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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08NAIROBI817 | International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...] | 2008-03-26 06:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE |
08NAIROBI824 | FORMING KENYA'S CABINET PREDICTABLY CONTENTIOUS [...] (SBU) Disagreement over the size and composition of President Kibaki's cabinet has delayed the final step needed to form Kenya's coalition government. Forming a cabinet was never expected to be a neat or easy exercise, according to our political contacts, so this delay comes as no surprise. [...] | 2008-03-26 10:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI855 | KENYA'S NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND EMERGENCY SOCIAL AND [...] Summary: On March 17, 2005, the Grand Coalition Government of Kenya (GCG) unveiled the National Reconciliation and Emergency Social and Economic Recovery Strategy. This strategy paper, which has been transmitted as an e-mail attachment to State/AF/E and USAID/AFR/EA, presents actions that the [...] | 2008-03-28 09:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE |
08NAIROBI857 | MISSION KENYA RESPONSE ON PROPOSED OPIC FINANCING - GEF [...] U.S. Mission Kenya appreciates having the opportunity to comment on OPIC's proposed loan guaranty for a $150 million private equity fund entitled the "GEF African Consumer Fund." As ref A explains, the fund will provide investment capital for established, high growth companies involved in the [...] | 2008-03-31 03:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN KE |
08NAIROBI869 | INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMISSION SET TO BEGIN REVIEW [...] As part of their historic February 28 power-sharing deal, the Party of National Unity (PNU) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) agreed to form an Independent Review Committee (IREC) to undertake a top-to-bottom review of Kenya's flawed 2007 elections. Commissioners and a Chair, South African [...] | 2008-03-31 13:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI878 | Somalia Prime Minister and President at Odds [...] (C) Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein confided in SE Yates that he believes President Yusuf is organizing to have him removed from office. He asked for our support and advice on how to handle what he termed as "increasingly aggressive attacks" aga [...] | 2008-04-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO ET |
08NAIROBI893 | COALITION CABINET STILL NOT FORMED [...] (C) Summary. The failure of the two sides thus far to reach agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet threatens momentum to resolve the Kenya post-elections crisis. We have been working intensively with both sides to press for rapid agreement (see ref A which lays out U.S. engagement) [...] | 2008-04-03 09:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI896 | DEAL REACHED ON COALITION CABINET [...] (C) Per reftel, President Kibaki and Prime Minister (designate) Odinga met on April 3 to discuss the composition of a coalition cabinet. Odinga told me that the meeting resulted in an "agreement in principle." Kibaki and Odinga agreed that there will be 40 ministries. Kibaki's side will ke [...] | 2008-04-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI9 | KENYA ELECTIONS: KENYAN DOMESTIC OBSERVERS FORUM PRESS [...] Deployment 2. Polling 3. Counting 4. Tallying at constituency centers 5. Announcement of results 6. Delivery of Constituency results by Returning Officers to the ECK Headquarters at KICC 7. National tallying of Presidential Results from all the 210 constituencies Deployment ----- [...] | 2008-01-02 15:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE |
08NAIROBI902 | Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia [...] (C) Ambassador and Special Envoy met in Nairobi the week of March 31-April 4 with senior members of the Asmara-based Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS),including Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Executive Committee Chairman, and Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, Central Committee Chairman. [...] | 2008-04-04 16:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI903 | Somalia: SRSG Ould-Abdallah on Way Forward [...] (C) UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah called on the Ambassador and Special Envoy to discuss the visit to Nairobi of the Alliance for the Re-Libration of Somalia (ARS),to vent his frustrations over dealing with ?the Europeans,? and to provide details on h [...] | 2008-04-04 16:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI906 | MT. ELGON: MILITANT LEADERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: In the early morning hours of March 30, police arrested the 80-year-old traditional spiritual leader for the Soy subclan, Jason Psongoywo, in Eldoret. Psongoywo is reportedly one of the top leaders of the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF),the Mt. Elgon-based militant group agains [...] | 2008-04-07 08:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | MOPS PHUM ASEC KE |
08NAIROBI960 | RESOLVING KENYA'S CABINET IMBROGLIO [...] (C) Summary. President Kibaki and PM-designate Odinga have still not reached agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet. The difference between them is over 2-3 ministries. The impasse has heightened tensions. There was sporadic violence April 8 and 9, but the country is now calm. H [...] | 2008-04-09 18:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI970 | KENYA CRISIS AFTERMATH: INFLATION SOARS, CONSUMERS AND [...] (U) Summary: Driven mainly by food prices, seasonally adjusted overall annual inflation in Kenya rose to a record 12% in March, and underlying inflation continued to rise well above the target ceiling rate of 5%. Food prices rose 4.3% from February to March alone, as the aftermath of the crisi [...] | 2008-04-10 14:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG KE |
08NAIROBI971 | Somalia -- Country Clearance for Contractors [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (C) In order to implement more effectively USG assistance programs designed to support capacity building of the Transition Federal Institutions (TFIs),Post requests that a new policy be established that will permit USAID contractors to travel to [...] | 2008-04-10 14:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA ASEC PREL SO |
08NAIROBI989 | KENYA'S GRAND COALITION CABINET UNVEILED [...] President Mwai Kibaki unveiled a 40 member grand coalition cabinet on April 13, 2008 in a televised speech to the nation. The text of the speech, containing the list of Ministries, Ministers, and Assistant Ministers, follows. An analysis of the cabinet and challenges ahead will follow septel. [...] | 2008-04-14 11:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI999 | CABINET DEAL REACHED [...] (C) Summary. Intervention by the Secretary and strong support from A/S Frazer were decisive in persuading President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Odinga to reach agreement on the cabinet, which was announced April 13. Kibaki and Odinga both saw the U.S. as the only party who could work [...] | 2008-04-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAPLES36 | ORGANIZED CRIME IN ITALY I: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: This is the first of a three-part series; this message offers some background on organized crime in Southern Italy and examines its political dimensions. Organized crime is one of Southern Italy's greatest challenges to economic growth and political stability, [...] | 2008-06-04 15:34:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT |
08NAPLES37 | ORGANIZED CRIME IN ITALY II: HOW ORGANIZED CRIME DISTORTS [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of a three-part series; this message examines the economic dimension of organized crime in Southern Italy. According to a recent study, organized crime is the biggest individual segment of the Italian economy, accounting for seven percent of GDP. Wherever it occurs, [...] | 2008-06-06 10:50:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCRM SENV SNAR EFIN PGOV KCOR IT |
08NAPLES38 | ORGANIZED CRIME III: CONFRONTING ORGANIZED CRIME IN [...] (C) Summary: This is the third of a three-part series (see reftels A-B for parts I and II); this message offers views on how to combat organized crime in Italy. The USG has a significant stake in the fight against organized crime in Italy. The Italian crime syndicates help support terrorist groups [...] | 2008-06-06 17:20:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT |
08NAPLES48 | VENEZUELAN CONSULATE PROMOTES CHAVEZ BRAND OF SOCIALISM [...] (C) Venezuela appears to be using its long-dormant Consulate General in Naples as a platform for spreading propaganda on behalf of the Chavez brand of socialism. After leaving the Consul General position vacant for over a year, reflecting Venezuela's apparently minimal interests in southern I [...] | 2008-06-18 08:58:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IT VE |
08NAPLES79 | SOUTHERN ITALY'S GROWING ENERGY SECTOR [...] Summary: While Italy continues to import up to 90 percent of its energy needs, increasing production in southern Italy has the potential to slightly reduce the country's dependence on oil and gas from Russia and North Africa. Ironically, the growing production in the South has not prevented [...] | 2008-10-31 15:59:00 | Consulate Naples | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON TRGY BEXP KGHG SENV IT RS |
08NAPLES9 | SICILIAN GOVERNOR RESIGNS [...] (U) Following his January 18 conviction for assisting mafia figures (reftel),Sicilian Regional President Salvatore Cuffaro finally resigned from office January 26 in the wake of protests. After the conviction, Cuffaro had originally said he would not resign, and would appeal the verdict and [...] | 2008-01-29 07:47:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KCOR IT |
08NAPLES96 | CAN CALABRIA BE SAVED? [...] (SBU) Summary: If it were not part of Italy, Calabria would be a failed state. The 'Ndrangheta organized crime syndicate controls vast portions of its territory and economy, and accounts for at least three percent of Italy's GDP (probably much more) through drug trafficking, extortion and usury. La [...] | 2008-12-02 15:02:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL BEXP SENV SOCI KCRM KCOR IT |
08NAPLES97 | NAPLES TOURISM SECTOR HARD HIT [...] The tourism industry in the city of Naples and the surrounding area has been hard hit in 2008, according to official figures and ConGen contacts. Data compiled by the Provincial Tourism Board show a 13 percent drop in the total number of visitors in 2008, and a decline of 18 percent in the n [...] | 2008-12-02 16:15:00 | Consulate Naples | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IT |
08NASSAU126 | 2008 BAHAMAS BUSINESS OUTLOOK [...] SUMMARY: Presenters at the 17th Annual Bahamas Business Outlook Conference discussed substantial challenges to the Bahamian economy, including the need to: upgrade the infrastructure on New Providence, conclude investment deals quickly, and develop new ways to appeal to tourists. They painted [...] | 2008-02-08 20:24:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR BEXP ETRD BF |
08NASSAU146 | ELECTION COURT CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT WIN AFTER [...] (U) The first of three legal challenges to results of the May 2007 elections was decided January 21 with a recount confirming the victory of the governing FNM party's candidate. The decision leaves the Ingraham government with an unassailable majority and scuppers any hopes the opposition PL [...] | 2008-02-15 21:37:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BF |
08NASSAU160 | COAST GUARD STOPS HAITIAN MIGRANT SURGE, BUT LONG [...] (U) SUMMARY: A U.S. Coast Guard cutter overtook a sailboat packed with 73 Haitian migrants on February 7, in the latest of four significant interdictions in the Windward Passage over a span of three weeks. The recent surge in migrants saw 447 Haitians rescued at sea by the USCG cutter, with [...] | 2008-02-21 22:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG HA BF |
08NASSAU191 | U.S.-BAHAMAS COUNTER-DRUG TASK FORCE REVIEWS TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister co-chaired the semi-annual Joint Counternarcotics/Illegal Migration Task Force Meeting (JTF) between the United States, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands on December 14, 2007. The parties discussed trafficking trends, reviewed year-to- [...] | 2008-03-03 22:18:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL BF |
08NASSAU193 | THE BAHAMAS -- EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) As requested in reftel, please find Post's responses to questions for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. --------------------------------- Para 27 -- OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A: Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or desti [...] | 2008-03-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BF |
08NASSAU206 | PM INGRAHAM OUTLINES ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Ingraham recently delivered an upbeat assessment of his government's accomplishments in 2007 against the background of negative economic conditions in the wider world and worries over crime and economic uncertainty at home. Ingraham put a brave face on "a difficult year" [...] | 2008-03-10 17:54:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON SMIG BF |
08NASSAU228 | CARICOM LEADERS ADDRESS CRIME, TOURISM, ECONOMIC [...] (U) CARICOM heads of government gathered in Nassau March 7-8 for an inter-sessional Heads of Government meeting that focused on preventing crime, lowering the cost of living, and improving domestic economic links with their important tourism sectors. Reflecting mounting concerns throughout th [...] | 2008-03-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD BF XL |
08NASSAU398 | SECOND TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE DISCUSSES DRUG AND MIGRANT TRAFFICKING AND ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 18:18:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL TK UK BF DR HA |
08NASSAU404 | BAHAMAS DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM DELIVERED [...] (U) PolOff conveyed reftel demarche points on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee Meeting to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Permanent Secretary, and Head of Legal Division, Donna Knowles-Lowe, and Under Secretary, International Relations Division, Marilyn Zon [...] | 2008-05-23 17:13:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA BF |
08NASSAU405 | BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cub [...] | 2008-05-23 17:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF |
08NASSAU406 | BAHAMAS ASKED TO SUBSCRIBE TO HCOC [...] (U) PolOff conveyed reftel demarche points encouraging The Bahamas to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Permanent Secretary, and Head of Legal Division, Donna Knowles-Lowe, and Under Secretary, Internat [...] | 2008-05-23 17:16:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BF |
08NASSAU407 | BAHAMAS NON-COMMITTAL ON US-EU DECLARATION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points urging co-sponsorship of the draft US-EU declaration on prisoners of conscience to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Marilyn Zonicle April 23. Zonicle gave no indication of the ministry's position on the draft declaration. Post will rep [...] | 2008-05-23 17:19:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL BF |
08NASSAU470 | BAHAMAS SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM DG IN [...] (SBU) Ambassador Siegel delivered reftel demarche points requesting GCOB support for Ambassador Bill Swing, U.S. candidate for Director-General of IOM, to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette during a conversation on May 30. The Minister indicated that hi [...] | 2008-06-23 20:37:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREF PREL SMIG BF |
08NASSAU471 | BAHAMAS APPROVES PSI SHIP-BOARDING AGREEMENT [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Post via diplomatic note dated June 13 that the GCOB had approved the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) reciprocal ship-boarding agreement preliminarily concluded by the U.S. and Bahamian delegations on April 30-May 1, 2008 in Nassau (reftel [...] | 2008-06-23 20:49:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA KNNA EWWT MARR PARM PGOV PHSA PREL BF |
08NASSAU56 | MP'S SURPRISE RESIGNATION UPSETS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The opposition PLP lost a seat in parliament January 9 as a Nassau MP resigned suddenly and declared himself an independent. The MP's defection undermines the PLP leadership's post-election strategy of contesting three races in election court in hopes of overturning the governing FNM's [...] | 2008-01-22 22:51:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BF |
08NASSAU590 | WHA DAS MADISON SIGNS PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA DAS Madison signed a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) shipboarding agreement with Bahamas Acting Prime Minister Symonette on August 11 in Nassau. In separate discussions with top Bahamian officials, Madison focused on the GCOB,s stated security priority of improving [...] | 2008-08-14 20:37:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PREL PHSA KTIA KNNA EWWT MARR PARM |
08NASSAU591 | LABOR UNREST ROCKS BAHAMAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Labor unrest broke the summer lull on three Bahamian islands in the past week and brought the capital,s central avenue to an unexpected standstill mid-morning August 11. A union-sanctioned strike at Morton Salt on Great Inagua August 8 caused management to cease operations inde [...] | 2008-08-14 22:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB BF |
08NASSAU62 | BAHAMAS REMAINS COMMITTED TO DEPORTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Top Bahamian government officials remain committed to implementing IOM's State Department-funded Deportee Reintegration Pilot Project, voicing no regional reservations or caveats. The Bahamian position indicates that there is no "CARICOM consensus" to decline U.S. aid on depo [...] | 2008-01-23 22:38:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM BF EAID |
08NASSAU623 | CARIBBEAN ENERGY SEMINAR SPOTLIGHTS ISLAND INITIATIVES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Advancing U.S. energy diplomacy in the Caribbean, the USG partnered with the OAS and the GCOB to host a two day regional sustainable energy event July 23-24 in Nassau. The USG-funded, OAS-sponsored seminar brought Caribbean leaders together with energy experts from the OAS, CARICO [...] | 2008-08-29 14:07:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV ETRD BF |
08NASSAU628 | GEORGIA-RUSSIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points rejecting Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2. PS Rodgers made no substantive comments in reply but indicated the GCOB was lik [...] | 2008-09-03 18:53:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU BF |
08NASSAU629 | BAHAMAS NOT INTERESTED IN KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT [...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points regarding Serbia's proposal to refer the question of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia R [...] | 2008-09-03 18:54:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV BF |
08NASSAU630 | BAHAMAS UNPREPARED TO DISCUSS SUMMIT OF THE [...] (U) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points and asked newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, for GCOB impressions of the draft Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain, September 2. PS Rodgers did not appear briefed on the summit or the [...] | 2008-09-03 18:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRC PGOV PREL BF |
08NASSAU644 | UN VOTING RECORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points on country voting practices at the UN, and a copy of the 2007 report, to newly-appointed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2. PolChief echoed DAS Madison's appreciative comments to then-Acting P [...] | 2008-09-12 20:46:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNSC UNGA BF |
08NASSAU645 | BAHAMAS NON-COMMITTAL ON PRESSURING FARC [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points encouraging further pressure on the FARC to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2. PS Rodgers made no substantive comments in reply but indicated the GCOB was unlikely to take any s [...] | 2008-09-12 20:47:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PTER SNAR PGOV PREL BF |
08NASSAU646 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points encouraging dialogue on respect for human rights in Cuba to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2, referencing DAS Madison's discussion on the matter with then-Acting Prime Minister/ [...] | 2008-09-12 20:48:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN CU BF |
08NASSAU657 | PM'S OFFICE FOCUSED ON TRAVEL, PORT SECURITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister's Permanent Secretary focused on domestic issues that impact the tourism sector, the bedrock of the national economy, such as consular and travel issues, air and seaport security, and U.S. investment during a wide-ranging discussion with DCM September 15. They [...] | 2008-09-17 16:01:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EAIR ECON EINV PGOV PREL BF |
08NASSAU676 | DEMARCHE ON BOLIVIA-VENEZUELA AMBASSADORS DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered demarche points on the declarations of U.S. ambassadors in Bolivia and Venezuela persona non grata (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary and Head of International Relations Division, Marilyn Zonicle September 22. Ms. Zonicle took note that the USG's a [...] | 2008-09-23 21:58:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PROV PREL KDEM ASEC BF |
08NASSAU678 | UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered demarche points on UN General Assembly Third Committee human rights priorities (ref A)to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary and Head of International Relations Division, Marilyn Zonicle September 22, completing an introductory round of MFA meetings that urged c [...] | 2008-09-23 22:06:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN BF |
08NASSAU69 | RIOT OVERWHELMS POLICE ON BIMINI, GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Arson and rioting rocked the island of Bimini December 22 as angry residents destroyed police property in the wake of the fatal shooting of a local man by police the previous night. The unrest overwhelmed local law enforcement, with order restored only after significant reinfo [...] | 2008-01-24 21:46:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL MARR BF |
08NASSAU691 | GCOB TO NAME NEW AMBASSADOR TO CUBA [...] (C) The director of the Department of Immigration, Vernon Burrows, told PolChief September 23 that he was preparing to take up an assignment as ambassador in Havana soon, possibly by the end of next month. There has been no official announcement of any impeding change, though an opposition-a [...] | 2008-09-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BF CU |
08NASSAU692 | GCOB TO NAME NEW AMBASSADOR TO CUBA [...] (C) The director of the Department of Immigration, Vernon Burrows, told PolChief September 23 that he was preparing to take up an assignment as ambassador in Havana soon, possibly by the end of next month. There has been no official announcement of any impeding change, though an opposition-a [...] | 2008-09-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BF CU |
08NASSAU709 | PM CANDID, UNHELPFUL ON UNGA VOTING DEMARCHE AND [...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham received reftel demarche from Charge late October 4. PM Ingraham took on-board USG points regarding the UN having great potential for progress if like-minded countries would agree to work together on balanced and reasonable UN resolutions and other [...] | 2008-10-07 18:33:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNGA CU BF |
08NASSAU71 | DOWNTOWN NASSAU MURDER PRESSURES GOVERNMENT TO ACT [...] (U) Deadly violence struck the tourist and commercial heart of downtown Nassau January 7 as a drive-by shooter missed his intended mark, instead mortally wounding a high school student waiting in a crowd at a bus stop. The shooting prompted renewed concern about the impact of rising crime on [...] | 2008-01-25 15:17:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BF CASC KCRM PGOV PHUM |
08NASSAU710 | BAHAMA,S PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERING VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham informed Charge October 4 that he was considering joining a "group of his peers" on a CARICOM-sponsored visit to Cuba in December (NFI). PM Ingraham said he had last traveled to Cuba "a couple of decades" ago and noted that his Free National Moveme [...] | 2008-10-07 18:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BF CU |
08NASSAU711 | HAITIAN AMBASSADOR OPPOSES SLOOP BAN, SEEKS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Haitian Ambassador told Charge he seeks to better organize the Haitian-Bahamian community in order to more effectively lobby the GCOB on issues of concern. He also expressed opposition to a new GCOB ban on wooden-hulled commercial sailing sloops citing its negative economic [...] | 2008-10-07 21:14:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR BF HA |
08NASSAU715 | UNGA NON-PROLIFERATION RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points soliciting Bahamian support for a planned U.S. draft resolution on compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitations and disarmament agreements to be introduced at the UNGA First Committee during the 63rd UNGA session to Ministry of Foreign Affa [...] | 2008-10-10 19:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM CDG PREL UNGA BF |
08NASSAU764 | AFTER SUMMER RESHUFFLE, NEW GCOB INITIATIVES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ingraham consolidated his government after a cabinet reshuffle in July and launched several new initiatives in the first hundred days since. The new Ministry of Environment has energetically pushed renewable energy options, while the new Minister of Tourism has u [...] | 2008-10-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ECON BF |
08NASSAU765 | TOURISM LEVELS DROP IN BAHAMAS FOLLOWING ECONOMIC [...] Summary: Tourist numbers in The Bahamas have decreased following the recent economic downturn in the U.S. Newly released visitor arrival numbers show a 9.6% drop in overall numbers for the first half of 2008. The economy of The Bahamas is dependent on tourism, which accounts for nearly 70% [...] | 2008-10-30 15:47:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB BF |
08NASSAU776 | BAHAMAS APPLAUDS HISTORIC US ELECTION RESULT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bahamian public, press and government greeted the U.S. presidential election outcome with joy and satisfaction at the historic success of an African-American candidate and admiration for the U.S. and the American democratic process. Optimism marked the view of the potential [...] | 2008-11-06 15:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PROG PREL BF |
08NASSAU780 | NO TIMETABLE YET FOR BAHAMAS PSI ENTRY INTO FORCE [...] (U) On October 21, PolOff asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Natasha Turnquest about GCOB internal procedures for the entry into force of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) reciprocal shipboarding agreement, which was signed in Nassau in August, and inquired about [...] | 2008-11-07 21:31:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KNNP KTIA MARR PARM PGOV PHSA PREL BF |
08NASSAU785 | U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CIM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points November 4 on the U.S. candidacy for the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary, International Relations Division, Marilyn Zonicle. Ms. Zonicle had previously informed Post [...] | 2008-11-10 20:33:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL BF |
08NASSAU786 | UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points November 10 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary, International Relations Division, Marilyn Zonicle. PolOff expressed gratitude for the GCOB's past support for human rights resolutions and principled opposition to no-action motions and [...] | 2008-11-10 20:40:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BF |
08NASSAU796 | ATLANTIS RESORT LAYS OFF 800 EMPLOYES [...] (U) The tlantis Resort on Paradise Island, The ahamas, largest private employer, laid off 800 employees on 12 November. In public statements, President and Managing Director of Kerzner International Bahamas George Markantonis said the company had no choice but to reduce staff by 10%, given th [...] | 2008-11-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB BF |
08NASSAU803 | Bahamas Avoids Increased Florida Sales Tax [...] Bahamian businesspersons were relieved after the proposal to repeal Florida's exemption to the six percent export sales tax failed to make it on the November 20 election ballot. The Bahamas imports 84% of its goods and products from the U.S., the majority of which come from Florida. Florida' [...] | 2008-11-18 16:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD BF |
08NASSAU811 | WHA CHIEFS OF MISSION CONFERENCE: ATTENDANCE OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador Ned L. Siegel respectfully requests permission to travel to Washington, D.C. from December 3-5, 2008 to attend the 2008 WHA Chiefs of Mission Conference to be held at the Brookings Institue, Department of State and the National Press Club. The Ambassador's travel schedule is [...] | 2008-11-20 19:38:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT CMGT ECON OTRA PGOV PREL BA |
08NASSAU832 | HOTEL LAYOFFS CONTINUE AS TOURIST ARRIVALS REMAIN LOW [...] (U) Summary: Tourism levels in The Bahamas have dropped to near post-9/11 levels and led to a wave of layoffs in well-paying hotels jobs - some 800 positions at the premiere, U.S.-owned Atlantis Resorts in Nassau two weeks ago and another 150 terminated at other hotels since then. With the e [...] | 2008-11-28 16:28:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB BF |
08NASSAU855 | PM INGRAHAM HEADED TO CUBA FOR CARICOM EVENT [...] (C) Local press reported December 3 that Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham will travel to Santiago, Cuba on December 8 to attend the Third CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting and Summit (December 7-8). The article noted that the CARICOM meeting apparently will include a tribute to Fidel [...] | 2008-12-04 20:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU BF |
08NASSAU856 | NOVEMBER TSA ASSESSMENT REPORTS MAJOR IMPROVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: A TSA assessment team visited Nassau November 17 ) 26 to conduct a follow-up inspection of airport security procedures at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). The team noted &tremendous amounts of improvement8 to security procedures since their last visit in September [...] | 2008-12-04 22:16:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV BF |
08NASSAU861 | PM INGRAHAM CALLS PETROCARIBE A "STUPID PROPOSAL" [...] (U) At a &meet the press8 event on November 30 Prime Minister Ingraham called signing onto the PetroCaribe accord with Venezuela a &stupid proposal.8 The PM stated the opposition PLP nearly signed onto Petrocaribe last year without fully understanding the ramifications the proposal would hav [...] | 2008-12-08 22:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL BF |
08NASSAU863 | TOP IMMIGRATION STAFF OUT AFTER SHAKE-UP [...] (C) Six top administrators, including the deputy director, in the Department of Immigration were unexpectedly offered retirement packages in apparent response to long-standing allegations of inefficiency and corruption by the Minister of Immigration appointed after the cabinet reshuffle in Ju [...] | 2008-12-09 21:04:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ELAB BF |
08NASSAU867 | BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...] | 2008-12-11 18:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF |
08NASSAU870 | GCOB, OPPOSITION BARBS ON CUBA REVEAL FOREIGN [...] (C) Prime Minister Ingraham, in Santiago de Cuba for a CARICOM high-level meeting December 8, framed his government's basic continuation of the previous PLP government's Cuba policy as a matter of pragmatism, rather than conviction. In remarks to media widely reported in The Bahamas, the PM [...] | 2008-12-12 16:25:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BF |
08NASSAU872 | Bahamas and the EU Economic Partnership Agreement - impact [...] This is an action cable see paragraph 10. 2. Summary: The Bahamas recently joined the Forum of Caribbean States (CARIFORUM) in signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU). Opponents argued, with some reason, that not even the Bahamian government (GCOB) f [...] | 2008-12-15 14:33:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN BF |
08NASSAU896 | BAHAMAS: UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points regarding the UNESCO Director-General election to Marilyn Zonicle, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs December 15. Ms. Zonicle took down the details but made no reply. Later, speaking on another matter, she told PolOff that, having [...] | 2008-12-18 20:07:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO BF |
08NASSAU897 | TRIP REPORT FOR FREEPORT, THE BAHAMAS DECEMBER 10-11, 2008 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pol/Econ/PD Chief traveled to Freeport, The Bahamas December 10-11 to attend the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Stakeholders Consultation and meet with local Island Administrators, representatives of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, the CEO of Hutchinson Container Port, and [...] | 2008-12-18 21:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN EAIR ECON BF |
08NASSAU898 | TCI Prime Minister Fights Ouster Attempt [...] (U) According to news reports December 16, nine of thirteen elected members of the governing Progressive National Party (PNP) of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) parliament, including the Deputy Premier, have written to the current governor expressing no-confidence in Premier Michael Misick. [...] | 2008-12-19 15:13:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BF TK UK |
08NASSAU899 | DRUG CASE CHALLENGES CONSTITUTIONALITY OF BAHAMIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Accused drug trafficker and former fugitive Melvin Maycock Sr. has challenged the constitutionality of the Bahamian Listening Devices Act in an attempt to undermine the evidence against him and to thwart attempts to extradite him to the United States. Maycock's argument was rejecte [...] | 2008-12-19 18:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL UK BF |
08NASSAU94 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS DRUG AND MIGRANT STRATEGIES IN TRI-LATERAL MEETINGS IN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-01 12:18:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL TK UK BF |
08NDJAMENA106 | FRENCH READY FOR ONE LAST CHAD EVACUATION, ACTIVE IN PROMOTING POLITICAL REFORM PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the French Charge D'Aaffaires, a reprise of the February 2-3 attack on N'Djamena is less likely, particularly in view of the thinning Zaghawa forces Timan Erdimi's RFC. France is ready to perform another evacuation if need be, but a second evacuation would trigger t [...] | 2008-03-20 13:44:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF CD SU CASC |
