE GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (U) Following up earlier approaches by the Charge, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar called PolCouns on April 25 to make sure we had noticed the GOI's April 21 ""no"" vote on the Cuba-sponsored UNHRC resolution condemning US practices at Guantanamo. Jaishankar noted that most South Asia [...]	2005-04-25 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IN
05NEWDELHI3086	PMO CONFIRMS MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL STILL [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to reports sourced to the King of Nepal that India had reversed its suspension of military supplies, the PMO has confirmed to us press reports that India will only resume military assistance to Nepal in exchange for concrete progress towards restoration of democracy. Th [...]	2005-04-25 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EAID IN NP
05NEWDELHI3087	WEN VISIT WRAP-UP: "SIGNIFICANT BOOST," NO [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's "historic" April 9-12 visit to New Delhi (ref A),the initial breathless commentary has given way to a more sober and realistic assessment that no paradigm shift occurred, that Beijing did not exactly endorse India's UNSC bid, and that [...]	2005-04-25 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR CN IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3132	INDIA LOOKING TO "SUBSTANTIATE" RELATIONS DURING [...] (C) Summary: For Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi's April 28-30 visit to New Delhi, the GOI will be focused on giving the relationship greater strategic and multilateral breadth, and solidifying Japan's support for India's UNSC campaign, according to our senior MEA interlocutors. Following Chine [...]	2005-04-26 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG KNNP IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3147	BOEING WINS $8.5 BILLION AIR INDIA ORDER, LARGEST [...] Summary: (C) On April 26, Boeing won a $8.5 billion order from Air India to supply 50 wide body B777-B787 class aircraft powered by GE engines. Embassy believes it is unlikely that the PIB or the cabinet would reverse the selection, but advises we use high level visits to urge the GOI to qui [...]	2005-04-27 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR BEXP IN
05NEWDELHI3164	INDIA WAITING FOR ACTION FROM NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary: India wants to see progress toward democracy on the ground, not just hear the right words, before resuming arms shipments to Nepal, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on April 27. Dismissing media reports of a "U-turn in Indian policy" as "speculation [...]	2005-04-27 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM PHUM IN NP CH IS SF
05NEWDELHI3213	GOI STANDING FIRM AS BAGLIHAR PROCESS UNFOLDS [...] (C) Summary: The Foreign Ministry has denied to us reports that the GOI will halt work on the controversial Baglihar hydroelectric project to bring the GOP back to the negotiating table, maintaining that New Delhi has not changed its position regarding the legality of the project (reftel). Th [...]	2005-04-28 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3218	PARADIGM SHIFT ON KASHMIR UNDERWAY [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf's landmark visit to Delhi has strengthened the paradigm shift underway in India about the prospects for progress on Kashmir. Under the leadership of PM Manmohan Singh and the Pakistani President, the two countries have broken their impasse over Kashmir as the [...]	2005-04-28 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK IN
05NEWDELHI3220	INDIA DENIES UNLAWFUL IMPORT OF CONTROLLED [...] (C) Following several articles in the international and Indian press, PolCouns queried MEA Director, Disarmament and International Security (DISA),Venu Rajamony on April 26, about the GOI investigation of the case of Asher Karni, an Israeli businessman recently indicted in the US for unlawfu [...]	2005-04-28 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP TSPA ETTC PK IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3242	EXBS: EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM STANDARDS FOR INDIA [...] (SBU) Export Control System Standards for India, in response to Ref A. The GOI is in the process of introducing new legislation aimed at licensing and controlling the export of WMD and their delivery systems. MEA contacts have stated that they expect to introduce and seek approval of the legi [...]	2005-04-29 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3250	FOREIGN MINISTER SHOOTS DOWN ARMS FOR NEPAL [...] (U) Reaffirming India's position that the GOI wants to see meaningful steps toward restoration of democracy before resuming military assistance to Nepal (Ref B),Foreign Minister Natwar Singh told the upper house of Parliament on April 28 that following the arrest the day before of former PM [...]	2005-04-29 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI3252	KOFI ANNAN BURSTS INDIA'S UNSC VETO BUBBLE [...] (C) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's April 26-28 visit to New Delhi began on a positive note as Annan and the GOI made amends for the GOI's refusal to allow the Secretary General to tour tsunami affected areas in southern SIPDIS India in January, but it ended with a bubble-burstin [...]	2005-04-29 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IN IZ UNSC
05NEWDELHI3270	NEW INDIAN EXPORT CONTROL LAW IN THE MAKING [...] (SBU) Summary: A front page article in the April 26 "Indian Express" reported details of an ambitious draft export control bill giving the GOI far-reaching authority to investigate and enforce stricter controls on WMD-related items and technologies. Entitled "The Weapons of Mass Destruction [...]	2005-04-29 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KNNP KOMC KSTC PGOV IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3275	INDIAN LAWMAKERS MISSING MESSAGE ON US-INDIA [...] (C) Summary: During an Indo-US Parliamentary Forum (IUPF) gathering on April 27, Indian lawmakers were upbeat about US-India relations, but were surprisingly uninformed about key details of the initiatives underway to make the strategic partnership a reality. Suggesting that the positive impa [...]	2005-05-02 07:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PARM KNNP PK CH IN NSSP US
05NEWDELHI33	SARAN EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR TSUNAMI [...] (C) In a January 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Saran expressed satisfaction at the US-India SIPDIS partnership in responding to the December 26 Bay of Bengal tsunami, and offered his understanding that the core group -- SIPDIS having effectively triggered a robust respo [...]	2005-01-03 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS CE IN
05NEWDELHI3308	INDIA UPBEAT WITH SHEINWALD ON CHINA AND PAKISTAN; [...] (C) Summary: Aside from nuclear issues (septel) UK NSA Sir Nigel Sheinwald's April 25-26 visit to New Delhi stuck to familiar ground, with the PM, NSA Narayanan, and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran providing an encouraging backdrop for SIPDIS the September 7-8 India-EU and India-UK Summits. [...]	2005-05-02 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PK IZ NP BG CH IN AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3333	INDIA STILL PONDERING UN REFORMS, DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 3 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao welcomed the upcoming visit of the Secretary's Adviser on UN Reform Shirin Tahir-Kheli and requested more details on Washington's position on UN reform proposals. He acknowledged that In [...]	2005-05-03 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IN KG UNSC
05NEWDELHI3365	INDIA'S LEADING COMMUNIST OPENS UP TO THE EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Charge and Poloff on May 4, newly-elected Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat demonstrated that he is a talented SIPDIS and skillful leader who is well-aware of his political importance. Karat emphasized that the Communists want to play a [...]	2005-05-04 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI3366	DEMARCHE ON RECOMMENDATIONS TO ELIMINATE SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Following up on discussion at the most recent US-India Peacekeeping Joint Working Group (Ref B),PolCouns and Poloff discussed India's efforts to encourage high standards of conduct for troops participating in UN peacekeeping operations (PKO) with MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid [...]	2005-05-04 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KPKO MARR IN
05NEWDELHI3367	KOIZUMI VISIT: LOW-KEY CAP ON A MAJOR MONTH [...] (C) Summary: Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi's low-key April 28-30 visit to India contrasted sharply with the breathlessness that followed Chinese Premier Wen's visit two weeks earlier. Koizumi and PM Manmohan Singh signed an eight-point program for boosting bilateral relations, particularly i [...]	2005-05-04 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNNP IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3392	CABINET PASSES LANDMARK EXPORT CONTROL LAW -- [...] (C) Speaking with PolCouns on April 5, PMO Director Venkatash Verma confirmed reports from that morning's papers that the Cabinet had approved the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prevention of Unlawful Activities) Bill, which will be introduced in Parliament in a matter [...]	2005-05-05 11:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KNNP TBIO TSPA IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3401	UK NEPAL ENVOYS: MEA HARD LINE ON THE KING [...] (C) Summary: In a May 5 discussion with PolCouns and Emboffs, visiting UK Special Representative for Nepal Sir Jeffrey James, UK Ambassador to Nepal Keith Bloomfield, and UK Emboffs reported from their meeting with Foreign Secretary Saran that MEA Nepal policy vis-a-vis the King is hardening [...]	2005-05-05 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN NP UK
05NEWDELHI3402	GOI READY TO ASSIST IRAQ, BUT QUIETLY [...] (C) Summary: Charge conveyed Ref A demarche encouraging a GOI statement on new Iraqi government on April 30. In a follow-up May 5 meeting, Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and Poloff that while the MEA was unlikely to issue a formal statement congratulating the new Iraqi Tra [...]	2005-05-05 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM IN IZ
05NEWDELHI3430	GOI "STEAMROLLERED" INTO VOTING FOR UNCHR WORKING [...] (C) Responding to Reftel demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Manjeev Puri told PolCouns on May 5 that India was "steamrollered" into voting for the resolution to create a UNCHR Working Group to consider reform proposals. The resolution sponsors forced a vote on the last day [...]	2005-05-06 11:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IN
05NEWDELHI3431	GOI EXPECTS BHUTANESE REFUGEE SURVEYS TO CONTINUE, [...] (C) Summary: During a May 2 meeting with a visiting G/PRM/DRL/DHS delegation in India to review Tibetan and Bhutanese refugee issues, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae offered his view that the UNHCR "had met the concerns" of HMGN in order to resume the registration of Bhutanese refugees [...]	2005-05-06 11:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI3432	INDIA'S COMMUNISTS ADOPT AMBITIOUS AGENDAS AT [...] (C) Summary: India's Communist parties have been energized by their growing power as "kingmakers" who keep the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in power. During recently-concluded party congresses, they passed the baton to dynamic new leaders and broadened their agenda to take on ambitious [...]	2005-05-06 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR IN
05NEWDELHI3458	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: INDIA AND PROLIFERATION [...] (C) In the run-up to Defense Minister Mukherjee's planned June 27 arrival in Washington, Mission continues to be approached by senior GOI officials inquiring about US deliberations on India's admission to the PSI core group. In this context, MEA officials cite the April 15 discussion between [...]	2005-05-09 10:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ETTC KNNP UK IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI3479	INDIA CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) In its first official statement about Iraq since the January 30 elections, on May 7 the GOI released a summary of PM Manmohan Singh's message to Iraqi PM Al-Jaafari, which welcomed the formation of the new transitional government and offered to assist the country's reconstruction in area [...]	2005-05-09 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ IN
05NEWDELHI3480	GOI TO RESUME NON-LETHAL MILITARY AID TO NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae called in PolCouns and Poloff on May 7 to inform us that the GOI, reviewing its suspension of military assistance to Nepal, had decided to release non-lethal supplies in the pipeline to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Indian Ambassador to Kathm [...]	2005-05-09 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI3494	MEA HOPEFUL NEPAL'S KING MAY ENGAGE PARTIES ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca, MEA Joint Secretary SIPDIS (North) Ranjit Rae welcomed the May 8 publication of a common platform by the Nepalese political parties as a potential "basis for talks" with King Gyanendra. The GO [...]	2005-05-10 06:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS PTER IN NP
05NEWDELHI35	INDIA UPBEAT ON PAKISTAN COMPOSITE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Indian readouts track closely with Islamabad's detailed and generally positive assessment of the December 27-28 meeting of Foreign Secretaries that concluded the second round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue (reftel). In a January 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Saran r [...]	2005-01-03 13:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3505	BJP LEADER REAFFIRMS US-INDIA COMMITMENT [...] (C) Summary: BJP spokesman and former Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley warned us recently that the Modi controversy continues to fester among the party rank and file, who see the Chief Minister's visa revocation as a personal attack on a leader of the party that began the transformation of US-India r [...]	2005-05-10 10:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON IN US
05NEWDELHI352	MEA NON-PAPER ON TERRORIST CAMPS IN PAKISTAN AND PAKISTANI KASHMIR [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun K Singh on January 12 showed PolCouns and Poloffs information on the locations and size of eight terrorist camps located in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir. The data are as follows: 2. (S) Begin list: -- Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (L [...]	2005-01-13 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI353	INDIA TSUNAMI UPDATE: JANUARY 13 [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in Chennai continue to work to resolve the fewer than 20 remaining missing persons inquiries in India. The USAID/DART team that conducted assessments in Andhra Pradesh has found that there is not an emergency need for shelter, food and water in the state. The [...]	2005-01-13 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI355	MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, DESPITE SLOW PACE [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Foreign Ministry remains optimistic about Indo-Pak relations, despite slow progress in the recent round of the Composite Dialogue, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun K Singh told SIPDIS PolCouns and Poloffs on January 12. ""The process has mo [...]	2005-01-13 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3587	SRINAGAR CAR BOMB: NEW KASHMIR TERRORIST M.O.? [...] (U) A car bomb exploded in the summer capital of J&K on May 11, killing two persons, injuring more than 50, and damaging more than one dozen vehicles and some 40 shops and other buildings. J&K police sources have confirmed the casualty figures, and report that the blast was an improvised exp [...]	2005-05-12 09:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PK IN
05NEWDELHI3599	GETTING CLOSER TO WHAT KASHMIRIS THINK [...] ... (COPY THE FORMATED FILE)) SUBJECT: GETTING CLOSER TO WHAT KASHMIRIS THINK Classified By: Polcouns Geoff Pyatt, for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) Â [...]	2005-05-12 11:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK IN
05NEWDELHI36	GOI DISCOURAGES CODEL TRAVEL TO TSUNAMI-AFFECTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Responding to requests for US Congressional travel to tsunami-devastated areas of South India, Foreign Secretary Saran expressed gratitude on January 3 for the many expressions of condolence and support, but asked that US Codels not/not travel to South India. Saran, who is Ind [...]	2005-01-03 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH CE IN
05NEWDELHI3603	ASSESSING OF INDIA'S DRAFT EXPORT CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary: Our initial review of the "Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Bill, 2005" (Bill No. 70),suggests the draft legislation is a comprehensive statute that meets NSSP Phase Two requirements that the GOI introduce stronger exp [...]	2005-05-12 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MNUC IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3607	INDIA COMPLETES MEDIUM-RANGE, SURFACE-TO-SURFACE [...] MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Naveen Srivastava confirmed to PolMilOff press reports that India completed its test of the Prithvi medium-range, surface-to-surface missile on May 12. Srivastava notified PolCouns of the test on May 11 (Reftel). 2. Cit [...]	2005-05-12 13:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MCAP MOPS IN
05NEWDELHI362	INDIA ACCEPTS TSUNAMI MILITARY LIAISON PROPOSAL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Natwar Singh used a January 13 meeting with CODEL Leach and the Ambassador to announce that the GOI has officially accepted the US proposal to appoint tsunami liaison officers. Singh indicated that Ambassador SIPDIS Ronen Sen in Washington has been instructed to have one of [...]	2005-01-13 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IN
05NEWDELHI364	INDIAN LEGISLATORS TELL CODEL LEACH THEY ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senators Sam Brownback and John Corzine, and Representatives James Leach, Earl Blumenaur, Scott Garrett, Wayne Gilchrest, Frank Pallone, and Diane Watson discussed a broad range of issues with an Indian parliamentary delegation led by MP Murli Deora, the President of the India [...]	2005-01-13 15:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC EAID KDEM PINR IN PK US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3645	INDIAN PRIORITIES FOR MAY ARF SOM [...] (SBU) MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Naveen Srivastava told us on May 13 that Additional Secretary Meera Shankar (International Security) will lead SIPDIS the Indian delegation to the May 19-10 ARF Senior Official's Meeting in Vientiane. He noted that India i [...]	2005-05-13 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR IN ARF
05NEWDELHI3646	INDIA SEEKS DIALOGUE ON NEPAL END-GAME [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff met with MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae on May 13 to review A/S Rocca's SIPDIS and Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee's recent audiences with Nepal's King Gyanendra. Rae emphasized that the King had not relented on his opposition to a dialogue with th [...]	2005-05-13 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI3647	GOI RENEWS CALL FOR IC-814 INFO AS TRIAL NEARS END [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) During a May 9 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall delivered the following non-paper requesting USG assistance with the GOI investigation into the December 1999 IC-814 hijacking. The non-paper is id [...]	2005-05-13 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK AF GOI
05NEWDELHI3652	INDIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES LANDMARK WMD/EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Parliament passed the landmark "WMD and their Delivery Systems Bill" (Ref A) in record time, with only a few hours to spare before the session adjourned on May 13. FM Natwar Singh framed the bill as "overarching and integrated legislation" for India's existing non-pr [...]	2005-05-13 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3653	FS SARAN PREPARES FOR WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with the Charge, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran gave an optimistic overview of the SIPDIS issues for his upcoming trip to Washington, emphasizing the GOI's intention to develop a rich menu of deliverables to make the Prime Minister's July White House visit "a [...]	2005-05-14 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KDEM ETTC MASS NP CH IZ IN US
05NEWDELHI3717	NSA NARAYANAN PRESSES FOR ACTION AGAINST LET, WELCOMES EXCHANGE ON NEPAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-17 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN MASS NP PK PREL PTER INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3736	PARLIAMENT CONCLUDES A STORMY YET PRODUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Despite BJP disruptions and a boycott of Parliament, the UPA and the Left Front (LF) passed crucial legislation and the budget during the session which ended May 13. Growing animosity between the BJP and the UPA underlies the inability of the parties to cooperate in Parliament, [...]	2005-05-18 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR IN
05NEWDELHI3744	INDIAN GOVERNMENT BRIEFS ON NEW EXPORT CONTROL LAW [...] (C) Summary: MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar expressed MEA intentions to take the lead on implementation of the new WMD law in a meeting with Charge, PolCouns, and PolMilOff on May 18. According to Shankar, the real success of the WMD bill was not its passage [...]	2005-05-18 13:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV KSTC KNNP TRGY ETTC CH IR IN
05NEWDELHI3745	MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, CLEARER ON SIACHEN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 18 meeting with Polcouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha gave us the clearest GOI position on Siachen we have had in some time, stressing that settlement will require a signed map showing current troop positions in order to close [...]	2005-05-18 13:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS ENRG IN PK AF TX INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3746	AFGHANS AND INDIANS ENCOURAGED BY BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Afghan Ambassador to India Khalili expressed strong appreciation for Indian assistance to his country in a May 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, and told us that PM Manmohan Singh will visit Kabul in late June. In Khalili's view, the GOI welcomes Afghanistan's strategic partne [...]	2005-05-18 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SNAR IN IR PK AF
05NEWDELHI3769	MEA PROVIDES "NEXT STEPS" FOR US-INDIA CT JWG [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- see Para 4. 2. (U) Summary: MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall recently gave Poloff the GOI's understanding of the next steps agreed to at the August 31-September 1, 2004, Sixth Meeting of the India-US Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),with a r [...]	2005-05-19 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL EFIN SNAR TBIO IN AF PK CE BG NP US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3770	INDIAN ENVOY TO REVIVE IRAQ ASSISTANCE OFFER [...] (C) On the eve of his May 22-25 mission to Baghdad, GOI mid-east envoy Chimaya Gharekhan told the Charge that "India needs to be move involved in Iraq" for its own interests, and indicated that he would convey to the Iraqi government "an open-ended commitment" to provide whatever assistance au [...]	2005-05-19 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ASEC IZ IN
05NEWDELHI38	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP JANUARY 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: India-wide, consular officers have amassed a database of 500 missing persons inquiries to which they are responding, but still have no reported Amcit casualties in India. Mission engagement with the GOI on tsunami relief for India and the region continued with the Ambassador's [...]	2005-01-03 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI3810	PUTIN: "MANY GUESTS IN MOSCOW, BUT ONLY ONE INDIA" [...] (C) Summary: According to our Indian contacts, President Putin offered India a range of defense and energy cooperation proposals during PM Manmohan Singh's May 8-10 visit to Moscow, renewing top-level bonhomie after his scratchy visit to New Delhi last December. Commenting on Putin's offer to [...]	2005-05-20 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD KNNP TSPA RS CH IN