08NDJAMENA108 | EASTERN CHAD: EUFOR OUTPACING MINURCAT, IMPROVING SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. Despite earlier delays, the European Mission in eastern Chad has now leapfrogged impressively ahead of the UN police training mission which provides the raison d'etre for its presence. Hopes are pinned on the recent arrival of UN Special Representative Victor Angelo to speed up MINUR [...] | 2008-03-20 16:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV ASEC CD SU |
08NDJAMENA111 | NEW SRSG FOR MINURCAT/EAST CHAD GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This is an action message: See para 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) New MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo briefed ambassador 3/21 on progress since he arrived two weeks ago, especially signing a Status of Mission Agreement with the GOC, after having successfully for now resisted GO [...] | 2008-03-25 10:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PREF MARR EAID UN EU SU CD |
08NDJAMENA117 | HAVING DEFENDED DEBY, JEM/CL MOVES TO SOLIDIFY NEW UMBRELLA [...] (SBU) Summary. JEM/Collective Leadership fought on behalf of President Deby's government during the February rebel offensive in order to prevent Sudan from using Deby's collapse to "finish off" the Darfur conflict, JEM/CL Chairman Bahar Idriss Abu Gharda told Poloffs on March 25. Abu Gharda cl [...] | 2008-03-27 12:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF UN AU CD SU |
08NDJAMENA119 | CHAD FOREIGN MINISTER: GIVE BORDER MONITORING MORE [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging meeting with Chad Foreign Minister Allam-mi the Ambassador broached the topic of what messages the United States might usefully convey to Chadian rebels that approached us. Allam-mi urged commitment to the Sirte accords and asked for U.S. assistance in putting [...] | 2008-03-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF SU CD |
08NDJAMENA122 | JAMOUS: DEBY STRONG, ABDELWAHID AL NUR WEAK, AND DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: Due to recent defections within two of the major Chadian opposition movements, President Idriss Deby's Government "faces no major danger" in the next year, SLA/Unity leader Suleiman Jamous told Poloffs on March 25. He nonetheless warned that Deby's overthrow at the instigation o [...] | 2008-03-28 12:44:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF UN AU CD SU |
08NDJAMENA123 | DARFUR: TENSIONS MOUNT BETWEEN JEM AND URF REBELS [...] (C) Two Darfur rebel movements--JEM and the URF--are on the verge of "war" and conflict has erupted between their forces in Chad in recent weeks, according to the chief URF commander. While JEM's military strength is declining as a result of a recent Sudanese offensive and widespread defectio [...] | 2008-03-28 14:47:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF EAID CD SU |
08NDJAMENA124 | AMB BRIEFS U.S. DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY TO DEBY ADVISOR; [...] (SBU) This message is an action request. See para. 5. 2. (SBU) Implementation of the Dakar agreement has not advanced and Khartoum continues to instigate violence in both Chad and Sudan, Presidential Advisor on International Affairs Yousef Abba Saleh told Ambassador Nigro on March 28, 2008. [...] | 2008-03-31 07:06:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU CD SU |
08NDJAMENA125 | Chad input for 2008 Annual AGOA Report [...] Post submits the following input for the 2008 President's Annual AGO report. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report templa instructions. --------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --- [...] | 2008-03-31 09:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA ECON CD |
08NDJAMENA126 | CHADIAN INSIDER CONFIRMS RIFT WITH JEM, UNITY [...] (C) A rift has emerged between the Chadian Government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),a businessman with close ties to President Deby and a prominent SLA/Unity commander, told Poloff. Verifying previous reports that SLA/Unity's leadership has ceased its infighting and coalesced a [...] | 2008-03-31 17:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | SECRET | PREL PGOV UN AU CD |
08NDJAMENA127 | DAUSA DEBY IMPLIES MORE DIRECT CHADIAN ROLE IN [...] (C) The international community is ill-suited to mediate the Darfur conflict without the assistance of the Chadian Government, Dausa Deby, the influential half brother of President Idriss Deby and long-time interlocutor with Darfur's rebel movements, told Poloff. Recalling Chad's success in b [...] | 2008-04-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN AU CD SU |
08NDJAMENA128 | CHAD: PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED REBEL [...] (U) On April 1, Chadian Prime Minister Kassire convoked the diplomatic corps at his office to announce that at 6:40 a.m. Chad time a group of armed rebels had attacked Ade, 68 kilometers from the Chad/Sudan border. Prime Minister Kassire stated that this attack was proof that Sudanese Presid [...] | 2008-04-01 13:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CD SU |
08NDJAMENA134 | JEM DEVELOPS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR TALKS AS UN/AU [...] (SBU) Viewing the UN/AU mediation for Darfur as "paralyzed," JEM is crafting a "framework agreement" that outlines its conditions for adherence to a cessation of hostilities and participation in negotiations with the Sudanese Government. If Sudan then rejects negotiations, JEM will return to a [...] | 2008-04-03 09:25:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN AU CD SU |
08NDJAMENA136 | UMMA PARTY ATTEMPTS TO RECONCILE CHAD, SUDAN [...] (SBU) Ahead of Sadiq al Mahdi's upcoming visit to Chad, Sudan's opposition Umma Party is attempting to broker an agreement between Sudan and Chad for both governments to cease their support for rebel groups. A member of Al Mahdi's advance party confirmed rumors that Umma is in "serious talks" [...] | 2008-04-03 17:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN AU CD SU |
08NDJAMENA137 | Chad input for 2008 Annual AGOA Report [...] Post submits the following input for the 2008 President's Annual AGOA report. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report template and instructions. -------------------------------------- Market Economy /Economic Reform /Elimination of Trade Barriers -------------------------- [...] | 2008-04-04 08:19:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA ECON CD |
08NDJAMENA149 | PRESIDENT DEBY ON TALKING TO REBELS, THREAT [...] (C) President Deby told Ambassador April 8 that he welcomed U.S. interest in engaging with Chadian rebel factions to encourage them to lay down weapons and seek a peaceful solution to their grievances. Deby asked the United States to support ongoing regional efforts to reduce tensions between [...] | 2008-04-09 15:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MARR MASS SU CD |
08NDJAMENA157 | Chad: Blue Lantern, Pre-license end-use check [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post has been informed that the articles listed on this application have not been exported to Chad. End Summary 2. (S/NF) In answer to questions posed by the Department in ref b, post has been unable to determine if the Chadian MOD has ever/ever received any U.S.- origin op [...] | 2008-04-10 18:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | SECRET | ETTC KOMC CD |
08NDJAMENA162 | Petroleum in Chad: Business as Usual [...] (SBU) Summary: With the Government's full attention focused on security, representatives of the Esso (ExxonMobil)led Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline consortium, report "business as usual" in the petroleum sector with minimal friction with governmental authorities. Both Chinese and Taiwanese oil sec [...] | 2008-04-16 17:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CD |
08NDJAMENA163 | SRSG ANGELO MULLS MINURCAT ROLE IN MILITARY BORDER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE: SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN SRSG VICTOR ANGELO TOLD THE AMBASSADOR 4/16 THAT A UN FORCE OF 100-150 MILITARY OBSERVERS COULD BE PLACED RELATIVELY QUICKLY ALONG THE CHAD-SUDAN BORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE DAKAR PEACE ACCORD IF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC) W [...] | 2008-04-17 16:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CD UN EU SU MARR MASS SE LY |
08NDJAMENA165 | CHAD'S NEW PRIME MINISTER: MR. RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: Youssouf Saleh Abbas, Chad's new Prime Minister (and former International Visitor) sees himself as a patriot with a "visceral" attachment to national unity. He brings to the position experience in national reconciliation and credibility (as a former member of the MDJT rebel group) [...] | 2008-04-18 18:09:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF SU CD |
08NDJAMENA166 | CHAD: LOGISTICS CHALLENGES AS RAINY SEASON LOOMS, AND PORT [...] Regional Food for Peace Officer (RFFPO) Dan Suther visited Chad 9-18 April to assess WFP's logistical operation for eastern Chad. WFP/Chad has a difficult task ahead providing seven months of food for over 400,000 refugees and IDPs before the end of June: distributing May-June rations as well a [...] | 2008-04-18 18:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PGOV CD CT LY SU |
08NDJAMENA171 | CHAD PRIME MINISTER ASKS U.S. HELP IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary: New Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas urgently asked for U.S. assistance in requesting the postponement of what he fears may be a World Bank decision to terminate activities in Chad. We agree that the new government should be g [...] | 2008-04-21 17:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID CD |
08NDJAMENA18 | ESCALATING TENSIONS AS A CONFIDENT DEBY ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: On January 5, Chadian President Deby delivered a blunt and confrontational speech to a pro-government rally accusing Sudan of trying to destabilize Chad by backing Chad's rebel groups. Meanwhile, news media reported on January 7 that Chadian forces bombed rebel bases along the Dar [...] | 2008-01-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL CD SU |
08NDJAMENA197 | REQUEST FOR USG ASSISTANCE TO CHADIAN NATIONAL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE: SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) THE USG COULD SIGNIFICANTLY SUPPORT THE "OPENING" OF THE CHADIAN INTERNAL POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT PROCESS BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE COMMISSION SET UP TO SHED LIGHT ON EVENTS FOLLOWING THE FAILED REBEL ATTACK O [...] | 2008-04-30 13:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CD UN PREF PHUM EU SU |
08NDJAMENA198 | JEM RECRUITING IN CHAD REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (SBU) On Friday, April 25 the Ambassador raised reftel points with Minister Mahamat Ali Nassour. (Nassour is the outgoing Minister of Defense and was formerly Minister of the Interior). Nassour served as the Chair of the Darfur Cease-Fire Commission when it was based in Chad and continues to [...] | 2008-05-02 09:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SU CD |
08NDJAMENA201 | CHAD: NGO HEAD KILLED IN APPARENT CARJACKING [...] (SBU) The UN and NGO community is assessing the security environment in eastern Chad after the tragic death of a Save the Children representative in an apparent carjacking attempt on the heavily traveled Abeche-Adre corridor. With banditry rising in eastern Chad, EUFOR/MINURCAT's ability to pr [...] | 2008-05-06 16:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV CD MARR MOPPS CT SU |
08NDJAMENA228 | NEW SRSG FOR MINURCAT/EAST CHAD GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (C) The PRM Chad Program Officer met with UN Mission to the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) Police Commissioner Antero Lopes to discuss the status of MINURCAT,s deployment. The deployment has been delayed several months but seems to be finally picking up speed under the current [...] | 2008-05-22 09:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MARR EAID UN EU SU CD |
08NDJAMENA237 | CHAD: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CONTACT INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, the following is updated information on names, titles and contact numbers for leading government officials. Head of Government Last name/Family name: Youssouf First name: Saleh Abbas Conventional usage: Youssouf Saleh Abbas Formal Title: Prime Minister Office tel [...] | 2008-05-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL CD |
08NDJAMENA238 | CHAD RESPONSE: CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Since reopening its embassy in N'djamena in 2006, China's engagement with Chad has focused on responding to a variety of needs expressed by the Chadian government. Among the focus areas of Sino-Chadian cooperation are social services, energy, infrastructure, and military assistan [...] | 2008-05-29 17:21:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PREL CD |
08NDJAMENA239 | CHAD: LEAHY VETTING [...] Embassy N'djamena has reviewed mission records and found no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the following individuals, who are members of Chad's Anti-Terrorist (PSI) Battalion: Battalion Commander: Amir Akouri Mery Battalion Commander: Nassour Makine Chete B [...] | 2008-06-03 11:25:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR PHUM PINR CD |
08NDJAMENA248 | THE FIRST 30 DAYS: CHAD'S NEW "GOVERNMENT OF [...] (SBU) In its first month in office, Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas's new "government of National reconciliation" has brought key former opposition figures into the cabinet; welcomed the reformed opposition coalition back to participation in the electoral reform process; seen the Commissio [...] | 2008-06-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EFIN ECON SU LY CD |
08NDJAMENA259 | UK AMBASSADOR TO CHAD SHOULD VISIT CHAD REGULARLY TO [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE: SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) THE UK AMBASSADOR TO CHAD, WHO IS RESIDENT AS HIGH COMMISSIONER IN YAOUNDE, SHOULD VISIT CHAD REGULARLY TO REINFORCE BOTH THE UN AND EU PKO MISSIONS HERE. A REGULAR VISIT BY UK AMBASSADOR WOULD SERVE USG INTERESTS BY DEMONSTRATING BROA [...] | 2008-06-20 08:59:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM UK EU UN CD |
08NDJAMENA262 | CHAD: RESPONSE TO GUANTANAMO CASE [...] On May 15, the MFA sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy requesting the release of alleged Chadian national currently under DOD control at Guantanamo. Paragraph 2 contains the summary of the note. Post will pouch a copy of the note in French to Department. 2. Begin text of diplomatic note: [...] | 2008-06-23 16:54:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER CD |
08NDJAMENA274 | CHAD'S LATEST "MADHI MOVEMENT" IN CENTRAL PART OF [...] (U) The Chad Government is reporting that its security forces crushed a violent religious extremist movement led by a self-proclaimed "Madhi" (spiritual leader) centered in the town of Kouni in south-central Chad, after peaceful efforts to dissuade the "Madhi" to moderate his rhetoric and thre [...] | 2008-07-03 16:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PTER SOCI ASEC CD |
08NDJAMENA275 | THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] Per reftel, Embassy N'Djamena assesses that UN efforts regarding SEA and TIP in MINURCAT in Chad have been completely successful and that MINURCAT has worked actively and effectively to prevent and respond to SEA and TIP in its area of responsibility in Chad. 2. Host government and popular p [...] | 2008-07-07 08:06:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO PHUM UN SE KCRM KWMN CD |
08NDJAMENA276 | SRSG SEEKS CHANGES TO MINURCAT MANDATE TO PREPARE -- FOR EXPANDED UN PKO TO REPLACE EUFOR IN CHAD, CAR. [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE: SEE PARA 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: SRSG Victor Angelo briefed UNSC member Chiefs of Mission July 3 on the upcoming report of the UNSYG on the UN Mission to Chad and CAR. He requested that UNSC member Chiefs of Mission alert capitals and PermReps of the changes [...] | 2008-07-07 12:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO PREF PHUM UN EU LY CT CD SU |
08NDJAMENA279 | CHAD: AGOA DELEGATION INFORMATION [...] (U) According to the Chadian Ministry of Commerce, Chad's delegation to the AGOA forum is as follows: - Mr. Mahamat Abdoulaye Mahama, Minister of Commerce - Mr. Djimadoumbaye Madibaye, Director of Commerce - Mr. Daouda Tabanda, Advisor to the Minister of Commerce - Mr. Mahamat Saleh Al-Khali [...] | 2008-07-07 16:28:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENIV EFIN ETRD CD |
08NDJAMENA288 | HARD TIMES: CHAD NEEDS USG HELP TO MEND FENCES [...] (U) This is an action message: See para 15. ------------ Summary: ------------ 2. (SBU) Chad's new Prime Minister believes that the World Bank already has unfairly and unilaterally decided at the highest level to end its relationship with Chad in the petroleum sector, which would be [...] | 2008-07-14 13:28:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EFIN IMF IBRD EPET ETRD CD |
08NDJAMENA29 | HABRE TRIAL: "LET IT BE MEANINGFUL AND ACCESSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Human Rights Watch Advocacy Director Reed Brody stressed the need for the trial of former Chadian President Hissein Habre to be meaningful and accessible to Chadians. Human Rights Watch is urging Senegal to speed up and simplify the process lead [...] | 2008-01-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM CD |
08NDJAMENA292 | FORMIN FAKI SAYS GOC SEEKS BIGGER UN [...] (C) FORMIN Faki told Ambassador July 14 that although Chad was committed to the Dakar Accord process, the GOC was becoming less confident in the "practicability" of implementation of the process's key piece -- military observers along the Chad-Sudan borders to identify violations by governmen [...] | 2008-07-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MARR KPKO UN EU |
08NDJAMENA299 | MINURCAT - SRSG SEEKS USG SUPPORT TO KEEP IT IN [...] (U) This is an Action Message: See Para 6. 2. (C) SRSG Victor Angelo (PROTECT) asked me yesterday in confidence yesterday for USG assistance regarding the renewal of MINURCAT,s mandate, required before 25 September. Angelo asked for USG help (A) in overcoming reticence within the UN bure [...] | 2008-07-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF MARR KPKO UN EU FR SU CD |
08NDJAMENA325 | SCENESETTER FOR SE WILLIAMSON VISIT TO CHAD [...] (SBU) CHAD UNDER PRESSURE: SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN WILLIAMSON'S VISIT TO N'DJAMENA COMES AS THE RAINY SEASON LULL MASKS CONTINUING TENSION ALONG THE CHAD-SUDANESE BORDER, AS CHADIAN REBELS WHO OPERATE FROM OF SUDAN SANCTUARIES ARE HAMPERED BY WEATHER AND TERRAIN UNFAVORABLE TO THE CHADIAN STY [...] | 2008-08-04 14:59:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON UN EU SU LY KPKO CD |
08NDJAMENA334 | LIBYAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ON TRIPOLI'S "TRILATERAL [...] (C) Libyan Ambassador Emhemmed Shlback briefed me on Libya,s recent &Trilateral Initiative8 to bring peace between Chad and Sudan August 5. Shlback said that Qaddafi believed that the time was now ripe to try to bring the two feuding leaders back to the more productive relationship they once [...] | 2008-08-06 10:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF UNAUS EU SU LY FR CD |
08NDJAMENA336 | LIBYAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ON TRIPOLI?S [...] (C) Libyan Ambassador Emhemmed Shlback briefed me on Libya?s recent ?Trilateral Initiative? to bring peace between Chad and Sudan August 5. Shlback said that Qaddafi believed that the time was now ripe to try to bring the two feuding leaders back to the more productive relationship they once [...] | 2008-08-06 15:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF UN EU SU LY FR CD |
08NDJAMENA34 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR MR. PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 15:28:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA CD |
08NDJAMENA374 | CHAD AND THE WORLD BANK AGREE TO TRY A RENEWED [...] (SBU) THE VISIT TO CHAD AUGUST 24-25 OF WORLD BANK VP FOR AFRICA OBIAGELI ESEKWESILI APPEARS TO HAVE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR A RECONCILIATION BETWEEN CHAD AND THE BANK, AFTER AN ESTRANGEMENT OF SOME SIX MONTHS, BUT IT WILL COST CHAD SOME USDOLS 60-70 MILLION IN EARLY DEBT REPAYMENT, WHICH WILL [...] | 2008-08-28 15:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IBRD ETRD EPET IMF PGOV CM CD |
08NDJAMENA381 | CHAD CHRONICLE: AUGUST 2008 [...] INVESTIGATION INTO THE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2008 EVENTS: PRESIDENT DEBY SAYS HE WILL "FOLLOW UP" RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT. THE COMMISSION INVESTIGATING THE EVENTS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2008 SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO PRESIDENT DEBY ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. IN RECEIVING THE REPORT, PRESIDENT D [...] | 2008-09-02 17:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF ECON EFIN IBRD PHUM UN LY CD |
08NDJAMENA382 | EUFOR FINDS A FOLLOW-ON FORCE: UNPKO PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary. UN Peace Keeping chief Edmond Mulet told Chad-based diplomats that President Deby had endorsed an expanded MINURCAT designed to replace EUFOR in Chad next March. A 6,000 strong Chapter Seven PKO would be 25 percent larger than the total strength of EUFOR plus MINURCAT I, and wo [...] | 2008-09-03 09:19:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD KPKO PREL CT PGOV SU LY |
08NDJAMENA384 | LIBYAN AMBASSADOR RESPONDS TO USG OFFER TO BE [...] (C) I met with Libyan Ambassador Shlback on Thursday, August 14. He said he wanted to respond to my request for Tripoli's thinking on how the United States might usefully support Libya's recent "Trilateral Initiative" to bring peace between Chad and Sudan. He said that he had spoken to Dr. A [...] | 2008-09-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LY SU FR EU IR IS SA ER CD |
08NDJAMENA387 | REQUEST FOR AUHORIZATION FOR CHIEF OF MISSION TO BE ABSENT [...] Request authorization for Ambassador Louis J. Nigro, Jr. to be absent from Chad from September 15 until October 20. 2. Reasons: Rest and Recreation Travel for 2008 and AF COM Conference. 3. Acting DCM Robert S. Gribbin will be Charge d'affaires, a.i. NIGRO [...] | 2008-09-04 08:36:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | APER CD |
08NDJAMENA39 | CLAMPDOWN ON CHAD'S INDEPENDENT VOICES AS SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Chad is ratchetting up hostility against Sudan and displaying less tolerance for criticism. Human rights activists have noted a deterioration in the overall human rights situation: targets of the clampdown include radio and print journalists, a human rights ac [...] | 2008-01-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU |
08NDJAMENA396 | THERE WILL BE BLOOD: A RAINY-SEASON [...] (C) Chadian rebels nearly took the capital last February and attacked in force again in the east in June. The rebellion's order of battle has changed since then, with the Zaghawa RFC suffering major defections and a new "Quadruple Alliance" of UFDD, FSR, UFCD, and UFDD/F replacing the old "Tri [...] | 2008-09-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PREF ASEC |
08NDJAMENA40 | CHAD: UPDATE ON EUFOR/MINURCAT IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary. Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-mi told diplomats January 16 that Chad welcomed EUFOR/MINURCAT for the development dividend that the force was expected to bring and stressed that the force had "no hidden agenda to destabilize a neighbor." Although Allam-mi assured diplomats that [...] | 2008-01-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSCR CD CT SU PREF PREL |
08NDJAMENA411 | CHAD CHRONICLE: SEPT 8-12, 2008 [...] FOLLOWING SIGNATURE ON AUGUST 18, 2008 OF A PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THE SIRTE ACCORD, 22 OFFICERS FROM THE REBEL "RASSEMBLEMENT DES FORCES DE CHANGEMENT" (RFC) ARRIVED IN NDJAMENA TO BEGIN REINTEGRATION INTO GOVERNMENT SERVICE. THE DELEGATION WAS LED BY COLONEL ISAACK BACHAR TOGOU, RFC'S DEFENSE CO [...] | 2008-09-15 09:44:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF ECON PHUM UN LY CT CD |
08NDJAMENA413 | ASMARA CONTACT GROUP MTG ON CHAD/SUDAN: READ OUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-15 14:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU CD LY KPKO ER SG UN |
08NDJAMENA414 | ABSENCE OF AMBASSADOR LOUIS J. NIGRO, JR. [...] Ambassador Louis J. Nigro will be absent from post from September 15 to October 20 for Rest and Recreation Travel and AF COM Conference. Acting DCM Robert E. Gribbin will be Charge d'affaires, a.i. 2. ITINERARY IS AS FOLLOWS: SEPTEMBER 15: 11:15 PM DPT NDJAMENA VIA AF-881 SEPTEMB [...] | 2008-09-15 16:29:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT |
08NDJAMENA416 | MINURCAT UPDATE [...] (C) SRSG Angelo reported that following the signing of the MOU last month, he anticipates the issuance, perhaps later this week, of the implementing decree that will assign and deploy Chadian police to the east. Meanwhile MINURCAT police personnel are deployed throughout the east in preparation [...] | 2008-09-16 09:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PHUM CD SU UN |
08NDJAMENA431 | CHAD'S CONFUSED FINANCES [...] (C) Summary. IMF and Chad are on the verge of agreeing to an interim program that should lead back to a regular formal monitoring program in 2009. IMF rep Karangwa said new Finance Minister Ngoulou has the talent for the job, but is unproven in the rough and tumble politics of Chad's money mana [...] | 2008-09-23 08:06:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON CD |
08NDJAMENA438 | GOVERNMENT OF CHAD EASTERN RELIEF EFFORTS - SMOKE, [...] (C) The head of Chadian relief and multinational force coordination for the east advised that his priorities included smoothing the way for MINURCAT and EUFOR, plus helping IDPs return home. He thought that rebel recruitment in the camps would diminish as MINURCAT and Chadian policemen deploy [...] | 2008-09-24 15:19:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPKO REFPAN PGOV UN CD |
08NDJAMENA439 | CHAD: CHARGE PRESSES MINISTER ON RECRUITMENT/CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met September 24 with newly appointed Chadian Minister of Human Rights H.E. Abderaman Djasnabaille to press the Minister on human rights problems, specifically on child recruitment. Djasnabaille welcomed continued dialogue with the U.S. and the international community on [...] | 2008-09-25 14:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD |
08NDJAMENA441 | CHAD CHRONICLE: SEPT 15-26, 2008 [...] THERE WAS MUCH PRESS DISCUSSSION DURING THE WEEK REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE BY AN EXPANDED UNITED NATIONS PRESENCE. DESPITE GIVING SPACE TO OXFAM CRITICISMS SAYING THAT NO IMPROVEMENT OF THE SECURITY SITUATION HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS OXFAM'S ALLE [...] | 2008-09-26 11:36:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF ECON PHUM UN LY CT CD |
08NDJAMENA451 | CHAD CHRONICLE: SEPT 29 - OCT 3, 2008 [...] EDUCATION -------------- SCHOOLS RESUMED ON OCTOBER 01, 2008. HOWEVER, REGISTRATION IS VERY SLOW AND SOME CLASSROOMS ARE NOT READY FOR STUDENTS. REPORTEDLY MANY PARENTS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO PAY SCHOOL FEES FOR CHILDREN IN ADDITION TO BUYING UNIFORMS AND SCHOOL MATERIALS. A GROUP OF UNIV [...] | 2008-10-03 09:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF ECON PHUM UN LY CT CD |
08NDJAMENA459 | CHAD: MFA REACTION TO AFRICOM UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 17:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL CD |
08NDJAMENA460 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 17:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN UNGA CD |
08NDJAMENA461 | EUFOR - POISE AND PROMISE IN CHAD'S TROUBLED EAST [...] (C) Summary. The European Peace Keeping Force (EUFOR) in eastern Chad is operational and robust. Well equipped with APCs, tracked vehicles and helicopters, but even resorting to horses during te height of the rains, EUFOR patrols circulate egularly throughout the operational zone. Troopsassure [...] | 2008-10-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF EU UN KPKO CD CT SU |
08NDJAMENA466 | CHAD CHRONICLE: Oct 6-10 [...] ECONOMY ------------------------------------- TO CELEBRATE THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE CHAD/CAMEROON OIL PIPELINE, THE CHADIAN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED A THREE DAY CONFERENCE DUBBED "CHAD INTERNATIONAL OIL, MINING AND ENERGY"(CIOME 2008) WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ATTRACTING INVESTOR [...] | 2008-10-10 11:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF ECON PHUM UN LY CT CD |
08NDJAMENA467 | AGOA 2008 ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - CHAD [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy N'djamena submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: Chad Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. Country Background: Chad's current estimated population is about 9.4 million and the GDP is estimated to be about $5 billio [...] | 2008-10-14 11:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON CD |
08NDJAMENA477 | PEACEKEEPING IN CHAD: MINURCAT UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO CD SU UN |
08NDJAMENA478 | BRIEFING THE AFRICAN UNION MISSION [...] (C) Summary. I advised the visiting African Union mission members whose mandate is to find ways to reduce tension between Chad and Sudan that the prospects for improved relations between the two capitals were marginal, probably only cosmetic, pending the outcome of projected fighting with rebe [...] | 2008-10-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF AU CD SU |
08NDJAMENA481 | CHAD CHRONICLE: Oct 13-17 [...] MR. ALAIN LE ROY, UN DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR PEACKEEPING OPRTATIONS, MET WITH PRESIDENT DEBY ON OCTOBER 14. SPEAKING TO THE PRESS AFTER THE MEETING, MR. LE ROY DECLARED THAT THE AIM OF HIS VISIT WAS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE MINURCAT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TAKE OVER FROM EUFOR ON MARCH [...] | 2008-10-17 10:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF ECON PHUM UN LY CT CD |
08NDJAMENA491 | SRSG ANGELO ON MINURCAT CURRENT AND FUTURE: [...] (C) UN SRSG Angelo told Ambassador October 21 that MINURCAT I was up to 750 of its authorized 900 personnel; that it was about to deploy the first of 450 Chadian police and gendarmes it has trained along with their UNPOL mentors to refugee camps in eastern Chad; and that Chadian President De [...] | 2008-10-23 13:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN PKO MARR PINR SU LY FR EU CD |
08NDJAMENA493 | WORLD BANK TEAM IN CHAD VISIT SEEKS STRONG [...] (C) A World Bank "technical" team is in Chad for a two-week visit to conduct a dialogue with the government designed to lead to a fuller resumption of ties and activities, but much will depend on the GOC's willingness and ability to meet minimum Bank criteria. The team will probe the GOC's c [...] | 2008-10-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ECON ETRD PHUM CD |
08NDJAMENA494 | FRENCH SEE RESPITE FROM EARLY REBEL ASSAULT, [...] (C) The French here doubt that Chad rebels, discouraged and disunited, will attack in force before the New Year, and believe that of the rebel formations, only the Ouaddaian UFCD group led by Hassabalah was stronger than in February. Intra- Chadian diplomacy had undermined the Erdimi's Zaghaw [...] | 2008-10-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MARR UN SU LY FR ASEC CD |
08NDJAMENA500 | MORE MINURCAT TRAINED GENDDARMES AND POLICE [...] (U) DCM attended the October 28 graduation parade for 111 Chadian policewomen (and men) assigned to MINURCAT's DIS (Integrated Security Detachment) police force. Under the joint field direction of MINURCAT and their Chadian commanders, these graduates of the specialized UN training course are [...] | 2008-10-28 15:41:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PREF PGOV PHUM CD |
08NDJAMENA501 | SRSG BRIEFS ON MINURCAT II AND GROWING INSTABILITY [...] (C) SRSG Victor Angelo told AMB and DCM Oct 28 that his negotiations with the GOC regarding the composition and mandate for a reinforced MINURCAT II were progressing satisfactorily, but that he still needed to convince some in UN HQ in New York regarding his own conception of the reconfigured [...] | 2008-10-29 11:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF MARR KPKO PINR PGOV UN SU CD |
08NDJAMENA508 | LIBYAN TO FLY CHAD AND SUDANESE AMBASSADORS TO [...] (C) Libyan Ambassador Emhemmed Shlback told Ambassador October 30 that the GOL would facilitate the return of a Chadian Ambasador to Khartoum and a Sudanese Ambassador to Ndjamena by bringing a special plane from Libya to Chad November 4. The plane, with Amb Shlback on board if necessary tak [...] | 2008-10-31 11:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF LY SU CD |
08NDJAMENA509 | IMF DELEGATION TO VISIT CHAD AS "STAFF MONITORED [...] (SBU) IMF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH KARANGWA TOLD AMBASSADOR OCTOBER 30 THAT THE IFI WILL SEND AN "OVERSIGHT DELEGATION" TO CHAD EARLY NEXT MONTH EVEN THOUGH THE FUND'S AMBITIOUS PLAN TO PUT CHAD ON A "STAFF MANAGED PROGRAM" FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2008 HAS FAILED. THE REASON FOR THE FA [...] | 2008-10-31 11:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IMF IBRD MASS US CD |
08NDJAMENA510 | EU WORKING TO KEEP CHAD ON TRACK FOR 2009 [...] (C) The Chief European Union Representative in Chad believes that the electoral reform process that he is spearheading can result as planned in communal/legislative elections in 2009, but that success is by no means assured at this point. The EU Ambassador believes that enough momentum has de [...] | 2008-10-31 11:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PREF EU PINR IBRD EIB CD |
08NDJAMENA511 | DAKAR CONTACT GROUP MEETING SET FOR NDJAMENA [...] (U) Embassy received a diplomatic note on October 30 from the Chadian Foreign Ministry advising that the 6th ministerial meeting of the contact group charged with implementing the Dakar Accord of 13 March 2008 between Chad and Sudan would meet in Ndjamena on November 15. The ministerial meeti [...] | 2008-10-31 11:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF CD SU |
08NDJAMENA514 | GTMO DETAINEE RETURN TO CHAD? [...] (S/NF). Summary. Post believes that the question of returning a Chadian from GTMO to Ndjamena needs to be fully coordinated inter-agency and with some thought for the consequences in terms expanding the terrorist threat aimed at Americans in Chad. On the basis of information available to us no [...] | 2008-11-07 08:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER ASEC CD |
08NDJAMENA515 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] Embassy has received the following message for President-elect Obama from President Deby. Original will be forwarded by diplomatic pouch. Unofficial translation from the French follows. 2. His Excellency Mr. Barrack Obama, President elect of the United States Mr. President, With gre [...] | 2008-11-07 09:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP CD |
08NDJAMENA516 | CHAD CHRONICLE: NOV 3-7 [...] US ELECTION 2008 --------------------------------------------- -------- --- "THE WHITE HOUSE PAINTED BLACK" SAID L'OBSERVATEUR NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA. SEVERAL ARTICLES FOCUSED ON HOW OBAMA WON THE ELECTION AND THE AMERICAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM. THE HEADLINE PIECE CONCLUDE [...] | 2008-11-07 11:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF ECON PHUM UN LY CT CD |
08NDJAMENA517 | CHADIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES COMPLAIN GOC NOT [...] (SBU) The main association of Chadian opposition parties, the CPDC, complained to the Ambassador that the GoC is not implementing the August 13 Accord (the electoral reform agreement signed in August 2007) in good faith, and that therefore credible elections could not be held in 2009. They m [...] | 2008-11-07 11:29:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF EU FR AU UN CD |
08NDJAMENA518 | FRENCH SUPPORT COORDINATION ON UN FOLLOW-ON [...] (SBU) EMBASSY SUPPORTS THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS TO COORDINATE WITH THE FRENCH ON CHAD POLICY IN GENERAL AND ON PKO ISSUES IN PARTICULAR. 2. (SBU) FROM OUR PERCH HERE, THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS KEY OBJECTIVES OF SUCH COORDINATION REGARDING THE UN FOLLOW-ON FORCE (MINURCAT II) [...] | 2008-11-10 10:59:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PKO PREF PREL FR CD |
08NDJAMENA519 | WORLD BANK ENDS CHAD VISIT ON HIGH NOTE, POINTING TOWARD [...] (SBU) The World Bank delegation finished its visit to Chad on a high note, if not the highest possible note, this week. In a presentation to the diplomatic corps November 7 by the GOC Ministers of Finance and Economy and the Bank delegation head, the visit was portrayed as "positive" and "co [...] | 2008-11-10 13:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EPET IBRD UN IMF PGOV FR CD |
08NDJAMENA520 | CHAD - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MAURITANIAN COUP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-12 11:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL USAU CD |
08NDJAMENA521 | CHAD: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-12 11:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN CD |
08NDJAMENA524 | EU READOUT OF FIRST DAY OF DAKAR ACCORD TECHNICAL TALKS IN [...] (SBU) The EU Special Envoy for Sudan and Eastern Chad, AMB Torben Brylle, gave us NOV 13 a readout on the first day of the technical military experts talks that took place on NOV 12. We inform addressees of its content in paras 2-5, below. 2. (SBU) The NOV 12 meeting was cut short and s [...] | 2008-11-13 10:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL LY SU KPKO UN AU EU CD |
08NDJAMENA526 | CHAD CHRONICLE: Nov 10-14 [...] CHAD-SUDAN RELATIONS AND REGIONAL COOPERATION ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ----- ---CHAD AND SUDAN EXCHANGED AMBASSADORS DURING THE WEEK. 2008. CHADIAN AMBASSADOR TO SUDAN, BAHARADINE HAROUN, WENT TO KHARTOUM ON A LIBYAN FLIGHT AND SUD [...] | 2008-11-14 11:16:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF ECON PHUM UN LY CT CD |
08NDJAMENA527 | MINURCAT-TRAINED CHADIAN POLICE AND GENDARMES [...] USAID OFDA Field Officer reported from Eastern Chad on the status of the deployment of the DIS (Integrated Security Detachments),the Chadian police and gendarmes trained by MINURCAT to provide security inside the refugee camps in Eastern Chad, to the field. 2. As of November 7, some 430 of [...] | 2008-11-14 11:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PHUM MARR KPKO UN CD |
08NDJAMENA528 | CHAD: TIP WATCH INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] This message provides responses to the questions posed in para 6(O) of Ref A. a) Finalizing and Enacting Draft Law on Child Trafficking: no progress; the draft legislation has yet to emerge from the Ministry of Justice b) Increasing Efforts to Arrest, Prosecute, and Convict Traffickers [...] | 2008-11-17 08:16:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG CD |
08NDJAMENA53 | DARFUR REBEL BAKHIT PREVIEWS NEW REBEL UNIFICATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese rebel Adam Bakhit informed N'Djamena Emboffs January 18 that he and his associates were forming a "united front" encompassing five rebel factions, with participants from SLM/Unity; SLM (Khamis Abdullah); JEM (Bahr Idriss); NMRD (Abdel-Karim) and URFF. Bakhit criticized [...] | 2008-01-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU CD |
08NDJAMENA530 | CHAD OPPOSITION, PESSIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTION [...] (C) The leaders of the main opposition parties told AMB November 12 that they are increasingly pessimistic that legislative and communal elections will be held in 2009, primarily because, absent external pressure, they say that President Deby has no real interest in electoral reform or the ho [...] | 2008-11-17 13:36:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF UN EU SU CD |
08NDJAMENA531 | AMB BECHIR SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR "HIS" [...] (C) Chadian Ambassador to the U.S. Bechir told AMB and DCM November 14 that the opportunity was ripe for the incoming Obama administration to engage President Deby at a senior level to craft an end to the Darfur/Chad crisis. Bechir described his own role as Chad interlocutor for dialogue with [...] | 2008-11-17 13:36:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU LY US CD |
08NDJAMENA532 | CONTACT GROUP MTG IN NDJAMENA MAINTAINS DAKAR [...] (C) The November 15 Meeting of the Contact Group for implementation of the Dakar Accord achieved its core objectives of furthering confidence-building between Chad and Sudan, and maintaining the CG's deliberate progress toward a border monitoring and observation mission. On the ground there wa [...] | 2008-11-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PKO UNAUS AU SU LY CD |
08NDJAMENA533 | POTENTIAL VISIT OF MRS. CINDY MCCAIN TO CHAD [...] (SBU) Embassy N,Djamena has learned from AF/C that Mrs. Cindy McCain intends to visit Chad December 1-4, 2008 on a private, humanitarian mission. We would like some clarification so that we may be as supportive of this visit as possible. Below are questions to which we request answers. (a [...] | 2008-11-17 14:59:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PREF PHUM ASEC AMGT AFIN UN CD |
08NDJAMENA534 | IMF DELEGATION IN NDJAMENA TO PURSUE THE FUND'S [...] (SBU) The head of the current visiting IMF delegation told the Ambassador Nov 12 that the visit was aimed at helping Chad get to the budgetary performance point at which the IMF could hope to put a Staff-Monitored Program in place. The IMF wanted to help Chad's public finance team craft a re [...] | 2008-11-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IMF PGOV PREL US IBRD MASS CD |
08NDJAMENA539 | CHAD - HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION HOME-STUDY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 06:36:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CVIS CASC CMGT |
08NDJAMENA54 | DARFUR REBEL BAKHIT PREVIEWS NEW REBEL UNIFICATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese rebel Adam Bakhit informed N'Djamena Emboffs January 18 that he and his associates were forming a "united front" encompassing five rebel factions, with participants from SLM/Unity; SLM (Khamis Abdullah); JEM (Bahr Idriss); NMRD (Abdel-Karim) and URFF. Bakhit criticized [...] | 2008-01-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU CD |
08NDJAMENA541 | SUDAN REBEL RECRUITMENT SURGE IN REFUGEE CAMPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL MARR KPKO KTIP UNAUS CD |
08NDJAMENA543 | CHAD: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Based on the narratives of other African countries in the 2007 reports (there was no Chad narrative),post has complied the following report for Chad for 2008. 2. During 2008 Chad experienced several incursions by anti-regime rebel forces aimed at taking power. These military confrontation [...] | 2008-11-20 07:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ASEC CD |
08NDJAMENA546 | FOREIGN MINISTER CITES CHADIAN DIPLOMATIC AND [...] (C) Chadian Foreign Minister Faki told Ambassador and DCM November 19 that he attributed last week's Dakar Contact Group meeting's success to incremental steps taken during the past six months to repair Chad's relations with Sudan, but cautioned that more needed to be done, especially de-fangin [...] | 2008-11-20 11:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
08NDJAMENA547 | IMF HOLDS OUT HOPE FOR CHAD, BUT INSISTS ON FISCAL [...] (SBU) The November 18 debrief to the diplomatic community by the visiting IMF delegation tracked what delegation head Sukhwinder Singh had told Ambassador earlier (Ref A). The IMF is trying to persuade the GoC to prepare and live within budgets that are sustainable without oil revenue, in m [...] | 2008-11-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IMF PGOV PREL US IBRD MASS CD |
08NDJAMENA548 | CHAD - OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS PA CD |
08NDJAMENA55 | CHAD GOVERNMENT NOT ORDERING SUMMARY EXECUTIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary: ICRC Chief told Ambassador January 23 that rumors of summary executions of rebels taken prisoner in recent fighting in Eastern Chad by government forces were exaggerated. ICRC Chief said that there was some evidence of abuse of POWs, including executions on the battlefield "in [...] | 2008-01-25 13:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PREL SU CD |
08NDJAMENA556 | 63RD UNGA - CHAD - DEMARCHE TO INCREASE PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 15:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA MNUC PARM PREL CD |
08NDJAMENA567 | CHAD - THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] This message responds to Ref A request for an update on measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP) involving UN peacekeeping personnel in Chad. 2. MINURCAT, the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad, now has 863 personnel, of whic [...] | 2008-12-03 16:38:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL PHUM UN CD CT |
08NDJAMENA57 | CHAD: NO STRONG VIEWS ON LIBYAN TSCTP MEMBERSHIP [...] (U) DCM raised the question of Libyan membership in the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) December 28 with Youssef Saleh Abbas, the President's International Relations Advisor. Abbas said that he didn't see any problems in principle, and suggested that this was an item which t [...] | 2008-01-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PINS PREL PTER CD |
08NDJAMENA571 | CHAD AMB UPBEAT ON REBEL THREAT AND CHAD-SUDAN [...] (C) Chad Ambassador to the U.S. Adam Bachir told Ambassador and DCM December 1 that he would carry a letter from President Deby to President-Elect Obama's Chicago Transition Office proposing a meeting in DC between the two Presidents after January 20, 2009, to discuss regional security issues. [...] | 2008-12-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR LY SU PREF CD |
08NDJAMENA573 | CHAD - TWO KEY ELECTION-RELATED LAWS PASSED BY [...] (SBU) The process leading up to future elections is proceeding in a typically desultory, Chadian fashion, but it is indeed proceeding. Only one of the seven draft laws sent by the Comite de Suivi to the Government is still stuck in the GOC apparatus, and it is one that the opposition does not [...] | 2008-12-11 07:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF PINR CD |
08NDJAMENA578 | CHAD - REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) Embassy Ndjamena requests the Department's assistance in vetting eight Chadian police officers who have been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post checks revealed no derogatory information on any of the candidates. 2. (U [...] | 2008-12-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC CD |
08NDJAMENA582 | JEM "FOREIGN SECRETARY" COMMENTS ON ACTIVITIES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 14, the Justice and Equality Movement's "Foreign Secretary" Bushara Suliman Nour, based in Ndjamena, labeled recent JEM military movements in Darfur as "routine" and "strictly within our areas," but later asserted that JEM could easily attack and control all three st [...] | 2008-12-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM MARR KPKO PINR PGOV AU UN SU |
08NDJAMENA583 | DEBY'S TONE MORE CONCILIATORY TOWARD SUDAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Deby's December 10th speech marking Freedom and Democracy Day contained a more conciliatory tone toward the Government of Sudan and Chadian rebels than previously, even as he presided over a massive demonstration of the GOC's ongoing military rearmament campaign. De [...] | 2008-12-16 15:41:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM MARR PINR EAID UN SU CD |
08NDJAMENA584 | CHAD - UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF HUMAN [...] SUMMARY: Three of the four human rights NGOs contacted by Embassy N'Djamena are aware of and have contributed to the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review. Given that the three human rights organizations are not even the major Chadian human rights NGOs, it seems that the mechani [...] | 2008-12-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF UNHRC CHAD |
08NDJAMENA598 | CHAD: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of this date by the following individuals nominated for IMET training. 2. For training in ACSS Next Generation Leadership Course, of Jan - Feb 09: LTC Kasto Douri, Jan 1 [...] | 2008-12-23 15:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ASEC MASS MOPS PREL PINR PINS CD |
08NDJAMENA62 | FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON CHAD-SUDAN, POWS, CHILD [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Ambassador Foucher told Ambassador January 28 that France regretted that President Deby did not take stronger action or speak out more clearly against mistreatment of POWs and recruitment of child soldiers. He expressed the strong French view that Sudan was far more to bl [...] | 2008-01-29 15:55:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SU CD UNSC |
08NDJAMENA64 | CHAD REBEL INCURSION MOVES WESTWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Chad rebels have moved across the border, bypassed Abeche and are reported to be holding in the Am Dam area southwest of Abeche. There has been no major confrontation with the government, other than aerial bombing by the government on January 28th. The government has moved to f [...] | 2008-01-30 17:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU CD PINS ASEC |
08NDJAMENA65 | SITREP 1: CHAD REMAINS JITTERY AS REBELS ADVANCE [...] (SBU) As of 15:10, January 31, the U.S. Embassy is staffed with the following personnel: AMB, A/DCM, OMS, POL/ECON, CONS, IPC, PAO, FMS, FMO, GSO, RSO (2) and DAO, as well as selected locally engaged staff. All other personnel and eligible family members (EFMs) are at standfast at their respe [...] | 2008-01-31 15:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU CD PINS ASEC |
08NDJAMENA66 | SITREP 2: EVENING IN CHAD IS QUIET BUT ANXIETY [...] (SBU) As of 2200 local, January 31, the Mission moved to consolidate all official Americans due to continued concern of imminent rebel attacks on N'djamena. Embassy officials and eligible family members are consolidated in three locations: at the Embassy compound; the American school compound [...] | 2008-01-31 20:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU CD PINS ASEC |
08NDJAMENA67 | SITREP 3: MORNING STARTS CALM IN CHAD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-01 08:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU CD PINS ASEC |
08NDJAMENA69 | SITREP 4: CHAD SITUATION AT 1330 ON 1 FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) N'djamena is still tense but calm. Agence France Presse (AFP) reports that fighting has broken out near Massaguet, 60-90 miles NE of the capital. A few hundred Chadian riot police and various armored tanks have been seen moving about the city. Chadian military aircraft have left the air [...] | 2008-02-01 12:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU PINS ASEC CD |
08NDJAMENA70 | SITREP 5: FIGHTING ONGOING IN NDJAMENA [...] (SBU) Sounds of artillery fire and automatic weapons have been heard off-and-on beginning 0845 2 February in N'djemana. Fighting between elements of the Chadian military forces loyal to President Deby and rebel forces continue. The road in front of the presidential palace is closed. There is l [...] | 2008-02-02 08:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU PINS ASEC CD |
08NDJAMENA81 | JEM REBELS: DEBY'S SAVIOUR AND BUDDING NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of the Sudanese rebel group JEM told N'Djamena Emboffs on March 7 that JEM was well on the way to becoming an inclusive Sudanese national movement. They acknowledged that JEM forces had come to the aid of President Deby during the February 2-3 rebel attacks on N'D [...] | 2008-03-07 16:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF SU CD |
08NDJAMENA83 | GOC ASKS FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPMENT FOR EASTERN [...] (U) AMBASSADOR CALLED MARCH 4 ON YOUSSOUF SALEH ABBAS, PRESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND RECENTLY APPOINTED SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MINURCAT AND EUFOR IN CHAD, AND AS SUCH, CHIEF OF A NEW GOC AGENCY, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL FORCES IN CHAD (CON [...] | 2008-03-10 13:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF EAID CD EU |
08NDJAMENA95 | CHAD: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] Summary: Despite efforts by the World Bank and other donors to improve accountability and transparency in Chad's budget, the country's fiscal transparency has deteriorated since the last fiscal transparency report in 2003. End summary. 2. Chad's national budget is available in print but th [...] | 2008-03-17 14:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID PGOV CD |
08NEWDELHI1008 | CONGRESS TINKERS WITH CABINET, NO DRAMATIC CHANGES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reshuffled the second tier of his cabinet on April 6, inducting seven new Ministers of State. (Note: Minister of State is approximately the Deputy Secretary level in the USG. End Note.) Six of the seven are Congress MPs while the seve [...] | 2008-04-07 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO IN |
08NEWDELHI1013 | GREYBEARDS AND INSIDERS GIVE DAS FEIGENBAUM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During three days of meetings in Delhi, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum heard from Indian academics, politicians and former top bureaucrats gave varying views on the bilateral relationship, Indian domestic politics, and regional affairs. Former Ambassador to the U. [...] | 2008-04-08 07:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BM CH CE NP |
08NEWDELHI1017 | S&T ADVISER TO SECSTATE DISCUSSES INDO-US SCIENTIFIC [...] SUMMARY: Dr. Nina Fedoroff, S&T Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State and the AID Administrator, met with Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST),Ministry of S&T, Government of India (GOI) during her visit to India in February 2008 to assess the st [...] | 2008-04-08 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI1018 | CONGRESS PARTY WOES CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Summary: With little political headway on the civil nuclear initiative and election defeats in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and the Northeast (refs A,B,C,D,E),good news for the Congress Party has been in short supply in recent months. The latest piece of bad news: rising food prices, whi [...] | 2008-04-08 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR ECON PREF CH IN |
08NEWDELHI1019 | BIOGRAPHY: BHUTAN'S FIRST DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED [...] (SBU) On April 5, Druk Phuensum Tsogpa (DPT) President Jigmi Thinley was unanimously endorsed by his party to serve as Bhutan's first Prime Minister of its new democratically elected government. On March 24, the DPT crushed the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) during National Assemb [...] | 2008-04-08 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BT INR |
08NEWDELHI102 | MENON CLAIMS IAEA NEGOTIATORS NOT GOING BEYOND 123 [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that the demands made by the Indian negotiators during the January 2-4 safeguards talks with the IAEA appeared to go over beyond the principle of safeguards in perpetuity established in the 123 agreement. Menon countered that the [...] | 2008-01-11 12:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR AF |
08NEWDELHI1026 | NEW PRO-DEAL VOICES EMERGE IN NUCLEAR LULL [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the lack of forward movement on the U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation initiative in recent weeks, political, business and religious proponents have emerged in India, revealing that the issue remains alive. Previously quiet Congress Party politicians have spoken in fav [...] | 2008-04-09 11:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI103 | DELHI DIARY, JAN 7-11 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 7-11, 2007, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India, Israeli Kick Off 2008 with High-Level Defense Talks -- India Remains Israel's Largest Defense Customer -- National Defense [...] | 2008-01-11 13:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER SCUL SNAR SOCI |
08NEWDELHI1035 | DALAI LAMA PLEADS FOR U.S. TO PERSUADE CHINESE TO [...] Action request in para. 7. 2. (C/REL UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA) Summary: Hours before his April 9 departure for the U.S., the Dalai Lama summoned PolCouns to convey a message: please use all effective means to persuade the PRC to engage in dialogue with him. He said recent events had left him increasi [...] | 2008-04-10 11:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IN CH |
08NEWDELHI1044 | INDIA DOUBLES ITS ANTE IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid positive press reporting and official press statements, Indian and African leaders concluded the two-day New Delhi based India-Africa Summit by unanimously accepting drafts of the Delhi Declaration and the India-Africa Framework for Cooperation. Nations agreed in principle [...] | 2008-04-11 11:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN |
08NEWDELHI1049 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of APRIL 7-11, 2008, including the following items: -- INDIA'S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BACK UP IN FEBRUARY -- INDIAN CIVIL AVIATION TO GET A REGULATOR BY OCTOBER 2008 -- INDIA LOSES $14.5 BILLION OF FOOD ANNUA [...] | 2008-04-11 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI1051 | INDIA SKEPTICAL NEPALESE ELECTIONS WILL BRING [...] (U) GOI officials are publicly upbeat on the significance of Nepal's first democratic election in 15 years, with the MEA officially saluting the Nepalese people for taking a positive and important step. However, Indian observers are privately dubious about the outcome of Nepal's voting, and p [...] | 2008-04-15 01:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER KDEM NP IN |
08NEWDELHI1065 | IRAN'S AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT INDIA APRIL 29 [...] (SBU) This is an action request for SCA and NEA. Please see paragraph six. 2. (S/NF) A senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official notified PolCouns on April 15 that Iranian President Ahmadinejad will visit India on April 29. The official said she was providing the Embassy with this inf [...] | 2008-04-15 11:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR IN |
08NEWDELHI107 | INDIA GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT PAKISTAN [...] (C) In a January 11 conversation with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon asked how the U.S. views recent developments in Pakistan. The Ambassador conveyed that the U.S. and India share concerns about Pakistan turning into a failed state, and he commended the Indian government' [...] | 2008-01-11 13:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1072 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE & [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On April 07, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Central Board of Excise & Cu [...] | 2008-04-16 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI1092 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of APRIL 7-11, 2008, including the following items: -- FOREIGN TRADE POLICY ANNUAL REVIEW FOCUSES ON FIGHTING INFLATION -- PM SKEPTICAL OF DEVELOPING BIOFUELS IN INDIA -- 787 DREAMLINER ORDER DELAYS IMPA [...] | 2008-04-17 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI1096 | INDIA COMES TO GRIPS WITH MAOIST VICTORY IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. Official India welcomed Nepal's relatively free and fair election, saying in public statements that it was satisfied with the results and looked forward to working with the Maoist goernment. Foreign Minister Mukherjee has called Pushpa Dahal ("Prachanda") to offer official congr [...] | 2008-04-17 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1101 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On April 09, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Central Institute of Plastic [...] | 2008-04-21 07:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI1104 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CENTER FOR [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On April 9, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Center for Industrial Co [...] | 2008-04-21 10:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1107 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LAP-ROSS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On April 10, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Lap-Ross Engineering Lt [...] | 2008-04-21 11:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1109 | MAYAWATI'S BSP SWEEPS FIVE U.P. BY-ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In Uttar Pradesh (UP) last week, Chief Minister Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) swept five by-elections: two Lok Sabha races and three State Assembly races. Except for one Lok Sabha contest, the elections primarily pitted the BSP against Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Par [...] | 2008-04-21 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI1124 | GOI LIKELY TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 12:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL IN CU |
08NEWDELHI1134 | INDIAN IRAN RETORT MIGHT LAY GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee echoed April 23 the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesman's strong and unhelpful reaction to the U.S. statement on India's relationship with Iran. While the Communists expressed their approval for the MEA statement, Left leaders als [...] | 2008-04-24 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR |
08NEWDELHI1136 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 21-25, 2008, including the following items: -- INDIA SIGNS ON TO TAPI NATURAL GAS PIPELINE -- TREASURY U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND WITH POWER SECRETARY RAZDAN -- FDI HITS RECOR [...] | 2008-04-25 10:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI1141 | INDIAN DEFENSE ATTACHE WILL ATTEND PSI WORKSHOP IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1142 | AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO INDIA SEEN AS PURE POLITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's National Security Advisor MK Narayanan publicly confirmed that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit India for seven hours on April 29 following a trip to Sri Lanka and prior to arriving in Pakistan. Post conveyed to senior Ministry of External Affairs officia [...] | 2008-04-25 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KNNP PARM PINR ECON ENRG EPET IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1166 | DELHI DIARY, APR 21-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Composite Dialogue Dates Set For May 20 and 21 -- UPA Announces Record Foodgrain Harvest Estimate -- Naxalite/Maoist Incidents Increase [...] | 2008-04-29 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS TBIO EAGR NP IN BG |
08NEWDELHI1172 | A/S MCMURRAY URGES INDIA TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOUTH ASIAN [...] (U) OES Assistant Secretary Claudia McMurray met with Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) Secretary Meena Gupta on the sidelines of the Global Issues Forum on April 24, 2008 in order to engage the MoEF on the formation of a South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN). Mr. M.B. Lal, [...] | 2008-04-30 07:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI1180 | AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO INDIA FOCUSES ON PIPELINE, [...] (C) Summary. Iranian President Ahmadinejad's April 29 visit to India focused primarily on energy and trade issues, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) contacts. Indian officials announced the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline deal "is doable" within 45 days, though "a lot of work" needs [...] | 2008-04-30 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1193 | MENON CAUTIOUS AND ADVANI SKEPTICAL ABOUT NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador May 1 that the Indian government would seek approval to submit the safeguards agreement to the IAEA in the May 6 UPA-Left committee meeting. Although he did not divulge any specifics, Menon believed that External Affairs Min [...] | 2008-05-01 11:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1194 | MENON SAYS AHMADINEJAD PLAYED TO MASSES DURING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon related to the Ambassador May 1 that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the Prime Minister during his April 29 stop in Delhi that the world is changing in Iran's favor. When asked for specifics, Menon noted, Ahmadinejad voiced more mild opini [...] | 2008-05-01 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP EPET KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1209 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 28 - May 2, 2008, including the following items: -- A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS? -- ADDITIONAL GOI 'ANTI-INFLATION' MEASURES INCLUDE EXPORT -- KV KAMATH IS NEW PRESIDENT OF CII FOR 20 [...] | 2008-05-02 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI1210 | SHIPPING MINISTER HIT BY CORRUPTION ALLEGATION [...] (C) Summary: On April 28 and 30, Parliament erupted in chaos when BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members staged a walk-out to highlight Minister for Shipping, Transport, and Highways T.R. Baalu,s alleged abuse of his position to seek favorable GOI terms for supply of natural gas to [...] | 2008-05-02 12:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1214 | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN INDIA'S GUJARAT STATE YIELDS [...] SUMMARY: In a recent trip covering the length and breadth of Gujarat State, EmbOffs met with state wildlife officials to discuss lessons learned from the 2007 poaching of Asiatic lions in Gir National Park, as well as the current state of wildlife conservation in India's westernmost state. E [...] | 2008-05-05 04:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI1218 | MEA AMERICAS DIVISION ASSURES DASD CLAD MIL-MIL [...] (S) Summary. In a private meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James Clad, Ministry of External Affairs SIPDIS (MEA) Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar: -- assured DASD Clad that the military-to-military relationship was a top priority of her ministry; -- warned that the ""reopening"" o [...] | 2008-05-05 11:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR IN |
08NEWDELHI1224 | UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY ENGAGES INDIA'S SPECIAL ENVOY [...] SUMMARY: In a bilateral meeting on the margins of the Global Issues Forum held April 24, 2008 in New Delhi, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky led a delegation consisting of OES Assistant Secretary Claudia McMurray and Dr. Robert Dixon, NSC-CEQ Senior Coordinato [...] | 2008-05-05 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI1237 | INDIA AND DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN |
08NEWDELHI1242 | CORAL REEFS IN INDIA'S NATIONAL MARINE PARK: DROWNING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EmbOffs recently traveled to India's Gujarat state and met with the Director of the Marine National Park, Mr. D.S. Narve, in order to discuss the condition of the park's coral reefs, the United States' position as the co-secretariat of the International Coral Reef Initiative, a [...] | 2008-05-07 07:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI1248 | INDIA'S UPA-LEFT NUCLEAR COMMITTEE STALLS AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The UPA government and its Left allies agreed May 6 to hold a ninth committee meeting on May 28 to continue discussion about implementing the civil nuclear cooperation initiative. Although press reports indicated that External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee gave a pessimistic [...] | 2008-05-07 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1257 | NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: MAY 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This cable is the continuation of the Biweekly Reporting Cables from Mission India ESTH Office to be sent out the first and third week of every month. Inputs in this biweekly include the Indian Space Research Organization's launch of 10 satellites, the GOI's initiative to develop [...] | 2008-05-08 08:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI126 | LET'S FIX IRRITANTS THAT PLAGUE THIS PARTNERSHIP, [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that a range of bilateral problems has started to make people question the strategic partnership that both sides seek, and wonder why the USG has encountered such difficulty when it has done so much to try to bring India into the g [...] | 2008-01-14 14:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL AMGT KREC OFDP ODIP IN |
08NEWDELHI1264 | GOI INTENDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE UNESCO YOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OEXC SOCI UNESCO IN |
08NEWDELHI1275 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 5-9, 2008, including the following items: -- GOVT MOVES ON DIVESTMENT PLANS -- GOVT BANS SOME MORE FUTURES TRADING -- CONTROVERSY OVER BIOTECH CROPS AND FOOD -- INDIA INCREASES FOOD GRAIN STOCKS - [...] | 2008-05-09 11:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP |
08NEWDELHI1277 | DELHI DIARY, APRIL 28-MAY 09 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 28-May 09, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India and Pakistan Trade Tit-for-Tat Missile Tests -- Lok Sabha Speaker Withdraws Action Taken Against Unruly MPs -- Indian Custodia [...] | 2008-05-09 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KPRP MCAP MNUC PARM SOCI |
08NEWDELHI1279 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY TO CALL BURMESE [...] (C) Ambassador called Foreign Secretary Menon on May 10 to follow up on the Secretary's call to Foreign Minister Mukherjee, and to urge India to use its influence with the Burmese government to allow"international aid to reach Cyclone Nargis disaster areas. Menon noted FM Mukherjee had promis [...] | 2008-05-10 06:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL BM IN |
08NEWDELHI1284 | INDIA: CUBAN PEOPLE SOLIDARITY DAY: AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 08:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN |
08NEWDELHI1295 | THEATER IN THE ROUND: INDIAN BUDGET SESSION COMES [...] (SBU) The Indian Parliament adjourned its Budget Session in the Lok Sabha on May 5 and in the Rajya Sabha on May 6, both ahead of the May 9 scheduled date. Increasingly criticized as ineffective and unproductive, the Lok Sabha worked for 77 percent of the scheduled hours and the Rajya Sabha w [...] | 2008-05-12 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1296 | BURMESE FM TELLS MUKHERJEE ALL COUNTRIES CAN SEND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV BM IN |
08NEWDELHI130 | MAYAWATI THREATENS TO WITHDRAW FROM UPA [...] (SBU) Summary: At a January 7 press conference, notoriously mercurial Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Mayawati threatened to withdraw support from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and claimed that certain Congress members were trying to kill her. Congress waved off the claims an [...] | 2008-01-15 05:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI1311 | EX-PRESIDENT OFFERS GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR INDIA'S [...] (C) Summary: Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's explicit endorsement of the civil nuclear initiative has added further pressure to the opposition BJP party to reverse its stance against the nuclear deal. However, BJP leader Jaswant Singh countered the building momentum by claiming that for [...] | 2008-05-13 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1321 | MENON INDICATES FLEXIBILITY IN END-USE ISSUES FOR VVIP AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador May 14 that, after reading and having his people analyze note 1 in Amendment 1 of the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the Boeing VVIP Aircraft Self-Protection Suite (SPS),provided to Menon by the Ambassador the previous [...] | 2008-05-14 10:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1324 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: TITAN ENGINEERS, BANGALORE, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 6, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at the company formerly known as Titan [...] | 2008-05-14 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1325 | INDIA EXPECTS BURMA TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL [...] (C/REL AGCU) In a May 14 meeting with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, the Ambassador thanked him for conveying to the Burmese junta the U.S. concern about the immense difficulty in foreign assistance reaching the cyclone victims. Menon said that while the message seems to have had an imp [...] | 2008-05-14 11:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL BM IN |
08NEWDELHI1330 | INDIAN COMMUNIST LEADER URGING CEREMONIAL ROLE FOR [...] (C) Summary. In a May 13 meeting with PolCouns, Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury: -- said the Maoists won the Nepalese election because they turned out to be the most pragmatic, mature and best organized of any of the competing parties; -- reported that he h [...] | 2008-05-14 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NP IN |
08NEWDELHI1332 | SUPREME COURT EXACERBATES STRUGGLING UPA'S HEALTH [...] (C) Summary: In a public anti-corruption slap in the face to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, the Supreme Court reinstated Dr. P. Venugopal as director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) af [...] | 2008-05-14 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI1333 | DALAI LAMA REQUESTS BUSH TO VISIT LHASA DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 meeting, the Dalai Lama requested Poloff to convey a request to President Bush to visit Lhasa during the President's August 2008 Beijing visit. He characterized the April 27-29 China-Tibet talks as "productive," noting that China's representatives adopted a "softer" [...] | 2008-05-14 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF CH IN |
08NEWDELHI1336 | SPIKE IN TERRORISM HAS INDIAN OFFICIALS WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: A sharp and heavily publicized resurgence of infiltration and terrorism has Indian officials deeply worried about the situation in Pakistan and wondering whether domestic problems there could result in more violence, Foreign Secretary Menon told the Ambassador May 14. The Border S [...] | 2008-05-14 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PBTS MOPS KISL PGOV ASEC CASC IN |
08NEWDELHI1338 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SUPERCOMPUTER [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 7, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at the Super Computer Researc [...] | 2008-05-15 07:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1344 | UPDATE ON MAY 13 JAIPUR BLASTS [...] News outlets have published e-mails sent by "Indian Mujahideen," claiming responsibility for the May 13 bomb blasts in Jaipur. The messages included video attachments that purported to show bombs strapped to the bicycles that were used in the blasts, and included the details of a bicycle frame [...] | 2008-05-15 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV EAID IN |
08NEWDELHI1345 | INDIAN POLITICAL PARTIES CYNICALLY WOO WOMEN VOTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, amid chaos in the Rajya Sabha, the UPA government introduced the Women's Reservation Bill, which would reserve 33 percent of all seats for women in Parliament and the state assemblies. In an effort to appeal to women voters before a slew of state elections and nationa [...] | 2008-05-15 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN KDEM PHUM PREL KIRF IN |
08NEWDELHI1350 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ISTRAC, INDIAN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 7, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at the Telemetry, Tracking an [...] | 2008-05-16 07:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1351 | AMBASSADOR PUSHES INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER FOR [...] (S) Summary. During a May 14 meeting with Defense Minister AK Antony, Ambassador: -- advocated for the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter in the VVIP helicopter competition and for Honeywell to be able to compete its F125IN engine for the Jaguar engine upgrade; -- handed over a draft Memorandum of Understan [...] | 2008-05-16 10:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI1353 | AMBASSADOR MEETS L.K. ADVANI TO URGE BJP TO BACK NUKE DEAL [...] (C) The Ambassador on May 8 again urged BJP leader L.K. Advani in a private meeting to exhibit statesmanship and either back the nuclear deal or withdraw opposition to it. Advani did not alter his argument, but I sensed that he is much less comfortable than he was a month ago. Advani informed the [...] | 2008-05-16 11:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI1354 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 12-16, 2008, including the following items: -- EXIM VISIT HIGHLIGHTS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING FACILITY -- EXIM MEETS WITH INDIA INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE CO. -- INDUSTRIAL GROWTH MODERATES IN F [...] | 2008-05-16 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP |
08NEWDELHI1356 | DELHI DIARY, MAY 12-16 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for May 12-16, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Akali-BJP Deadly Clash During Local Polls in Punjab -- Child Laborers Wake Up Parliamentarians -- Reservation Policy Hits a Snag Akali- [...] | 2008-05-16 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL IN |
08NEWDELHI1364 | TERROR TOP ON INDIAN MINDS AS THE FIFTH ROUND OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fifth round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue, scheduled to take place in Islamabad May 20-21, will cover the gamut of bilateral issues, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Foreign Secretary Menon will meet his counterpart Salman Bashir May 20, while Exter [...] | 2008-05-19 13:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PBTS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1372 | AFTER BOMBS, RAJASTHAN THREATENS ACTION AGAINST [...] (SBU) On May 16, the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)-led Rajasthan government asked its district magistrates to identify illegal Bangladeshi immigrants living in the state over the next 30 days. In the aftermath of the bombings which rocked Jaipur on May 13 to which the Indian government has link [...] | 2008-05-20 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1375 | CHINA'S ATTACKS ON DALAI LAMA ALARM TIBETAN MPS [...] Send a fact-finding delegation to access the real situation inside Tibet. Urge upon the UN to do the same. 2. Impress upon China to stop killings & uphold the Fundamental Human Rights inside Tibet. 3. Facilitate International medical communities / organizations to render medical assistance t [...] | 2008-05-21 03:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | CH IN KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
08NEWDELHI1383 | NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: MAY 2008 THIR@ WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes the Defense Research and Development Organization's successful testing of the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile - Agni-III, re-organization of defense research, possible visit of S&T Minister Kapil Sibal to the National Ignit [...] | 2008-05-21 08:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI1388 | URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 11:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PGOV PREL UNGA |
08NEWDELHI1398 | INDIA TO SUBMIT 1803 REPORT AFTER TAKING ACTION [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security Director Amandeep Singh Gill told poloffs May 21 that the Indian government would first complete implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) regarding Iran and then submit its UNSCR 1803 report. Gi [...] | 2008-05-22 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1405 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 19-23, 2008, including the following items: -- CUBAN TRADE DELEGATION IN INDIA -- RUPEE'S RECENT DEPRECIATION -- INTERNET NETIZENS IN INDIA CUBAN TRADE DELEGATION IN INDIA ---------------------- [...] | 2008-05-23 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP |
08NEWDELHI1406 | INDIA MAINTAINS MODEST RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (SBU) In response to the request for information on India's relations with Cuba set out in reftel A, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Bilateral Visits Increase, but Relations Mostly Symbolic Legacy of NAM ------- [...] | 2008-05-23 11:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IN |
08NEWDELHI1409 | NARAYANAN POINTS TO INSPECTIONS AS STICKING POINT IN VVIP AIRCRAFT [...] (C) The Ambassador urged Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan May 23 to use the May 28-29 visit by a delegation led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mitchell Shivers to resolve quickly the enhanced end-use monitoring (EEUM) issue related to the Low-Aircraft Infrared Cou [...] | 2008-05-23 12:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1410 | NARAYANAN WORRIED ABOUT PAKISTAN AND NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told the Ambassador May 23 that the May 13 Jaipur blasts had HUJI "fingerprints," but he expressed greater concern about increased infiltration from Pakistan, which he believed could lead to greater tragedy. He related that Pakistan had not [...] | 2008-05-23 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1429 | CONGRESS SETBACK PROMPTS POSTPONEMENT OF INDIA'S [...] (SBU) Bruised by election losses in Karnataka (septel) and blocked by the intransigent Left, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government postponed the UPA-Left nuclear committee meeting originally scheduled May 28. According to May 27 press reports, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukhe [...] | 2008-05-27 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1432 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MAY 2008 VISIT [...] (SBU) Dear Senator Feingold: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a period of profound transformation in Indo-US relations. While we have successfully accelerated and expanded the ties between our two democracies into a [...] | 2008-05-27 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN |
08NEWDELHI1433 | NARAYANAN DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan described for CODEL Nelson and the Ambassador on May 26 his views on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Naxalites, counter-terrorism cooperation, and the state of the relationship in light of the nuclear deal and Enhanced End Use Monitoring (EEUM). Narayanan de [...] | 2008-05-27 13:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KNNP PARM PK PREL PTER TSPL |
08NEWDELHI1436 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AKER KVAERNER [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 21, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Aker Kvaerner Power Gas L [...] | 2008-05-28 09:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1437 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AKER KVAERNER [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 21, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Aker Kvaerner Power Gas L [...] | 2008-05-28 09:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI144 | VHP DEMANDS EXPULSION OF "FOREIGN" CHRISTIAN [...] (U) Vote bank politics, along with opposition to Christian missionary activity in the name of national security continue to percolate in the Indian media as Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders met Indian President Pratibha Patil on January 8. The VHP accused the Christian community of startin [...] | 2008-01-15 14:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KIRF SCUL PTER SNAR SOCI PINS IN |
08NEWDELHI1440 | INDO-PAK DIALOGUE: INDIA LOOKING TO MAINTAIN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fifth round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue took place in Islamabad May 20-21, marking the first high-level contact between the two governments since Pakistan's newly elected government came to power in March. Foreign Secretary Menon met his counterpart Salman Bashir May [...] | 2008-05-28 12:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PBTS PK IR CH IN |
08NEWDELHI1441 | GOI TO SEND MINISTER, NOT MONEY, TO PARIS [...] (C/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: MEA Deputy Secretary (Afghanistan) Piyush Srivastava disclosed to Poloffs May 28 that the GOI will likely send a Minister level GOI representative to the June 12 International Conference on Afghanistan in Paris, corroborating what the Australian PolOff told Post at a May [...] | 2008-05-28 12:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID EFIN IN AF |
08NEWDELHI1442 | RAJASTHAN GUJJARS STIR UP VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: On May 23, just as the Rajasthan tourism industry was crawling towards recovery after the May 13 Jaipur bomb blast (ref A),an old controversy resurfaced, threatening to disrupt life in parts of Rajasthan and beyond, including in the greater Delhi area. The Gujjar community once [...] | 2008-05-28 13:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CASC ASEC IN |
08NEWDELHI1452 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MAHINDRA & [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 20, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Mahindra & Mahindra Limit [...] | 2008-05-29 11:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1453 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MAHINDRA & [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 20, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Mahindra & Mahindra Limit [...] | 2008-05-29 11:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1454 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MAHINDRA & [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 20, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted three Post-Shipment Verifications (PSV) at Mahindra & Mahindra [...] | 2008-05-29 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1457 | INDIA, U.S. INITIAL END-USE MONITORING AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. PDASD Shivers, Ambassador Mulford, Foreign Secretary Menon, and Defense Secretary Singh initialed on May 29 a text for End-Use Monitoring for self-protection suites (including LAIRCM),clearing away the largest obstacle to finalization of the sale of head of state aircraft to India. I [...] | 2008-05-29 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI1467 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALAN ELECTRONIC [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 21, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Alan Electronic Systems L [...] | 2008-05-30 09:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1469 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATES TO NAMES, TITLES [...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. Country: Republic of India Date: May 30, 2008 India Country Code is 91. New Delhi Area Code is 11. Both (91) and (11) must be dialed prior to all landline numbers below. The Area Code is omitted for mobile phone numbers. -------------------- [...] | 2008-05-30 10:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI1470 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECH MAHINDRA [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 20, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Tech Mahindra Limited, Mu [...] | 2008-05-30 11:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1475 | CODEL FEINGOLD DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy to the Prime Minister Shyam Saran told Senator Russ Feingold May 29 that India hoped to use its relative economic prosperity to promote the integration of South Asia. Saran expressed hope that the Indian government would soon submit the safeguards agreement to the I [...] | 2008-05-30 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1479 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 26-30, 2008, including the following items: -- INDIAN GOVERNMENT RELAXES OVERSEAS BORROWING NORMS -- RETAIL REPORT DRAWS VARIED RESPONSES -- BANGALORE AIRPORT OPENS -- SLIGHT PROGRESS ON INDO-EU FT [...] | 2008-05-30 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP |
08NEWDELHI1484 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECH MAHINDRA [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On May 20, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Tech Mahindra Limited, Mu [...] | 2008-06-02 08:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1489 | NARAYANAN URGES BETTER BILATERAL UNDERSTANDING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 10:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL PTER KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1503 | SENATORS FEINGOLD AND CASEY MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. In a May 30 meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee noted that the key to stability in the region lies in addressing extremism in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions. He expressed concern over increasing cross-border infiltration attempts o [...] | 2008-06-03 11:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ENRG KISL PHUM PREL TRGY TSPL AF |
08NEWDELHI1509 | IAEA/IRAN: U.S. RESPONSE DELIVERED [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points and nonpaper to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on May 30 on the margins of Mukherjee's meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey. Mukherjee welcomed the U.S. views but did not have a substantive response on the Indian intentions at the June [...] | 2008-06-03 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1514 | DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES REGIONAL AND NUCLEAR [...] (C) Minister of Defense A.K. Antony discussed with Senator Feingold on May 30 regional issues including Pakistan, Burma, and Afghanistan, nuclear issues in the context of the U.S. presidential election and Iranian proliferation, and the U.S.-India defense relationship. Antony said that India [...] | 2008-06-04 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PARM KNNP IN |
08NEWDELHI1515 | INDIAN MUSLIMS RALLY AGAINST TERRORISM, AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Leading Indian Muslim clerics denounced terrorism as un-Islamic at two separate, very different events over the May 31-June 1 weekend. Seizing the political upper hand, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly welcomed the events and focused on their anti-government [...] | 2008-06-04 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI1549 | STAFFDEL ANDERSON DISCUSES REGIONAL ISSUES, [...] (SBU) Staffdel Anderson discussed a wide range of regional and domestic issues with government officials and non-governmental commentators during a visit to Delhi on June 1-4. A Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary justified India's relationship with Iran, emphasized its commitment to [...] | 2008-06-06 08:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KNNP ENRG IN |
08NEWDELHI156 | UTTAR PRADESH: NEW TERRORIST HUB [...] (C) Summary: In the last eight weeks, terrorists struck twice in Uttar Pradesh (UP) killing twenty-one people: seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers and fourteen civilians (reftels). Analysts as well as Embassy contacts fear that jihadi terrorists who have traditionally focused [...] | 2008-01-16 10:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI1560 | DELHI DIARY, MAY 30-JUNE 6, 2008 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for May 30-June 6, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Chief of Mission Conference -- Government Officials Retain Public Information -- Karunanidhi Birthday Bash: Bashing the BJP -- Pa [...] | 2008-06-06 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1561 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 2-June 6, 2008, including the following items: -- ECB NORMS FOR SERVICES SECTOR LIBERALIZED -- ANTI-DUMPING DUTY REVIEW WORRIES SHRIMP EXPORTERS -- TRENDS IN INDIAN EXPORTS -- INDIA'S FY 2007-08 G [...] | 2008-06-06 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP |
08NEWDELHI1562 | INDIA URGED TO PRESS BURMA ON ALLOWING AID TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/PolCouns urged MEA Director (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma) I.M. Pandey on June 6 to press Burma harder to allow international aid supplies and workers to reach victims of Cyclone Nargis. Pandey cited India's difficulties in getting aid into Burma, noting that direct access [...] | 2008-06-06 12:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID BM IN |
08NEWDELHI1563 | NUCLEAR DEAL REMAINS HOT POLITICAL ISSUE AS [...] (C) Despite the domestic policy challenges of rising gas prices and Gujjar community unrest, the nuclear deal remains very much on the political agenda in Delhi as political factions pre-position themselves for upcoming state and ultimately national elections. The Congress Party is distracted [...] | 2008-06-06 12:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1578 | GOI TO SEND MINISTER SHARMA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 11:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID EFIN IN AF |
08NEWDELHI1599 | NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JUNE 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes details about increased U.S. investment in India in High-tech ventures, demand for setting up 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) and a successful trial of indigenously developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft. T [...] | 2008-06-11 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI1606 | UAE AMBASSADOR TO INDIA (DESIGNEE-TO-BE FOR IRAQ?) [...] (S) In response to reftel, Post has obtained the following information on United Arab Emirates Ambassador to India (and, according to reftel, likely to be named Ambassador to Iraq). Post has had only limited contact with Ambassador Al Shehhi in the past, and will seek further information as app [...] | 2008-06-11 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ AE IN |
08NEWDELHI1610 | INDIA PLAYS COY ON IOM DG - COURTED BY CANADIANS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche (Ref A) to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on May 30, urging the GOI to support Ambassador Bill Swing as the new Director General (DG) for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). On June 11, Patnaik articulated to Po [...] | 2008-06-11 12:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | IN PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI |
08NEWDELHI1611 | INDIA WILL ENDORSE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (C) This is an action request for SCA and ISN. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Ministry of External Affairs Disarmament and International Security Director Amandeep Singh Gill told poloff in a June 11 telcon that India's Cabinet Committee on Security decided June 10 to join the Global Initiative [...] | 2008-06-11 12:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1620 | INDIA STILL NONCOMMITTAL ON APDP EOM - WANTS [...] (SBU) Poloff followed up on demarche (Ref A) with MEA Joint Secretary Sanjiv Arora (United Nations Political) and his Deputy, Sanjay Rana, regarding Foreign Secretary Menon's April 24 conversation with Under Secretary Dobriansky indicating that India will participate in the Asia-Pacific Democr [...] | 2008-06-12 10:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | IN KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
08NEWDELHI1622 | INDIA THINKS BIG BUT DOES LITTLE AT DISARMAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A June 9-10 disarmament conference in New Delhi commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Rajiv Gandhi Action Plan on disarmament, but produced little in terms of concrete commitments by the Indian government. In his inauguration, the Prime Minister reaffirmed India's commitment [...] | 2008-06-12 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1628 | INDIA DISAPPOINTED WITH USG WITHDRAWAL FROM HRC [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche (Ref A) to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on June 11, explaining why the USG will no longer participate in the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) session and couching this as an opportunity for US-India cooperation on UN reform. Pa [...] | 2008-06-12 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI1636 | INDIA DELIVERS OFFICIAL GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Director G. Dharmendra gave poloffs June 13 the official letter notification from the Indian government endorsing the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). Dharmendra said that the Indian Ambass [...] | 2008-06-13 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KGIT IN |
08NEWDELHI1638 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 9 to June 13, 2008, including the following items: -- RANBAXY FOUNDING FAMILY SELLS INTEREST TO DAIICHI SANKYO -- INDIA FACES HIGHER FERTILIZER COSTS AND SUBSIDIES AS GOI ANNOUNCES NEW POLICY - [...] | 2008-06-13 12:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP |
08NEWDELHI1644 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: HIGH TURNOUT EXPECTED IN [...] (C) Summary: During a May visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Poloff learned that state assembly elections will be held in October, although the precise dates have not yet been announced. There was agreement among Poloff's interlocutors that the elections would see a record turnout barring a sustain [...] | 2008-06-16 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI1645 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests the Department's guidance and assistance in evaluating information on the following candidate from the Indian Police Service, who has been nominated for training beginning June 23, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. (U) Proposed candidate biodata and cours [...] | 2008-06-16 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV MARR MASS IN |
08NEWDELHI1664 | FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON NONCOMMITTAL ON P5+1 [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon was noncommittal in response to the Ambassador's spirited demarche on June 17 requesting that the government of India encourage Iran to accept the updated P5 1 incentive package (reftel). The Ambassador emphasized the broad scope of the incentives and t [...] | 2008-06-17 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1665 | INDIA SIGNALS LUKEWARM -- BUT UNCOMMITTED -- [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the Ambassador on June 17, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon gave a luke-warm affirmation of India's support for Ambassador Bill Swing as the new Director General (DG) of the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM),however would not formally commit. After [...] | 2008-06-17 14:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI1667 | CONNAUGHTON DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE WITH INDIA'S MINISTER [...] Summary. During his visit to exchange views with the Government of India (GOI) on the upcoming Major Economies Meeting in S. Korea and the G8 Meeting in Japan, James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),met on June 16, 2008 with Ministry of Enviro [...] | 2008-06-18 05:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ENRG IN |
08NEWDELHI1669 | CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON TALKS CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY [...] (U) Summary: On June 16, Chairman James Connaughton of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) met with Dr. Kirit Parikh, Member, Planning Commission of India, and Ministry of Commerce Secretary G. K. Pillai to discuss key climate-change and energy-security issues ahead of the M [...] | 2008-06-18 05:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI1674 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: DELICATELY POISED AHEAD OF [...] (C) Summary: The political, economic and security environment in Jammu and Kashmir appears to have improved significantly during the last year. During a May visit to the state, Poloff/PolFSN found that violence and the public's fear of it has declined, the economy is booming and tourism is a [...] | 2008-06-18 08:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI1677 | UPA-LEFT MEETING ON NUCLEAR DEAL POSTPONED TO JUNE [...] (SBU) The United Progressive Alliance-Left committee meeting scheduled for June 18 to decide whether the government will take the next step toward completing the U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement was postponed until June 25. Media reported that the official reason for the post [...] | 2008-06-18 10:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1683 | POST RECOMMENDS MODIFIED IPR STRATEGY FOR INDIA [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: Despite some impressive advancements on certain aspects of intellectual property rights (IPR) and the GOI's continued willingness to engage, India remained on the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR's) 2008 Spec [...] | 2008-06-18 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV IN |
08NEWDELHI1688 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On June 17, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited [...] | 2008-06-19 09:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI1691 | NUCLEAR DEAL END-GAME: CONGRESS PARTY TO DECIDE [...] (C) The Congress Party, at the request of Prime Minister Singh, abruptly postponed the June 18 United Progressive Alliance-Left committee meeting to prepare to move forward with the next crucial step toward completion of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative without the support o [...] | 2008-06-19 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1700 | NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JUNE 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report includes a summary of the recent Asia Pacific Forum on Nuclear Technology, U.S.-India collaboration in accelerator technologies for the proposed International Linear Collider, a new launch date for India's first mission to the Moon, [...] | 2008-06-20 09:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI1712 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 16 to June 20, 2008, including the following items: -- INFLATION CROSSES DOUBLE-DIGIT MARK -- UPDATE ON THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR -- NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTS OFF WITH ROBUST TAX REVENUES -- [...] | 2008-06-20 12:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP |
08NEWDELHI1721 | DELHI DIARY, JUNE 13-20 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for June 13-20, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Congress and JDS Team Up Against the BJP in Karnataka -- Jammu and Kashmir: Amarnath Yatra Begins -- Presumed "Dead" Former Bonded Labor [...] | 2008-06-23 07:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KWMN KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI1726 | INDIA IN COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: NOT SATISFIED [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, A/PolCouns delivered reftel demarche on India's role in the Community of Democracies (CD) to Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora. On June 20 Arora contacted A/PolCouns to provide India's position on the withdrawal of Indian support for the Diplomat's Handboo [...] | 2008-06-23 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ZI SF PO CA IN |
08NEWDELHI1756 | SCENESETTER FOR REPRESENTATIVE ACKERMAN JULY 2008 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Dear Representative Ackerman and Delegation: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a period of profound transformation in Indo-US relations. While we have successfully accelerated and expanded the ties between our [...] | 2008-06-25 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN |
08NEWDELHI1760 | FS MENON DESCRIBES HARDENED POSITIONS, [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon described for the Ambassador on June 26 a hardening of positions on the part of the Left and within the Congress Party on whether to take the next step in advancing the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative. The Left ultimately rejected submis [...] | 2008-06-26 07:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN KDEM |
08NEWDELHI1763 | QURESHI'S INDIA TOUR: INDIA EXPECTING GOODWILL TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi will visit New Delhi, Jaipur, Ajmer, Chandigarh and Amritsar and will meet PM Singh, L.K. Advani, Jaswant Singh, PM Vajpayee, and a few state governors during his June 27-29 visit to India. T [...] | 2008-06-26 11:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD PBTS PINR PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1765 | RAJASTHAN RESOLVES STATE GUJJAR DILEMMA, PUNTING [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 17, with the announcement of a new state reservation/quota policy, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje brought an end to the 27-day agitation launched by the Gujjar community who were demanding classification as a Scheduled Tribe (ST) in order to access greater emp [...] | 2008-06-26 13:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI177 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HINDUSTAN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 26, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (H [...] | 2008-01-17 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI1779 | GAY RIGHTS IN GANDHI-LAND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, several hundred gay activists plan to march in three Indian cities (New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore) in what is anticipated to be the largest display of gay pride in a country where homosexuality is considered illegal or "against the order of nature." Incidentally, [...] | 2008-06-27 12:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI178 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HINDUSTAN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 26, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (H [...] | 2008-01-17 11:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI1783 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 23 to June 27, 2008, including the following: -- RBI USING RESERVES TO STEM RUPEE DEPRECIATION -- ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MANDATE FOR REGIONAL RURAL BANKS AND COOPERATIVE BANKS -- INDIA SIGNS FOUR E [...] | 2008-06-27 13:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP |
08NEWDELHI1795 | TIBETAN YOUTH SEE POTHOLES IN THE MIDDLE PATH - [...] (C) Summary. A May visit to six Tibetan settlements across north and northeastern India underscores concerns that frustrated and dissatisfied Tibetan youth and concurrent Indian separatist movements could pose serious problems for the future viability of Tibetan settlements. A widening generational [...] | 2008-06-30 10:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI CH IN |
08NEWDELHI1798 | CONGRESS SEEKS SP SUPPORT ON NUCLEAR DEAL TO BUCK [...] (C) The Congress Party appears on the verge of securing sufficient support from the Samajwadi Party (SP) to permit the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government to advance the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and to prove a parliamentary majority even if the Left wi [...] | 2008-06-30 12:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1799 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: BOARD WITHDRAWS LAND CLAIM, [...] (C) Summary: On June 30, for the seventh consecutive day, Kashmiri Muslims in Sringar and Hindus in Jammu protested in response to the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state government decision to transfer 100 acres of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB),a government-run organization that [...] | 2008-06-30 15:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1818 | INDIA UNVEILS ITS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary. A week before the G-8 Summit in Japan, India's Prime Minister (PM) and Union Minister of Environment and Forests (MOEF) Dr. Manmohan Singh launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) on June 30, 2008 in New Delhi. The plan has been eagerly awaited by environmental act [...] | 2008-07-01 11:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI1821 | QURESHI VISITS INDIA, LEAVES POSITIVE IMPRESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh, former Prime Minister Vajpayee, and a few state governors during his June 27-29 visit to India. Pakistan Polit [...] | 2008-07-01 13:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN PK |
08NEWDELHI1825 | INDIA: KOSOVO RECOGNITION DEMARCHE DELIVERED; NO [...] (C) A/PolCouns delivered reftel demarche on "Kosovo recognition, donors conference, IMF and World Bank membership following UN reconfiguration" to External Affairs Ministry Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar on June 30. In a July 1 follow up with Kumar's staff, Americas Director Vani Rao [...] | 2008-07-02 06:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV IN |
08NEWDELHI1832 | BHUTAN STRATEGIZES ON ENERGY, PRIVATE-SECTOR GROWTH, AND [...] (U) Summary: Econoff met with a number of contacts in Thimphu on June 24 and 25 to discuss telecommunications, energy, tourism, unemployment, and broader issues of economic planning. Public-sector meetings focused on the problem of rising unemployment and the overall challenge of improving Gro [...] | 2008-07-02 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINV ENRG ETRD BT IN |
08NEWDELHI1843 | NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JULY 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes information about establishment of research base in the Arctic region by India. The environment section covers information about the visit of U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysts to discuss Clean Development Mech [...] | 2008-07-03 10:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI1845 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 30 to July 3, 2008, including the following: -- INDIA AND JAPAN INK CURRENCY SWAP DEAL -- DRAFT CCI REGULATIONS EXCLUDE SMALL MERGERS -- INDIAN DOMESTIC CARRIERS FORCED TO INCREASE AIR FARES -- NEW [...] | 2008-07-03 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP |
08NEWDELHI1847 | SAMAJWADI PARTY SUPPORTS NUCLEAR DEAL, GOVERNMENT STRIVING FOR EARLY IAEA ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A flurry of political activity over the past two days has culminated in the Samajwadi Party (SP) expressing public support for the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative following a meeting with Prime Minister Singh and negotiations with Congress Party President Sonia Gandh [...] | 2008-07-04 16:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1875 | PM DEPARTS FOR G-8 WITH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Singh departed on July 7 for the G-8 Summit in Japan where he plans to ask world leaders to support the Indian government following its decision on July 4 to advance the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative to the IAEA and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). [...] | 2008-07-07 14:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI189 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 14-18, 2008. VERIZON RECEIVES LONG DISTANCE LICENSES ------------------ 2. (SBU) U.S. Telecom company Verizon Business announced on January 9, 2008 that India's Ministry of Communications a [...] | 2008-01-18 11:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI1894 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR'S CONGRESS-LED GOVERNMENT FALLS [...] (SBU) Summary: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Congress Party Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned on July 7, thereby ending the rule of his Congress-led coalition government in the state. Azad's coalition government lost its majority when its key ally, the People's Democratic Party (PDP),pulled [...] | 2008-07-08 12:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1895 | CONFIDENCE VOTE FOLLOWS LEFT WITHDRAWAL AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Left Front stated on July 8 its intention to withdraw from the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and to seek a confidence vote, tentatively scheduled for July 21. The Samajwadi Party reiterated its support for the UPA government and the nuclear [...] | 2008-07-08 14:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1906 | INDIANS BEGIN TO FOCUS ON NEXT STEPS IN NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Speculation about the timing and likely result of a confidence vote following the Left Front's withdrawal of support from the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government dominated local media on July 9. Comments by Foreign Minister Mukherjee caused confusion [...] | 2008-07-09 14:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1921 | PAKISTANI HIGH COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION UNDERSCORES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's call on him to explain next steps needed to bring the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement to fruition, Pakistani High Commissioner Shadid Malik focused on the need for the Nuclear Suppliers Group to follow a "criteria-based approach,"specifying, "We can onl [...] | 2008-07-10 13:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1922 | SARAN AND MENON OUTLINE MODEST INDIAN ACTION PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador discussed on July 10 next steps in the U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Initiative separately with Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the Nuclear Deal Shyam Saran and then Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon. Saran and Menon previewed planned travel by Ind [...] | 2008-07-10 15:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1928 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE WELCOME DEMARCHE DELIVERED, [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche and associated documents welcoming India as a new partner in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) to Ministry of External Affairs Disarmament and International Security division director Gaddam Dharmendra on July 9. (Dharmendra had postp [...] | 2008-07-11 07:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP JO IN RS |
08NEWDELHI193 | NRI CONFERENCE CONNECTS INDIA TO ITS DIASPORA [...] (U) Summary: Critics called the sixth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, an annual gathering of overseas Indians, nothing more than a talk shop. However, the event draws a large crowd and more press coverage every year and participants appeared content engaging informally with old friends and making n [...] | 2008-01-18 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI EINV ECON IN |
08NEWDELHI1934 | KABUL EMBASSY BLAST UNLIKELY TO SPARK HARSH INDIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian reaction thus far has been muted to the July 7 attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, which killed four Indian personnel and at least 37 others, and the implication by President Karzai and others that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency was behind the blast [...] | 2008-07-11 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER PGOV PN ID |
08NEWDELHI1935 | GAO EXPLORES INDIA'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE CDM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Analysts from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) visited New Delhi June 30 and July 1 to review India's experience with the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The GAO interviewed a wide range of public, private, and NGO stakeholders who were consistent i [...] | 2008-07-11 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI194 | MODERATE KASHMIRI SEPARATISTS BANDING TOGETHER [...] (C) Former violent insurgent and longtime peaceful Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah decided January 14 to join the Mirwaiz faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference led by moderate separatist Mirwaiz Omar Farooq. The decision had been a long time coming, with Mirwaiz and his cohorts spe [...] | 2008-01-18 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1944 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, MIDDLE [...] "NO MORE DELAY," editorial in the July 14 independent Kolkata Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "At the end of his rule, the Prime Minister has taken the first bold step on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal by prioritizing national interests and ignoring nonsense opposition by the Leftists... If th [...] | 2008-07-14 11:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI1945 | POLITICAL REALIGNMENT CONTINUES AS JULY 22 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government continued to maintain its slim majority leading toward the July 22 confidence vote. Several small, marginal parties remained uncommitted, hoping to use their leverage to extract concessions for their support. [...] | 2008-07-14 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN PARM PK PREL TRGY TSPL |
08NEWDELHI195 | DRS. WATSON AND DIXON ENGAGE GOI IN PREPARATION FOR SECOND [...] SUMMARY: Drs. Harlan Watson and Robert Dixon met with representatives of the Government of India (GOI) to discuss preparations for the upcoming Second Major Economies Meeting (MEM2) scheduled for January 30-31 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The GOI was represented by officials from the Ministry of Ext [...] | 2008-01-18 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI1951 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LNT ELECTRONICS, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On June 10, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at LNT Electronics (LNT) in Hyd [...] | 2008-07-15 07:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1952 | PSI DEMARCHE DELIVERED, INDIA TO CONTINUE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs Disarmament and International Security division director Gaddam Dharmendra on July 15 and encouraged India to endorse the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Dharmendra said he understood that the Indian Defense Attac [...] | 2008-07-15 08:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08NEWDELHI1953 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ANALOGIC CONTROLS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On June 11, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Analogic Controls India Limi [...] | 2008-07-15 09:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1957 | INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES TALKS [...] (SBU) The Indian Ministry of External Affairs Director for Pakistan Affairs and the Political Counselor at the Pakistani High Commission told us in separate conversations on the afternoon of July 14 that the July 18 Confidence Building Measures (CBM) talks in Islamabad are still on, and that th [...] | 2008-07-15 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1959 | MENON HOSTS NSG AND IAEA REPRESENTATIVES TO PUSH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 14, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon hosted more than fifty representatives from countries represented on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). Menon described the benefits "for India, for the IAEA and fo [...] | 2008-07-15 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN PARM PK PREL TRGY TSPL |
08NEWDELHI196 | DELHI DIARY, JAN 14-18 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for December 14-18, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Bhutan Election Commission Announce Historic Election Date -- Coalition Crisis in Goa -- Darul Uloom Deoband Madrasa authorizes use o [...] | 2008-01-18 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL KIRF SOCI KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI1961 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: GLAND PHARMA [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On June 11, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Gland Pharma Limited (GPL) i [...] | 2008-07-16 07:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1968 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: DCS TRADING & [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On June 9, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at DCS Trading & Services Li [...] | 2008-07-17 07:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1972 | POLITICAL BARGAINING CONTINUES PRIOR TO KEY VOTE IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1975 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ASTRA MICROWAVE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On June 10, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Astra Microwave Products [...] | 2008-07-18 07:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1976 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT [...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH report includes an update on the die-off of a critically endangered crocodilian species; EmbOffs meeting with a company that provides Greenhouse Gas (GHG) monitoring solutions in the building sector; biofuels; a shortage of scientists in GOI researc [...] | 2008-07-18 08:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED KSCA ECON TSPL TRGY TNGD EIND ENRG |
08NEWDELHI1985 | JULY 22 CONFIDENCE VOTE RESULT FAR FROM ASSURED [...] (C) SUMMARY. As of July 18, the last business day before the special session of parliament begins on July 21 and culminates in the confidence vote on July 22, the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's victory is far from assured, with the future of the U.S.-India C [...] | 2008-07-18 13:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1997 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - INDIA FAMILIAR WITH [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on July 21 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) directors for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra and Amandeep Singh Gill. Dharmendra and Singh Gill expressed interest in knowing why the U.S. was raising this issue at [...] | 2008-07-21 11:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR MUNC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI1998 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - INDIA LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered the information contained in ref A on July 21 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) directors for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra and Amandeep Singh Gill. Dharmendra replied that India looks forward to fully participating in Globa [...] | 2008-07-21 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL ID |
08NEWDELHI1999 | INDIA ADVISES KAZAKHSTAN MUST CLARIFY MESA STATUS [...] (S) Kazakhstan should submit a formal request to India as chair of the IAEA Middle East/South Asia Group (MESA) to be considered a member of that group, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) directors for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra and Ama [...] | 2008-07-21 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC |
08NEWDELHI2003 | MENON SEEKS INDO-BANGLA COUNTER-TERROR EFFORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Mohd Touhid Hossain met with Indian Foreign Minister Shivshankar Menon during his July 17 visit to New Delhi. During a joint press conference, both expressed interest in addressing security issues, specifically cross-border terrorism and escalating [...] | 2008-07-21 12:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINR KDEM BG IN |
08NEWDELHI2004 | PARLIAMENT BEGINS DEBATING CONFIDENCE MOTION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The first day of the two-day special session of parliament opened on July 21 and will culminate in the confidence vote late on July 22 that will determine the future of the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government and its ability to advance the U [...] | 2008-07-21 14:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2009 | WHILE GOI STILL MIFFED AT UNESCO DEFERMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary. At the July 8 UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec, the International Council on Museum and Monuments (ICOMOS) advised the committee to defer India's nomination -- the River Island of Majuli in Assam -- because of questions surrounding its authenticity, safety, and [...] | 2008-07-22 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO SCUL |
08NEWDELHI2011 | FS MENON'S COMMENTS POINT TO RISING TENSION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 21, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon voiced allegations of Pakistan involvement in the July 17 bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, on the heels of the fifth round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue (CD) with Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir earlier [...] | 2008-07-22 14:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2012 | INDIA'S UPA GOVERNMENT SURVIVES CONFIDENCE VOTE -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The two-day special session of parliament to consider the confidence motion culminated late on July 22 with a victory for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government. The tally was 275 votes in favor of the confidence motion, 256 opposed, and 1 [...] | 2008-07-22 14:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2019 | INDIA DISPATCHES ENVOYS TO 54 CAPITALS, EMBASSY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Embassy hosted 41 local representatives of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) member countries to an information-sharing lunch on the next steps in the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative on July 23. Comments focused on the difficulties imposed by the compressed tim [...] | 2008-07-23 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2021 | IPI GAS PIPELINE ON BACK BURNER; RETAIL REFINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MPNG) Secretary M.S. Srinivasan met with Econ Counselor Minister on July 22. Srinivasan said that IPI negotiations are "completely on the back burner." Concerning the proposed Turkmenistan- Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas [...] | 2008-07-24 05:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EFIN EINV EWWT EAGR PGOV PREL IN IR |
08NEWDELHI2036 | INDIAN TIGERS RETURN TO SARISKA AMIDST CONTROVERSY [...] (U) SUMMARY: As of July 2008, Sariska Tiger Reserve, the only designated tiger reserve in India to lose its entire population of tigers to poachers (Ref A),once again has wild tigers roaming its environs. In an unprecedented and well coordinated operation initiated by the Rajasthan Forest D [...] | 2008-07-25 09:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI2038 | INDIA'S DOMESTIC POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AFTER THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a dramatic July 22 confidence vote (Ref A),the political fallout has produced an emboldened United Progressive Alliance (UPA),a demoralized National Democratic Alliance (NDA),and somewhere in between, a regional party amalgam "Third Front," struggling to achieve nat [...] | 2008-07-25 09:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI2047 | COOL HEADS PREVAIL IN RESPONSE TO KABUL ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian Ministry for External Affairs (MEA) Director for Pakistan Affairs Balasubramanian told Poloffs on July 23 that Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon,s aggressive press statements, alleging Pakistan's complicity in the July 7 Indian Embassy bombing, indicate a do [...] | 2008-07-25 11:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2048 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP KTFN EFIN PARM PTER ETTC IR IN |
08NEWDELHI2078 | SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRAL WIERINGA DPPG AUGUST [...] (SBU) The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at an important juncture in our military relationship with India. The commanding position that the Soviet Union and later Russia enjoyed on military sales to India is weakening, the Ministry of Defense is progressing [...] | 2008-07-30 09:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN MASS MOPS PARM PREL XD |
08NEWDELHI2086 | INDIA CONTINUES TO DEBATE NUCLEAR INITIATIVE, WARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A week after the United Progressive Alliance (UP) government's victory in the July 22 confidence vote, the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative remains a focus of media coverage and political positioning. Print media scrutinized negotiations over the language of Indi [...] | 2008-07-30 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2089 | INDIA SNUBS WORLD BANK TIGER CONSERVATION INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The World Bank Tiger Conservation Initiative, announced in June 2008, was met with great controversy in India with major newspapers such as the Times of India and the Indian Express running multiple stories on how the Government of India snubbed the World Bank's offer for a loan [...] | 2008-07-31 10:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI2109 | OPTIMISM REPLACE BY TENSION IN KASHMIR, BUT [...] Summary: (SBU)"Tension" is the new byword in Kashmir, replacing the optimism that seemed to be cautiously growing prior to the June outbreak of rioting related to the transfer of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board. An ongoing "bandh" (work stoppage) has been in place in Hindu-dominated [...] | 2008-08-01 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KDEM PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2110 | RAJASTHAN BELLWETHER: RAJE REMAINS A STRONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the western state of Rajasthan facing elections in November 2008, Poloffs held meetings July 7-11 with high-level state officials, journalists, industrialists and state assembly members. Despite the May 13 Jaipur terrorist incident (Ref B) and the violent Gujjar-led agit [...] | 2008-08-01 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2111 | KARZAI TO VISIT INDIA, TO BE GREETED WITH OPEN ARMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Within weeks of the July 7 suicide attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit New Delhi August 3-5. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),Karzai will meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, Vice P [...] | 2008-08-01 13:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM AF PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2126 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] "A BIG SUCCESS," editorial in August 3 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "India's government and its diplomats should be given credit for the green signal given to the India- specific safeguards agreement by the IAEA board of governors. The next step is to secure the vital 45-member NSG's approval, w [...] | 2008-08-04 10:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2137 | INDIA WELCOMES BHUTANESE PM ON FIRST TRIP ABROAD [...] (U) Summary. Bhutan's first democratically elected Prime Minister (PM) Jigmi Y. Thinley visited India July 14 - 17. The four-day visit to Delhi marked Thinley's first trip abroad after assuming power in April. Thinley met with Indian PM Manmohan Singh and other officials to continue the dialo [...] | 2008-08-05 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BT INR ENRG |
08NEWDELHI2141 | INDIAN VIEWS ON NAM MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON [...] (C) Summary. According to the UK High Commission in Delhi, the Indian government is claiming credit for helping to secure a much improved NAM declaration on Iran's nuclear program from the Tehran ministerial conference. Indian officials also report pressure from Iran's Sunni neighbors, who c [...] | 2008-08-06 06:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM TRGY KNNP IR IN |
08NEWDELHI2146 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: VIOLENCE AND PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Jammu and Kashmir remained on edge as violence sparked by the Amarnath land transfer controversy (reftels) continued into its second month. Over 50 people were injured on August 5 and rail and road traffic remained disrupted. The Prime Minister called an all-parties meeting on [...] | 2008-08-06 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2159 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NICKUNJ EXIMP ENTERPRISES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On July 30, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Nickunj Eximp Enterprises (NEE) in Mu [...] | 2008-08-07 09:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI2160 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NIKUNJ EXIMP ENTERPRISES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On July 30, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Nickunj Eximp Enterprises Pvt. Limite [...] | 2008-08-07 09:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI2163 | COUNTER-TERROR, NEW AID MONEY, REAFFIRMATION OF [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul and terrorist bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, President Karzai's August 3-5 visit to New Delhi focused on discussing counter-terrorism with Indian officials. Karzai and his Indian interlocutors emphasized the sh [...] | 2008-08-07 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL EAID AF IN |
08NEWDELHI2166 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an S&T section update on the new Indian Institutes of Technology and a new Indian public-private partnership to assist small and medium scale entrepreneurs and the postponement of the launch of the Indian lunar mission "Chandra [...] | 2008-08-08 08:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2168 | INDIA CANCELS OVERFLIGHT PERMISSION FOR FLIGHT OF [...] (S) The Charge d'Affaires delivered ref A demarche on August 6 to Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for the Americas Gaitri Kumar. Sharma noted the urgency of the issue and the Indian government's obligation to comply wi [...] | 2008-08-08 09:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2170 | NSG MUST "ACCEPT INDIA AS IT IS," ACCORDING TO [...] (C) Summary. In an August 6 meeting with the Charge, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma thanked the USG for its efforts to advance the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Initiative and reaffirmed the GOI message -- accept India as it is -- in the lead up to the August 21-22 Nuclear Sup [...] | 2008-08-08 10:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM ENRG KNNP PARM TSPL |
08NEWDELHI2173 | DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 4-8 [...] Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi from August 4-8, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- All-Party Meeting on Jammu and Kashmir Launches a Process -- Supreme Court Extends Ban on Islamic Student Group -- Election Dates Discus [...] | 2008-08-08 10:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PTER PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2175 | SCO SUMMIT DEMARCHE: INDIA SEES ITSELF MERELY AS [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, PolMilOff delivered talking points to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Americas Division Director Vani Rao and Eurasia Director Sandeep Arya. On August 8 Arya replied that the Indian government noted our points and shared our broader goals, particular [...] | 2008-08-08 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL AFIN IN |
08NEWDELHI2186 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INDIAN INSTITUTE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On July 29, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at the Indian Institute of Chem [...] | 2008-08-11 09:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2187 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RELIANCE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On July 31, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Reliance Communications (REL [...] | 2008-08-11 09:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI22 | SCENESETTER PART III: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third scenesetter cable, which provides information and analysis on government authorities that exist and are being created for regulation of drugs, food, medical devices, and biotechnology. This is a long cable and our intent is to provide "complete picture" for yo [...] | 2008-01-03 11:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED KSCA IN |
08NEWDELHI2223 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: VIOLENCE AND PROTESTS PEAK [...] (C) Summary: Following two days of increasing tension and violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the situation improved on August 13. There were fewer protests and confrontations, with only one reported incident of police firing on protestors. Curfew was relaxed for most of the day and truck traff [...] | 2008-08-13 14:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2226 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: APPLIED MATERIALS, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On July 31, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Applied Materials (AMAT) in [...] | 2008-08-14 08:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2227 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TRIDENT INFOSOL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On August 12, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Trident Infosol Privat [...] | 2008-08-14 08:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI223 | MENON SAYS HE REALIZES THAT THE NUCLEAR CLOCK IS [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Menon told the Ambassador January 23 that India and the IAEA have settled all technical issues but must still decide how to reflect the terms of the 123 Agreement in the safeguards agreement. Although he hesitated to predict that the January 29-30 round would wra [...] | 2008-01-23 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2234 | DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 11-14 [...] (U) Below is a complilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 11-14, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- September 6 Deadline for Poll Schedules -- Congress Dilemma in Jharkhand -- No Change in Uttarakhand Leadership -- Women Turn C [...] | 2008-08-14 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2238 | VULNERABLE TIBETANS BULLIED BY NEIGHBORS - PART 2 [...] (C) Summary. In discussions with Refcord and Poloff earlier this summer, Tibetan settlement leaders in Northeastern India discussed day-to-day intimidation by average Indians as well as by Indian separatist movements. In most settlements, bullying neighbors have taken advantage of Tibetans, t [...] | 2008-08-18 08:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM CH IN |
08NEWDELHI2246 | MUSHARRAF RESIGNS: INDIAN REACTION PURPOSEFULLLY [...] (C) Summary. Official Indian reaction to news of President Musharraf's resignation has been a calculated message of non-interference and a desire to work with the GOP to continue to improve bilateral ties. Below the surface is a fear that Musharraf's departure could lead to a breakdown of ci [...] | 2008-08-19 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PINR PTER KNNP PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2255 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-21 05:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN KTFN PTER IR GM |
08NEWDELHI2264 | PM'S INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS: INDIA'S MOMENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: While giving prominent attention to issues that most directly involve U.S. interests -- U.S.-India Civil Nuclear initiative, Jammu and Kashmir, terrorism and regional security -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's traditional Independence Day address on August 15 focused primaril [...] | 2008-08-21 12:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY |
08NEWDELHI2265 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: TENSION EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY [...] (C) Summary: After a relatively calm week so far, August 22 is expected to be tense in the Kashmir valley because separatist leaders have called for a march in memory of those who died in police firings in recent weeks. Any clash between security forces and the protesters will further infla [...] | 2008-08-21 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2266 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER [...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Mulford, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this snapshot of the bilateral relationship. Coming only days after the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Vienna, your visit gives us a chance to gauge where we stand in the NSG process and discuss next s [...] | 2008-08-21 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP KSTC KOMC IN IR PARM PK |