05NEWDELHI3811	INDIA PREPARED TO ENGAGE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: In an important May 17 address at the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO),India's premier military R&D facility, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared that with the passage of the new WMD law, India is prepared for "the broadest form of engagement with the int [...]	2005-05-20 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KSTC KNNP KOMC ETTC IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3846	SUSPECTS ABOUND IN TWIN DELHI CINEMA BOMB BLASTS [...] (C) Summary: No person or group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosions in two New Delhi movie theaters on May 22 that killed one person and injured at least 50. Both cinemas, located in neighborhoods with large Sikh populations, were screening the controversial detective film "Jo [...]	2005-05-24 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER ASEC OVIP PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI3878	PRIORITIZING INDIA'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum Additional Secretary (International Cooperation) Talmiz Ahmad outlined India's priorities for accessing more foreign fuel sources in a May 24 meeting with Charge and Emboffs. While domestic fuel subsidies continue to consume much of his attention, Minister [...]	2005-05-25 10:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PK XA ZK ZP IN
05NEWDELHI388	SAARC SUMMIT: WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has not yet agreed to the proposed February 7-9 dates for the SAARC Summit, and media reports indicate New Delhi has suggested February 6-7 instead. The MEA remains tightlipped about the reasons for delay, but some New Delhi foreign policy watchers speculate that the SAAR [...]	2005-01-14 10:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD BG PK IN SAARC

05NEWDELHI3882	TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-3 AND IJG PRENOTIFICATIONS [...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Poloff, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall expressed gratitude on behalf of the MEA's Americas and International Security divisions for keeping them in the loop on Washington's diplomatic CT efforts (Refs A-D). Admitting that MEA had limited information on ter [...]	2005-05-25 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN ID UZ PK
05NEWDELHI3912	SONIA REVAMPS TWO PARTY COMMITTEES [...] (U) In the run-up to her re-election as Party President on May 27, Sonia Gandhi on May 25 revamped two important Congress party committees, the Parliamentary Affairs Committee (PAC) and the Media Committee (MC). Defunct for almost 20 years, Sonia plans to make the PAC into an active body and [...]	2005-05-26 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI3918	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF INDIAN ARMY'S INDEPENDENT PARACHUTE BRIGADE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Embassy has been approached by US Special Operations Command Pacific (SOPAC),which wishes to engage in a training program with an Indian military counterpart, the Indian Army's 10th Para (SF) Battalion, 50 Independent Parachute Brigade. [...]	2005-05-26 11:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR MASS IN
05NEWDELHI3932	NDA CALLS FOR STRIKES TO PROTEST DISSOLUTION OF [...] (C) Summary: A strike called by the opposition NDA for May 24-25 to protest the government's dissolution of the Bihar Assembly and to demand the removal of Bihar Governor Buta Singh drew a limited response. Clearly not impressed with the strike, the UPA reiterated its support for the Governo [...]	2005-05-27 05:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI3933	THE UPA SCORES BETTER THAN AVERAGE AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (C) Summary: The UPA government completed one year in office on May 22. Although the Left parties and the BJP predictably criticized its performance, commentary has been generally positive, reflecting widespread respect for Manmohan Singh's performance. Despite some initial weaknesses (such [...]	2005-05-27 05:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PARM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL IN
05NEWDELHI395	INDIA COMMITTED TO PUL-I-KHUMRI, INTERESTED IN [...] (C) Summary: On January 12, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran) Arun K Singh and newly appointed Ambassador to Afghanistan Rakesh Sood provided an update on Indian projects in Afghanistan, noting proudly that with the exception of the Parliament building and the Pul-i-Khumri [...]	2005-01-14 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID IN AF
05NEWDELHI3969	INDIAN FOCUS ON FROZEN, WET, AND SOFT PAK BORDERS [...] (C) Summary: New Delhi is currently focused on three Indo-Pak territorial disputes, with senior officials in Islamabad discussing two of them, demilitarizing Siachen Glacier (May 26-27) and demarcating the international border at Sir Creek (May 28-29). Conventional thinking in Delhi is that, [...]	2005-05-27 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3971	DEMARCHE ON ILO BUDGET DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-27 13:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI3973	AMB TAHIR-KHELI HEARS INDIAN UNSC PITCH [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with senior MEA officials on May 26, Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, the Secretary's UN Reform Adviser, heard a strong Indian claim for a permanent UNSC seat, and identified peacekeeping, management and accountability reform, counterterrorism, nonproliferation and demo [...]	2005-05-27 14:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IN CH UNSC
05NEWDELHI4052	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-31 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL IN UNESCO
05NEWDELHI4089	PM OPTIMISTIC ON INDO-PAK BUT COUNSELS AGAINST [...] (U) Summary: Speaking to foreign journalists on May 30 regarding the UPA government's one year anniversary, PM Manmohan Singh offered an upbeat assessment of Indo-Pak relations, but warned that a major terrorist attack could still derail the peace process. He also advised against artificial [...]	2005-06-01 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG CE IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4091	USG ASSESSMENT OF TIBETAN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the Dalai Lama's request that the US consider a resettlement program for some 10,000 Tibetan refugees, a USG delegation traveled to India and Nepal from May 2-10, meeting with Tibetan, Indian, Nepalese, and Embassy officials to assess the political and logistical [...]	2005-06-01 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CH BT NP IN
05NEWDELHI4124	GOI AGREES TO COORDINATION ON PUL-I-KHUMRI, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with a delegation from Embassy and USAID Kabul and the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Dilip Sinha agreed to Indian participation as necessary in a donor Steering Committee in Kabul to coordinate technical de [...]	2005-06-02 11:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ENRG PREL IN AF PK
05NEWDELHI4131	INDIAN PUNDITS PRESS FOR NEW DIRECTION IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: Delhi-based Nepal-watchers are split in their diagnosis of the strength of the competing factions in Nepal, and on their prescriptions for an end to the country's political crisis. The GOI decision to release non-lethal military assistance to the RNA and press reports of Indian [...]	2005-06-02 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MASS IN NP UK
05NEWDELHI4193	GOI WILL ENCOURAGE NEPALESE LEADER TO SHUN MAOISTS [...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told A/DCM and Poloff on June 3 that India will caution Nepali Congress leader GP Koirala to avoid allying with the Maoists during his upcoming visit to New Delhi. Following a visit to Kathmandu, Rae worried that the gap between the King and the [...]	2005-06-03 12:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI4194	INDIAN MISSION TO IRAQ OPENS DOORS FOR COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: On June 1, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh briefed PolCouns and PolMilOff about West Asia Special Envoy Ambassador Chinmaya Gharekhan's recent visit to Baghdad. As the first official contact between the GOI and the new Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG),Gharekhan's vis [...]	2005-06-03 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4200	GOI CAUTIOUS ON SEPARATIST VISIT TO PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary: During a June 3 farewell call that GOI Kashmir Interlocutor NN Vohra requested with soon-to-depart D/Polcouns, the senior official focused on two unprecedented events: the ground-breaking visit of what he termed "so-called moderate separatists" to Pakistani Kashmir and Pakistan p [...]	2005-06-03 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4205	INDIA DELIBERATING ON LEVEL OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Responding to Acting DCM's presentation of ref A demarche on Iraq, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh reported June 3 that GOI is still deliberating on its level of representation at the Brussels International Conference. Foreign Minister Natwar Singh is scheduled to be in London and [...]	2005-06-03 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IN IZ
05NEWDELHI4232	ADVANI'S DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE IN PAKISTAN PROVOKES [...] (C) Summary: During his landmark May 30-June 6 trip to Pakistan, Opposition Leader LK Advani renounced his former antagonism towards Pakistan and its founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, lauding him as a secular "ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity." Advani's public recognition of Pakistani sovereignty [...]	2005-06-06 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IN PK
05NEWDELHI4234	GOI WATER ISSUES FLOWING SLOWLY WITH PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings with SA Bureau's S&T Officer for Pakistan and Bangladesh Marcella Szymanski, the MEA emphasized GOI commitment to working with Bangladesh to create water sharing agreements to benefit both countries and to resolving its water issues with Pakistan consistent with [...]	2005-06-07 03:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT SENV BG PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4270	ADVANI RESIGNATION THROWS THE BJP INTO TURMOIL [...] (U) BJP President LK Advani threw his party into turmoil on June 7 when he abruptly announced his resignation after a tempest erupted following his recent visit to Pakistan (Reftel). In his letter of resignation Advani stood by his remarks in Pakistan praising the country's founder Muhammad [...]	2005-06-07 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IN PK
05NEWDELHI4299	BIOS OF KASHMIR-RELATED LEADERS -- PART 2 [...] (C) This is the second of a three-part biographic report compiling information and impressions A/Polcouns gained from contact with Indian Kashmir-related politicians, government officials, separatists, academics, journalists, NGO activists, and others during a 2002-2005 assignment at Embassy [...]	2005-06-08 06:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI4300	BIOS OF KASHMIR-RELATED LEADERS -- PART 3 [...] (C) This is the third of a three-part biographic report compiling information and impressions A/Polcouns gained from contact with Indian Kashmir-related politicians, government officials, separatists, academics, journalists, NGO activists, and others during a 2002-2005 assignment at Embassy N [...]	2005-06-08 06:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI4308	INDIAN LABOR LEADERS OPPOSE UPA PLANS FOR PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Leftist labor unions and the UPA's communist allies have stepped up their opposition to the GOI's announced plans for a public offering of 10 percent of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL),which will raise approximately $400 million dollars for the National Investment Fund ( [...]	2005-06-08 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EINV PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI4312	INFORMATION MINISTER JAIPAL REDDY UPBEAT ON MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Charge and the PA Minister Counselor in New Delhi on June 7, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Jaipal Reddy was upbeat and optimistic about the prospects for further liberalization of the media sector. The purpose of the Charge's call was to get the Minis [...]	2005-06-08 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI4315	ADVANI'S RESIGNATION - WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] (C) Summary: The turmoil surrounding Advani's dramatic June 7 resignation as BJP President continues. The BJP leadership meeting June 8 voted unanimously for him to remain, while the Sangh Parivar (family of Hindu nationalist groups) spent the day celebrating his resignation and anticipating [...]	2005-06-08 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IN PK
05NEWDELHI4330	INDO-BANGLADESHI RELATIONS SOUR [...] (C) Summary: Relations between India and Bangladesh have soured since the April 16 killing of a BSF guard along the India-Bangladesh border, with increased concerns about illegal migration and terrorist groups along the border and calls for a more aggressive Indian policy towards the GOB. At [...]	2005-06-09 05:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN BG IN
05NEWDELHI4355	INVITATION DELIVERED, SARAN OUT OF TOWN [...] (C) As Foreign Secretary Saran is away from New Delhi, Charge forwarded U/S Burns's invitation to Saran's office via letter, and called Acting Joint Secretary (Americas) Renu Pall to alert her to the invitation. Pall called Charge later in the day to say that Saran already has committed to p [...]	2005-06-09 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI4434	INDIA SUPPORTS SRI LANKA'S JOINT MECHANISM AND AIR [...] (C) Summary: During Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's visit to New Delhi on June 2-3, PM Singh gave GOI conditional support for the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),discussed concerns about the LTTE's air capability, and offered to upgrade Sri Lankan Air Forc [...]	2005-06-13 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS ECON CE IN
05NEWDELHI4447	ADVANI WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION AND RETURNS TO THE [...] (C) Summary: On June 10, LK Advani withdrew his resignation as BJP party President in response to unrelenting pressure from the party leadership. He accepted a compromise formula which credits him for a successful trip to Pakistan, while criticizing Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Advani's [...]	2005-06-13 11:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI4449	SIKH TERRORISTS, WEAPONS CACHES SEIZED AFTER DELHI [...] (C) Summary: The recent arrests of terrorists from the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) group -- which is proscribed under the US Terrorist Exclusion List -- included all the main conspirators in the May 22 twin cinema bombings as well as a BKI leader who had escaped police custody earlier t [...]	2005-06-13 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK CA GM TH TC
05NEWDELHI4531	GOI SATISFIED WITH KOIRALA VISIT, BUT NOT HOPEFUL [...] (C) Summary: As former Nepalese PM GP Koirala prepared to depart New Delhi after his meetings with GOI officials and politicians, MEA Under Secretary (Nepal) Manu Mahawar told Poloff on June 14 that the visit was a success for the GOI, allowing frank exchange of views on the political impasse [...]	2005-06-15 11:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI4532	GOI DECLINES OFFER OF ITEMIZERS FOR KASHMIR BUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-15 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI4590	FM WILL ATTEND BRUSSELS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EIND IN IZ
05NEWDELHI4619	AMBASSADOR JONES DISCUSSES INDIAN OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with the GOI, strategic analysts, and journalists in New Delhi on June 10, Iraq Coordinator Ambassador Richard Jones encouraged high-level GOI participation at the upcoming US-EU conference on Iraq and suggested several priority areas in which the GOI may support pol [...]	2005-06-17 10:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4632	GOI ON NSSP REMAINING STEPS: U.S. MOVING THE [...] (C) Summary: In response to DCM's delivery of reftel demarche on June 17, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar expressed concern that the USG was "moving the goalposts" on non-proliferation negotiations and that it would be difficult to achieve harmonization beyond [...]	2005-06-17 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC PARM PGOV IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI4633	INDIA PROPOSES INDIA-US GLOBAL DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE [...] The world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy have an obligation to the global community to strengthen values, ideals and practices of freedom, pluralism and rule of law. 2. As developed democracies, they must assist other societies in transition to become more open and d [...]	2005-06-17 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI4634	GOI HOPING FOR MORE ON UN REFORMS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-17 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI4679	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PETROLEUM AND NATURAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador told Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on June 17 that there appears to be an unprecedented level of optimism about the US-India relationship in the USG leadership. In this context, the Ambassador said, we have revitalized the Economic D [...]	2005-06-20 13:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC IN US
05NEWDELHI4690	FOREIGN SECRETARY: GET NSSP OUT OF THE WAY, THE [...] (C) Summary: In a June 16 meeting with A/S Rademaker and the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said he wanted to "get NSSP out of the way" before PM Manmohan Singh's July 18 visit in order "to move on to the bigger things we can do together," but stressed that "our way of doing things [...]	2005-06-21 09:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KNNP KSTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI4715	INDIAN NON-PAPER ON BARC COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following nonpaper regarding possible cooperation between a Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) s [...]	2005-06-21 11:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR IN
05NEWDELHI4717	S39-04: INDIAN NON-PAPER ON EXPORT OF CW PRECURSOR [...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following nonpaper regarding export of sodium cyanide, a chemical weapons precursor, by the Indian [...]	2005-06-21 11:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IN CBW US
05NEWDELHI4718	INDIAN NON-PAPER ON PAKISTANI EFFORTS TO PURCHASE [...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following non-paper regarding possible sale of a fixed gamma ray spectrometer by the US firm Canbe [...]	2005-06-21 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM PK CH IN US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4719	INDIAN NON-PAPER ON PAKISTANI EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following non-paper regarding Pakistani entity Project Management Organization's efforts to procur [...]	2005-06-21 11:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PK CH IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4721	SCENESETTER FOR INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MUKHERJEE,S 25 JUNE - 2 JULY VISIT TO THE USA [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld, we appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit of Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and see many opportunities to accelerate our burgeoning defense cooperation with a nation we believe to be the key to a prosperous and peaceful future for South A [...]	2005-06-21 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ETTC ETRD KNNP MASS PTER IN NP PK IZ IR
05NEWDELHI4760	INDIAN PANCHAYATIS GIVE GLOWING REPORT ON [...] The New Delhi-based Institute for Social Sciences (ISS) on June 16 hosted Pakistani High Commissioner Aziz Ahmed Khan for the formal release of the trip report detailing the two-week tour of Pakistan that ISS organized for 33 elected Indian local government representatives. The delegation of [...]	2005-06-22 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4761	SOCIOECONOMIC FUTURE OF INDIAN DALITS REMAINS BLEAK [...] (C) Summary: Embassy interlocutors report that after one year of UPA rule, limited government efforts to improve dalit (formerly called ""untouchables"") socioeconomic status have shown little success, ensuring that they continue to face severe economic and social discrimination. Government reser [...]	2005-06-22 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECON ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI4798	INDIA READY TO COOPERATE WITH IRAQ ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) DCM spoke to Iraqi Charge Muayad Hussain on June 23 to share with him the text of Indian FM Singh's statement at the US-EU Conference on Iraq (text below). Highlighting the FM's offer that, "We stand ready to cooperate with Iraq in providing assistance in capacity building, for security [...]	2005-06-23 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4861	LEFT FRONT SUSPENDS COORDINATION WITH UPA [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, the four parties of the Left Front (LF) suspended regularly scheduled coordination meetings with the UPA government, which were meant to implement the Common Minimum Program (CMP),but said they would continue to support the government from the outside. The Communists [...]	2005-06-27 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON IN
05NEWDELHI4862	INDIA PONDERS NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Indian foreign policy watchers predict that the June 25 Iranian presidential election outcome will upset the equilibrium in India's balancing act between its energy and trade interests in Iran and its growing strategic partnership with Washington. New Delhi's improved ties with Tehran in [...]	2005-06-27 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN IR
05NEWDELHI492	INDIA DOWNPLAYS LOC CEASEFIRE VIOLATION [...] (C) New Delhi has publicly downplayed the January 18 evening incident of artillery fire at the LOC, the first such case since guns fell silent in November 2003, and has assigned its Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) to discuss the incident with his Pakistani counterpart via a reg [...]	2005-01-19 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4934	INDIA NOT AVERSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PROPOSAL [...] (C) On June 29, Charge reviewed Ref A points with MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao, emphasizing that at this early stage in the discussions, the US would like other countries to avoid making preemptive negative statements about the proposed Human Rights Council (HRC). Noting t [...]	2005-06-29 09:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM IN
05NEWDELHI496	BHUTANESE AMBASSADOR: SECURITY SITUATION IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: The poor security situation in Nepal, instability of the government in Kathmandu, and uncertainty over future GON willingness to deliver on any inherited agreements will hinder the refugee repatriation process, Bhutanese Ambassador Lyonpo Dago Tshering told the Ambassador on Jan [...]	2005-01-19 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PTER IN NP BT UNHCR
05NEWDELHI4961	US-INDIA NON-PROLIFERATION DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Arms Control A/S Stephen Rademaker and representatives from AC, NP, SA, OSD, and Embassy met GOI counterparts, led by MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar on June 16 to continue the ongoing bilateral dialogue on strategic stability and nonproliferation [...]	2005-06-29 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC IR PK CH IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI4996	INDIA TESTS TRILATERAL TALKS WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's June 2 meeting with the Foreign Ministers of China and Russia in Vladivostok reflects India's desire for greater cooperation on areas of mutual interest such as energy, terrorism, and business, but Delhi-based analysts contend that any results for [...]	2005-06-30 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RS CH IN
05NEWDELHI5047	U/S BURNS DISCUSSES PM'S VISIT WITH FS SARAN [...] (C) Summary: In a three and a half-hour session with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 24, U/S Burns reviewed deliverables for PM Manmohan Singh's July 18 visit to Washington, discussing in detail those of greatest interest to New Delhi (Civil Nuclear cooperation and UNSC reform) and revi [...]	2005-07-01 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC EAGR IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5048	U/S BURNS' DISCUSSIONS ON SOUTH ASIAN ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 25 to review Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, and briefly Sri Lanka. Although pleased with the groundswell of support for people-to-people exchanges with Pakistan, Saran warned that a single [...]	2005-07-01 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PK AF IR NP BG CE IN US
05NEWDELHI5049	MISHRA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC TO U/S BURNS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with U/S Burns and the Charge on June 25, former NSA Brajesh Mishra was cautiously optimistic on the US-India relationship. One of the architects of India's greatly expanded ties with Washington, Mishra stressed that progress would be incremental and evolutionary, that b [...]	2005-07-01 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG IN CH US
05NEWDELHI5108	SEEKING ELECTORAL GAINS LEFT PARTIES COME DOWN [...] (C) Summary: India's Left parties have severely criticized the "New Framework for the US-India Defense Relationship" signed by SecDef Rumsfeld and DefMin Mukherjee on June 28, despite initial positive reviews from most Indian media and strategic commentators, and will hold street demonstrations [...]	2005-07-05 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PINR PINS PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI5115	INDIA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE EXBS PROGRAM: "TRAIN THE [...] (SBU) MEA Under Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Nutan Kapoor gave PolMilOff a brief overview of an internal GOI assessment of recent EXBS events on July 5. According to Kapoor, MEA surveyed GOI officials that participated in EXBS events in the past year and found that while [...]	2005-07-05 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETTC KNNP PARM IN GOI
05NEWDELHI5117	AFGHAN FM ABDULLAH DISCUSSES TALIBAN VIOLENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah's July 3-5 visit to New Delhi was uneventful, but gave the GOI a chance to display its continued commitment to Afghan reconstruction and its determination to play a role in Central Asia through its relationships in Afghanistan. According to the Af [...]	2005-07-05 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF IN PK UNSC
05NEWDELHI5165	LET PRIME SUSPECT IN SYMBOLIC AYODHYA ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: The July 5 attempt by suspected Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) terrorists to wreck the controversial Ayodhya temple site was foiled by Indian security forces who had been previously alerted that the group might target religious sites. The incident, however, is causing significant rippl [...]	2005-07-06 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM IN PK
05NEWDELHI5166	INDIA SEEKING SMALL-SCALE PROJECTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the US-EU Conference in Brussels, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's reconstruction and sought specific small-scale projects, especially in the electricity sector, which the GOI might consider funding a [...]	2005-07-07 01:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5208	SONIA GANDHI CAPS INDIA'S MONTH IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Sonia Gandhi's trip to Russia from June 13-16 (Ref A) on her first bilateral visit abroad since taking over as the United Progressive Alliance Chairperson has stirred debate about the symbolism of her trip and provoked a front-page controversy over questions of ethics and protoco [...]	2005-07-07 10:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PGOV RS IN
05NEWDELHI5216	BJP MISCALCULATES AGAIN: EFFORTS TO CAPITALIZE ON [...] (C) Summary: BJP attempts to capitalize on the July 5 Ayodhya terrorist attack have largely fallen flat, and opposition calls for the resignation of Home Minister Patil and the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister have evoked little popular response. BJP calls for nationwide strikes and demonstrations [...]	2005-07-07 11:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL IN PK
05NEWDELHI5226	PM: SPIKE IN TERRORISM COULD THREATEN INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: In addition to the July 6 attack in Ayodhya, senior J&K politicians and civilian officials are increasingly under terrorist attack, and a long string of bombings in Kashmir is growing more lethal. The recent incidents in J&K, coupled with the Ayodhya attack (Ref A),led to PM Si [...]	2005-07-07 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5278	MTAG: IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE MISSILE TECH [...] (S) PolMilOff raised the points in Ref A regarding Indian firms Aron Hurley Koncepts and KG Global's possible transfer of sensitive equipment to Iran in a July 8 meeting with MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security (DISA),Nutan Kapoor. PolMilOff also gave Kapoor a non-pap [...]	2005-07-11 06:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR IN GOI
05NEWDELHI5318	INDIA REVIVES TOP-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Meetings between the Foreign Secretaries of India and Bangladesh in New Delhi on June 21-22 provided the first opportunity after a two year gap for the nations' top diplomats to turn around deteriorating relations by airing disagreements, reviving several working groups, and plann [...]	2005-07-11 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN ETRD ENRG BD IN
05NEWDELHI5319	INDIA HOPING TO LURE NEPAL MAOISTS INTO POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae, PolCouns emphasized the need to SIPDIS coordinate USG and GOI policy to prevent sending mixed messages to the Nepalese political parties, Maoists, and King, and expressed concern about the risks inherent in New [...]	2005-07-11 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PHUM PTER IN NP AF CE
05NEWDELHI5320	RSS FLEXES POLITICAL MUSCLES, DEMANDS ADVANI'S [...] (C) Summary: The right-wing Hindutva Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) asserted its political dominance of the BJP on July 8, calling for the removal of LK Advani from his party leadership positions, including the presidency and head of the parliamentary delegation. Pundits expect the move t [...]	2005-07-11 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI5354	PM AND DEFMIN SCOFF AT LEFTIST CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary: To place Left Parties' continuing attacks on the New Framework for US-India Defense in context, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have reassured critics that the agreement is in India's national interest, does not compromise Indian security or soverei [...]	2005-07-12 14:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR KSTC IN
05NEWDELHI5355	INDIAN PARTICIPATION AT DEAD SEA CONFERENCE [...] (U) Responding to points in Ref A, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh told PolMilOff on July 12 that he and the Indian Charge in Baghdad, Mr. S. Sharma, would attend the July 18-19 Dead Sea Conference on Iraq. 2. (SBU) He also confirmed that the GOI had disbursed the full amount of t [...]	2005-07-13 01:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON JO IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5365	INDIAN LABOR LAW REFORMS NOT LIKELY SOON; IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary: The Indian business community is frustrated by what it views as "inflexible" labor laws that constrain business operations and lead companies to use costly loopholes. American companies also favor labor law reforms, but are not as concerned as their Indian counterparts. Labor u [...]	2005-07-13 05:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV ECON IN
05NEWDELHI5382	DELHI WORRIED ABOUT SPIKE IN TERRORISM, THREATS, [...] (C) Summary: Indian concerns over possible spectacular terrorist incidents are escalating, based on the recent London and Ayodhya attacks, widespread speculation on what high-profile target might be next, and a significant uptick in terrorism reporting in the Indian media, most of which point [...]	2005-07-13 12:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SCUL ASEC IN PK
05NEWDELHI5402	FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT: INDIA, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-14 06:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ECON ETRD PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI5444	INDIA COMPLETES THE NSSP, STILL PONDERING PSI [...] (S) Summary: Paving the way for completion of the NSSP, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar delivered two non-papers to the Charge and PolCouns on July 14, one responding to USG questions about implementation of the WMD Bill (see text in para 5 and initial analysi [...]	2005-07-14 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP KSTC PARM TSPA IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5445	GOI WORKING TO MANAGE DISAPPOINTMENT AT US G-4 [...] (C) Summary: US opposition to the G-4 UN Security Council expansion proposal was badly received in India, but the GOI is doing damage control to preserve the positive atmospherics of the PM's July 18-20 Washington visit, including working to ensure the resolution will not come up for a vote while t [...]	2005-07-14 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN CH UNSC
05NEWDELHI5446	GOI WANTS TO HELP US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told us on July 14 that India is very committed to its Afghan reconstruction projects, is looking for opportunities to do more in reconstruction, vocational training, and election and governance technical assistance, a [...]	2005-07-14 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM PTER IN PK AF IR
05NEWDELHI5447	INDO-PAK RAPPROCHEMENT CONTINUES DESPITE TERROR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 14 meeting, MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha reassured us that Indo-Pak rapprochement would continue despite indications Islamabad is ramping up cross-border infiltration and terrorism. The Composite Dialogue round is half-way through but there has been no progress in t [...]	2005-07-14 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ENRG ETRD KDEM IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5480	BHUTAN REITERATES COMMITMENT TO DEWEY-WANGCHUCK [...] (C) Summary: The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) remains committed to resolving the refugee problem using the Dewey-Wangchuck framework and is ready to meet with its Nepalese counterparts to hash out the modalities of the agreement, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering told us on July 13. After rec [...]	2005-07-15 10:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI549	INDIA ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT: NOT WITHOUT ME [...] (C) Summary: Following the November 2004 ASEAN Plus One Summit in Vientiane, the MEA scoffed at the idea of an East Asia Summit, but a recent conversation with MEA Joint Secretary (Southeast Asia Two) Biren Nanda indicates India SIPDIS has shifted from that position. It now appears that In [...]	2005-01-20 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN IN ASEAN
05NEWDELHI551	MEA WARNS OF NUCLEAR IMPASSE IN NSSP [...] (C) The Ambassador used a January 20 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar to press for a timely reply to the US requests conveyed via ref A and to underline the importance of India coming to us with draft export control legislation and other outstanding items related to P [...]	2005-01-20 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KNNP TRGY TPHY IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5521	INDIAN WOMEN CONTINUE TO FACE OBSTACLES IN POLITICS [...] Summary: Despite an impressive list of accomplishments, including several current Chief Ministerships and presidency of the Congress party, Indian women continue to face cultural and practical barriers to their participation in politics. Female political leaders insist that greater women's par [...]	2005-07-18 10:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KWMN PINR SOCI IN AF BG PK
05NEWDELHI5522	INDIAN POLICE DETAIL L-E-T ROLE IN AYODHYA ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: Indian police and press sources have broadly outlined the role of Lashkar-e-Taiba (L-e-T) in the July 5 attack on the disputed Ayodhya temple site in Uttar Pradesh. Several suspected accomplices have been detained, the alleged "mastermind" is reported to have returned to Pakistan, [...]	2005-07-18 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI5592	SRINAGAR BOMBING MERITS PUBLIC USG RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: A powerful car bomb possibly detonated by a suicide bomber killed at least 3 security personnel and two unidentified persons (probably including the terrorist) outside of a school today in Srinagar. Police sources tell us [...]	2005-07-20 09:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN PK
05NEWDELHI5593	UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT SHAKY - COULD FALL SHORTLY [...] (C) Summary: In a July 13-15 visit to Uttar Pradesh (UP) Poloff met with a wide variety of interlocutors who speculated that the two year rule of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav would soon come to an end. Pervasive mis-governance and corruption, and a fast-deteriorating law and order sit [...]	2005-07-20 09:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON PINR IN
05NEWDELHI5616	PM SINGH'S US TRIP MEETS NEW DELHI'S HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Initial reactions to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's highly anticipated July 18-19 meetings in Washington have been overwhelmingly positive. Most commentators believe that the US decision to normalize our civil nuclear relationship puts substance behind the US promise to assist [...]	2005-07-20 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP ETRD ENRG IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5680	PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Our contacts in the Indian nuclear establishment welcomed the July 18 announcement of potential civil nuclear cooperation and are confident that Prime Minister Singh's experience with the nuclear sector will be critical to rapid implementation of the commitments that India made [...]	2005-07-22 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IN KNNP PGOV PREL NSSP
05NEWDELHI5684	INDIAN OBSERVERS: TIME TO TURN UP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: Non-governmental Nepal-watchers in New Delhi remain pessimistic about the chances for a compromise between King Gyanendra and the Nepalese political parties. Many say that the next 2-3 months will be crucial for a rapprochement, with a strong likelihood that the parties and Maois [...]	2005-07-22 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM IN NP
05NEWDELHI5685	MONSOON SESSION OF PARLIAMENT LIKELY TO BE LESS [...] (C) Summary: Although it leads the opposition, the BJP is in disarray and largely incapable of playing a strong role in the upcoming Parliamentary session scheduled for July 25-August 26. The Left Front (LF) is determined to fill the vacuum and will act more like an opposition party than an [...]	2005-07-22 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KNNP IN
05NEWDELHI5755	JASWANT IN THE WILDERNESS [...] (C) Summary: A deeply embittered Jaswant Singh shared with us a scathing assessment of the Congress government, calling Manmohan Singh unfit to govern India and warning that the contradictions inherent in the UPA coalition made meaningful reform impossible. Jaswant disassociated himself from t [...]	2005-07-26 13:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EINV PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI5756	INDIA SEEKS US INTERVENTION WITH PAKISTAN ON NEPAL [...] (C) Echoing the GOI appeal last March (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar sought the Charge's SIPDIS assistance in conveying to Washington a formal GOI request for US intervention with Pakistan to prevent a possible Pakistan Ordinance Factory delivery of eight million roun [...]	2005-07-26 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PTER IN NP PK
05NEWDELHI5814	INDIA AND NEPAL TO TEST BORDER CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: India and Nepal have agreed to a pilot program to check documents at only one border crossing as an experiment in increasing security along the 1,750 km open border. MEA officials downplayed the significance of the decision with us, pointing out that any substantial control ov [...]	2005-07-27 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS IN NP
05NEWDELHI5815	INDIAN LEFT OPPOSES "PRO-US SHIFT" BUT WILL [...] Summary: The Left Front heavily criticized agreements reached during the PM's visit to Washington, claiming that the UPA has abandoned its pledge in the Common Minimum Program (CMP) to pursue "multipolarity," in favor of a "pro-US shift" initiated by the previous NDA government. The CPI and C [...]	2005-07-27 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ECON IN CH IR
05NEWDELHI5845	TEA WITH AN INDIAN MARXIST: ARTICULATE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and D/Polcouns met July 26 with Sitaram Yechury, a senior and more moderate member of the CPI/M, to understand better the Left's political calculus at the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, and also to make the pitch for better ties with the U.S. Yechury is the [...]	2005-07-28 07:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI586	PRESERVING THE LOC CEASEFIRE [...] (U) This is an action request for SA. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (S) The LOC ceasefire is one of the most important achievements in the slow but steady Indo-Pak rapproachement process that began in mid-2003 with former PM Vajpayee's ""Hand of Friendship"" speech, but without US engagemen [...]	2005-01-24 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5865	LABOR PROTESTS TURN VIOLENT OUTSIDE DELHI [...] (C) Summary: A July 25 protest rally in support of workers of a Honda subsidiary turned into an all-out riot in Gurgaon, following apparent provocations by unions linked to India's Communist parties. Located 25 kilometers southwest of Delhi, Gurgaon is a major hub of multinational corporations [...]	2005-07-28 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON EINV ASEC PHUM IN JA
05NEWDELHI5867	INDIAN INITIATIVES IN IRAQ STILL ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary: Following the Dead Sea conference on Iraq, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and PolMilOff on July 28 that he was impressed with how Iraqis were taking control of their political process, and expressed confidence that this would result in greater support for r [...]	2005-07-28 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG EPET IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5868	INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS: SUDAN READY TO GO, MAYBE MORE [...] (C) Summary: Indian media reported on July 27 that a second Indian infantry brigade had been told to prepare to deploy to the UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While MEA Under Secretary (UN Political) K Nandini told us that the MEA was SIPDIS unawa [...]	2005-07-28 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO IN CG SU UNSC
05NEWDELHI5874	TRAIN BLAST CAUSED BY RDX, GOI LOSING PATIENCE [...] (C) A blast on a New Delhi-bound train killing at least 13 passengers on July 28 was caused by RDX, police sources told us, noting that the same explosive was found in the possession of the July 5 Ayodhya attackers (Ref B). Director General AK Suri of the Railway Protection Force reported tha [...]	2005-07-29 08:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV IN

05NEWDELHI5879	INDIAN PM BRIEFS PARLIAMENT ON US TIES: IT'S ALL [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heralded his first state visit to the US as an unqualified success for India's foreign and economic policy in a speech to Parliament on July 29, and emphasized that India's relationship with the US was based on equality and reciprocity, sentim [...]	2005-07-29 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC ENRG EINV KNNP IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5912	BHUTANESE DRAFT CONSTITUTION: A STEP IN THE RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The RGOB released a draft constitution on March 26, continuing the process of democratic reform started when the King abdicated power to a council of ministers in 1998. The draft, if approved, would create a constitutional monarchy with a Parliament consisting of an upper and lo [...]	2005-07-29 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL ECON KDEM KIRF SENV IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI5913	INDIAN SUPREME COURT DEFENDS ASSAM AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Amidst continuing anguish over the growing number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India, the Supreme Court on July 13 repealed the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) (IMDT) Act in Assam, marking a victory for the BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and paving the way [...]	2005-07-29 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PINS SMIG PREL BD IN
05NEWDELHI5925	KASHMIRIS: INDIA NOW HOLDS ALL THE CARDS, BUT WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A survey of Kashmiri political opinion in Srinagar, Jammu, and Delhi indicates a consensus that India is in a magisterial position right now: our contacts assess that India's strategic stock is secure and rising on the heels of the PM's visit to Washington; they agree the mood of [...]	2005-08-01 07:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS ECON ASEC PBTS IN PK
05NEWDELHI594	INDIA'S SUNNI-SHIA DIVIDE DOMINATES MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Indian Shias are excited about the prospect of a Shia government in Iraq, revere Ayatollah Sistani and support the January 30 election. This does not mean, however, that they are pro-American, as they also want US troops to depart Iraq as soon as possible and Iraq and Iran to ha [...]	2005-01-25 05:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IR IZ
05NEWDELHI5957	TENTATIVE INDIAN ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA [...] MEA UN Political Director Pankaj Sharma told Poloff that the Indian delegation to the September UNGA High-Level Event in New York has not yet been finalized, as the composition will be the prerogative of the Prime Minister. However, he informed us that previous delegations have included the [...]	2005-08-02 06:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP IN UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI5960	MHA ADDRESSING TERRORISM, WILLING TO CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Special Secretary (Home) KP Singh told Charge, Consul General and Poloff on August 1 that recent terrorist attacks in India, while worrisome, represent a return to past levels of higher terrorist activity to which India was accustomed. He identified several new MHA initiatives t [...]	2005-08-02 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC MASS IN PK NP
05NEWDELHI5964	MHA WILLING TO PONDER DEPORTEE DOCUMENTATION FIX [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Ministry of Home Affairs Special Secretary Kanwar Pratap Singh told Charge, Consul General and Poloff on August 1 that MHA would be willing to meet with DHS representatives to explore developing a mechanism to speed up the process of documenting Indian nation [...]	2005-08-02 10:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL KCRM IN US
05NEWDELHI6032	WEST BENGAL FRETS OVER ALLEGED ISI CONTAGION [...] (C) A two day visit to Calcutta revealed surprisingly deep anxiety over the presence in West Bengal of terrorist cells and radical Islamist groups allegedly linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The starkest message during PolCouns' August 1-2 visit came from Home Secretary [...]	2005-08-04 11:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KISL IN BG PK
05NEWDELHI6036	INDIA'S SAARC PRIORITIES: SAFTA IS KEY [...] (C) Summary: In a July 28 meeting, newly appointed MEA Joint Secretary for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) P.K. Kapur highlighted the GOI's priorities for the November 12-13 meeting in Dhaka, including the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA),a poverty and infrast [...]	2005-08-04 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN EAID BG SL NP PK ML BU IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI6079	PM REAFFIRMS VALUE OF STRATEGIC TIES WITH U.S. IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Compared to the staid August 3 Lok Sabha debate about Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit (Reftel),the statements in the Rajya Sabha on August 4 were much livelier, with the depth of feeling reflected in repeated personal insults and yelling matches. Throughout the debate [...]	2005-08-05 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC MASS KNNP ENRG EPET KDEM IN
05NEWDELHI6080	DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-05 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IN BT UNGA
05NEWDELHI6148	MEA HINTS AT COY INDIAN SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolCouns delivered Ref A points on July 29 to MEA Joint Secretaries Hamid Ali Rao (UN Political) and Manjeev Puri (UN Economic and Social). In a follow-up meeting with Puri on August 8, the Joint Secretary assured us that the US shouldn't worry about the Human Rights Council (HRC),as he [...]	2005-08-08 14:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IN
05NEWDELHI6149	MEA GRASPING FOR A PLAN B IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on August 8 that the "window of opportunity" for reconciliation between the Palace and the political parties in Nepal is closing, and MEA is looking for new ways to increase pressure on the King. India was annoyed b [...]	2005-08-08 14:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS KDEM MOPS IN NP