08NEWDELHI2277 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 18 to August 22, 2008, including the following: -- FINANCE MINISTRY ON LEGISLATION, FARM WAIVER PROGRAM -- INVESTMENT STILL GOING STRONG -- CABINET APPROVES HIGHER SALARIES FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE [...] | 2008-08-22 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR |
08NEWDELHI2278 | PROSPECTS FOR COLLABORATION ON SOLAR ENERGY [...] (U) Summary. The recently announced National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) envisages solar energy as a key element to India's energy security and climate change strategy. It calls for the formation of a new National Solar Mission (NSM),which is expected to lead to more integrated Go [...] | 2008-08-22 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON |
08NEWDELHI2288 | DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 18-25 [...] (U) In the wake of the July 22 trust vote in Parliament over the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal in which the Samajwadi Party (SP) lined up squarely with the Congress Party, the two parties announced on August 18 the establishment of a high-powered coordination committee to ensure smooth relati [...] | 2008-08-25 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KISL KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2289 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: THE GOI CRACKS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: Indian security forces cracked down forcefully in the Kashmir valley to prevent a protest march in Srinagar on August 25. They arrested prominent separatist leaders and imposed a complete curfew in the entire valley. The police and paramilitary aggressively enforced the curfew [...] | 2008-08-25 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2295 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: AUGUST 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an S&T section update on the new Indo-US collaboration in Engineering Education, exploring opportunities for US-India collaboration in space and solar energy, India's plans to set up its largest solar telescope and a report on [...] | 2008-08-26 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2297 | SPECIAL ENVOY SARAN SAYS NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher cleared this report. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the Civil Nuclear Initiative Shyam Saran reviewed with visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and Ambassador Mulford progress toward an India-specific exception in th [...] | 2008-08-26 12:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2308 | INDIAN PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE ON OCTOBER 17 [...] (SBU) The Indian parliament will hold its next session October 17 through November 21, 2008. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs on August 26. The session will be a continuation of the brief July 21-22 session in which the United Progressive [...] | 2008-08-27 14:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2319 | AMBASSADOR ALERTS "GROUP OF SIX" ENVOYS THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Mulford told the heads of mission of the "Group of Six" members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) at a lunch on August 28 that the amendments to India's exception that their delegations proposed at the August 21-22 Plenary could cause India to walk away, leading to [...] | 2008-08-28 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2322 | INDIA TO CONTINUE ADVOCACY FOR DEVOLUTION OF POWER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 03:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER KTIA MOPS IN CE |
08NEWDELHI2334 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 25 to August 29, 2008, including the following: -- TAMIL NADU'S WIND POWER WOES CONTINUE -- FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DECLINE -- ...AND ITS IMPACT ON EXPORTERS -- MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS HITTING NEW H [...] | 2008-08-29 09:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2341 | DELHI DIARY AUGUST 26-29 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 26-29, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Bihar Floods a "National Calamity" -- Parliament to Convene October 17 -- Congress-SP Alliance Takes Shape in U.P. -- India to Expan [...] | 2008-08-29 14:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN |
08NEWDELHI2356 | GOI DESIGNATES FINANCE SECRETARY SUBBARAO AS NEW RBI [...] (SBU) Summary: The government announced on September 1 that Finance Secretary Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao will be the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),replacing Y.V. Reddy, whose five-year tenure ends on September 5. He has strong experience in public finance, including as Secretary [...] | 2008-09-03 01:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2367 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on September 2 to discuss upcoming high level bilateral meetings, including the President-Prime Minister meeting on September 25 and the CEO Forum scheduled for October 14. In addition, the Ambassador [...] | 2008-09-04 00:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ECON EDU EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC IN KNNP |
08NEWDELHI2370 | INDIA CLINGING TO UNSCR 1244 REGARDING KOSOVO [...] (SBU) PolOffs delivered reftel demarche on the "Kosovo/International Court of Justice (ICJ) Resolution at UNGA" to Ministry of External Affairs Director (Central Europe) M. Sevala Naik on September 03. Naik responded by referring to India's "long-standing policy" on recognizing states based o [...] | 2008-09-04 06:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UN UNGA KV IN |
08NEWDELHI2373 | INDIA NOT TAKING SIDES ON RUSSIA - GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-04 09:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG RU IN |
08NEWDELHI2378 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: CALM AND VIOLENCE-FREE WEEK [...] (C) Summary: The Kashmir valley and the Jammu region have been calm this week, with few reports of violence or police-protester clashes. Security forces lifted curfew around the state. Everyday life returned to normal with government offices, markets, businesses and schools reopening. The [...] | 2008-09-04 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI239 | CONGRESS ROUTED, BJP FORMS GOVERNMENT IN HIMACHAL [...] (SBU) On January 9, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed the state government in Himachal Pradesh (HP) after routing the Congress Party in a head-to-head contest. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati,s party did not make any impression, winning only one seat and failing to replicate in H [...] | 2008-01-24 11:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI2393 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 1 to September 5, 2008, including the following: -- NEW ROUND OF EU/INDIA FTA TALKS -- U.S.-INDIA COOPERATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR CONTINUES -- INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TO POUR INTO TAMIL NADU -- [...] | 2008-09-05 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2399 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER TELLS INDIAN MEA: WE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 1 meeting with Indian External Affairs State Minister Sharma, Assistant Secretary Boucher stressed the importance of political engagement in Nuclear Supplier Group members' capitals to make clear what was at stake at the upcoming NSG plenary in Vienna. Boucher a [...] | 2008-09-05 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2400 | BIHAR FLOODS: MILLIONS DISPLACED, INDIAN RESCUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly two weeks after the Kosi River in Bihar jumped its banks and caused the worst flooding in 50 years, millions have been displaced and half a million remain stranded in rural villages. More than 90 are reported dead, according to unofficial estimates, a toll that is sure [...] | 2008-09-05 13:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR IN |
08NEWDELHI2401 | GOI OFFICIALS TELL AMBASSADOR PATTERSON POLITICAL PROGRESS CONTINGENT ON CT PROGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-06 05:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PGOV PINR PK PREL |
08NEWDELHI2402 | PLASTIC BAGS - A GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CONCERN [...] (U) Summary. The ubiquitous plastic bag, the common man's source of inexpensive and hygienic storage in India, is increasingly becoming a cause of grave concern to the environment and the health of both human beings and animals. The Government of India (GOI) and the state governments are real [...] | 2008-09-08 02:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND ENRG TRGY KSCA ECON ETRD |
08NEWDELHI2418 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: SEPTEMBER 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes updates on the University Grants Commission's plans to open 735 new universities, a report on a workshop on nanotechnology, and problems that India will likely face in land acquisitions for large-scale solar power projects. The se [...] | 2008-09-09 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2446 | YANG DEFENDS CHINA'S NSG POSITION ON FIRST TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi,s first official trip to India September 7-9, ostensibly to inaugurate the new Chinese consulate in Kolkata and lay the groundwork for better momentum in India-China relations, was overshadowed by controversy over China's perceived lack of sup [...] | 2008-09-11 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PBTS CH IN |
08NEWDELHI2447 | PRC DEMARCHE ON TIBETAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: [...] (SBU) On September 11, Chinese Political Counselor Hu Zhaoming delivered a demarche to PolCouns regarding Chinese annoyance and disapproval of the USG's Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP). Hu further expressed the PRC's displeasure with the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs' consulting [...] | 2008-09-11 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | IN CH PHUM PREF KPAO SCUL |
08NEWDELHI2455 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 8 to September 12, 2008, including the following: -- USTDA GRANT PROMOTES ENERGY SECURITY IN INDIA -- DOE DELEGATION FOLLOWS UP ON ENERGY DIALOGUE -- INDIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR REGISTERS SLU [...] | 2008-09-12 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2457 | BRAJESH MISHRA SAYS BJP LOOKING TO MODIFY NUCLEAR [...] (C) Former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra told the Ambassador on September 12 that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders recognize that their continuing opposition to the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Initiative is not likely to pay off in the next elections. BJP chiefs are considering at [...] | 2008-09-12 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2466 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ENTERYSYS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On August 26, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Enterysys Corporation (ENT [...] | 2008-09-15 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2477 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INDIAN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On August 27, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Indian Immunologicals [...] | 2008-09-16 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2478 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ENVIRONMENTAL AND [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On August 26, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Environmental and Spatial [...] | 2008-09-16 10:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2479 | AUSTRALIA HIGH COMMISSION LABELS FM'S VISIT A [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Indian media coverage of Foreign Minister Stephen Smith's visit to New Delhi focused overwhelmingly on Australia's decision not to provide uranium to India, the Australian High Commission focused on atmospherics and labeled the visit a success. The Government of Australia f [...] | 2008-09-16 11:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI248 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KYOCERA WIRELESS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 27, 2007, Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (P [...] | 2008-01-25 07:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI2490 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MYSORE THERMO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On September 8, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Mysore Thermo Electric L [...] | 2008-09-17 08:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2491 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AERONAUTICAL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On September 9, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Aeronautical Development [...] | 2008-09-17 10:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2498 | ORISSA VIOLENCE: CALM RESTORED BUT TENSION REMAINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Orissa state government, aided by the central government which provided additional security forces, has stopped the unrest in riot torn areas following the violence that shook the state when a prominent Hindu leader was assassinated on August 23. The peak of the violence w [...] | 2008-09-17 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KIRF SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI2503 | MINISTER CHOWDHURY WILL ATTEND SECRETARY'S WOMEN [...] (U) Minister Renuka Chowdhury confirmed that she will attend the Secretary's Women Leaders' Working Group breakfast on September 25. Per reftel, please find requested information below: Title: Minister for Women and Child Development Dietary Restrictions: No restrictions Translation Nee [...] | 2008-09-18 03:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMM UNGA IN |
08NEWDELHI2513 | KARNATAKA CHURCH ATTACKS ROOTED IN POLITICS; BJP MISHANDLES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 14, many Christian churches came under simultaneous attack by Hindu mobs in the coastal districts of southwest Karnataka (ref B) and the city of Mangalore. The damage to the churches was extensive, and exacerbated by heavy-handed police responses to Christian prot [...] | 2008-09-18 12:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI2516 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Embassy New Delhi is transmitting this cable on behalf of Consulate Hyderabad. 2. (SBU) AMCONSUL visited JD Technologies on September 15, 2008 and was granted full access to the site. In response to REFTEL, AMCONSUL collected the following information. The company was established/reg [...] | 2008-09-18 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IN |
08NEWDELHI2524 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PHILIPS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On September 9, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Philips Electronics Indi [...] | 2008-09-19 07:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2526 | COMMERCE A/S BOHIGIAN MEETS WITH MINISTRIES OF FINANCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Department Assistant Secretary for Market Access David Bohigian met on September 8 with Ministry of Finance Revenue Secretary Bhide and Ministry of Commerce Joint Secretary Mukim to discuss US industry concerns on tariff and non-tariff barriers to US exports to India. B [...] | 2008-09-19 08:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2532 | INDIA RECEPTIVE TO NEW PAKISTAN TRADE POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has responded appreciatively to the expanded positive list of permissible trade with India that Pakistan announced in July, while Indian industry has also indicated receptivity to new trade opportunities, seeing a "new breed" of Pakistani [...] | 2008-09-19 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2533 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 15 to September 19, 2008, including the following: -- INDUSTRIAL GROWTH BACK UP IN JULY -- NORMAL MONSOON GOOD FOR AGRICULTURE -- FOREIGN FIRMS NEEDED FOR MEGA POWER -- AHEAD OF US VISIT, PM [...] | 2008-09-19 13:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2535 | DASD CLAD MEETING WITH INDIA'S DEFENSE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 17, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia and the Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) New Delhi, met with India's Defense Secretary, Vijay Singh. The purpose of the meeting was to reiterate to the senior most permanent official [...] | 2008-09-19 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2541 | INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...] | 2008-09-22 06:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF |
08NEWDELHI2542 | INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...] | 2008-09-22 06:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF |
08NEWDELHI2543 | INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...] | 2008-09-22 06:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF |
08NEWDELHI2544 | INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...] | 2008-09-22 06:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF |
08NEWDELHI2545 | INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...] | 2008-09-22 06:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF |
08NEWDELHI2552 | INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities in [...] | 2008-09-22 11:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF |
08NEWDELHI2553 | NEW CHAPTER IN INDO-NEPAL RELATIONS? REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: On his first official visit to India, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal declared that a new chapter in Indo-Nepal relations had begun. Press coverage of the visit was positive, filled with talk of change and hope for renewed, strengthened relations and cooperation. Inte [...] | 2008-09-22 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2554 | MOBILE BANKING PROMISES FINANCIAL INCLUSION BUT REGULATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Two means to financial inclusion in India -- business correspondents and mobile banking -- have been slow to take hold, hampered by rules from India's cautious central bank (see reftel). Though the central bank allowed the business correspondents model -- where intermediaries [...] | 2008-09-22 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI2556 | UPA STEPS UP ANTI-TERROR REGULATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of India faced yet another political storm after a series of bombs ripped through New Delhi on September 13, killing 21 people and injuring more than 100. The Indian Mujahideen -- a new, homegrown Islamic extremist group -- claimed responsibility for the attacks. [...] | 2008-09-22 14:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN |
08NEWDELHI2557 | INDIA QUIETLY SUPPORTS AFGHANISTAN FOR IAEA BOARD [...] (S) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered ref A demarche on September 22 to Ministry of External Affairs director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) G. Dharmendra (protect). Dharmendra said that Kazakhstan's outsider status in the IAEA's Middle East and South Asia (MESA) Group was [...] | 2008-09-22 14:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | IAEA PARM MNUC |
08NEWDELHI2558 | REES DELIVERS UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 5, visiting Special Representative for Social Issues Grover Joseph Rees delivered reftel points to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (UN - Economic and Social) Manjeev Singh Puri. Puri took all points on board; periodically rejoined by undersc [...] | 2008-09-22 14:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN IN |
08NEWDELHI2567 | GOI CURRENTLY HAS NO PLANS TO OFFER AID TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-24 02:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS IN |
08NEWDELHI2575 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 22 to September 25, 2008, including the following: -- RBI EASES ECB NORMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE -- RBI EASES FOREIGN FUND RAISING RULES -- GOI CLEARS 18 NEW SEZ PROPOSALS -- ITALIAN FIRM EXECUTI [...] | 2008-09-25 10:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2579 | CHINA TAINTED MILK RAISES CONCERN IN INDIA CLOSE TO FESTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: While China's adulterated milk and milk products worries consumers and regulators, fanning fears across Asia, India's Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA) sought a three month ban on the import of dairy products from China. Incidentally, the Indian Ministry of Food Process [...] | 2008-09-25 11:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2587 | KILLER IN THE INDIAN KITCHEN: INDOOR AIR POLLUTION [...] SUMMARY. On September 5-6, 2008, the Indo-U.S. Collaboration on Environmental and Occupational Health Joint Working Group convened a workshop on indoor air pollution (IAP) and respiratory health in Chandigarh, India. IAP kills between 400,000 and 2 million Indians each year and is one of the [...] | 2008-09-26 10:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO SOCI KSCA IN |
08NEWDELHI2589 | INDIA-EU SUMMIT PREVIEW (CANCEL THIS TELEGRAM) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-26 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP ETRD ENRG EAIR PHUM SENV TRGY |
08NEWDELHI2591 | INDIA-EU SUMMIT PREVIEW NEW DELHI 00002591 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary. On September 29 and 30 Prime Minister Singh will travel to Marseilles for the ninth India-EU summit. While neither GOI nor EU interlocutors have expectations of big deliverables out of the summit, the two sides will deliver two declarations: one highlighting progress made in the India- [...] | 2008-09-26 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP ETRD ENRG EAIR PHUM SENV TRGY |
08NEWDELHI2599 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT SEPTEMBER (II) 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an update on the new Biofuel policy released by the Government of India (GOI) on September 11, and the recent visit of senior US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) officials to explore areas of technical assistance. The report inc [...] | 2008-09-29 07:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI26 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 4, 2008. CENTER APPEARS TO WAFFLE ON GOA SEZ BAN --------------- 2. (U) In the face of protests that threatened tourism-dependent Goa, Congress-ruled Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat announ [...] | 2008-01-04 11:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI260 | INDIA WELCOMES INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AS GHARIAL DEATHS [...] SUMMARY: ESTHOFF and ESTHFSN met with Dr. R.B. Lal, Inspector General, and Dr. Anmol Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Wildlife at the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on January 24, 2008 to discuss the continued die-off of India's gangetic gharial population described in Reftel. [...] | 2008-01-25 10:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI2604 | RAILROADS AND REFUGEES: GOI'S TAKE ON DAHAL'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI was favorably impressed by the new Nepalese PM Dahal, according to Joint Secretary Preeti Saran, who reviewed the highlights of Dahal's September 13-18 visit to New Delhi. Saran called him "a statesman with political dexterity" and said that he was reassuringly mindful of [...] | 2008-09-29 15:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG PHUM IN |
08NEWDELHI2606 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this overview of the bilateral relationship. Coming only hours after hoped-for congressional approval of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, your visit gives us a chance to mark this milestone in the relationship while pus [...] | 2008-09-30 07:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM ECON PGOV PTER EAID IN |
08NEWDELHI2613 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-U.S. NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S. [...] "JUST A STEP AWAY," editorial in the September 29 AMAR UJLA Hindi daily: "The U.S.-India nuclear deal is just a step away from its conclusion after the approval by the U.S. House of Representatives. Now there will be a discussion on the deal in the senate. The U.S. Congress' clearance is just [...] | 2008-09-30 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI262 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 21-25, 2008. LITTLE PROGRESS WITH EU/Indian FTA ------------------ 2. (SBU) EC Trade Counselor Bermejo Acosta told Econ Counselor that progress on EU/Indian FTA negotiations remains slow. O [...] | 2008-01-25 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI2622 | INDIA'S SUPREME COURT APPROVES GO AHEAD FOR SMOKING BAN IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: India's Supreme Court on September 29, 2008 refused to stay the Government of India notification to impose a ban on smoking in public places from October 2. With India's Supreme Court approval, the Center has got the go ahead to impose the Ministry of Health notification of 30 M [...] | 2008-10-01 10:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2627 | INDIAN DELEGATION TO UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE WILL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) G. Dharmendra advised poloff on September 29 that the U.S. delegation to the UN General Assembly First Committee (UNFC) should raise the issue of support [...] | 2008-10-01 11:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM CDG PREL UNGA |
08NEWDELHI2628 | INDIA REITERATES INTEREST IN TAKING ACTIVE ROLE IN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 29 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for Disramament and International Security (DISA) G. Dharmendra. Dharmendra made no immediate reply about whether India plans to participate in the Global Initiative (GI) Exercise Planning Gr [...] | 2008-10-01 11:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC |
08NEWDELHI2629 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, IRAN: [...] "NUCLEAR AGREEMENT: WHAT TO LOSE, WHAT TO GAIN?" editorial in the September 30 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "As desired by Manmohan Singh, the final seal on the Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement is just a matter of formality now. Very soon, the agreement would see the light of day [...] | 2008-10-01 11:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN SIPDIS |
08NEWDELHI2631 | THE POLITICS OF BANNING THE BAJRANG DAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recent violence against Christians in Karnataka spurred on by members of the Hindu militant group Bajrang Dal has renewed calls to ban the group. This issue has become entwined with the UPA government's consideration of a variety of measures to strengthen the GOI's ability to com [...] | 2008-10-01 13:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KDEM KWIR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SOCI |
08NEWDELHI264 | BOMB BLASTS SHAKE BHUTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-25 12:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR PTER IN BT |
08NEWDELHI2641 | WITH THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF "CHANDRAYAAN I" MOON MISSION, [...] (U) Summary. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is poised to take on many ambitious projects with the aim of establishing broader international collaborations, developing novel technologies to meet social and economic development needs, and attracting and harnessing India's young ta [...] | 2008-10-03 10:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON |
08NEWDELHI2643 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL [...] "INDIA DID IT" editorial in October 3 Kolkata Bengali independent ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "... As if ridiculing those of his allies...who regard the agreement as America's imperialist design, Manmohan Singh signed a nuclear deal with the French President... That Manmohan could come back with a d [...] | 2008-10-03 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2645 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 29 to October 3, 2008, including the following: -- MOCI PROPOSES EXPANSION OF FDI IN RETAIL -- NEW MANUFACTURING POLICY IDEAS - MOVE IN RIGHT DIRECTION? -- TWO LARGE RAILWAY PROJECTS WITH US [...] | 2008-10-03 12:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2652 | RETAIL BANKING SEES MODEST INCREASE IN RISK PROFILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Retail banking has grown quickly over the past few years and has expanded into higher risk areas like credit cards and unsecured personal loans. Retail banking assets nevertheless remain heavily concentrated in safer home loans, which have high collateral, often have a close ti [...] | 2008-10-06 07:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI2653 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S. [...] "AMERICAN SENATE APPROVES DEAL", editorial in theM October 4 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "At last, the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal has been given the green signal by the American Senate by a huge margin. It was an extremely vital stage of the entire process, concluding in the de [...] | 2008-10-06 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2664 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIAN MEDIA OPINION ON [...] Begin summary: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's October 4 visit to New Delhi was widely labeled by the Indian media as her victory lap, with expectations that the 123 Agreement would be inked. The October 5 coverage was generally straightforward, reflecting a clear sense of disapp [...] | 2008-10-07 05:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2665 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, INDIA- [...] "AFTER THE NUCLEAR DEAL," editorial in the October 5 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR Hindi daily: "The US-India civil nuclear agreement has ensured that India's emergence as a global power has now been formally certified. The U.S.- India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Ac [...] | 2008-10-07 09:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2666 | RAJASTHAN GETTING BACK TO BASICS [...] (SBU) Summary: An economic reporting trip to Jaipur and Udaipur Rajasthan the week of September 23-25 revealed a high level of dynamism and engagement in the state bureaucracy surrounding a number of programs geared to "get the basics right" in infrastructure, education, and service delivery. [...] | 2008-10-07 11:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI267 | DEMARCHE ON NMIS FORCE COMMANDER - MIXED SIGNALS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Undersecretary (United Nations Political) Vishwesh Negi on January 25. Negi had hinted to PolOff on January 23 that Lidder would be extended, saying that the official response would come from the Mission in NYC, but that the answer was "good." Ho [...] | 2008-01-25 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2670 | TIBETANS' SITUATION SUFFERABLE, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary. During a series of visits to Tibetan settlements in six Indian states in May, June, and September, EmbOffs and visiting Refcoord learned that, overall, Tibetans fare better than other refugee populations in India, especially in the areas of primary and secondary education. Unfort [...] | 2008-10-07 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM CH IN |
08NEWDELHI2671 | U.S. TREASURY AND GOI DISCUSS PROLIFERATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9-11, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorism Finance and Financial Crimes Patrick O'Brien met with GOI and banking officials in Delhi and Mumbai to discuss the following: (a) international efforts to counter the illicit financial and commercial activities of Iran [...] | 2008-10-07 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | KTFN ECON EFIN PREL PINR PTER IR IN |
08NEWDELHI2672 | INDIA AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-07 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC ECON ETRD KNNP PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2673 | RESOLVING END USE MONITORING WITH INDIA [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee handed Secretary Rice proposed text (paragraph 7) on End Use Monitoring (EUM) during their 4 October 08 meeting in New Delhi. Post believes the involvement of Muk [...] | 2008-10-08 01:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2678 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, INDIA- [...] NUCLEAR DEAL A TRIBUTE TO INDIA'S INTERNATIONAL STATURE," op-ed in the October 7 centrist DAINIK HINDUSTAN Hindi daily by foreign affairs writer Pranay Sharma: "The nuclear deal with the U.S. is a big triumph for the UPA government, although it may not translate into votes for the Congress par [...] | 2008-10-08 10:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2681 | BJP LEADER NAIDU DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venkaiah Naidu told PolCouns that he expects inflation, terrorism and the crisis in agriculture to be the main issues in the upcoming national elections. He was confident of the BJP winning state assembly elections due in four states this Nove [...] | 2008-10-08 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KIRF CVIS IN |
08NEWDELHI269 | DAS FEIGENBAUM PRESSES POSSIBILITIES FOR SYNERGIES [...] (C) Summary. In a January 24 meeting with Ministry of Defense Director General (Acquisitions) S.K. Sharma, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum: -- pressed for defense cooperation to be one impetus for moving the broader bilateral relationship forward; -- stressed that India has w [...] | 2008-01-28 05:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI2690 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 6 to October 10, 2008, including the following: -- India Drafts Legislation to Protect Trade Secrets -- Foreign Workers Now Face Obligatory Pension Contributions -- Trading Commerce, Not Fire At [...] | 2008-10-10 07:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2692 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S. [...] "ONE-SIDED LAW," op-ed in the October 9 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist Brahma Chellaney: "The U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement lacks even the basic elements. India has no assured fuel-supply guarantee. It is certain that if the U.S. disrupts its nu [...] | 2008-10-10 10:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2696 | INDIA: NO SUBSTANTIAL RESPONSE ON KOSOVO IJC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNGA KV IN |
08NEWDELHI2698 | DELHI DIARY, OCTOBER 1-8 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for October 1-8, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Congress Grapples with Jamia Incident -- PM Reiterates Support for Palestine -- Embassy Iftar a Roaring Success -- NSA Chief "Gravely [...] | 2008-10-10 13:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN |
08NEWDELHI27 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 4, 2008. CENTER APPEARS TO WAFFLE ON GOA SEZ BAN --------------- 2. (U) In the face of protests that threatened tourism-dependent Goa, Congress-ruled Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat announ [...] | 2008-01-04 11:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI270 | DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS BRAJESH MISHRA AND M.K. [...] (U) Summary: Two of Delhi's top foreign policy experts, former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra and former Foreign Secretary M.K. Rasgotra, told visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that the civil nuclear initiative is may yet move through the governing coalition bu [...] | 2008-01-28 06:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM PTER TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY |
08NEWDELHI2709 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL [...] "GEORGE BUSH'S GIFT," op-ed in the October 11 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by political commentator and Congress party leader Rajiv Shukla: "President Bush's gesture of signing the nuclear agreement on the Indian Dasshera festival day is significant in that it is a unique and unprecedented agreem [...] | 2008-10-14 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2712 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes a summary on the Medical Device Regulation and Medical Education discussions with the Ministry of Health Officials; Challenges in Urban Environment Management; and follow up meetings and action plan with National HV Reference Labs. [...] | 2008-10-15 06:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV TSPL |
08NEWDELHI2713 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] "PRANAB'S REQUEST," editorial in the October 14 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "After signing the India- U.S. civilian nuclear agreement with the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee's remarks in Washington were significant. He urged Pakistan not to be app [...] | 2008-10-15 10:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2714 | DATES FIXED FOR FIVE STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Election Commission announced that state legislative elections will be held between November 14 and December 4 in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Mizoram and Rajasthan. The Election Commission deferred a decision on dates for state assembly elections in Jammu and Kash [...] | 2008-10-15 12:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF PTER USTR IN |
08NEWDELHI2721 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY / FINANCIAL [...] "SELF-CREATED CRISIS", editorial in the October 15 right-of-center Urdu daily "HAMARA SAMAJ", New Delhi: "The President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, termed the present world financial crisis as man-made "catastrophe". His statement needs no comment. Need not to explain the reason behind [...] | 2008-10-16 11:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2722 | MIXED SENTIMENT AMONG INDIANS OVER ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Government has been in wait-and-see mode regarding the path of India's bilateral relationship with Pakistan since President Zardari's election on September 6. Indian media has paid much attention to positive comments made by Zardari, as well as to the possibility of tr [...] | 2008-10-16 11:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KNNP PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2725 | ABBAS VISIT TO INDIA REAFFIRMS INDIAN SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmoud Abbas' October 6-9 visit to India was highlighted by: -- an explicit Indian reaffirmation of support to the Palestinian cause for a sovereign, independent, viable and united state; -- $20 million in aid, including $10 million for budgetary support and $10 mil [...] | 2008-10-16 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KWBG PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2732 | INDIAN AMBASSADOR IN SEOUL TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (SBU) In an October 17 meeting with MEA Under Secretary Vishwesh Negi and Korean Embassy Counselor Lee Jeongkyu, Policy Planning Staffer Daniel Twining urged the MEA to consider sending a Joint Secretary level official to the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) senior officials meeting i [...] | 2008-10-17 09:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2735 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 13 to October 17, 2008, including the following: -- Chidambaram Still Eager for Reforms as Parliament Opens -- Industrial Production Index Drops, Other Data Positive -- Eastern India Feeling Pinc [...] | 2008-10-17 11:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2736 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "ZARDARI REKINDLES HOPES," op-ed in October 16 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by former diplomat and parliamentarian Kuldip Nayar: "Asif Ali Zardari was never taken seriously in India. People either knew him as Benazir Bhutto's husband or Mr. 10 per cent. But his pronouncements after assuming charg [...] | 2008-10-17 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2739 | INDIAN, PAKISTANI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORS [...] (C) Summary. In their first meeting together as counQrparts, Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and Pakistani National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani: -- explored ways to revive the Indo-Pak joint anti-terror mechanism; -- discussed allegations of continuing ceasefire viol [...] | 2008-10-17 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2742 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: ELECTION COMMISSION STILL [...] (C) Summary: Several weeks of peace and quiet in Kashmir have reignited discussion of whether or not state assembly elections should be held as scheduled before January 8 or whether they ought to be postponed to some time after spring next year. No decision has been made as of the afternoon [...] | 2008-10-20 01:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2744 | PM SINGH TO FOCUS ON SECURITY COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will focus on enhancing Indo-Japan security cooperation and economic cooperation during his October 21-23 visit to Japan. He will have an audience with the Emperor, and meet with Prime Minister Aso and Energy Minister Nikai. PM Singh will be accomp [...] | 2008-10-20 09:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PROV PREL JA IN |
08NEWDELHI2745 | PARLIAMENT SESSION LIKELY TO BE STORMY [...] (SBU) Summary: Both houses of the Indian Parliament convened a session on October 17 to open up a new session of Parliament, possibly its last before national elections due before May 2009. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is preparing itself for heated attacks from the Left Parties, [...] | 2008-10-20 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL KNPP ECON IN |
08NEWDELHI2746 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: After weeks of consideration and consultations, the Election Commission finally decided to hold state assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir in seven phases over a five week period starting November 17. Results will be announced on December 28. Most of the political partie [...] | 2008-10-21 01:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2749 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, U.S. [...] "AMERICAN ATTACK ON PAKISTAN", editorial in October 18 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "For the last few months, Pakistan is paying the price of friendship and cooperation with America. America sought no permission from Pakistan for air attacks within its territory. Either Amer [...] | 2008-10-21 03:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2759 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S-INDIA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT, [...] "GOVERNMENT OF HOLLOW PROMISES," op-ed in October 20 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney: "After concluding the flawed nuclear deal with the US, PM Manmohan Singh should now be reminded of his assurance to allow a parliamentary probe into the deal. Not only has the [...] | 2008-10-21 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2761 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (SBU) AMEMBASSY New Delhi is transmitting this cable on behalf of AMCONSUL Kolkata. Per REFTEL the purchase order (Letter No. 1143/T&S) under license number 050125018 was placed by the Director General and Inspector General of Police Jharkhand and have associated papers. AMEMBASSY New Delhi h [...] | 2008-10-21 11:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IN |
08NEWDELHI2762 | INDIAN MEA SIGNALS DESIRE TO NEGOTIATE END-USE [...] This is an action request for the State Department and Department of Defense. Please see paragraph three. 2. In an October 21 meeting, Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas Division) Gaitri Kumar told Acting DCM that the Indian government would welcome a visit from a U.S. [...] | 2008-10-21 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR MASS ETTC PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2763 | INDIA, BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA DISPLAY SOUTH-SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary. During the October 15 India-Brazil-South Africa summit in New Delhi, the three countries: -- emphasized their solidarity by pledging to work together to meet shared challenges of the global financial crisis, while criticizing rich countries for the crisis; -- signed seven agr [...] | 2008-10-21 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL SF BR IN |
08NEWDELHI2764 | FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV VISIT TO INDIA REAFFIRMS [...] (C) Summary. During his October 20 visit to New Delhi, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: -- brought a message that Russia's relations with India remain a priority for Moscow; -- announced Russia will assist India in building four additional nuclear reactors at the Kudankulam power project; [...] | 2008-10-21 13:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PREL RU IN |
08NEWDELHI2768 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] THIS YEARS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN AMERICA, editorial-page article in the October 22, 2008 CPI (M) Organ GANASHAKTI Bengali daily, Kolkata by senior columnist Dr. Dilip Ghosh Roy. Those who take interests on the issues of social justice and equality will certainly understand the significance [...] | 2008-10-22 10:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI277 | INDIA TRIES TO OUTFLANK COMMUNISTS WITH GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: The wintertime flurry of diplomatic engagement between India and China, the UK, Australia, Canada and France has provided the opportunity for the Indian government to demonstrate to its Communist coalition partners the full international dimension of civil nuclear cooperation and [...] | 2008-01-28 13:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2771 | INDIA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS, DETAILS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on "Elections in Afghanistan" to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Deputy Secretary (Pakistan Afghanistan, and Iran),Piyush Shrivastava on October 14. Shrivastava assured PolOff that India would contribute to the Afghan elections, but was vague about w [...] | 2008-10-22 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KDEM PGOV PREL AF IN |
08NEWDELHI2772 | PARLIAMENT COULD ADJOURN EARLY [...] (SBU) There are increasing signs that the Parliamentary session which began on October 17 and was scheduled to run through November 21, will be adjourned early, perhaps as soon as October 24, and reconvened at a later date. Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla told Acting DCM on October 22 that the [...] | 2008-10-22 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2777 | OPIC-SPONSORED INVESTMENT FUNDS IN INDIA [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input into proposed OPIC support of Virgin Green Emerging Markets Fund. First, Post notes that OPIC's investment objective of generating long-term capital and providing capital in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors is highly co [...] | 2008-10-23 07:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI2780 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. [...] "EASY SOLUTION TO ECONOMIC CRISIS," op-ed in October 22 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by former diplomat and parliamentarian Kuldip Nayar: "When you are hard up you reach for the money you have hidden. India or, for that matter, the entire South Asia, is facing the crisis of liquid [...] | 2008-10-23 10:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2781 | RESURGENT RAJASTHAN: EFFORTS TO PUT THE STATE ON INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: An economic reporting trip to bellwether state, Rajasthan, in late September, indicated strong government implementation of infrastructural and educational improvements (reftel A). The trip also demonstrated that the Government of Rajasthan's efforts to attract new manufacturing [...] | 2008-10-23 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IN |
08NEWDELHI2783 | MAYAWATI: PORTRAIT OF A LADY [...] (C) Summary: Poloff traveled to three cities in Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the week of October 13-17 to gauge the political state of play. A wide range of business, political, academic and media contacts generally agreed that Chief Minister Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have done [...] | 2008-10-23 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2786 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "PAKISTAN BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE," op-ed in the October 23 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily by senior journalist Kuldip Talwar: "Pakistan is facing a serious threat to its security and sovereignty. The army is struggling with the Taliban in Swat and Bajaur areas. On the other hand, U.S. forces [...] | 2008-10-24 10:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2787 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT OCTOBER 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an update on India's outlook towards wind energy technology; the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, India's first moon spacecraft; a report on the solar resource assessment workshop held at Solar Energy Center (SEC),Gurgoan and va [...] | 2008-10-24 10:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2794 | PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS EARLY, WILL RECONVENE DECEMBER [...] (U) The Indian parliamentary session which began on October 17 and was scheduled to run through November 21 ended early when the ruling United Progressive Alliance government and the opoosition Bharatiya Janata Party agreed to adourn today. Cutting short the session allows lawmakers to go hom [...] | 2008-10-24 12:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2795 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 20 to October 24, 2008, including the following: -- MOF SECRETARY ON FINANCIAL CRISIS -- CHIDAMBARAM PRAISES USAID FISCAL REFORM PROGRAM -- SHIPPING INDUSTRY BRAVES THE SLOW DOWN -- TRADE OPENS [...] | 2008-10-24 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2800 | MEDIA REACTION: US-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION, [...] "BRIGHT PROSPECTS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY TRADE," commentary in October 24 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily by Jayantilal Bhandari: "The picture of nuclear energy, which has emerged in India after the conclusion of the U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal, promotes new possibilities for economic [...] | 2008-10-27 08:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2801 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: GEETHA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-27 09:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KISL PROG IN |
08NEWDELHI2803 | SRI LANKA EVENTS CREATE "TSUNAMI" IN INDIAN [...] (C) Summary. The recent uptick in violence and the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka has created a political firestorm in India, with a potential faceoff between the ruling Congress Party and its coalition DMK partners in Tamil Nadu. However, a political crisis appears to have been avoided, as th [...] | 2008-10-27 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS CE IN |
08NEWDELHI2808 | EYE INSTITUTE SEES FUTURE IN ADVANCED RESEARCH, EXPANSION, [...] Summary. Hyderabad-based L. V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) showcases a successful model for high-quality screening and treatment that benefits underserved populations of Andhra Pradesh. International and national collaborations on ground breaking vision research result in effective bench-to- [...] | 2008-10-30 06:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV TSPL KPAO |
08NEWDELHI2812 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "PM's STRAIGHT TALK," editorial in the October 28 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "When markets fail, governments must act. At the Asia-Europe summit in Beijing, India's Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh minced no words. He said the international financial crisis has resulted because [...] | 2008-10-30 10:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2816 | MENON ADDRESSES CIVIL NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS AND OTHER [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Mulford discussed next steps on civil nuclear cooperation and a range of bilateral issues with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on October 30. Menon said he was prepared to review draft diplomatic notes to bring [...] | 2008-10-30 14:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2824 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "MANMOHAN ON RECESSION," editorial in the October 27 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clearly said in the 7th Beijing Asia-Europe summit that this economic crisis is a result of developed countries' economic policies and the developing countries are paying the price. He s [...] | 2008-10-31 10:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2825 | INDIA AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 10:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN ECON IN |
08NEWDELHI2826 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 27 to October 31, 2008, including the following: -- CHINESE SLOWDOWN HITS KARNATAKA -- JBIC TO FUND THE WESTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CHINESE SLOWDOWN HITS KARNATAKA ----------------- [...] | 2008-10-31 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2828 | INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT TEHRAN TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: India,s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Tehran on November 1 to attend the annual Joint Commission meeting with his Iranian counterpart Davood Jafari. Mukherjee,s visit to Iran will focus on economic issues related to trade and is unlikely to result in any s [...] | 2008-10-31 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EPET IR PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2829 | PUNJAB: BELLWETHER STATE CAUGHT BETWEEN CONSUMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Punjab remains the richest state in India with its historically strong agricultural sector, and nascent real estate and industrial sectors. However, there are signs of decline in Punjab as other states surge ahead. Its long-held claim to highest per capita income in India has [...] | 2008-10-31 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2830 | REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE: DEVELOPING A SOUTH [...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Ambassadors to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka met in New Delhi on August 26 with key members of the Washington interagency community and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey for the second Annual Regional Security Initiative (RSI). [...] | 2008-10-31 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KISL BG CE NP PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2831 | INDIA-PAKISTAN JOINT ANTI-TERROR MECHANISM: SLOW [...] (C) Indian External Affairs Ministry Additional Secretary Vivek Katju and his Pakistani counterpart, Aizaz Ahmad Choudry, held a Special Session of the Joint Anti-Terror Mechanism (JATM) on October 24 in New Delhi. This meeting, which was scheduled when Indian Prime Minister Singh and Pakista [...] | 2008-10-31 13:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2832 | DELHI DIARY, OCTOBER 24-31, 2008 [...] (U) Below is a complilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for October 24-31, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Parliament Will Reconvene December 10 -- Political Storm Brewing After Migrant Lynching -- Mayawati Faces Off with Gandhis Pa [...] | 2008-10-31 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN |
08NEWDELHI2835 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "U.S. ELECTIONS: THE COLOR OF CHANGE" op-ed article by Delhi-based foreign affairs columnist Ravi Amle in the November 3, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "While the opinion polls indicate a definite nationwide preference for Barack Obama, there is still a fear that Obama [...] | 2008-11-03 10:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2838 | AMBASSADOR URGES NSA NARAYANAN TO CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador sought to bolster U.S.-Indian counter-terrorism cooperation in a November 3 meeting with National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan. Pointing to the string of terrorist attacks in India this past year, the Ambassador said that they were intensifying and increasingl [...] | 2008-11-04 08:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR PGOV IN |
08NEWDELHI2849 | MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "U.S. PREDICTION," editorial in the November 4 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Western countries, which dominate the world, have started showing signs of collapsing. According to the U.S. intelligence report if the current trend continues, China will emerge as the world's largest economy and to [...] | 2008-11-05 11:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2852 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] "YES, HE CAN," editorial in the November 6 centrist THE TIMES OF INDIA. "Obama campaigned consistently as the candidate for change by handing a landslide victory to its first ever African-American president, America already is a different country ... With Obama's election America has come cl [...] | 2008-11-06 11:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2860 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR [...] Begin summary: The India media gave unprecedented attention to the U.S. elections this year. Only India's own national elections aftermath could have surpassed Senator Barack Obama's election victory in sheer volume of coverage. In reporting and commentary, there was widespread admiration fo [...] | 2008-11-06 13:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2872 | KING OF BHUTAN CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] (U) Even in the midst of hi coronation celebrations, His Majesty the Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck sent a congratulatory message to President-Elect Barack Obama via fax on November 5. The speed with which the Bhutanese sent the message reflects the intense interest the U.S. [...] | 2008-11-07 07:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN |
08NEWDELHI2874 | INDIA,S CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a November 5 meeting with Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Michael Delaney, Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) T.C.A. Raghavan discussed India,s involvement in reconstruction and development efforts in Afg [...] | 2008-11-07 09:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV AF PK SA IN |
08NEWDELHI2877 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 05, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T),Co [...] | 2008-11-07 10:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI2878 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] "SOMETHING THAT WON'T CHANGE," editorial in the November 7 nationalist English daily HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "Does the departure of Mr. Bush change the amplitude of India-U.S. ties? The answer is a resounding no for two significant reasons. Mr. Obama is a man who is clear a [...] | 2008-11-07 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2879 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 3 to November 7, 2008, including the following: -- IMF Lowers World, Indian Growth -- Jet Airways Serves Notice to Expat Pilots -- GE Commercial Air Services Files for Repossession of Kingfisher [...] | 2008-11-07 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP |
08NEWDELHI2884 | DHARAMSALA DISQUIET: AS EIGHTH ROUND FAILS, [...] (C) Summary: During meetings over the past two weeks, Tempa Tsering, Representative of the Dalai Lama, updated PolOff on recent developments that have catapulted Tibet into the international headlines. Tsering stressed that the Dalai Lama's renewal of his demanding travel schedule proves his [...] | 2008-11-07 12:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF IN CH |
08NEWDELHI2888 | ELECTION DAY [...] The American Mission in India celebrated the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election around the country with colorful and festive events attended by enthusiastic friends and contacts. Mission India's election programs superbly highlighted American democracy and the strong and growing relationship bet [...] | 2008-11-07 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL IN |
08NEWDELHI2889 | INDIANS EXCITED, GOI CAUTIOUS ABOUT OBAMA VICTORY [...] (U) Summary: The Indian public and the media heralded Barack Obama's presidential victory with joy, amazement and admiration. Indians from all social strata had followed the election with more interest than any previous U.S. presidential election. Many of the national dailies devoted several [...] | 2008-11-07 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC |
08NEWDELHI289 | GORDON BROWN IN INDIA: "PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS" [...] (C) Summary. Gordon Brown's first trip to India as Prime Minister brought nearly unanimous positive public reaction, despite "deliverables" being mostly reiterations of previous policy declarations and confirmations of the potential for a more prosperous future. The UK High Commission emphasi [...] | 2008-01-29 10:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON UNSC IN |
08NEWDELHI2895 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; NEW [...] "CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR OBAMA" Sunday supplement special article in the November 9, 2008, Mumbai edition of left- of-center Marathi daily LOKSATTA. "The American media which is going gaga over Barack Obama's electoral victory is soon going to show its true colors. It will shower praises on Obam [...] | 2008-11-10 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI29 | PUT THE ONUS ON INDIA FOR UNSC SEAT [...] (C) Summary. As we look to engage with India on greater cooperation within the United Nations (reftels),concurrent with a possible completion of the civil-nuclear deal in sight and inter-governmental negotiations on United Nations Security Council expansion, the time may be near when the USG [...] | 2008-01-04 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO KUNR USUN IN |
08NEWDELHI2904 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE," editorial in November 10 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Iranian President Ahmedinejad's congratulatory message to US President- elect Barack Obama makes it evident that Obama's victory has raised optimism in the Muslim world, including Iran... The message indicates [...] | 2008-11-12 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2905 | INDIAN GOVERNMENT UNWILLING TO AGREE TO END-USE [...] (C) Summary: While Indian National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan and Defense Secretary Vijay Singh stated their urgent interest on reaching agreement on end-use monitoring, talks led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Asian and Pacific Security Affairs) Mitchell Shivers [...] | 2008-11-12 10:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PROV MASS KOMC IN |
08NEWDELHI2906 | MENON OUTLINES VIEWS ON CIVIL NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador asked Foreign Secretary Menon in a November 10 meeting about India's timetable for next steps in implementing the civil nuclear agreement. Menon said that a GOI legal review of the draft texts of diplomatic notes that would bring the agreement into force would be [...] | 2008-11-12 10:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP ENRG EFIN IN |
08NEWDELHI2909 | INDIA G-20 SUMMIT GOALS: SECURING A VOICE IN GO-SLOW REFORM [...] (SBU) Since President Bush's invitation to participate in the G-20 Summit on November 15, India has gone into idea gathering mode - soliciting input from industrialists and think tanks, but mainly looking to a core set of government economic advisers, including summit Sherpa Montek Singh Ahluw [...] | 2008-11-12 13:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI291 | ITC'S GRADUAL, BACK-END RETAIL MODEL WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the recent backlash against organized retailers and subsequent re-evaluation of business models for some players in the industry (reftels),established players such as the conglomerate Indian Tobacco Company (ITC) are more optimistic about their prospects in the fresh pr [...] | 2008-01-29 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EAGR ECON EINV IN ETRD EFIN PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2911 | BHUTAN READY FOR PRAGMATIC, IF NOT FORMAL, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley, during his November 5-7 visit to Bhutan to attend the coronation of King Jigme Keshar Namgyal Wangchuck as Bhutan's new king. The former King expressed pessimism about the new government in Nep [...] | 2008-11-13 07:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | BH IN KDEM MARR NP ODIP PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF |
08NEWDELHI2912 | BHUTAN READY FOR PRAGMATIC, IF NOT FORMAL, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley, during his November 5-7 visit to Bhutan to attend the coronation of King Jigme Keshar Namgyal Wangchuck as Bhutan's new king. The former King expressed pessimism about the new government in Nep [...] | 2008-11-13 07:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | BH IN KDEM MARR NP ODIP PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF |
08NEWDELHI2918 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION- [...] "OBAMA AND INDIA: OBAMA'S NAIVE VIEW ON KASHMIR" op-ed article by guest columnist and retired air vice marshall P.L. Purohit in the November 13, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Unfortunately, Barack Obama's understanding of the Kashmir issue is based on some half-truths [...] | 2008-11-14 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2921 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BLUE DART AVIATION [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 3, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Blue Dart Aviation Limite [...] | 2008-11-14 12:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2924 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 10 to November 14, 2008, including the following: -- PM Singh Comments on His Plans for G-20 Summit -- Inflation Rate Drops to Single Digits -- Private Carriers Protest Their Exclusion Under GOI [...] | 2008-11-14 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
08NEWDELHI2926 | MENON ADDRESSES CIVIL NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS WITH NRC [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and NRC Chairman Klein discussed next steps on civil nuclear cooperation with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on November 12. Menon underlined the importance of India adopting a nuclear regulatory regime that would allow the industry to expand and avoid hamp [...] | 2008-11-14 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI2930 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S.- [...] "FIGHT AGAINST RECESSION," editorial in the November 16 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The situation calls for such a global regulatory system, which warns the world in advance of a crisis. The two renowned U.S.-led financial institutions-- IMF and the World Bank --should realize that their negli [...] | 2008-11-17 10:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2936 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes updates on the upcoming visit of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission delegation visit to India, the management of professional education in India and the opening of the UK Research Council's office in India and poaching incidents [...] | 2008-11-18 08:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2941 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL WARMING / ENVIRONMENT, G-20 [...] "CLOUDS OF DANGER," editorial in November 17 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "With the winters' starting in the Asian countries the air turns into a thick layer of pollution. This atmospheric brown cloud hanging over major Asian cities is a serious threat to the environment. These [...] | 2008-11-18 10:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2942 | ADDITIONAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO COVER THE BIGGEST [...] (U) Action Request -- Paragraph 1. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (U) Mission India urges the Department to make available approximately $72,000 in additional travel funds as well as four to six additional TDY reporting officers for a period of two to four month [...] | 2008-11-18 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AMGT HR OIG IN |
08NEWDELHI2943 | PROPOSED SUPPORT TO HUSK POWER SERVICES IN BIHAR, INDIA [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input into proposed OPIC support of Husk Power Services ("HPS") for the construction and operation of a rice husk waste-to-energy project in rural villages of India. Kolkata EconFSN spoke with Gyanesh Pandey, one of three co-founders of Husk [...] | 2008-11-18 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI2944 | INITIAL POST-SUMMIT GOI REMARKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Singh and Finance Minister Chidambaram have made positive remarks in their early days back from the G-20 Summit held November 14-15, while Commerce Minister Nath has made some unhelpful - but not uncharacteristic - protectionist references. Singh and Chidambaram [...] | 2008-11-18 12:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI2946 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: GOI PULLS OFF A SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite bad weather, aggressive calls from separatists to stay home, and tight security, Jammu and Kashmir voters went to the polls in larger than expected numbers on November 17 in the first phase of elections for the state legislature. The voter turnout was estimated at 55 [...] | 2008-11-18 13:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2953 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS / G-20 [...] "INDIA'S CONVICTION," editorial in November 18 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The tables have turned as the G-20 summit on the financial crisis concluded in Washington. This time, it is the developed countries that are under the scanner, while countries like India, China and Brazil have the [...] | 2008-11-19 10:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2954 | GOI SEEMS OPEN TO DEVELOPING RECONSTRUCTION AND [...] (C) Summary: Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization Ambassador John Herbst met MEA officials November 6 to explore potential areas of cooperation between the United States and India in civilian reconstruction and stabilizatioN efforts. United Nations-Political Division Joint Secreta [...] | 2008-11-19 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KCOR KCRS KDEM KPKO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08NEWDELHI2955 | CLIMATE CHANGE: INDIA'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE [...] (U) This cable is in response to ref A and provides information on changes the Government of India has made over the last 12-18 months in preparation for negotiations of a post-2012 climate agreement. 2. (U) In March 2008, Prime Minister and Union Minister for Environment and Forests Manm [...] | 2008-11-19 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI2960 | GOI OFFICIALS SHARE VISIONS OF NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings, Prime Minister's Special Envoy Shyam Saran, Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Kapil Sibal, and Principal Scientific Advisor to GOI Dr. R. Chidambaram shared their thoughts on the way forward for the civil nuclear industry with Nuclear Reg [...] | 2008-11-19 12:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY ETTC KNNP PARM PREL TSPL IN |