05NEWDELHI6150	DELHI ON WARY TACK WITH ISLAMABAD, MULLING TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite mounting political concern about increased infiltration across the Line of Control (LOC),and BJP sniping over the UPA government's failure to hold Pakistan accountable for terrorism in India, the GOI's top leadership has remained committed to forward progress in the Ind [...]	2005-08-08 15:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON PTER KDEM KISL MOPS PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6181	MUKHERJEE AGAIN UNDERLINES VALUE OF US-INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an otherwise uneventful August 8 Parliamentary debate on the US-India Defense Framework, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee signaled strong support for burgeoning Indo-American military ties. Mukherjee responded to politically motivated BJP complaints and the usual litany o [...]	2005-08-09 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MNUC ENRG EINV KNNP MASS IN
05NEWDELHI621	INDIA WELCOMES MORE CONTACT BETWEEN KASHMIRIS [...] (C) Summary: The Pugwash-sponsored conference on Kashmir held in Kathmandu last December has reinforced growing GOI receptivity towards contact between Kashmiris from India and Pakistan, and New Delhi is considering proposals for a follow-on meeting, possibly in Srinagar, according to Kashmir [...]	2005-01-25 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP PK
05NEWDELHI6213	INDIAN SUPREME COURT VERDICT IN 2001 PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Afzal, reduced a death sentence to 10 years imprisonment for Shaukat Hussain, and acquitted Navjot Sandhu (aka: Afsan Guru),and SAR Geelani (of whom three are Kashmiris) in connection with the spectacular December 13 [...]	2005-08-10 11:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS IN PK
05NEWDELHI6215	MEA PLAYS DOWN BHUTANESE KING'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: King Wangchuck's August 1-4 visit to New Delhi was part of a routine exchange and did not focus narrowly on an imminent Bhutan-China boundary agreement, according to MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae. Rae said that the border issue was discussed, along with other rout [...]	2005-08-10 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF ECON IN NP BT CH
05NEWDELHI6218	INDIAN MID-EAST ENVOY PITCHES FOR GAZA ROLE, [...] (C) In an August 10 meeting with the Charge, GOI "West Asia" Special Envoy Chinmaya Gharekhan underlined New Delhi's strong interest in contributing to the task of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, and noted that India was discussing with the Palestinians how best to channel its $50 million ass [...]	2005-08-10 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS IZ IS IN
05NEWDELHI6222	TERROR REVISITS ASSAM PRIOR TO INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] (C) Summary: Indian CT experts believe the recent spate of terrorist bombings in Assam by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) is "absolutely routine" and part of an annual uptick prior to India's August 15 Independence Day. The intended lethality of some recent attacks is markedly hig [...]	2005-08-10 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI6250	IRAN/IAEA: URGING SUPPORT FOR FIRM ACTION [...] (U) This is an action message please see para 3. 2. (S) In coordination with EU partners, PolCouns presented reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament) Dilip Sinha on August 11. The Charge double-tracked in an August 11 meeting with Deputy NSA Vijay Nambiar. Both the Charge and [...]	2005-08-11 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL IR EU IN
05NEWDELHI627	CANADIAN PM MEETS WITH SONIA, DISCUSSES ENRON [...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented meeting with Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi marked the highlight of Canadian PM Paul Martin's January 18 trip to New Delhi, Canadian Embassy PolCouns Adrian Norfolk told PolCouns and Poloff on January 25. Canadian PM Paul Martin also met with Prime Mini [...]	2005-01-27 01:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO KNNP EINV CA IN
05NEWDELHI6294	THE US-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL: SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh,s appearances before Parliament (Ref. A, B and C) and our contacts in the Indian scientific community allow an early assessment of how the GOI interprets the July 18 Joint Statement (JS) on civil nuclear cooperation and where challenges are likely to arise in [...]	2005-08-12 11:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IN KNNP PREL IAEA US
05NEWDELHI6295	POST FLOOD DISEASE WAVE IN MUMBAI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mumbai is facing a wave of post flood infectious diseases. Newspaper reports have put the death toll at 66 for Mumbai and suburbs. Most of the deaths have been attributed to leptospirosis and dengue. Maharashtra health authorities believe that while the incidence is high, the dise [...]	2005-08-12 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA IN
05NEWDELHI6308	INDIA READY TO WORK WITH US ON AFGHAN PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) India stands ready to provide any assistance Afghanistan requests for elections and Parliamentary training, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns on August 12. The Prime Minister will lay the cornerstone of the Indian-constructed Parliament building [...]	2005-08-12 12:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM IN AF
05NEWDELHI6310	MANMOHAN SINGH A TRUE STATESMAN IN REACTING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Doing what no Indian leader in 20 years has been willing to do, Manmohan Singh apologized to the nation for government inaction during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The apology preempted BJP efforts to capitalize on the report, which named two high-profile Congress leaders as cons [...]	2005-08-12 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KIRF IN
05NEWDELHI6311	PUNJAB WORRIED ABOUT DRUGS AND JOBS, NOT TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to media reports warning of a resurgence in Khalistani terrorism in Punjab and northern India, Poloff traveled to Chandigarh August 4-5 to interview government, business, police, civil society and political leaders. They were uniformly unperturbed by reports of mil [...]	2005-08-12 13:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EAGR SNAR ELAB EINV IN PK
05NEWDELHI6312	MEA ON PAKISTAN TALKS: SOME PROGRESS, MANY DOUBTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEA Pakistan policy manager Dilip Sinha believes India and Pakistan made good but slow progress in their latest round of Composite Dialogue efforts, with a more constructive climate than earlier discussions. They agreed to extend the LOC ceasefire, establish nuclear hotlines, pre [...]	2005-08-12 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON ECIN ETRD MOPS IN PK AF INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6338	IMPLEMENTING EXPORT CONTROL LEGISLATION IS [...] (C) New MEA Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Hamid Ali Rao told PolCouns and PolMilOff on August 16 that although he is "still digesting the new legislation," his priority will be implementing India's new export control law. PolCouns delivered A/S Rad [...]	2005-08-16 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC IR IN
05NEWDELHI6339	PM INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: THE WORLD IS WATCHING [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his second annual independence day speech to the nation, PM Manmohan Singh echoed themes from his recent address to the US Congress regarding India's rising economic power, its democratic credentials, its increasing engagement with the international system, and the need to ens [...]	2005-08-16 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PBTS EAID MOPS PTER IN
05NEWDELHI6340	MEA: TURN UP THE HEAT ON THE LTTE [...] (C) Summary: The GOI was saddened but not surprised by the August 12 assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar -- apparently by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) -- because he, as a moderate Tamil, was considered the LTTE's second-most important target after P [...]	2005-08-16 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS KCRM PGOV ECON IN CE
05NEWDELHI6396	MEA URGES USG NOT TO PURSUE STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) DATT conveyed reftel points to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. S. Jaishankar in a letter on August 16 (full text para 6 below). In a meeting on August 17 with DCM to introduce a new Embassy officer, Jaishanker pulled DCM aside to discourage strongly any effort by the USG to pursue at this [...]	2005-08-18 09:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IN
05NEWDELHI6410	BHUTANESE HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP IN BT UNGA
05NEWDELHI6411	INDIA ALLEGES PAKISTANI AND CHINESE WEAPONS SALES [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN PK NP CH
05NEWDELHI6413	DEMARCHE DELIVERY: MAGEN DAVID ADOM [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IS IN
05NEWDELHI6414	MEA UNSURPRISED BUT ANXIOUS IN REACTION TO BANGLA [...] (C) Summary: The MEA told us that the few indicators so far available point to the Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh as author of the August 17 bombing wave. The MEA further theorized that the terrorists' goal was to demonstrate organization and sophistication. Delhi views Bangladesh's terrori [...]	2005-08-18 16:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA
05NEWDELHI6485	NATWAR RESERVED ON US-INDIA NUCLEAR UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) Foreign Minister Natwar Singh was oddly aloof on the US-India nuclear understanding when the Ambassador met with him August 23 to convey the Secretary's letter designating Undersecretary Burns as the US interlocutor for the civil nuclear working group established in the July 18 joint state [...]	2005-08-23 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC MNUC IN IR NSSP US
05NEWDELHI6519	NATWAR DECRIES BANGLADESHI DENIAL, QUESTIONS SAARC [...] (C) The Ambassador used an August 23 meeting with Foreign Minister Natwar Singh to probe Indian thinking on next steps in Bangladesh, underling our hope that we will be able to develop the same kind of fluid information exchange and close coordination of diplomatic strategies that characterizes [...]	2005-08-24 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM IN BG SAARC
05NEWDELHI6520	ALL EYES ON UNGA SUMMIT AS INDO-PAK TALKS WRAP UP [...] (C) Summary: Round Two of the Indo-Pakistan Composite Dialogue (CD) is drawing to a close with few concrete results, although the two sides managed to preserve a sense of forward movement, which reinforces the broad Indian public support for rapprochement with Pakistan. To facilitate dialogu [...]	2005-08-24 14:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON SNAR SCUL PBTS PINR IN PK INDO PAK UNGA
05NEWDELHI6545	GOI MOBILIZES TO SELL US-INDIA FRAMEWORK AND SHAPE [...] (C) In an informal conversation on August 24, Prime Minister's Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru told A/DCM that the PMO would shortly unveil an advisory task force whose job would be to help sell the new US-India bilateral framework and to develop recommendations for action between now and the expec [...]	2005-08-25 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KNNP MNUC IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI6594	MEA STICKS WITH TWIN PILLARS, SKEPTICAL ON UN [...] (C) A skeptical MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told A/DCM on August 26 that the GOI will receive UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi in New Delhi on August 30, but was puzzled by what the UN might expect to accomplish in Nepal. In contrast to reports in Kathmandu and among non-governmental India [...]	2005-08-26 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IN NP CH KS
05NEWDELHI6595	NEW DELHI NEPAL EXPERTS CALL FOR LONG-TERM STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Summary: New Delhi-based Nepal experts representing a wide spectrum of viewpoints agreed that the international community must take a longer-term view of the crisis in Nepal, and argued the US must lead in any recasting of strategy, as New Delhi is handcuffed by conflicting domestic int [...]	2005-08-26 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM PGOV MOPS PBTS IN NP
05NEWDELHI6596	TOUGH NEW ANTI-HIJACKING POLICY, AT LEAST ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: To break with earlier ad hoc practices -- many of which yielded disastrous results -- the GOI recently unveiled India's first formal anti-hijacking policy and streamlined bureaucratic procedures in the event of a successful hijacking in Indian airspace. The Indian Air Force (IAF [...]	2005-08-26 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC EAIR MOPS KSAC IN PK
05NEWDELHI6598	PM SINGH TO SEEK FRENCH SUPPORT ON NUCLEAR ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In an August 25 meeting, French Second Counselor Gilles Bourbao previewed PM Singh's September 11-12 trip to Paris. The primary motivation for the Singh visit is to obtain French support for modifying the international nuclear framework in light of the US-Indian civil nuclear ag [...]	2005-08-26 14:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC ENRG MASS FR IN EU
05NEWDELHI6635	LEFT SHAKES DOWN CONGRESS USING ITS COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian Left, led by the CPI(M),has been on a political roll. It has pressured the UPA government to forestall disinvestiture plans, to sack a Cabinet minister and to support economically-unsound programs such as the "National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill" (septel). Pun [...]	2005-08-29 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ELAB IN KDEM MNUC
05NEWDELHI6637	THE SORDID PATRONAGE POLITICS OF ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: On August 24, both Houses of Parliament passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Bill with little opposition by any political party. The Bill, which could theoretically cost the treasury as much as USD 70 billion over 5 years, will now go to President [...]	2005-08-29 14:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV ENRG PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI6638	INDIAN QUESTIONS ABOUT IRAN WMD BRIEFING OFFER [...] (S) In response to the USG offer to brief the GOI on Iran's weaponization program and pursuit of the nuclear fuel cycle (Ref A),MEA Deputy Secretary (Americas) Santosh Jha told PolMilOff on August 29 that MEA is generally interested, but would like more information before it could formally a [...]	2005-08-29 14:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL IR IN
05NEWDELHI6655	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MOD HIERARCHY [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Mukherjee expressed great satisfaction with his visit to the US. Opposition to the New Framework for Defense Relations mainly comes from those mired in "Old Think Syndrome." Mukherjee interested in visiting upcoming Indo-US military exercises, and visiting USS [...]	2005-08-30 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN IZ MARR MOPS PREL
05NEWDELHI6660	IRAQI CONSTITUTION: INDIAN SUPPORT, BUT NO [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/I. Please see para 4. 2. (C) PolMilOff encouraged the GOI to make a public statement in support of Iraq's efforts to draft a constitution and delivered the Secretary's statement and fact sheet (Reftel) during her meeting with MEA Deputy Secretary ( [...]	2005-08-30 16:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI6691	PUSHING INDO-PAK DELIVERABLES FOR UNGA MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Although the bonhomie and impressive "to do" list that emerged from the April "cricket summit" (Ref C) gave a palpable boost to Indian perceptions of Indo-Pak relations, the relationship soured in New Delhi's eyes after the GOI reported worsening trends on cross-border infiltrati [...]	2005-08-31 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID ECON PGOV IN PK AF UNGA INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6693	INDIA ACCEPTS IRAN BRIEFING [...] (U) This is an action request for NP/RA. See para 3. 2. (S) The GOI has accepted the offer to have a briefing on Iran's weaponization program (Ref A),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. S. Jaishankar told A/DCM on August 31. However, because of sensitivities about the visit of Iran's top [...]	2005-08-31 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KNNP PARM IR IN
05NEWDELHI6694	MEA EAGER TO WORK WITH US ON BANGLADESH AND SRI [...] (C) Summary: In an August 31 meeting, new MEA Joint Secretary for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar Mohan Kumar SIPDIS agreed to the need for greater information sharing and policy coordination between GOI and USG on Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Stressing that Bangladesh is "India's most impo [...]	2005-08-31 14:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA
05NEWDELHI6721	INDIA NOT LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN TRACKER WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) India will likely not participate in the Tracker Automated Export Control System workshop in Oxford, UK, in October because the GOI is developing its own export control software, MEA Under Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Nutan Kapoor told PolMilOff. The GOI is aware o [...]	2005-09-01 10:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KNNP ETTC IN GOI
05NEWDELHI6722	INDIAN OFFER TO HELP IRAQ "STILL ON THE TABLE" [...] (U) This is an action request for USAID Mission in Iraq. See para 6. 2. (C) Summary: India's previous offers to provide training, advice, and material assistance to assist Iraq's electoral and constitutional processes are "still on the table," but remain constrained by security concerns, [...]	2005-09-01 10:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI6723	INDIA WILL PROVIDE UPDATE ON NEC CASE [...] (S) In response to points in Reftel, MEA Under Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Nutan Kapoor told PolMilOff on August 31 that the GOI would provide an update on the status of the NEC case. PolMilOff also asked that the GOI provide information on the remaining steps t [...]	2005-09-01 10:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC IN CBW GOI
05NEWDELHI6725	GOI WANTS AGRICULTURE MEETING IN OCTOBER [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar told A/DCM on August 31 that while the Agriculture Initiative would be the most difficult of the new US-India undertakings to fulfill, it would be pushed through the Indian side quickly [...]	2005-09-01 10:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR EAID IN
05NEWDELHI6735	GOI VISITOR DISAPPOINTS ISRAEL [...] (S) Israel DCM Yoed Magen gave us an unexpectedly downbeat readout of the August 28 visit to Jerusalem by MEA Secretary East Rajiv Sikri, reporting that Sikri appeared SIPDIS more often to be the representative of the Palestinians, rather than India. The Israelis went all out for this visit, supp [...]	2005-09-01 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL IN IS
05NEWDELHI6737	INDIAN MUSLIMS REJECT EXTREMISM VIA FATWAS [...] (U) Summary: The recent controversy surrounding a fatwa from the Darul-Uloom Deoband seminary demonstrates the unique ability of India's Muslim community to reign in signs of extremism to maintain a moderate Islam identity. During Panchayat (local) elections in Uttar Pradesh, three muftis f [...]	2005-09-01 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL KIRF PINR PHUM PTER IN IR
05NEWDELHI6797	PM'S KABUL VISIT: TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY TO WORK [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's August 28-29 visit to Kabul is playing as a resounding foreign policy success in New Delhi. The announced USD 50 million additional assistance, proposals for new areas of cooperation, Parliament ground-breaking and ribbon cutting of the Habibia sc [...]	2005-09-02 13:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EAID IN AF PK IR
05NEWDELHI680	MEA HOPEFUL LOC FIRING ""A ONE-TIME PROBLEM"" [...] (C) On the margins of a January 27 meeting with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, DCM expressed our hope that the SIPDIS January 18 and 20 cross-LOC shelling incidents (reftel) would not impede the ongoing Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue. Saran responded that he understood the USG concern and was [...]	2005-01-27 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6803	NEW DELHI 2005 POLITICAL REPORTING OFFICERS' [...] (U) As previewed in recent e-mails to addressee posts, Embassy New Delhi is pleased to host the second annual Political Reporting Officers' Conference, September 29, 2005 in New Delhi. The event, for which we hope to attract participation from both India constituent posts and India's neighbors [...]	2005-09-02 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV APER ASEC ECON ETRD IN ABUD AMGT US
05NEWDELHI6804	INDIA WALKING IRAN TIGHTROPE [...] (C) Summary: As Natwar Singh travels to Tehran September 2 to meet the new regime, India's overriding goal is securing energy, followed by preserving access to Afghanistan, maintaining influence in what India perceives as a swing state in the debate over Islam, and advancing other business relati [...]	2005-09-02 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PBTS IR IN
05NEWDELHI6806	YASIN MALIK VISA [...] (SBU) Action Request: Post recommends that Department either authorize Post to issue a visa or that Washington issue a 212(d)(3)(A) waiver of nonimmigrant visa ineligibilities as appropriate for Yasin MALIK (DOB: 3 April 1965),President of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF),to at [...]	2005-09-02 16:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PTER IN
05NEWDELHI6810	KING OF BHUTAN OFFERS CONDOLENCES FOR HURRICANE [...] The Bhutanese Ambassador to New Delhi has passed the following message from King Wangchuck of Bhutan to the President: 2. Begin text. Your Excellency, I was deeply saddened to learn about the tragic loss of lives and extensive damage to properties caused by Hurricane Katrina in the St [...]	2005-09-05 14:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BT IN
05NEWDELHI6837	CRICKET CONCERNS: GOI'S PROPOSED SATELLITE TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Information and Broadcasting Jaipal Reddy told A/DCM on September 2 that US broadcasters' concern on proposed new GOI restrictions on satellite uplink policies (reftel) was misplaced, as New Delhi's only interest was in ensuring that India's rural poor would have acc [...]	2005-09-06 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV PREL IN
05NEWDELHI6840	A NUCLEAR IRAN STILL UNACCEPTABLE TO INDIA, BUT DELHI QUESTIONS EVENTUAL ARMED CONFRONTATION [...] (S) Summary: Indian FS Saran listened attentively to Ambassador's views on Iran, including our disappointment with FM Natwar Singh's public statements on his September 3-4 visit to Tehran; and reaffirmed India's long-standing policy on Iran, ie, that Iran must comply with its international commitm [...]	2005-09-06 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	MNUC PREL KNNP PINS MOPS IN IR
05NEWDELHI6841	INDIA-SYRIA RELATIONS (C-NE5-00868) [...] (S/NF) Summary: Indian West Asia Envoy Gharekhan's recent trip to Syria was focused on Iraq. India's broader interests in Damascus include Syria's influence on the Israel-Palestine conflict and Iraq, and the GOI's desire to burnish relations with the Muslim world. End Summary. Gharekhan's Visi [...]	2005-09-06 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IN SY
05NEWDELHI6844	CONGRESS PARTY: CLINTON DINNER IN BAD TASTE [...] (C) Summary: Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma told the press on September 5 that a lavish September 7 dinner planned by Congress adversary Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in honor of former President Clinton in the midst of an fatal outbreak in U.P. of Japanese Encephalitis [...]	2005-09-06 14:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER OVIP OTRA EAID PREL ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI6846	GOI MINISTER: NO THIRD FRONT, UPA TO PUSH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: GOI Minister and Congress leader Jaipal Reddy told A/DCM on September 2 that the US-India relationship was welcomed "across the political spectrum" in India, despite some insincere sniping from the opposition. While the Left Front has staked out opposition to some UPA efforts, it [...]	2005-09-06 14:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EFIN ECON PREL ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI6847	INDIAN MINISTER: NEPAL'S KING UNREPENTANT, BUT GOI [...] (C) Summary: Indian Minister Jaipal Reddy told us that Nepal's King Gyanendra was unrepentant in a discussion at the August 29 SAARC information ministers' meeting. The King is hoping India will blink, but it will not, Reddy said. In the meantime, he argued, the Maoists are gaining ground an [...]	2005-09-06 15:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV IN NP
05NEWDELHI6903	BHUTAN FEARS MAOISTS IN REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (C) Summary: Bhutanese MFA officials expressed concern over Maoist intrusions into refugee camps in Nepal and indicated the government's main priority is keeping radical elements out of Bhutan during August 24-25 meetings with Poloff and Econoff in Thimphu. The MFA reiterated the Royal Govern [...]	2005-09-07 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI6915	INDIAN DEPUTY NSA UPBEAT ON PAKISTAN, HESITANT ON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy NSA VK Nambiar told A/DCM and Poloff on September 7 that he was optimistic the Indo-Pak peace process would continue to make slow progress, and looked forward to PM Manmohan Singh's meeting with President Musharraf during the UNGA summit. Nambiar highlighted instability i [...]	2005-09-08 08:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KNNP IN IR PK BG INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6929	MDA: INDIA SUPPORTS PROTOCOL, BUT NO PLANS TO PUSH [...] (U) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora on September 6. Arora promised to confer with his UN Economic and Social (UNES) counterparts, but had no substantive comment. 2. (C) Poloff followed up with Deputy Secretary (UNES) Gopal Baglay on Septembe [...]	2005-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IN IS SZ GOI UN
05NEWDELHI6931	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: A/DCM and Poloff called on new MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora on September 6 and SIPDIS delivered Refs A and B demarches, underlining the importance in the new US-India relationship for India to be seen [...]	2005-09-08 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECIN PHUM KDEM KUNR IN AF UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI6974	INDIA NOTES US IRAN VIEWS; TRYING TO CLARIFY ITS POSITION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Our efforts here and Congress' reaction in Washington seem to be encouraging the Indians to review their public postures on Iran. According to a senior MEA contact, they are mulling ways to restate their position in an unambiguous and helpful way. Our MEA contacts cite Indian engage [...]	2005-09-09 10:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KNNP PREL MNUC IR IN
05NEWDELHI6994	INDIA-EU,UK SUMMITS: THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY [...] (U) Summary: Tony Blair wrapped up two days of EU and UK summits on September 8, leaving behind an EU-India joint action plan, British and European support for Indian ITER participation, a framework agreement on Galileo, and UK assent to increased civil nuclear cooperation. Trade representatives [...]	2005-09-09 14:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV KPKO KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM
05NEWDELHI708	INDIAN EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PAC-2 BRIEFING [...] (C) The classified briefing on the Patriot PAC-2 missile defense (MD) system, currently scheduled for February 22 or 23, has generated a great deal of interest within the Indian government, with senior GOI officials hopeful that this will be the beginning of a broader MD relationship with the U [...]	2005-01-28 11:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI7083	DEMARCHE ON LTTE ACTIVITIES DELIVERED TO GOI [...] (C) We delivered Ref A demarche on September 8 to MEA Director (Americas) Sanjay Bhattacharyya and Deputy Secretary (Sri Lanka) Anupam Ray, both of whom accepted it without substantial comment. We pointed out that our giving the GOI this demarche was more about demonstrating our resolve to c [...]	2005-09-13 08:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN CE
05NEWDELHI709	INDIA REINVENTING NSA POSITION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: MK Narayanan, formally named on January 25 as India's new NSA, will be a different kind of National Security Adviser than his high-profile, powerful predecessors, JN Dixit and Brajesh Mishra. After several weeks of debat [...]	2005-01-28 11:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PGOV IN PK
05NEWDELHI7092	GOI MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN EVER ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae was less optimistic than ever that King Gyanendra would take steps to resolve the deteriorating political stalemate in Nepal. He told A/DCM and Poloff on September 12 that all Indian observers believe the King is in "self-destruct mode," an [...]	2005-09-13 10:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PBTS MOPS MASS ECON IN NP
05NEWDELHI7100	SCENE-SETTER FOR MEETINGS WITH MANMOHAN SINGH & NATWAR SINGH IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: Madame Secretary, your meetings this week with (we hope) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister Natwar Singh provide an occasion to sketch the real challenges we face in implementing legislative actions necessary for us to fulfill the civil nuclear vision of the July 18 Jo [...]	2005-09-13 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI7135	INDIA: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, POST SPOKE TO MINISTRY OF LABOR OFFICIALS, NGOS, AND TRADE UNIONISTS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 7. A. LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROSCRIBING THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: -- INDIA HAS NOT YET RATIFIED ILO CONVENTION 182. ALTHOUGH THE GOI INITIATED THE PROCESS [...]	2005-09-14 06:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV KCRM ETRD IN
05NEWDELHI7159	ECONOMIC INTERVIEWS IN BHUTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Econoff traveled to Bhutan in late August to interview several Ministry officials at the working level and to establish additional contacts with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The three day visit, which included over 15 meetings around Thimphu, resulted in a number o [...]	2005-09-14 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD IN BT
05NEWDELHI719	FIRST INDIA-CHINA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE MODEST BUT [...] (C) Summary: The January 24 strategic dialogue between China and India "did not accomplish much," but did provide insight into China's view of the world, Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told the DCM on January 27. From New SIPDIS Delhi's perspective, the dialogue illustrated China's [...]	2005-01-28 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN CH
05NEWDELHI7194	INDIA DECLINES INVITATION TO EXPORT CONTROL [...] (U) Indian export control officials will not attend the international export control conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 20-22, because of other commitments at that time, MEA Under Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Nutan Kapoor told PolMilOff on Sept. 14. 2. (C) Comm [...]	2005-09-15 09:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KSTC MASS ETTC IN
05NEWDELHI7197	BLAIR SUPPORTS INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In a briefing on the September 7-8 India-EU Summit, British High Commissioner Sir Michael Arthur emphasized the UK's support for civil nuclear cooperation with India, the success of the UK's effort to play up its European personality during this visit, and the excellent personal [...]	2005-09-15 09:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EAID KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM NSSP
05NEWDELHI72	INDIAN INITIATIVES TO FURTHER HIGH TECH, BIOTECH, [...] (C) Summary: Despite changes in key USG interlocutors, the GOI hopes to preserve momentum on high-tech trade and other cooperation under the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) umbrella and is looking to Washington for similar signals. In a December 29 meeting with PolCouns and Pol-M [...]	2005-01-04 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP TRGY IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI7230	WHITHER THE BJP? [...] (C) Summary: Well-documented divisions (reftels) have recently prevented the BJP from fulfilling its role as India's leading opposition party and led to a string of electoral defeats. The latest "crisis" was the expulsion and reinstatement of BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana. The core issue is [...]	2005-09-15 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IN PK
05NEWDELHI7241	EDUCATION IN A HIMALAYAN KINGDOM: ANOTHER FACET OF [...] (U) Summary: During Poloff's August 22-25 visit to Bhutan, our interlocutors insisted that Bhutan is committed to educating its children by providing free schooling for all. Primary school enrollment stands at 87.8 percent. The government's decision in the 1950s to use English as the medium [...]	2005-09-16 09:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SCUL PHUM IN BT
05NEWDELHI7259	INDO-PAK UNGA MEETING POSITIVE, NO FIREWORKS [...] (C) Summary: The September 14, four-hour Manmohan Singh-Musharraf dinner meeting and joint statement on the sidelines of UNGA continued the positive bilateral vibe even if it did not produce new deliverables, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Iran/Afghanistan) Dilip Sinha told us during a Septemb [...]	2005-09-16 13:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV IN PK AF INDO PAK UNGA
05NEWDELHI7261	NUCLEAR ISSUES OVERSHADOWED NATWAR'S TRIP TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Iran/Afghanistan) Dilip Sinha complained to CDA and Poloff during a September 15 office call that nuclear proliferation issues overshadowed in the press the rest of Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's September 2-4 trip to Iran. The trip's substantive fo [...]	2005-09-16 13:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET KNNP PARM PINR IN IR UK GM
05NEWDELHI73	LODI GYARI INFORMS INDIA OF PLANS FOR TIBETAN [...] (C) On January 3, the Dalai Lama's Special Representative Lodi Gyari told Ambassador Mulford that he had briefed MEA Joint Secretary (East Asia) Ashok Kantha that same day on Dharamsala's intention to relocate 10,000 Tibetan refugees from India and Nepal to the US. He emphasized that he had [...]	2005-01-04 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM IN CH NP
05NEWDELHI7345	ALL EYES ON VAJPAYEE AS ADVANI AND RSS TUSSLE [...] (C) Summary: The BJP's leadership conclave in Chennai ended with a bang when LK Advani picked a very public fight with the Hindu right-wing RSS over the future ideological direction of the party. On September 18, Advani finally submitted to RSS pressure to resign (in December) as party pres [...]	2005-09-20 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL PTER IN PK BG
05NEWDELHI7346	INDIA QUICK TO COMMEND AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The MEA released a supportive statement on September 19 welcoming the Parliamentary and provincial elections in Afghanistan, calling the polls "an important stage in Afghanistan's journey towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous society," and a demonstration of the population's choice [...]	2005-09-20 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM EAID IN AF
05NEWDELHI74	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 4 [...] (SBU) Summary: India Consular officers have been focusing on unaccounted for American citizens through an ongoing effort to respond to inquiries, and have been successful in resolving about 170 cases. In a January 4 session with members of the local media, the Ambassador highlighted the US r [...]	2005-01-04 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI7400	RISING BANGLADESHI MIGRATION IN INDIA AND THE [...] (C) As India grows increasingly concerned about Islamic extremism in Bangladesh, there is a rising paranoia about the number of Bangladeshi migrants, the nature of a more radicalized Islam that they bring to border areas, and changes in political demographics in the Northeast. This problem i [...]	2005-09-22 11:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS SMIG PTER BG IN
05NEWDELHI7417	BHUTAN: GOOD GOVERNANCE LEADS TO HEALTHY MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite its isolation, low income and rugged terrain, Bhutan has created an effective system of state-provided medical care that is delivering a healthier population and outpacing others in South Asia. The Government continues to invest heavily in the medical sector, with dono [...]	2005-09-23 10:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL EAID IN BT NP UN
05NEWDELHI7421	BREAKING INDIA'S PSI LOGJAM [...] (U) This is an action request for Department L/LEI. See para 7. 2. (C) Summary: To gain GOI support for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) we should quickly respond to GOI concerns about the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA) Convention [...]	2005-09-23 10:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA KNNP IN UK PSI
05NEWDELHI7432	UNFOUNDED "THIRD FRONT" RUMORS HINT AT CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Persistent rumors in Indian political circles that the Left Front (LF) is conspiring with the Samajwadi Party (SP) of Mulayam Singh Yadav to construct a "third front" capable of unseating the present United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government are unfounded. The LF benefits fr [...]	2005-09-23 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IN

05NEWDELHI7436	RE-TOOLING THE HTCG: EMBASSY'S THOUGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As we plan for the December 1-2 meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) in New Delhi, the Embassy HTCG working group -- Econ, Pol, Sci, FAS, ODC, FCS - met on September 20. The consensus of our group is that the focus of the HTCG in the post-NSSP era should u [...]	2005-09-23 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETTC EINT EINV ETRD PREL EAGR IN HTCG
05NEWDELHI749	HIGH TURNOUT IN FIRST ROUND OF J&K LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Consolidating the pattern set in other recent state elections, Kashmiris turned out in large numbers in municipal elections in North Kashmir on January 30, defying terrorist intimidation and a separatist-led boycott campaign, and demonstrating that they want to have a greater say i [...]	2005-01-31 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IN PK
05NEWDELHI7493	INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGGRESSIVELY DEFENDING ITS VOTE ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: India's decision to support the US/EU resolution on Iran at the IAEA was the most important signal so far of the UPA's commitment to building a transformed US-India relationship. To counter the domestic backlash, the GOI launched an aggressive campaign to explain to its domestic con [...]	2005-09-26 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP IR IN
05NEWDELHI7494	GOI CONSIDERING RUSSIAN THRUST IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: As India perceives a shift by Central Asian nations toward their Soviet roots and increased competition from China, the GOI is taking a new look at how to orient its foreign policy in the region. Frustrated with the slow progress expanding influence in its extended neighborhood a [...]	2005-09-26 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ETRD MOPS CN PK AF IN
05NEWDELHI750	Bio-Terrorism Tabletop and Bio-Security [...] Summary: On January 7, 2005, OES/DAS Morin met with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials to present US - India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) on a bio-terrorism tabletop exercise and [...]	2005-01-31 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PTER KNNP PREL PGOV TPHY TRGY KSCA IN
05NEWDELHI7505	NEPALESE MAOISTS STILL TOP CONCERN FOR GOI [...] (C) Summary: The GOI still sees the Maoists as its chief concern in the ongoing crisis in Nepal, MEA told us on September 27. However, the GOI believes the cease-fire could be a sign of progress toward an ultimate political solution, if the Maoists prove sincere in their professed commitment [...]	2005-09-27 08:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS KDEM IN NP PK CH
05NEWDELHI7555	SHIELD S38-05: INDIA WILL INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) PolMilOff raised the points in reftel regarding the Grow-On Group's shipment of large amounts of sodium cyanide to North Korea in a Sept 27 meeting with MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security, Nutan Kapoor. PolMilOff gave Kapoor a non-paper about the case, as well as [...]	2005-09-28 07:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC KN IN
05NEWDELHI7556	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNFC COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION [...] PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche seeking support for the US resolution on compliance in the UNGA First Committee to MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security, Nutan Kapoor on September 27. Kapoor had no substantive comment. 2. EmbOffs also delivered the demarche to M [...]	2005-09-28 07:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL IN UNGA
05NEWDELHI756	INDIA ON IRAQI ELECTIONS: CONGRATULATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Despite the GOI's deliberately low-profile public and material support in the run-up to the Iraqi elections, Indian government, media, and commentators welcomed the completion of Iraq's first election. In a January 31 statement, the Indian MEA called the elections a "noteworthy [...]	2005-01-31 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IN IZ
05NEWDELHI757	STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH CHINA JUST THE BEGINNING, [...] (C) Summary: "If China had proposed a strategic dialogue a few years ago, we would have been wary," MEA Joint Secretary (East Asia) told PolCouns and Poloff on January 31, SIPDIS adding that the PRC now seems willing to engage with India on issues of global importance. Echoing Foreign Secr [...]	2005-01-31 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN CH
05NEWDELHI759	RESTORING MOMENTUM TO OUR NSSP RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary Americas Jaishankar called in DCM and PolCouns on January 31 to reiterate his earlier message (reftel) regarding the likely impasse in our Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) relationship if we are not able to achieve buy-in from key GOI scientific agencies that f [...]	2005-01-31 14:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC TSPA IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI7693	INITIAL INDIAN OUTREACH TO THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (C) Summary: India has begun to lobby Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) members in advance of the 19-20 October meeting of the Consultative Group (CG),MEA Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Hamid Ali Rao told PolCouns and PolMilOff on 3 Oct. So far, the GOI has engaged [...]	2005-10-03 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP IS IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI7725	COMBATING EXTREMISM - MISSION INDIA RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: India enjoys a democratic, multi-religious, multi-cultural, heterogeneous, multi-ethnic society where all major world religions are practiced freely. Isolated elements of religious extremism of many varieties have, however, occurred in India -- notably among Hindus, Muslims, and [...]	2005-10-05 05:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI7752	GOI ON ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE, ITALIAN COESPU [...] (SBU) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on ICJ elections, discussed Ref B plans for funding travel of Indian students to Italy's Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units, and reviewed the way forward for cooperation on UN reform in an October 5 conversation with MEA [...]	2005-10-05 10:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO KUNR IN IT UNSC UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI7759	CONGRESS MOVES TO CALM COALITION JITTERS [...] (C) Summary: The virulent criticism by the Left Front (LF) and the opposition BJP of India's anti-Iran vote in the IAEA and their efforts to politicize the debate on economic reform has caught many Congress leaders by surprise, and fed rumors that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governm [...]	2005-10-05 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB KISL PREL PINR EINV IR IN
05NEWDELHI7767	SECOND ANNUAL SOUTH ASIA POLITICAL REPORTING [...] (U) Summary: The September 29 South Asia Political Reporting Officers' Conference in New Delhi brought together almost 50 officers and FSNs from Indian consulates, South Asian countries, the broader region and Washington to discuss recent developments. Participants discussed the July 18 Indo [...]	2005-10-05 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BD PK NP IN
05NEWDELHI7777	HOME SECRETARY UPBEAT ABOUT DECLINE IN TERRORISM, [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST FOR S/CT IN PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador following an MLAT signing ceremony, Home Secretary VK Duggal was moderately upbeat over the security situation in Kashmir, noting that the situation was calm enough for the valley to welcome [...]	2005-10-06 08:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER CASC CJAN IN PK NP GOI
05NEWDELHI7794	GOI J&K POINTMAN CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with visiting US Ambassador to Islamabad Ryan Crocker, GOI Interlocutor on Kashmir NN Vohra was generally upbeat on Indo-Pak relations and said that Islamabad is sending positive signals on Kashmir, but Musharraf is not doing enough to combat cross-border [...]	2005-10-06 11:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7795	DNSA NAMBIAR TO AMB CROCKER: PAKISTANI GLASS HALF [...] (S) Summary: Playing bad cop, Deputy National Security Advisor Vijay Nambiar gave visiting US Ambassador to Pakistan a twenty minute assessment of Pakistani terrorists' ties to regional and global jehadi groups as a way of "balancing Musharraf's rhetoric." Bangladesh, he feared, was the new hub for [...]	2005-10-06 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS ECON MOPS PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7797	GOI: NO BASHAR VISIT PLANNED, BUT SYRIA MUST DO [...] (C) Summary: India's West Asia Envoy C Gharekhan told us he is unaware of plans for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to visit New Delhi, but agreed that Damascus is eager to exploit any opportunity for high-level visits to dispel its deep isolation. Syria must do more for its own sake and Iraq [...]	2005-10-06 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN SY IZ
05NEWDELHI7803	HOME SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC ON PAKISTANI TIES, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Reviewing India-Pakistan relations for visiting US Ambassador to Islamabad Ryan Crocker, Home Secretary VK Duggal observed on October 4 that Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations are generally "on the upswing," but lamented the lack of concrete evidence of a change of Pakistani intentions [...]	2005-10-07 05:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7874	BAGLIHAR DAM: NEUTRAL EXPERT VISITS SITE, WILL [...] (U) Summary: World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert Dr. Raymond Lafitte today completed his tour and consultations on the controversial Baglihar Dam; he gave the GOI a preliminary read-out and will file a comprehensive report by October 21. The process, under the auspices of the World Bank-broker [...]	2005-10-07 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7880	TFPK01: INDIA ANALYZING ITS NEEDS, ACKNOWLEDGES US [...] (U) Please see Action Request in Para 4 below. 2. (SBU) In a meeting October 10 with Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran (other topics reported septel),the SIPDIS Ambassador conveyed to India the condolences of the United States for the loss of life and injuries sustained as a result o [...]	2005-10-10 09:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC KISL PREL PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN US
05NEWDELHI7909	CONGRESS ON DEFENSIVE OVER SUPREME COURT DECISION [...] (C) Summary. On October 7, the Indian Supreme Courts ruled that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) May 22 dissolution of the Bihar State Assembly and its declaration of President's rule was unconstitutional. However, the Court refused to cancel the October 18-November 19 state elections, [...]	2005-10-11 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS PHUM PREL IN
05NEWDELHI7910	TFPK01: India Sitrep Oct. 11, 2005 [...] (U) The following is an update on salient events in India since the October 8 earthquake. 2. (U) Death toll: "The Hindu" of Oct. 11 reports 927 are dead in Indian Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The J&K government doesn't expect the death toll to go above 1100 because only 180 more are considered [...]	2005-10-11 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR KISL PTER PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN
05NEWDELHI792	INDIA RESPONDS QUICKLY TO NEPAL KING'S ACTIONS; [...] (S) Summary: Expressing "grave concern" over the King's decision to dissolve the multiparty government in Nepal, and calling the action "a serious setback to the cause of democracy," New Delhi responded swiftly and with unusual firmness to the February 1 developments in Kathmandu. In a statem [...]	2005-02-01 11:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
05NEWDELHI796	CONGRESS SET TO WIN IN HARYANA BUT THE VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: Pundits, journalists, and politicians agree that Congress will emerge victorious in Haryana's February 3 Legislative Assembly elections, winning from 60 to 80 seats in the 90 member Assembly. Growing disgust with the misrule and corruption of the ruling Indian National Lok Dal (I [...]	2005-02-01 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON IN
05NEWDELHI7984	TFPK01: India Sitrep Oct. 14, 2005 [...] (U) The following is the final India sitrep of events related to the October 8 earthquake. 2. (U) Death toll: Contradicting October 13 media reports of 1400 dead, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Government of India (GOI) reports 1178 civilians and 85 Security Forces are dead in Ja [...]	2005-10-14 09:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR KISL PTER PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN
05NEWDELHI7990	TFPK01: KASHMIRIS SEEK LOWERING OF BORDERS AS [...] (C) Summary: PM Singh and the senior Indian leadership have moved swiftly following the October 8 earthquake to show Kashmiris that India shares their grief and would help them, but relief efforts have been slow to reach some areas. The quake is having its impact in Kashmiri politics, too, wit [...]	2005-10-14 10:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID AEMR KISL PTER PBTS PK IN
05NEWDELHI7992	TFPK01: India Sitrep Oct. 14, 2005 [...] The following is the final India sitrep of events related to the October 8 earthquake. 2. Death toll: Contradicting October 13 media reports of 1400 dead, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Government of India (GOI) reports 1178 civilians and 85 Security Forces are dead in Jammu an [...]	2005-10-14 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR KISL PTER PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN
05NEWDELHI8006	THE LEFT GROOMS A NEW GENERATION OF REFUSENIKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the growing strength of Congress and BJP student unions suggests that the student body has become more tolerant of centrist and right wing views, the left continues to dominate student politics at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU),one of the country's pre- [...]	2005-10-14 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL ECON IN
05NEWDELHI8007	MEA "VERY SUPPORTIVE" OF AFGHAN SAARC MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) In an October 14 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha -- after reading Reftel demarche -- said the GOI is "very supportive" of Afghanistan joining SAARC. Sinha reported that the GOI has raised this topic repeatedly with the GOA, [...]	2005-10-14 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN AF XD
05NEWDELHI8008	MEA ESTIMATES ZARANJ-DELARAM ROAD COMPLETION BY [...] (SBU) Further to Ref A demarche, PolCouns and Poloff met on October 14 with MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha, who reiterated that, because of delays in procuring supplies and fuel for the Zaranj-Delaram road project from Iran, the completion date has slipped from [...]	2005-10-14 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ELTN EAID IN AF
05NEWDELHI8010	MEA FORMULATING "MORE ACTIVE ROLE" IN SRI LANKAN [...] (C) Summary: The MEA's Deputy Secretary for Sri Lanka Anupam Ray told us that New Delhi is concerned about the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka, and has decided the ""time has come"" for India to start ""taking a higher profile in Sri Lanka."" The GOI does not, however, wish for a facilitatio [...]	2005-10-14 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS CE IN
05NEWDELHI8011	INDIA AND BANGLADESH TRADE SPITBALLS IN INDIAN [...] (C) Summary: In the past two weeks, India and Bangladesh have been fighting a war of words in the press over Bangladeshi allegations of Indian involvement in the August 17 blasts and the arrest of five Bangladeshi criminals in Kolkata At a September 30 press conference, concluding an otherwi [...]	2005-10-14 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN BG IN
05NEWDELHI8012	MEA LARGELY UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, BUT QUAKE NO [...] (C) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha judged that it was too soon to assess the damage the October 8 earthquake dealt to terrorism in Kashmir, although he cautioned that the terrorists' setbacks may only [...]	2005-10-14 14:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS ENRG PBTS ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8034	INDO-PAK COUNTRY TEAMS DISCUSS HOW TO ENCOURAGE [...] (C) Summary: Taking advantage of Ambassador Crocker's trip to India, New Delhi and Islamabad country teams on October 4 convened a round table discussion on Indo-Pak relations. Both sides agreed that, although there are few feasible avenues for direct USG involvement in this sphere -- and th [...]	2005-10-17 10:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EPET MASS KPAO IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8035	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S MEETINGS WITH DELHI DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Crocker's October 4 meeting with strategists focused largely on Indian concerns that Musharraf is continuing Pakistani polices that foster intolerance, a hawkish stance on India, and cross-border terrorism. With business leaders, the emphasis was on recent increment [...]	2005-10-17 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8049	INDIA'S OUTREACH AND ADHERENCE TO NSG [...] (C) Outlining India's efforts to seek support for the July 18 Civil Nuclear Agreement in advance of the upcoming NSG meeting, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar passed copies of presentations the GOI was making to NSG member states to Charge, PolCouns, and PolMilOff on October 14 (c [...]	2005-10-17 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI8053	GROWING FEARS OF AN INDECISIVE OUTCOME AS BIHAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Bihar goes to the polls tomorrow, October 18, in its second set of State elections in less than nine months. Over 500 candidates made their last efforts over the past weekend to sway voters, in what all observers believe will be a close election. However, the Rashtriya Jana [...]	2005-10-17 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI8054	RAJASTHAN PROVIDES NO LET-UP IN UNRELENTING BAD [...] (C) Summary: Rajasthan has joined a long list of places where BJP fortunes are on the wane. Vasundhara Raje pulled off a stunning upset victory to become Chief Minister in 2003 and many thought her administration would be one of the rare "success stories" for the embattled BJP. However, her [...]	2005-10-17 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SCUL PINR IN
05NEWDELHI8061	GROWING FEARS OF AN INDECISIVE OUTCOME AS BIHAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Bihar goes to the polls tomorrow, October 18, in its second set of State elections in less than nine months. Over 500 candidates made their last efforts over the past weekend to sway voters, in what all observers believe will be a close election. However, the Rashtriya Jana [...]	2005-10-18 09:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI8073	J&K ATTACK WILL DEEPEN GOI ANGER OVER TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Terrorists affiliated with Pakistan-based al-Mansoorian (a front name used by Lashkar-e-Tayyiba) on October 18 conducted a daytime suicide attack on a secure residential compound in Srinagar, killing the J&K Education Minister and two security personnel. This attack appears desi [...]	2005-10-18 10:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI8120	INDO-PAK "DISASTER DIPLOMACY" SOFTENING BORDERS [...] (C) Summary: Terrorism aside (Ref A),the diplomatic vibes of disaster diplomacy are resonating well in India. The GOI warmly welcomed Musharraf's October 18 decision to permit "any amount" of Kashmiris from J&K to cross the LoC into Pakistani Kashmir to assist with earthquake reconstruction [...]	2005-10-19 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID ECPS PBTS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8150	IRAQ: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IN
05NEWDELHI8162	INDIA'S STANCE ON IRAN AND THE IAEA CONTINUES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The spate of media and political criticism touched off by the GOI's decision to vote with the US and the EU3 (UK, France, and Germany) at the September 24 IAEA meeting on Iran is increasing rather than dying down. Foreign Secretary Saran recently summoned Ambassadors from the EU3 to [...]	2005-10-20 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG IR IN
05NEWDELHI8163	USG QUAKE ASSISTANCE CAN HELP BUILD GOODWILL IN J&K [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 8 earthquake that carved a path of destruction through Kashmir continues to claim lives as the death toll continues to rise. A USAID/OFDA team completed a rapid assessment in J&K (Ref A) and reports more extensive damage and a slower humanitarian assistance respons [...]	2005-10-20 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID AEMR KISL PTER PBTS IN PK US
05NEWDELHI8185	CONTAINER INSPECTION IN MUMBAI INDIA [...] ICE Attach Dozier explained that the radiation alert on the container in Colombo, Sri Lanka currently located in Mumbai, India was allegedly caused by neutron radiation from the container as registered by the equipment installed by mega-port (Department of Energy) personne [...]	2005-10-21 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KNNP PARM ENRG IN
05NEWDELHI8188	UIGHUR RESETTLEMENT: GOI UNLIKELY TO RESPOND [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar told the Charge on October 15 that the GOI would consider the US request for assistance in resettling Uighur detainees, but suggested that the answer would be no. "You know why," he added. Comment ------- [...]	2005-10-21 13:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR IN
05NEWDELHI8194	RE-EXAMINATION OF MUMBAI CONTAINER [...] (SBU) DCM met with MEA (Americas) Joint Secretary Jaishankar to present reftel demarche. DCM underlined the importance of this issue to Washington and indicated DOE's interest in sending a team immediately to re-examine the container. Jaishankar reported that the GOI will need to consult the [...]	2005-10-21 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN KNNP PARM ENRG
05NEWDELHI8231	JASWANT SINGH BELIEVES THE UPA IS INCAPABLE OF MANAGING THE INDO/US RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with U/S Burns and the Ambassador in New Delhi on October 21, former Foreign Minister and BJP leader Jaswant Singh expressed wholehearted support for the India/US agenda and its many components, but reading between the lines, that support was actually qualified. Singh seemed [...]	2005-10-24 10:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PINR IN PK IR
05NEWDELHI8237	U/S BURNS AND F/S SARAN CLARIFY POSITIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S Nicholas Burns' meeting with GOI Foreign Secretary Saran on U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation SIPDIS clarified differing perceptions on how to sequence each side's fulfillment of obligations in order to build sufficient confidence in the other side's executive and legisl [...]	2005-10-24 11:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG IN
05NEWDELHI8245	BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...]	2005-10-24 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US
05NEWDELHI8247	NEPAL, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRANIAN TERRORISM: FOREIGN [...] This message contains an ACTION REQUEST for SA. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his regional Joint Secretaries told visiting U/S for Political Affairs Nick Burns on October 22 that the GOI would announce that day the opening of several points along t [...]	2005-10-24 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS EAID ENRG PHUM IN NP AF PK CH CE BM TH
05NEWDELHI825	NEPAL SITUATION "WORST CASE SCENARIO" FOR INDIA [...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's decision to dissolve the government is a "worst case scenario," driving the Maoists and the political parties together, undermining the monarchy, and muzzling politicians rather than the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal and Bhutan) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and [...]	2005-02-02 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
05NEWDELHI8253	INDIA OPENS LOC TO HELP PAKISTAN DESPITE TERROR [...] (U) Summary: Consistent with the PM's admonition to find ways to make the Line of Control (LoC) less relevant and facilitate quake relief, the GOI is putting aside fears that terrorists will seize the advantage even as it creates camps along the LoC to provide food, shelter, and medical attent [...]	2005-10-24 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR PHUM EAID IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8254	INDIA EMPHASIZES SUPPORT FOR NON-PROLIFERATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a landmark October 24 speech aimed at an elite group of strategic analysts, Foreign Secretary Sham Saran forcefully defended the India-US civil nuclear framework, offered helpful interventions on NSG and MTCR harmonization, and highlighted India's vigorous support for the glo [...]	2005-10-24 14:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KNNP MNUC PREL ENRG IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI8255	U/S BURNS MEETS AMCHAM (INDIA) ON DEFENSE SALES [...] (C) Warning, Contains Business Proprietary Information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In U/S Burns' meeting with AMCHAM (India) on October 22, U.S. defense company representatives suggested that there needs to be a breakthrough in the U.S. procurement cycle and sales approach [...]	2005-10-25 01:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR MASS IN
05NEWDELHI826	REACTING TO NEPAL, INDIA WILL NOT ATTEND THE SAARC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The MEA announced on February 2 that India will not attend the SAARC Summit scheduled for February 6-7 in Dhaka. Both publicly and privately, GOI officials cited both King Gyanendra's actions in Nepal on February 1, and the security situation in Dhaka following the violence of J [...]	2005-02-02 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN BG PK NP SAARC
05NEWDELHI8266	INDIA'S SHAME: LINGERING BIGOTRY AFFLICTS 200 [...] (SBU) Summary: India,s 200 million Hindu and Christian Dalits (formerly &untouchables8) constitute approximately 21-25% of the population. Dalit leaders argue, and our Human Rights Report agrees, that Dalits are subject to sporadic cases of human rights abuses, including rape, trafficking, an [...]	2005-10-25 09:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR ECON ELAB KDEM KIRF SCUL IN
05NEWDELHI8380	GOI TRYING TO SALVAGE ISRAEL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Indian-Israel relations have hit a rough patch because of a recent lack of direction on the part of the ruling UPA government in New Delhi, but both sides say they intend to restore better ties. Over the next few weeks, Congress party leadership will affirm India's interest in m [...]	2005-10-28 11:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN IS
05NEWDELHI8394	LEFT RAISES THE STAKES IN CONFRONTATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: On October 27, after a four month hiatus, the Left Front (LF) deigned to meet their Congress coalition partners again in their formal Coordination Committee, but instead of being cowed by their recent pummelling in the press, the Communists were even more combative and rigid, an [...]	2005-10-28 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD PREL SCUL PINR EINV ELAB SOCI IN
05NEWDELHI8397	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SNOW'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, I want to warmly welcome you to India, a vibrant, diverse, multi-ethnic, multifaceted democracy -- much like our own in important respects -- that is emerging as an economic powerhouse and has growing global ambitions. Your visit will help set the stage for President Bush's [...]	2005-10-28 13:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON BEXP PGOV PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI840	ABU SALEM EXTRADITION UPDATE [...] (C) In a February 1 conversation with Poloff, Portuguese DCM Frederico Nascimento confirmed recent Indian press reports stating that his country's Supreme Court had rendered a decision to permit the extradition of Abu Salem to India. He noted that this decision allows the extradition of Salem [...]	2005-02-03 08:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV IN PO
05NEWDELHI8510	DESPITE TERROR BLAST, NEW KASHMIR CHIEF MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a suicide car bombing that killed five, Cabinet Affairs Minister and Sonia Gandhi close aide Ghulam Nabi Azad became Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir November 2, as per a 2003 power-sharing agreement between Congress and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's PD [...]	2005-11-04 09:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM PBTS PTER ASEC PK IN
05NEWDELHI8535	THE UPA DESCENDS DEEPER INTO THE VOLCKER REPORT [...] (C) Summary: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government continued to descend into the quagmire created by the release of the Volcker Report (reftels),while its embattled Foreign Minister has veered to the left in a desperate attempt to win support from the Left Front (LF). The UPA has [...]	2005-11-07 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ETTC EPET KCRM IN IR
05NEWDELHI8537	GOI FINDS NEUTRON SOURCE IN MUMBAI CONTAINER [...] (C) MEA Director (Americas) gave PolCouns a note on October 7 detailing further radiation measurements that the GOI's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board carried out on the suspect shipping container following USG requests for additional scrutiny (reftels). According to the note, after negative r [...]	2005-11-07 14:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD KNNP PREL IN IAEA
05NEWDELHI858	EXPLAINING INDIA'S ANGER OVER DEVELOPMENTS IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: New Delhi's surprisingly angry reaction to developments in Nepal underlines the serious mid to long-term implications the GOI believes King Gyanendra's actions will have on Nepal, India, and the GOI's larger foreign policy objectives. From New Delhi's perspective, the King has s [...]	2005-02-03 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP CH
05NEWDELHI859	GOI REWARDS BHUTANESE KING AS GUEST OF HONOR AT [...] (C) Summary: The Government of India (GOI) rewarded Bhutanese King Jigme Singye Wangchuck for conducting military operations in December of 2003 against Indian militants hiding out in Southern Bhutan by making him the guest of honor at Republic Day. During the King's January 24-28 visit, th [...]	2005-02-03 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT UNHCR
05NEWDELHI860	INDIAN INTEREST, AND HESITATION, ABOUT MARITIME [...] (C) Summary: Despite skepticism from some strategic commentators, the Indian government continues to express interest in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and other maritime security programs, but will not join PSI unless the matter of the Core Group is resolved. In the latest sign [...]	2005-02-03 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHSA ETRD EWWT XD XO IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI8627	IRAQI CHARGE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Charge Muayad Hussain told A/DCM on November 9 that while he was unhappy at former FM Natwar Singh's parting criticism of Iraq's government (reftel),he remained optimistic about continued engagement with the GOI. The Indian Petroleum Minister has proposed a renewal of the [...]	2005-11-09 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KDEM PTER IN IZ
05NEWDELHI8628	INDIA AND THE KABUL AGENDA [...] (SBU) Poloff shared Ref A points with MEA Under Secretary (Afghanistan) Acquino Vimal on October 8, reiterating USG appreciation for India's contributions to Afghan reconstruction and urging continued commitment in the next phase of assistance. Vimal reported that the GOI intends to continue [...]	2005-11-09 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL EAID ECON EFIN IN AF
05NEWDELHI8681	INDIA WILL URGE IRAN TO COOPERATE WITH THE EU3 [...] Charge took the opportunity presented by the scheduled meeting between Special Advisor for UN Reform Shirin Tahir-Kheli and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran to express concern to Saran about the visit on November 17 of Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari. The Charge noted that the EU3 [...]	2005-11-15 06:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PREL MNUC PARM IN IR
05NEWDELHI8682	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI URGES GOI LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) Summary. In her second round of consultations with senior MEA officials on November 14, Special Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli discussed areas of common consensus on UN reform and urged the GOI to take leadership and build coalitions of support before the review of the [...]	2005-11-15 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI8711	THE COMMUNISTS THREATEN THE UPA AGAIN OVER [...] (U) While addressing campaign meetings in Kerala on November 15 Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat and Communist Party of India (CPI) SIPDIS General Secretary AB Bardhan demanded that the GOI change its stance in the IAEA regarding Iran's nuclear program. Bo [...]	2005-11-16 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IN IR
05NEWDELHI8712	MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVEA PROTOCOL [...] (U) Acting Political Counselor delivered Ref A demarche to Director (UN Political) Sangeeta Mann, who confessed she was not aware of the issue, thanked the USG for the information conveyed, and promised a more substantive response once she ascertained the GOI position. 2. (C) Comment: Man [...]	2005-11-16 12:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IN IS SZ
05NEWDELHI8715	INDIANS WORRIED ABOUT NEW TERROR BLASTS AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a disturbing up-tick in the level of terrorist violence in India, a car bomb blast in Srinagar on November 16 killed four and injured 56, including a former insurgent who changed sides and served for a period as a Kashmiri state minister. This was the third such deadly terror [...]	2005-11-16 17:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KISL PBTS KCRM ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI8741	CONGRESS PUSHES THE LEFT TO MOVE TOWARD COMPROMISE [...] (U) On November 15, Communist leaders from the CPI(M) and CPI demanded that the GOI reverse its position and vote with Iran at the November 24 IAEA meeting or "face the consequences," but left the door open for face-saving "consultations," (ref A). On November 16, the GOI took advantage of t [...]	2005-11-17 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KNNP MNUC IN IR
05NEWDELHI8746	FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN URGES USG TO CORRECT [...] (C) Summary: In his November 15 meeting with Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran expressed general GOI support for most SIPDIS of the USG's UN reform agenda, with some minor disagreement on the oversight mechanisms. He reinforced the GO [...]	2005-11-17 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI8748	DUE TO INTERNAL POLITICS, INDIA RELUCTANT ON IRAN [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran during a November 15 meeting with Special Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli. Saran promised to examine the issues raised, but pointed out that India is already in a difficult position with Iran (as a result [...]	2005-11-17 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MNUC KNNP IN IR
05NEWDELHI8749	OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: GOI PROPOSES US OBSERVER STATUS AT SAARC [...] (U) For SA: SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In a surprise development, the GOI has told us that it would welcome US participation as an Observer to SAARC. At a South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit briefing on November 16, MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) P.K. [...]	2005-11-17 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN AORC BG SL NP PK ML BU IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI8750	FS SARAN GIVES AMBASSADOR MORIARTY READOUT OF [...] Summary (C) In a 16 November meeting, Indian Foreign Secretary Saran and visiting Ambassador Moriarty discussed SIPDIS the worrying political climate in Nepal. The Ambassador described options for increasing pressure on the King to reach out to Nepalese political parties to counter growing [...]	2005-11-17 13:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV MOPS ECON IN
05NEWDELHI8751	KASHMIRIS QUIETLY APPRECIATIVE OF INDIAN ARMY AND [...] (C) Summary: Indian Kashmiris have been quietly appreciative of the way the Army, J&K state government, Indian NGOs, and Indian businesses and citizens provided relief following the October 8 earthquake. Immediately following the quake, soldiers threw themselves into rescue efforts and opene [...]	2005-11-17 15:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KISL PTER EAID MOPS PK IN
05NEWDELHI876	GOI NON-PAPER ON ATTACKS ON (BANGLADESH) AWAMI [...] (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper list of summer 2004 attacks on Awami League leaders in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Wor [...]	2005-02-04 08:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL IN BG
05NEWDELHI877	GOI NON-PAPER ON ATTACKS ON BANGLADESHI AHMEDIYAS [...] (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper on 2003-04 attacks against Ahmediyas in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJ [...]	2005-02-04 08:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL IN BG
05NEWDELHI8772	GOI WORKING ON EXPORT CONTROLS IN ADVANCE OF HTCG [...] (C) Charge Blake delivered points from Reftel A to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar on November 18th, emphasizing the importance of India harmonizing its control lists with international standards. Jaishankar responded that he would follow up with issue experts in MEA. Charge noted [...]	2005-11-18 09:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ETRD ETTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI878	GOI NON-PAPER ON MAJOR ARMS SEIZURES IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper list of 2003-04 arms seizures in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) meet [...]	2005-02-04 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL IN BG
05NEWDELHI8782	MEA: LACK OF REPSONSE IN IC-814 CASE COULD HAMPER US-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request for S/CT, CIA, DNI, and SECDEF. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar used a November 18 meeting with Charge and PolCouns to warn that a USG failure to respond to earlier information requests (Reftel) regarding the hijacking of IC-814 [...]	2005-11-18 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PTER KISL KCRM EAIR IN US
05NEWDELHI8791	INDIANS WORRY LASHKAR TERRORISTS ARE THRIVING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Apprehension is mounting in India about Pakistan-based terrorist groups' exploitation of relief efforts to enhance their capabilities, recruitment, and operations against India. Indians are also noticing with alarm that terror groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jammat- [...]	2005-11-18 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PBTS KISL MOPS PINS EAID ASEC PK IN
05NEWDELHI8795	GOI COMMENTS REGARDING PERM REP SEN'S REMARKS ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) Visiting Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli raised Reftel A points in separate meetings with MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar and Media Advisor to the Prime Ministers Office Sanjay Baru on November 17. In both meetings, our interlocutors underlined that PermRep N [...]	2005-11-18 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR IN UNSC UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI8799	INDIA'S NAM BAGGAGE STILL HOLDING IT BACK ON UN [...] (C) Summary: At a November 17 meeting with Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Tahir-Kheli, Deputy National Security Advisor Nambiar insisted that India's "stereotype as a representative of developing countries" at the United Nations will hinder its ability to play a leading role with the [...]	2005-11-18 14:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI8809	PM SINGH SHUFFLES PORTFOLIOS SLIGHTLY [...] (SBU) In an anti-climax, the GOI announced November 18 that it had reallocated Cabinet portfolios between the sitting Cabinet Ministers rather than expanding the Cabinet as expected. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh retained the External Affairs Ministry. Jaipal Reddy moved from Information an [...]	2005-11-21 11:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON IN
05NEWDELHI8810	JAMMU AND KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE MONITORING VISIT [...] A Regional Advisor from USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and a representative from USAID/Delhi conducted a post-earthquake visit to Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir from 15-16 November in order to monitor program progress of USAID/OFDA-funded partners. Due to security concerns [...]	2005-11-21 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	IN NOTAG
05NEWDELHI8844	CONGRESS FACING A DOMESTIC "PERFECT STORM" [...] (C) Summary: With Parliament set to convene on November 23, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is reeling from assaults from its left and right and faces a series of political events that could undermine its stability, including the UPA defeat in the important Biha [...]	2005-11-22 14:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EPET ETTC KCRM IN IR
05NEWDELHI8845	INDIA DOUBTS NEPALESE MAOIST/POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Recent press reports of a breakthrough between Nepalese Maoists and political parties are not true, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae insisted on November 22, acknowledging nonetheless that the two sides have met in Delhi to discuss a solution to the ongoing crisis. [...]	2005-11-22 15:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV MOPS ECON IN NP
05NEWDELHI8856	CONGRESS DREADS IMPENDING SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT, [...] (C) Summary: Congress is facing a major political mess of its own making as it waits for a Supreme Court judgment that may rule its actions in Bihar to have been unconstitutional, with potentially dire consequences. When Congress moved precipitously to head off the formation of BJP/NDA gover [...]	2005-11-23 10:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KDEM PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI8891	IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED, EU-3 ALSO PUSHING [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao on November 23, emphasizing the importance of India conveying through a strong national statement that the international community remains seriously concerned about Iran's nuclear [...]	2005-11-23 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP AORC IN IR
05NEWDELHI8892	INDIA CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMES NEW SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The GOI called Mahinda Rajapakse's victory in the November 17 Sri Lankan Elections a ""wake-up call for India"" and plans to use the new President's upcoming visit to New Delhi to stress the importance of maintaining the Cease-Fire Agreement while continuing India's already close rela [...]	2005-11-23 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS CE IN
05NEWDELHI8893	INDIAN REPORTS BREAKTHROUGH IN BHUTAN/NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: The agreement reached in Dhaka between the RGOB and GON to restart the Joint Verification Process and allow for the return of Category 1 and 4 refugees from the Khudunabari refugee camp was a significant and positive step, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCou [...]	2005-11-23 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM PTER IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI8928	INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY FRETS ABOUT JIHADI [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Indian Foreign Secretary Saran summoned the Charge on November 24 to register concern about several dimensions of international relief activities in Pakistani Kashmir. Saran's delivery of the non-paper in para 5 was low key and respe [...]	2005-11-25 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID IN PK INDO PAK

05NEWDELHI8933	INDIA COMMITTED TO RE-BUILD AFGHANISTAN DESPITE [...] (U) Anger in India is mounting following the November 19 kidnapping and subsequent murder by the Taliban of MR Kutty, one of 290 Border Roads Organization employees who have been working on the GOI-funded Zaranj-Delaram road in Nimruz Province, Afghanistan. The discovery of Kutty's throat-sli [...]	2005-11-25 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID MARR MASS PBTS AF IN PK
05NEWDELHI9008	MEA SHARES INDIAN INTEL BLAMING LET FOR DIWALI [...] (S) Summary: Following up on MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar's November 14 assurance that the Indian government would share with us information regarding the October 29 Diwali bombings (Ref B),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar on November 29 confirmed to Charge and Poloff th [...]	2005-11-29 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PINS EFIN KCRM KTFN PBTS PK IN TS GOI
05NEWDELHI9029	RGOB: NEED CATEGORY 1 AND 4 REPATRIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Bhutan is ready to accept category 1 and 4 refugees from the Khudunabari camp, but needs Nepal to agree to the proposal in writing, which Nepal seems unwilling to do, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering stated in a December 1 meeting with PolCouns and PolOff. The Ambassador reported t [...]	2005-11-30 11:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER PHUM IN BT NP
05NEWDELHI9031	KASHMIRI LEADERS SHARE PERSPECTIVES WITH CODEL [...] (SBU) Kashmiri political leaders and human rights advocates described in differing viewpoints the problems facing Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and emphasized the need for redoubled peace efforts between India and Pakistan during a November 28 meeting with CODEL Burton and embassy officers. Mirwa [...]	2005-11-30 11:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL PBTS PHUM OREP IN PK
05NEWDELHI9078	RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION REQUEST ON DALITS [...] (U) This cable is a response to Reftel A requesting information regarding the treatment of Dalits in India. Please read Reftels B and C in conjunction with this cable for a thorough picture of the issue. The following is posts response to Paragraph 6 questions: 2. (U) Question 1: How is th [...]	2005-12-01 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF PHUM PREL SCUL KDEM ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI9080	GOI "CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" IN BURMA, UPBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: MEA J/S (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar) Mohan Kumar was candid about India's need to continue engaging in Burma and optimistic that PM Singh had begun to "clear the air" during his bilateral meeting with President Zia in Bangladesh. Acknowledging Indian competition with the [...]	2005-12-01 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER BG BM IN SA
05NEWDELHI909	INDIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN 2005 [...] (S) Summary: With political momentum in its favor, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) expects to solidify its hold on power in 2005. The Congress-led coalition's pursuit of closer US-India ties will continue unabated, but the exigencies of coalition government will slow progress on issues of i [...]	2005-02-04 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID MARR MOPS KPKO XD IN
05NEWDELHI9127	INDIAâ€™S DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY MINIMIZE EXTREMIST [...] (C) India's over 150 million Muslim population is largely unattracted to extremism. India's growing economy, vibrant democracy, and inclusive culture, encourage Muslims to seek success and social mobility in the mainstream and reduces alienation. With Indian Muslim youth increasingly comfortable in [...]	2005-12-02 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV KDEM PINR PTER SCUL IN
05NEWDELHI9128	NEW ALLEGATIONS BREATHE LIFE INTO NATWAR OIL [...] (C) Summary: The NDA's anti-UPA, anti-Natwar Singh campaign got a new lease on life December 2 when longtime Natwar Singh confidant (and serving Indian Ambassador to Croatia) Aneil Mathrani claimed in a television interview that the former Foreign Minister was deeply and personally involved [...]	2005-12-02 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM PTER EPET ETTC IN
05NEWDELHI9133	INDO-RUSSIAN SUMMIT TUNED TO DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The GOI hopes to expand Indo-Russian defense and space cooperation at the December 4-6 Sixth Annual Summit in Russia, but a sluggish economic relationship is dragging down bilateral ties. President Putin and Prime Minister Singh are expected to sign four agreements on defense In [...]	2005-12-03 03:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PGOV KNNP MASS IN
05NEWDELHI9139	INDIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO URGE [...] (C) Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran contacted DCM on December 3 to request the USG's help with the mission of Indian Special Envoy Virendra Dayal to Iraq in connection with the GOI's ongoing investigation into the naming of Former Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Pa [...]	2005-12-05 06:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IN IZ PREL
05NEWDELHI9164	FS SARAN CALLS FOR ENHANCED BHUTAN TIES [...] (C) Summary: India and Bhutan have a vital stake in each other's well-being and greater economic, security and cultural ties will benefit both countries, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran argued during an unusual December 3 seminar focused on Bhutan. Underlining the growing GOI concern about con [...]	2005-12-05 14:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGREL PBTS ECIN ETRD PREF PTER PGOV IN BT NP
05NEWDELHI9205	INDO-JAPANESE INTERESTS CONVERGING AHEAD OF EAST [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh is heading to Kuala Lumpur for the December 14 East Asian Summit (EAS) at a time of rapid improvement in Indo-Japanese relations that may finally overcome the sense on both sides of unfulfilled potential. In a December 2 meeting with PolCouns, MEA's Asia Co [...]	2005-12-06 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD ENRG TRGY KNNP CH JA IN ASEAN
05NEWDELHI9207	IN DIVIDED PUNJAB, DIPLOMACY DANCES TO A BHANGRA [...] (SBU) Summary: Drawn together by shared historical, cultural, and ethno-linguistic ties, the Indian state of Punjab and Pakistan's Punjab province continue to forge deeper relations even as Delhi-Islamabad rapprochement has slowed. This message details recent progress in people-to-people con [...]	2005-12-06 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS SCUL IN PK
05NEWDELHI922	INDIA SUSPENDS MILITARY PIPELINE TO NEPAL, WORRIES [...] (C) With NSA Narayanan unavailable until February 7, the Ambassador used a February 4 meeting with Foreign Secretary Saran to convey reftel points detailing our goals and strategy in Nepal. He also addressed these issues in broad brush during a pull aside with Foreign Minister Natwar Singh. [...]	2005-02-04 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS NP IN RS
05NEWDELHI9223	INDIA WILL TAKE STOCK OF IRAQ OPTIONS AFTER [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns shared Ref A points with MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh on December 7, continuing a SIPDIS December 6 discussion on India's objectives and perspectives in the Middle East (septel). New Delhi is waiting to see the outcome of the December polls in Iraq before d [...]	2005-12-07 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PINR IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9231	GOI INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS COMMUNAL [...] (C) Summary: Over stringent opposition from BJP-ruled states, the Congress government devised a bill to prevent the outbreak and spread of communal rioting by allowing New Delhi to intervene in any state experiencing communal violence. On December 5, the UPA unexpectedly diluted the bill t [...]	2005-12-07 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KISL IN
05NEWDELHI9245	INDIA FACES GROWING NAXALITE MENACE [...] (C) Summary: Despite India's rapidly expanding economy, Naxalite groups in poor rural areas and their educated urban sympathizers continue to spread and have extended their areas of influence into 12 states, proving they can launch spectacular attacks on government facilities. The GOI has respon [...]	2005-12-08 08:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM PTER KCRM ASEC SCUL IN NP
05NEWDELHI9249	GOI DESIRE TO EXPAND CYBER RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) This is an Action Request for PM. Please see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOI would like to see measurable progress on the creation of a joint Indo-US Cybersecurity fund and joint training opportunities, and welcomes Washington comments on how to proceed on these issues. Of particu [...]	2005-12-08 09:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER EFIN ECPS KTFN IN
05NEWDELHI9260	GOI UPDATES ON EXPORT CONTROLS DURING HTCG [...] (SBU) Summary: MEA officials used the Strategic Trade session of the High Technology Cooperation Group meetings held in New Delhi December 1 to respond to USG questions about India's export controls, stating that the Indian regime "completely covers" MTCR and NSG requirements. The GOI presen [...]	2005-12-08 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ETTC KNNP KSTC PARM TSPA MTCRE IN
05NEWDELHI9261	INDIA REITERATES SUPPORT FOR RED CROSS PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 12:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IN
05NEWDELHI9296	INDIAN NGOS THAT ASSIST VICTIMS OF TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) India suffers from three major strains of terrorism -- jihadi separatism in Jammu and Kashmir (that also of late spills into Delhi); Maoist/Naxalite terrorism that has spread through 12 states in the West, Central, and South regions of the country; and ethno-linguistic separatism in the [...]	2005-12-09 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM IN
05NEWDELHI9319	INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT CITIZENS, SECURE ENERGY INTERESTS IN MIDDLE EAST (C-NE5-00945) [...] (C) Summary: While India has major interests in the Middle East (energy, trade, expatriate workers, and religious ties),it has historically had lackluster relations in the area. GOI attention focuses on a few nations of particular importance to those interests, primarily Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq [...]	2005-12-12 01:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG EPET PTER PINR IN BA IR IS IZ QA MU AE XF
05NEWDELHI9335	PM SINGH AFFIRMS INDIAN NUCLEAR SEPARATION PLAN AT [...] Speaking to the press December 11 while en route to Kuala Lumpur for the East Asian Summit, Indian PM Singh told journalists India is working quickly to meet commitments it made in the July 18, 2005 nuclear agreement with the United States. Specifically, the PM said plans for separating India [...]	2005-12-12 10:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PGOV ENRG MNUC IN
05NEWDELHI9345	PMO MINISTER CITES DOMESTIC POLITICS IN PSI DEBATE [...] (C) The Ambassador used a December 9 meeting with Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, to press for early presentation of India's plan for separation of its civilian and military nuclear facilities and to continue our advocacy of Indian participation in the Pro [...]	2005-12-12 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MOPS IN PSI
05NEWDELHI9376	IS THE BJP READY FOR A REVIVAL? PERHAPS [...] (C) Summary: The BJP is undergoing churnings that suggest that it could regain its political legs. Supporters of this position point to the recent NDA electoral victory in Bihar, and the decision to expel perennial troublemaker Uma Bharati as signs that the party is putting its internal pro [...]	2005-12-13 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM EPET ETTC ECON IN
05NEWDELHI9393	URGENT REQUEST FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DELHI [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST for NEA/SA/EX and HR/RMA. Please see paragraph 6. 2. Summary: Embassy New Delhi respectfully requests that the DRI position (10504002 vice Nair) in our Political Section be immediately re-established and filled for 2006- 2008. Our workload has skyrocketed as US- [...]	2005-12-14 09:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KDEM BT IN US
05NEWDELHI940	INDIAN REACTIONS TO THE IRAQ ELECTION REFLECT [...] (C) Summary: The reaction of India's political parties and major newspapers to the January 30 election in Iraq predictably reflected their political orientations. The UPA government saw the election as a step forward, but unveiled no new initiatives or specific plans for greater engagement. [...]	2005-02-07 09:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9400	"GOOD ENGAGEMENT" IS COMMON REFRAIN AT U.S.-INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce David McCormick and GOI Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran led U.S. and Indian delegations in the fourth meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) in New Delhi on November 30 - December 1. The HTCG was formed in November 2002 to provide [...]	2005-12-14 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ETTC KSTC OTRA PREL KNNP PARM TSPA IN
05NEWDELHI9407	STRANGLING THE GOLDEN GOOSE: LEFT SEEKS TO [...] (U) Summary: At a time of declining union membership, the information technology (IT) sector's high growth, potential to employ large numbers, and lack of unions has attracted the attention of India's Communist labor federation, which sees it as an untapped area to recruit new members. This [...]	2005-12-14 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI9408	MTAG AND S49-05: INPA EXPORT CONTROL DEMARCHES [...] (S) PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarches to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Hamid Ali Rao and Deputy Secretary (DISA) Naveen Srivastava on December 14, emphasizing that both transactions appear to be covered under India's new WMD Bill and attendan [...]	2005-12-14 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL CBW IN IR SY
05NEWDELHI9409	GOI INTERESTED IN US SPONSORED IMO DONOR CONFERENCE [...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to MEA D/S (Disarmament and International Security) Naveen Srivastava, who commented that the Ministry of Defense had indicated interest in such a conference. 2. (C) PolCouns followed up with Joint Secretary (DISA) Hamid Ali Rao on December 14, who also [...]	2005-12-14 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA PBTS EWWT PTER GM IN KS
05NEWDELHI9414	TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JAN 24 CTJWG WITH INDIA [...] (U) PolCouns and Poloff made an introductory call on new Additional Secretary (UN and International Security) KC Singh on December 15, and discussed plans for the next round of the US-India Counter-terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),which Singh enthusiastically supported. PolCouns reviewe [...]	2005-12-15 05:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PINR EAIR EFIN TBIO KTFN IN
05NEWDELHI9421	AHMADINEJAD'S IRRATIONALITY: AN INDIAN [...] (C) Summary: During PolCouns's introductory call on new MEA Additional Secretary (UN and International Security) KC Singh, Singh shared his impressions from his recent posting as India's Ambassador in Tehran, emphasizing that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's perspective is skewed by his fer [...]	2005-12-15 09:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KNNP PINR IN IR
05NEWDELHI9434	INDIA JOINS ASEAN'S TOUGHER LINE ON BURMA [...] (U) Summary: After many months of wishy-washy Indian posturing on Burma, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called publicly for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and encouraged the GOB to move towards democracy on his return from the East Asia Summit. Speaking after a meeting with Burmese PM Soe Win in [...]	2005-12-15 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM IN BM ASEAN
05NEWDELHI9435	SARAN: INPA SANCTIONS AT ODDS WITH BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: Responding to the Ambassador's December 15 presentation of the US decision to impose sanctions on Indian entities, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran highlighted the danger that public awareness of prior GOI action regarding companies being sanctioned for activities that violate neith [...]	2005-12-15 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC ETTC MTCRE IN
05NEWDELHI9484	SARAN: NEPAL'S KING PROMISES OUTREACH TO PARTIES [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told the Ambassador on December 15 that Nepal's King Gyanendra committed to "some initiative with the political parties" during his December 13 audience in Kathmandu. The monarch accepted Saran's argument that he was isolating himself and contributing to the [...]	2005-12-16 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI9486	PM SINGH ABLY DEFENDS RECIPROCAL NATURE OF INDO/US [...] (C) Summary: The BJP latched onto a leftist Parliamentary question on the July 18 civil nuclear agreement in an attempt to score points against the UPA. BJP heavyweights Yashwant Sinha (former Foreign Minister) and Sushma Swaraj asserted that the agreement was "stalemated," and that the US [...]	2005-12-16 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ETTC KNNP MNUC ENRG IN
05NEWDELHI9487	INPA SANCTIONS ON INDIA ARE A "LAND MINE" [...] (S) Briefing Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar on December 16 about the Ambassador's preview to Foreign Secretary Saran of the imminent announcement of sanctions on SIPDIS Indian entities (Ref A),PolCouns reviewed the Congressional notification timeline and Ref B talking points, emph [...]	2005-12-16 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC ETTC MTCRE IN
05NEWDELHI9488	GOI WELCOMES IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] (U) On December 16, the DCM and D/PolCouns held a media briefing on the Iraqi elections, emphasizing the high voter turnout, the low levels of violence, and eager participation from Sunni voters who largely boycotted earlier elections. The December 15 polls were the most free and open ever see [...]	2005-12-16 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EAID IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9489	NARAYANAN BULLISH ON INDIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of FS Saran's departure for the December 21 Civil Nuclear Working Group meeting in Washington, NSA MK Narayanan told the Ambassador that Saran is bringing India's finished plan for civil/military nuclear separation in the hope that Congress will pass the required legis [...]	2005-12-16 14:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG ETTC IN
05NEWDELHI9504	BHUTAN KING TO ABDICATE IN 2008, DEEPENING [...] (U) Wire services and the on-line Bhutanese newspaper Kuensel.com reported on December 18 that King Jigme Singye Wangchuck announced he would abdicate the throne to the well-regarded and modest Crown Prince (known in Bhutan as the Chhoetse Penlop) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in 2008. Kuens [...]	2005-12-19 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI9513	EXTRADITION: INDIA: KULBIR SINGH BARAPIND: POST [...] (SBU) Summary: This message will address as many of the Ref A questions as Post is able to answer. Confirming or refuting specific allegations of torture is extremely difficult by the very nature of the usual secrecy surrounding torture. Barapind's claims of torture include a litany of many [...]	2005-12-19 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN GOI
05NEWDELHI9514	GOI SIFTING POTUS DELIVERABLE IDEAS, FINALIZING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Saran's priority for his Washington visit, aside from presenting India's proposals for separation of its nuclear program, is to begin detailed consultations on deliverables for the upcoming POTUS visit, MEA official Jaishankar told the Charge on December 19. Jai [...]	2005-12-19 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KNNP TRGY TNGD EAGR ENRG MARR MASS IN
05NEWDELHI9516	NSA NARAYANAN FOCUSED ON POTUS VISIT, NSG, AND [...] (C) Summary: Ahead of FS Saran's meeting with Burns on December 21, NSA Narayanan shared his priorities for the POTUS visit to India and his take on progress at the East Asia Summit and GOI policy on Burma in a December 16 meeting. He listed progress on the civil nuclear agreement and initi [...]	2005-12-19 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ENRG PHUM PTER BM IN
05NEWDELHI9592	GOI'S TAKE ON CHINA'S ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE [...] (C) Summary: In a December 16 meeting on India's relationship with Central Asia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),MEA J/S Jaimini Bhagwati (Eurasia) suggested that India and the US should look for opportunities to advance our shared interests in the region. Bhagwati speculated [...]	2005-12-20 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KDEM MOPS CH IN PK RS
05NEWDELHI961	LOOKING TO REASSERT A MID-EAST ROLE, INDIA [...] (C) Summary: On February 2, the MEA announced the appointment of retired career diplomat Chinmaya Gharekhan as Special Envoy for West Asia and the Middle East Peace Process. In creating this position, the GOI signaled its hope to raise New Delhi's profile in the Gulf, where India has an unde [...]	2005-02-07 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PINR IS IZ IN
05NEWDELHI9750	GOI TURNING PESSIMISTS ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. GOI officials told us on December 27 that developments in Kathmandu since Foreign Secretary Saran's early December visit have made them less hopeful of a resolution any time soon to the continued political stalemate in Nepal. Hardening of the positions of both the Palace and th [...]	2005-12-27 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER MASS IN NP CH
05NEWDELHI9751	INDIA READY TO PUSH HARDER ON BHUTAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is ready to take a more proactive role in prodding Bhutan to resolve the long-running refugee problem, an MEA official told A/DCM and Poloff on December 27. Bhutan's King had previously informed New Delhi of his plan to abdicate in 2008 following elections, and India is [...]	2005-12-27 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KDEM PGOV ENRG IN BT
05NEWDELHI9752	GOI NON-PAPER ON LINKAGES AMONG TERRORIST GROUPS [...] (S) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha in a December 27 meeting passed to Acting DCM a 10-page non-paper on connections among various terrorist groups, entitled "Inter-Group Linkages". The terrorist groups addressed in the non-paper include the following: al-Qaida an [...]	2005-12-27 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN PINR SNAR IN PK BG AF
05NEWDELHI9754	TIBETANS IN INDIA BRIEF VISITING STAFFDEL SZYMANSKI [...] (U) Summary: Members of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, including the chief executive of the Central Tibetan Authority and the Dalai Lama, told visiting professional staff of the House Small Business Committee during a December 11-12 visit that although human rights conditions [...]	2005-12-28 05:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM PREF IN CH
05NEWDELHI9755	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION TO GOI OF [...] (S) Acting DCM on December 27 passed Reftel prenotification to MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha, who read it with interest. Acting DCM reiterated the confidential nature of the prenotification as a precaution to better enable our counter-terrorism partners to freez [...]	2005-12-28 06:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IN
05NEWDELHI9758	MTAG: GOI WILL FOLLOW UP ON IRAN BROKERING, PUSHES [...] (S) Summary: A/DCM and Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to MEA officials, who promised to provide the additional information to concerned GOI agencies and report the status to us at an early date. New Delhi remains concerned by Ref C decision to sanction Indian entities for INPA violations, p [...]	2005-12-28 08:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IN IR
05NEWDELHI9761	THE BJP ATTACKS UPA FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The BJP leadership, meeting in Mumbai on December 26-27, continued its twisting foreign policy trajectory, issuing a public statement on ""The UPA's Mismanagement of our Foreign Policy,"" that was so shrilly critical of Congress initiatives that it drew a public rebuke from former Pr [...]	2005-12-28 09:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI9771	MEA LOOKS AHEAD TO PAKISTAN TALKS, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Speaking on December 27, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha judged that the GOP is dragging its feet in implementing agreed-upon confidence-building measures and presenting its own ideas in a "half-baked" manner, but was confident that relations would mud [...]	2005-12-28 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID EPET ELTN MOPS KDEM KNNP IN PK AF IR INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI997	NEW NSA SIGNALS COMMITMENT TO US-INDIA [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador since his elevation as National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan identified progress in US-India relations as one of the three or four top priorities that the PM has tasked him to focus upon. Although Narayanan was uninformed about Phase 2 o [...]	2005-02-08 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER BG NP IN PK US
05OTTAWA1502	US-CANADA POLMIL TALKS: FIRST IN A DECADE [...] (SBU) On April 27, Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) hosted the first US/CAN political-military consultations in more than a decade. The day-long talks opened with each side providing an overview of its recently released national defense policy/strategy. Topics covered in the talks included cont [...]	2005-05-18 21:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PK IN CA
05OTTAWA2768	U.S. PROPOSALS TO ENABLE CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (C) In a meeting on September 14, Pol M/C and polmiloff solicited Canada's engagement and support to advance civil nuclear cooperation with India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group; they emphasized that this was a top priority of President Bush. Emboffs left reftel non-paper outlining obligations [...]	2005-09-15 13:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IN CA
05OTTAWA3116	CANADA OPEN TO "CREDIBLE" AND "DEFENSIBLE" MODUS [...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche points to Terry Wood, Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation (IDN) at Foreign Affairs Canada on October 18. Wood expressed appreciation for timely briefing materials in light of last week's discussions at the G-8 Senior Group meeting in London, a [...]	2005-10-18 18:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL CA IN
05OTTAWA942	CANADA INFORMED OF NEW SOUTH ASIA STRATEGY [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, on March 29 polmiloff delivered the Fact Sheet on Broadening the U.S. strategic partnership with South Asia to Keith Fountain, Acting Director of the South Asia Division (PSA) at Foreign Affairs Canada. Fountain said that he normally handles Afghanistan policy and wo [...]	2005-03-31 18:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS PK IN CA PSA
05PARIS2135	PRESENTATION OF NEW SOUTH ASIA STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-30 15:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PK IN AF FR
05PARIS2270	FRENCH VIEWS ON NEW U.S. SOUTH ASIA STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-05 15:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN AF PK FR
05PARIS5041	U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION INITIATIVE - [...] (U) On July 19, EST Counselor read points contained reftel regarding U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative to Messrs. Nicholas Roche and David Bertolotti, both of the Division of Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Foreign Ministry. They took careful notes, asked question [...]	2005-07-20 16:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	IN KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM PREL FR
05PARIS5177	MTAG 32-96: DRDO SEEKING SUPPORT FOR MISSILE [...] (S) On 20 July 2005, EST officer delivered reftel non-paper on India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) efforts to obtain support from the French firm SAGEM to French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) David Bertolotti. Bertolotti appreciated [...]	2005-07-27 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL MNUC IN FR MTCRE
05PARIS6342	SEPTEMBER 11-12 VISIT OF INDIAN PM SINGH TO FRANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 16, poloff met with MFA India desk officer to discuss Indian PM Manmohan Singh's meetings with the French President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and others September 11-13. The meetings, aimed at strengthening an already close bilateral relationship between [...]	2005-09-16 17:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP PARM IN IR PK UK GM FR
05PARIS6548	USUNESCO: INDIA EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] In her statement today at the Executive Board on the Canadian draft decision to move the cultural diversity convention forward, the Indian Ambassador stated her concerns about reopening the convention. In her statement, she said, "The Draft Convention, which has gone through an extensive inte [...]	2005-09-23 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD IN UNESCO
05PARIS7202	U/S BURNS DISCUSS INDIA NONPRO, BALKANS, CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Russian DFM Sergei Kislyak on October 19 in Paris to discuss, among other issues, India nonproliferation, the Balkans (especially Kosovo),and Secretary Rice's recent trip to Central Asia. Kislyak raised Russian concerns regarding access for its dipl [...]	2005-10-21 08:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR IN FR KO
05PRAGUE1339	INDIA NUCLEAR DEMARCHE - CZECHS THINK EUROPE [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-15 15:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EZ IN KNNP PARM EUN
05PRAGUE1535	CZECHS REVIEWING MI-17 PARTS REQUEST FOR PAKISTAN [...] (U) Pol-mil Off delivered reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Deputy Director Vaclav Balek Oct 27. The Czechs do have MI-17s in their inventory. Balek had not heard Pakistan planned to ask NATO for MI-17 parts. He said the GOCR would examine the request carefully. CABANISS [...]	2005-10-27 11:23:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	AEMR ASEC EAID IN PGOV PK PREF MASS EZ NATO
05PRAGUE1600	CZECH REACTION TO U.S. PROPOSAL TO ENABLE CIVIL [...] (C) On 9 November, PolOff met with Pavel Klucky, new MFA deputy director for international organizations with primary responsibility for non-proliferation, and reviewed Ref demarches. Klucky stated that the Czech government was in general agreement with the U.S. proposal, noting the potential [...]	2005-11-10 12:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	IN KNNP PARM PREL
05PRETORIA4479	THE IBSA INITIATIVE: SOUTH-SOUTH TRADE AND [...] (U) Summary. Discussing their joint research on IBSA (India, Brazil, and South Africa) trade and investment cooperation, three panelists from each of the countries involved highlighted the lack of experience, trade barriers, the cost of doing business, and cultural differences as reasons for t [...]	2005-11-08 09:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN PREL SF IN BR
05RANGOON1199	SOUTH ASIAN VIEWS ON BURMA: ENGAGE THE GENERALS [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime has generally looked North and East (China and ASEAN) for its foreign political relationships and to China and Thailand for its primary economic ties to the outside world. India's two-year old policy of sustained engagement with the current SPDC regime, howeve [...]	2005-10-21 09:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM IN PK CE NP BG
05RANGOON379	ALL SMILES: INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: The latest in a string of high-profile regional visitors to Rangoon (ref C),Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh conducted a bilateral trip to Burma March 24-27. Although the visit was characterized as ""not substantive,"" Singh achieved dual objectives of maintaining dialogue with [...]	2005-03-30 11:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BM IN
05ROME2179	ITALY: SIGONELLA TA APPROVAL CRITICAL TO MIL-MIL [...] (C) Post wishes to highlight the importance to US-Italy relations of rapid approval in Washington of the just-concluded negotiations on the Sigonella Technical Arrangement. The 1995 "Shell Agreement" stipulates that the US and Italy will negotiate technical arrangements (TA) for each Italian [...]	2005-06-27 13:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IT NATO FORCES IN ITALY
05ROME3146	ITALY: TOUR D'HORIZON ON EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S) On September 14, 2005, A/ECMIN and Econoff called on Enrico Padula, MFA Non-proliferation Officer, to present demarches on India (refs A, B, and D),North Korea (ref E),and Iran, (ref C). INDIA ----- 2. (S) A/ECMIN reviewed ref B and D points on the U.S. intent to work toward ful [...]	2005-09-21 10:16:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG ETRD ETTC FR IN IR IT KNNP KSCA MNUC NL PARM PREL TRGY TSPA MTCR
05ROME3591	ITALY: CHOD CALLS SIGONELLA TA "ABSOLUTE [...] (C) In an October 19 meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel Fata, Italian Chief of Defense ADM Di Paola said that concluding the Sigonella Technical Arrangement in the near future was "an absolute necessity." Di Paola said that, if there were to be a change of gove [...]	2005-10-26 14:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IT NATO FORCES IN ITALY
05SANTIAGO2526	CHILE NOT BUYING BRAHMOS MISSILES; DOWNPLAYS [...] (C) Post delivered ref A demarche to Claudio Ortiz, advisor to the Minister of Defense, and to Francisco Bernales, Deputy Director Special Policies Directorate at the MFA, on December 15. Both reiterated the GOC's earlier assurances that the GOC and Chilean military do not intend to procure [...]	2005-12-18 10:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC MTCR ETTC IN CI
05SINGAPORE1789	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 5:00PM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin E/P Counselor Laurent Charbonnet (Notetaker) SINGAPORE --------- [...]	2005-06-07 08:37:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON KNNP ETTC CH TW KS IN IZ
05SINGAPORE2077	SINGAPORE AND INDIA SIGN COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC [...] Summary. The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) signed June 29 in New Delhi by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong solidifies a growing trade relationship between India and Singapore. This is India's first free trade agreement t [...]	2005-07-07 01:01:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KTDB EAIR SN IN
05SINGAPORE2906	SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVES ON INDONESIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Singapore-based financial analysts believe that Indonesia's economic problems are not a harbinger of another Asian financial crisis, and that the risk of contagion is small given Indonesia's much stronger fundamentals compared to 1997-98. Although generally optimistic about Indon [...]	2005-09-30 10:42:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL IN SN
05TELAVIV2329	ISRAEL-PRC STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FOCUSSES ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Israeli MFA Director General Ron Proser (D-equivalent) led a GOI team to China April 3-5 for a strategic dialogue on arms control and terrorism issues. MFA Arms Control Director Alon Bar briefed poloff on the talks after the team's return to Israel. Bar's assessment, which track [...]	2005-04-14 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP CH IS IR IN GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS COUNTERTERRORISM
05THEHAGUE2829	NETHERLANDS/NSG: U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel talking points and questions/answers to Paul Wilke (Head, Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division, MFA) October 18 . Wilke said he would pass the points to the Dutch delegation in preparation for the October 19-20 NSG Consultative Group in Vienna. He add [...]	2005-10-18 15:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IN NL
05THEHAGUE2934	NETHERLANDS: NO MI-17 HELICOPTERS, EXPERTISE [...] (C) DAO contacts confirm that the Netherlands does not have any MI-17s, spare parts or relevant maintenance expertise on this type of Russian helicopter, and will be unable to provide assistance with regard to Pakistan's request. SCHOFER [...]	2005-10-28 08:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID IN PGOV PK PREF MASS NL NATO
05VATICAN253	CATHOLIC AID ORGANIZATIONS: TSUMANI RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-25 15:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAID SENV SOCI CE ID IN ML MY TH VT
05VATICAN444	INDIA: JESUITS SEE RISING HINDU FUNDAMENTALISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Father Lisbert D'Souza, South Asia Regional Director at the Jesuit Curia in Rome said February 16 that recent attacks against Christians in India were motivated by increasing Hindu fundamentalism. D'Souza distinguished between simple banditry and religiously motivated attacks, and [...]	2005-02-24 10:51:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	VT IN KIRF PGOV
05VIENNA3463	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON U.S. PROPOSALS TO ENABLE [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Dorothea Auer, Austrian MFA Director (assistant secretary) for Non-Proliferation, and Alexander Kmennt, Auer's DAS-level assistant for nuclear non-proliferation, on October 25. 2. (C) Auer and Kmennt were grateful for the detailed de [...]	2005-10-27 12:12:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IN AU
05WARSAW3410	POLISH RESPONSE REGARDING WEAPONS SALES TO [...] (S) SUMMARY. Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Economy (MOE) and MFA officials responsible for export controls. Both ministries confirmed that there was an agreement with Indonesia for sale of the Kobra air defense system to Indonesia, but there were as yet no applications for [...]	2005-09-19 13:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS PL LY IN
05YEREVAN1911	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARMENIAN SUPPORT FOR PAK [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding Pakistan's MI-17 helicopter operations to Deputy Minister of Defense General-Lieutenant Artur Aghabekyan. Aghabekyan contacted Chief Military Inspector General-Lieutenant Alik Mirzabekyan, who said that Armenia does not/not have MI-17 helicopters in it [...]	2005-10-27 12:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID IN PGOV PK PREF MASS AM NATO
05YEREVAN2022	ARMENIA: LACK OF SUPPORT FOR PAKISTAN RELIEF [...] (C) On multiple occasions since October 21, Armenian Defense and Foreign Affairs officials have not responded to our calls for military and other assistance -- which we think they are capable of rendering -- to the Pakistan relief effort. Early promises to answer requests for assistance (reft [...]	2005-11-17 13:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV PREF MASS AM IN PK NATO
05ZAGREB1333	INFORMING CROATIA ABOUT CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, poloff recently briefed Vesna Klaic, director of the MFA's Eurasia Office on the U.S. - INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION initiative. Klaic noted that Croatia supports all efforts to promote peace and to increase accountability in nuclear facilities. In response to [...]	2005-08-12 12:25:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC PREL IN HR
06ABUDHABI945	U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION INITIATIVE; [...] (C) In March 11 meeting with MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al Haidan, DCM delivered reftel A points which were taken on board. Discussion of President Bush's recent visit to India segued into the more urgent issue of Iranian nuclear ambitions. 2. (C) Al Haidan, a former UAE ambassador to Tehran, [...]	2006-03-13 07:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC IR AE
06ALMATY1226	KAZAKHSTAN'S REACTION TO NSG DISCUSSION OF INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan is open to further discussion of the India civil nuclear initiative, but is skeptical that the Nuclear Suppliers' Group will be able to reach consensus in the near future. India needs to provide much more information about the nature of its obligations and what is be [...]	2006-04-05 13:05:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN KZ
06ALMATY3075	KAZAKHSTAN NONCOMMITAL ON INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kazakhstani MFA welcomes progress in the U.S. and India on laying the groundwork for civil nuclear cooperation, and will consider making a statement of support at the upcoming NSG meeting in Vienna. Kazakhstan would like to ensure that Pakistan's views are considered as th [...]	2006-08-31 04:44:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN KZ
06AMMAN6886	WHERE HAVE ALL THE BANGLADESHIS GONE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an attempt to stem labor violations in Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs),the Ministry of Labor (MoL) took an informal decision in late May to halt all approvals of work permits for Bangladeshis and overturn any previous approvals for Bangladeshis who had not yet tra [...]	2006-09-07 03:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ELAB ETRD PHUM GTIP KTEX JO IN BG
06ANKARA1547	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Sunday [...]	2006-03-24 08:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1622	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Reported by Aksam on Thursday, March 2: TITLE: "The C [...]	2006-03-27 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1812	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Reported by Anadolu Ajansi on Friday, March 17: TITLE: [...]	2006-04-05 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA183	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Friday [...]	2006-01-18 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2478	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Monday, April 3: TITLE: Mobile [...]	2006-05-04 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2586	TIP IN TURKEY: FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR OUTLINES RESEARCH, [...] (U) Ambassador hosted Fulbright scholar Dr. Cindy J. Smith May 5 for a lecture and discussion on trafficking in persons (TIP),attended by more than 60 government officials, international and domestic organization representatives, academics and others. Smith, from the University of Baltimore, [...]	2006-05-09 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY

06ANKARA296	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, January 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Sunday, January 1: [...]	2006-01-26 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY

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