08NEWDELHI2961 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, G- [...] "WILL HISTORY HELP RADIATE A NEW GLOW ON AMERICA, WITHIN AND WITHOUT?" editorial-page article in November 20 Kolkata pro-BJP Bengali daily BARTAMAN by Nashville- based columnist Subhankar Mukherjee. "Obama used a refreshing slogan during his campaign, 'Change we need.' He altered this soon af [...] | 2008-11-20 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2962 | MUMBAI ASSESSES THE MARKETS, EXPECTS MORE RBI MOVES [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings in Mumbai on November 14-15, Mumbai financial and market analysts shared their views on liquidity conditions and their expectations for further monetary actions with Econoffs from New Delhi and Mumbai. They also conveyed a "wait and see" approach to re-entering Ind [...] | 2008-11-20 12:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI2964 | 25 YRS LATER: MUBARAK VISITS INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a four day visit to India marked more by pomp and ceremony than solid results, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak signed a number of technical agreements and promised to establish a Foreign Minister-level strategic dialogue. He also formally received the Jawaharlal Nehru Awa [...] | 2008-11-21 03:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON UNSC MARR EG IN |
08NEWDELHI2967 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ARJUN TECHNOLOGIES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 4, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Arjun Technologies India [...] | 2008-11-21 08:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2969 | DID DIKSHIT DELIVER? DELHI DECIDES [...] (U) Summary: Delhi Assembly elections, to be held November 29, are heading to a tight finish between the sitting Congress Party government of popular, two-term Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, and her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opponent V.K. Malhotra. Adding drama, and national significance, t [...] | 2008-11-21 10:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI297 | DELHI DIARY, JAN 21-28 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-29 11:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN PBTS IN FR |
08NEWDELHI2970 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, [...] "OBAMA'S NEW ECONOMICS!" op-ed article by columnist Girish Jakhotia in the November 21, 2008, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily MAHARASHTRA TIMES. "President-elect Obama should realize that America's economic woes stem from many of its own counterproductive and self-serving polici [...] | 2008-11-21 10:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2972 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 17 to November 21, 2008, including the following: -- Further Delays in India-EU FTA -- National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Projects in Jeopardy -- PM and Sonia on Crisis -- Private Pensi [...] | 2008-11-21 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
08NEWDELHI2973 | IRAN NO-ACTION MOTION: BHUTAN TO ABSTAIN, INDIA [...] (SBU) After a full-court press by numerous mission officials, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Thinley told the Ambassador on November 20 that the RGOB would again abstain on the Iran no-action motion despite pressure from fellow Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) states, especially Iran. Post views th [...] | 2008-11-21 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BT IN |
08NEWDELHI2983 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, [...] "HOW BENEFICIAL IS THE OBAMA WIN TO THE ISLAMIC WORLD?" editorial in the November 24, 2008, Mumbai edition of right-of-center Marathi daily SAAMNA. "The world knows that neither the U.S. Presidential elections nor the elections to the House of Representatives make any difference to the U.S. p [...] | 2008-11-24 10:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2985 | ATOMIC ENERGY CHAIRMAN KAKODKAR SHARES CANDID [...] (SBU) This cable was cleared by NRC staff. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Chairman Anil Kakodkar provided visiting Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Dale Klein November 18 in Mumbai with an unprecedently candid overview of India's plans and expectations for ci [...] | 2008-11-24 12:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI2986 | INDIA,S POSITION ON IRAN REMAINS UNCHANGED [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff delivered on November 24 reftel demarches on Iran to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) Division, T.C.A. Raghavan, and Deputy Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs, Vipul. The two m [...] | 2008-11-24 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
08NEWDELHI2987 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: SECOND ROUND OF ELECTIONS TOPS [...] (C) Summary: For the second time in less than a week, Jammu and Kashmir voters went to the polls in larger than expected numbers on November 23 in the second phase of elections for the state legislature. The voter turnout was estimated at 65 percent for the six seats contested. Each contes [...] | 2008-11-24 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2993 | MEDIA REACTION: US-INDIA RELATIONS, WORLD [...] "HURDLES OF EMERGING NATION," editorial in the November 24 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The U.S. Directorate of National Intelligence assessment is in line with the expectations of many Indians that India will emerge as a major world power by 2025. Hopefully, this U.S. assessment will inspire t [...] | 2008-11-25 11:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2995 | INDIA'S ECONOMY: INVESTMENT COULD BE HARDEST HIT, [...] (SBU) Summary. As economists the world over grapple with the specter of a significant global slowdown, several groups in India have downgraded their GDP growth projections for the current and next fiscal years, mainly on the expectation that slower world growth will cut export demand. However [...] | 2008-11-25 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI2996 | BARC DIRECTOR BRIEFS NRC DELEGATION, PROVIDES TOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 21 November, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Director Dr. Srikumar Banerjee and several senior members of the BARC staff briefed Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Klein and delegation on activities at BARC, and provided a tour of the Dhruva reactor, Engineering [...] | 2008-11-25 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | BEXP ENRG ETTC IN KNNP PARM PREL TRGY TSPL |
08NEWDELHI30 | TERRORISTS RAID INDIAN POLICE COMPOUND IN UP [...] (C) Summary: Four terrorists, dressed as paramilitary officers, attacked a federal police compound in Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the early hours of January 1st and killed eight people. The attack displayed the hallmarks of a few different terrorist groups active in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K),th [...] | 2008-01-07 01:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER AESC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI3000 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "HOW SERIOUSLY CAN WE TAKE ZARDARI'S COMMENT?" op-ed article in November 25 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR Hindi daily by foreign affairs writer Ved Pratap Vaidik: "What's the similarity between Rajiv Gandhi (former Indian prime minister) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari? Both got the PM's thr [...] | 2008-11-26 09:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3002 | ENDORSEMENT FOR MIDDLE WAY LEAVES TIBETANS IN [...] (C) Summary. On November 17-22, over 560 Tibetans gathered in the north Indian hill station of Dharamsala - capital of the "government-in-exile" - to consider fundamental questions on the future strategy of the Tibetan movement. The conclave, called by the Dalai Lama, required Tibetan exiles [...] | 2008-11-26 11:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM IN CH |
08NEWDELHI3003 | INDIA RELUCTANT ON TALIBAN TALKS, CONSULTING [...] (C) Summary: In a 24 November meeting with PolCouns, Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) T.C.A. Raghavan expressed his government's concern over ISAF members' willingness to engage the Taliban. Raghavan welcomed a USAID proposal for a Trilatera [...] | 2008-11-26 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ENRG KDEM AF IR PK XD IN |
08NEWDELHI3006 | TIGERS 40; HUMANS 1: PROTECTING BOTH SPECIES IN INDIA'S [...] SUMMARY: India's Sundarbans National Park is famous for its man-eating tigers which on average kill approximately 40 people per year. The tables turn on the protected species when they stray into local villages or are targeted by poachers. ESTHOff visited the Sundarbans and met with forest [...] | 2008-11-27 09:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL KSCA IN |
08NEWDELHI3009 | MISSION INDIA EAC MEETING - 27 NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The New Delhi Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on Thursday, November 27, 2008 in response to multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India that targeted a number of locations in the southern part of the city including the historic Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel (TAJ),Obe [...] | 2008-11-28 00:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC IN PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI3012 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 24 to November 28, 2008, including the following: -- July-September GDP Growth Surprises at 7.6% -- Budget Session of Parliament Outlook -- GOI Restricts Steel Imports -- GOI Considering Curren [...] | 2008-11-28 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
08NEWDELHI3013 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS [...] "IT'S WAR," editorial in the November 28 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "This nation is under attack ... India is effectively at war and it has deadly enemies in its midst ... The government should immediately work on an internal security doctrine that de [...] | 2008-11-28 11:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3015 | NAGPUR'S SEX TRADE AND CHILD LABOR: CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Gayatri Patel and poloffs met NGO workers, government officials, and trafficking victims in Nagpur, and found there is no consensus on the prevalence of trafficking in persons. Law enforcement remains weak sinc [...] | 2008-11-28 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB IN KCOR KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM SOCI |
08NEWDELHI3016 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN DECEMBER 2008 VISIT [...] (U) Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham: On behalf of Ambassador Mulford and the Country Team, I warmly welcome you to Bhutan. Your visit comes at the end of a historic year for the small Himalayan nation, marked by the successful transition to a constitutional monarchy and the coronation [...] | 2008-11-28 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BH CH IN KNNP PGOV PREF PREL |
08NEWDELHI3018 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: INDIAN PUBLIC'S ANGER AND [...] (C) Summary: Indians across the country reacted with anger and outrage at the Mumbai terrorist attacks. They were jolted by the brazenness of the attacks and the level of sophistication involved. They are furious at the country's political leadership for its failure to protect them. They [...] | 2008-11-28 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3020 | INDIA & PAKISTAN TALK AS TERROR CRISIS UNFOLDS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 14:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PRER |
08NEWDELHI3023 | MENON FAVORS CLOSER COOPERATION FOLLOWING MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told Ambassador Mulford November 29 the terrorist at4acks in Mumbai were ""on a whole new level"" and that he looked forward to closer cooperation with the U.S. as the ""silver lining"" of the tragedy. Menon confirmed the FBI team had been cleared [...] | 2008-11-30 14:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN KCRM |
08NEWDELHI3024 | MENON FAVORS CLOSER COOPERATION FOLLOWING MUMBAI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told Ambassador Mulford November 29 the terrorist attacks in Mumbai were "on a whole new level" and that he looked forward to closer cooperation with the U.S. as the "silver lining" of the tragedy. Menon confirmed the FBI team had been cleared [...] | 2008-11-30 14:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN KCRM |
08NEWDELHI3025 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: GOI HEADS BEGIN TO ROLL [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister began to take some initial steps to respond to the anger and fury of the Indian public at GOI failures that made the Mumbai attacks possible. Home Minister Shivraj Patil resigned on November 30. Finance Minister P.C. Chidambaram takes over from him while the Prime M [...] | 2008-11-30 16:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3029 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ITI LIMITED, NEW [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 14, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Indian Telecom Industrie [...] | 2008-12-01 09:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI3030 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: PEACEFUL POLLING CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: Voters in Jammu and Kashmir went to the polls in record numbers on November 30, and for the third time in a row, defied separatists' calls for an election boycott. The high turnout for phase three of the state assembly elections was all the more impressive as it came amidst the te [...] | 2008-12-01 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3031 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: POLITICAL FALLOUT CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: A day after the Home Minister was sacked, the impact of the Mumbai tragedy continued to play out domestically and in the Indo-Pakistan relationship. There is likely to be a shakeup in the Maharashtra state government today. At an all-party meeting, the Prime Minister unveiled a number [...] | 2008-12-01 13:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3032 | INDIA CAREFULLY CONSIDERING ANTI-PIRACY PLANS, [...] (C) Summary. While media reports begin to surface that the INS Tabar sunk a pirated fishing boat with hostages -- and not a pirate "mothership," as the Indian Navy had first claimed -- Indian officials are struggling to come up with a policy for Indian involvement in anti-piracy operations i [...] | 2008-12-01 16:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA MARR PTER EWWT KPKO IN |
08NEWDELHI3035 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "GO TO THE SOURCE," editorial in the December 1 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "It's also time for New Delhi to work together with the US, the UK and other concerned governments to evolve a common approach towards Pakistan, which is the world's central t [...] | 2008-12-02 01:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3037 | NSA NARAYANAN TELLS AMBASSADOR INDIA HAS NO INTENTION OF ACTING MILITARILY AGAINST PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 06:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | IN MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI3041 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "DEALING WITH THE NEIGHBOR," editorial in the December 2 nationalist English Daily THE HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "There is little doubt that the origins of the Mumbai terror attack lie within the borders of Pakistan. India could consider severing the peace process and rolling [...] | 2008-12-02 11:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3043 | (U) SECRETARY RICE'S DECEMBER 3 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 13:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV PTER |
08NEWDELHI3044 | MUMBAI ATTACKS UPDATE: DIPLOMATS IN DELHI DELIVER [...] (C) Summary: Diplomatic missions in Delhi have agreed to offer a more sympathetic message to the Indians rather than pound on the government for its massive intelligence failure. Evidence that Pakistani-based extremist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) was the culprit is still not out in the open, alt [...] | 2008-12-02 15:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3050 | MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS; NEW [...] "THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION," editorial in the December 2 NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "Terrorist organizations have miserably failed to play the Islam card and influence India's Muslims. Terrorists have tried many times, but each time they failed. A sign if this is that Muslims in Kashmir def [...] | 2008-12-03 09:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3051 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TEHRI HYDRO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 25, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Tehri Hydro Development [...] | 2008-12-03 10:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI3052 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: CODEL MCCAIN TOLD THAT [...] (C) Summary: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Senators McCain, Lieberman and Graham that India expected Pakistan to respond directly and promptly to New Delhi's demands for the return of accused terrorists provided refuge in Pakistan. In a December 2 meeting, Mukherjee said [...] | 2008-12-03 11:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3054 | PM SINGH URGES MCCAIN CODEL TO DELIVER TOUGH [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Senators McCain, Lieberman, Graham, and the Ambassador in a December 2 meeting that the November terrorist attacks in Mumbai were of an unprecedented level of sophistication, clearly launched by LeT from Pakistani soil, with at least the knowle [...] | 2008-12-03 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI3058 | INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Criminal prosecutions against individuals for trafficking offenses remain a challenge in India, due to several inherent problems. Law and order is a state responsibility per the Indian constitution, which makes it difficult for the central government to intervene to enforce laws effecti [...] | 2008-12-04 09:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | IN KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP |
08NEWDELHI3059 | MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS; NEW [...] "LET PAKISTAN BE DECLARED A TERRORIST STATE," editorial in the November 29 Leftist Agartala (Tripura) Bengali daily, TRIPURA DARPAN. "Pakistan should immediately be declared a terrorist state. All sorts of relations should be snapped with this country. Merely pointing fingers toward Pakistan [...] | 2008-12-04 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3062 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: MUKHERJEE-ZARDARI CALL DID NOT TAKE PLACE [...] (C) Post now believes that Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee did not in fact phone Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari November 28 despite conflicting reports from the Indian Government. Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar had originally told P [...] | 2008-12-04 11:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN KCRM |
08NEWDELHI3064 | SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: The highly positive media coverage of Secretary Condoleezza Rice's visit to New Delhi on December 3 has left behind the lasting image of America being India's First Friend in the time of need. In creating that image, the Secretary's visit was supplemented by other significant American [...] | 2008-12-04 13:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3065 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIA'S MUSLIMS STAND UP AGAINST [...] SUMMARY: In an unprecedented show of solidarity against terrorism, Muslims from Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and several other leading cities across India, have condemned the Mumbai terror attack and are gearing up to oppose all those who spread terror in the name of Islam. Unequivocally condemning t [...] | 2008-12-04 13:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3066 | RAJASTHAN STATE ELECTIONS: IT'S ANYONE'S GAME [...] (SBU) Summary: As Rajasthan votes to elect a new assembly on December 4, it is unclear as to which of the two state's main parties - the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Congress Party - would get the nod of the voters to form the next state government. Both these parties have had t [...] | 2008-12-04 15:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL SOCI PINR IN |
08NEWDELHI3067 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: INDIA REELS UNDER STRAIN [...] (C) Summary: A week after the Mumbai attacks, the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the Indian security bureaucracy and the Indian public continued to struggle to make sense of how the attacks occurred and what form a proper response should take, both internally a [...] | 2008-12-04 15:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3068 | SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY [...] SUMMARY: For the second day today, the focus of the Indian media stayed on Secretary RiceQs South Asia visit. Her visit to Islamabad and her meetings with the Pakistani leadership received extensive play in the print and electronic media. The mediaQs interpretation of the outcome of her India- [...] | 2008-12-05 09:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3071 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO INDIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3072 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 1 to December 5, 2008, including the following: -- India's Fiscal Deficit Set to Worsen -- GOI Set to Announce a Fiscal Stimulus Package -- Mumbai Terror Attack Slows IT Business -- Macro Updat [...] | 2008-12-05 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
08NEWDELHI3076 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report on science and technology includes an update on the recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman and delegation's visit to India, the commencing of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan I experiments, [...] | 2008-12-08 04:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI3079 | KAIGE NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT HALF CAPACITY BUT HIGH [...] Summary: (SBU) On 21 November U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chairman (NRC) Chairman Klein and delegation, accompanied by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Director of Operations Mr. G. Nageswara Rao, toured the Kaiga Generating Station located in North Karnataka State. Kaiga supplies po [...] | 2008-12-08 07:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY EFIN EINV PREL BEXP SENV KGHG PARM KNNP IN |
08NEWDELHI3083 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HINDUSTAN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 18, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Hindustan Aeronautics Li [...] | 2008-12-08 09:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI3084 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] "PAKISTAN'S HYPOCRISY," editorial in the December 7 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's asking for concrete evidence of Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks is nothing but a ploy to distract India. Pakistan always declares the eviden [...] | 2008-12-08 10:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3088 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN [...] SUMMARY: Prior to the Eid-ul-Zuha holiday (December 9),Muslims across the country demonstrated or spoke out in condemnation of terrorism, asserting that it has no place in Islam. Thousands demonstrated in the streets of Mumbai. Celebrities joined other Muslim community members in denouncing [...] | 2008-12-08 11:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3091 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY TELLS AMBASSADOR "NEVER [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on December 8 to discuss the Secretary's trip to the region (Menon was out of the country during on December 4) and to follow up on the latest developments in Indo-Pak relations. Referring to the reaction to the M [...] | 2008-12-08 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PROV PTER MOPS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3094 | CONGRESS COMES TO POWER IN RAJASTHAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a five-year gap, the Congress Party returned to power in Rajasthan as poll results were announced on December 8. Congress soundly defeated the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),winning 98 out of 200 seats in the state assembly. Despite spiraling commodity prices an [...] | 2008-12-08 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI3095 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXCHANGE WITH INDIA BRINGS 123 [...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Americas Division initiated the exchange of diplomatic notes as planned December 6 with Embassy New Delhi to bring into force the U.S.-India Agreement Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy as signed October 10 in Washington, DC. The diplomati [...] | 2008-12-08 13:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI3096 | DIKSHIT DELIVERS DELHI FOR CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise, Delhi voters returned the Congress Party and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to power with a comfortable majority on December 8. The vote assumes greater significance because it occurred on November 29, during the Mumbai attacks. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attem [...] | 2008-12-08 14:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3097 | CONGRESS PARTY'S SURPRISE WIN POST-MUMBAI [...] (SBU) Summary: In what came as a surprise to many, the Congress Party exceeded post-Mumbai attack expectations and fared well in elections for legislatures in five states. It won three of the states convincingly and reduced the margin of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a fourt [...] | 2008-12-08 15:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3102 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HINDUSTAN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 18, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Hindustan Aeronautics Li [...] | 2008-12-10 05:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI3104 | INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TECHNICALLY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In October 2008, SCIOFF and SCIFSN toured the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)-affiliated National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) facilities in Chennai and the Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in Hyderabad, and spoke with scientific staff abo [...] | 2008-12-10 05:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGLB KICR KSCA TPHY EFIS EIND SENV TSPL TNGD IN |
08NEWDELHI3113 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS IN WAKE [...] "THE ACTION AGAINST LASHKAR-E-TOIBA," editorial in the December 9, 2008, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily MAHARASHTRA TIMES. "Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari who until recently maintained that Pakistan had no connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, has suddenly woken up t [...] | 2008-12-10 11:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3114 | PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV INDIA VISIT CONFIRMS CIV-NUKE [...] (C) Summary. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev capped off a 24 hour visit to India by delivering as promised on agreements for civil nuclear, space and defense cooperation. Medvedev expressed Russia's solidarity with India in the war on terror in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, reiterating a [...] | 2008-12-10 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNUC KNNP ECON TSPA RS IN |
08NEWDELHI3115 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN-INDIA JOINT VENTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 13:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PREL IR IN |
08NEWDELHI3116 | MUMBAI ATTACKS UPDATE: INDIA DISMISSES PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran T.C.A. Raghavan met with PolCouns to discuss the current status of Indo-Pak cooperation two weeks after the Mumbai attacks. Criticizing Pakistan's decision not to send to India the Ch [...] | 2008-12-10 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3118 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HINDUSTAN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 18, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Hindustan Aeronautics Li [...] | 2008-12-11 06:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI3123 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS IN WAKE [...] "PAKISTAN'S HELPLESSNESS," editorial in the December 10 HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan, for the first time, has really acted against terrorists, but under pressure. If the Pakistani rulers really want to eradicate terrorism their actions should match their words. They should stop the diploma [...] | 2008-12-11 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3124 | CONGRESS BRACES FOR STORMY POST-MUMBAI PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: The fallout from Mumbai terror attacks will dominate debate in the Indian Parliament, which reconvened on December 10. The political opposition will seek to lay the blame squarely on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and accuse it of being soft on terrorism. [...] | 2008-12-11 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI3125 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) India is grappling with its worst crisis of political confidence in recent memory. The Mumbai terrorist attacks deeply demoralized and angered the Indian public. Indians have directed their fury at the political establishment, which they feel failed to protect them and responded in a hap [...] | 2008-12-11 12:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC |
08NEWDELHI3126 | INDIA INTERESTED IN ANTI-PIRACY CONTACT GROUP -- [...] (SBU) In a conversation with Polcouns on December 11, Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary UN-Political Asith Bhattacharjee conveyed India's keen interest in joining the Contact Group (CG) to combat piracy off the Horn of Africa. However, J/S Bhattacharjee informally noted that the GO [...] | 2008-12-11 12:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER IN |
08NEWDELHI3127 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY [...] (C) Senator Kerry, as you know your visit comes at a time of new tensions between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks. The U.S. has encouraged the GOI to pursue a measured action. Both Secretary Rice and Deputy Secretary Negroponte have traveled to the region to meet with leaders in [...] | 2008-12-11 13:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC |
08NEWDELHI3128 | CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN [...] (U) Summary: Technical education in India is expected to expand rapidly from its current level of 600,000 engineering graduates per year to about 800,000 in three years. It is also projected that India will experience shortage of skilled human resources to meet its developmental needs. Hence [...] | 2008-12-12 05:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON ETRD |
08NEWDELHI313 | MENON SAYS INDIAN NEGOTIATORS AWAIT ASSURANCE FROM [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador January 30 that the Indian government sought to arrange a call between Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Secretary Anil Kakodkar and IAEA Director General Muhammad SIPDIS ElBaradei before sending a negotiating team back to [...] | 2008-01-30 14:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI3136 | DRDO CONVENES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANAGING [...] SUMMARY: (C) The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) sponsored their first ever international conference on managing defense research and development December 3-5, in honor of their 50th anniversary. The conference was organized jointly by DRDO and the Federation of Indian Ch [...] | 2008-12-12 08:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP MCAP MASS TSPL PTER TPHY TNGD IN |
08NEWDELHI3138 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 8 to December 12, 2008, including the following: -- Macro Update -- Speculation on New Finance Minister -- World Bank to Address Infrastructure and Poverty -- India's Infrastructure Registers S [...] | 2008-12-12 10:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
08NEWDELHI314 | CONTRACT FARMING HAS LIMITED USE THUS FAR FOR ORGANIZED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contract farming offers farmers a stable and profitable way to sell to agro-businesses, and is gaining popularity as a means of cutting out middlemen in the agricultural supply chain. A number of companies are successfully sourcing agricultural products directly from farmers f [...] | 2008-01-31 05:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EAGR ECON EINV IN ETRD EFIN PREL |
08NEWDELHI3144 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE," editorial in December 11 HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The Pakistan government is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If it defends Jamaat-ud-Dawa it will have to face an even stronger global opposition. At the same time, it is incapable of acting tough against [...] | 2008-12-12 10:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3146 | INDIA UNSURE OF PARTICIPATION IN IAEA TECHNICAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarch to Ministry of External Affairs Deputy Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Mr. Vipul December 11. Vipul was aware that the IAEA Board of Governors approved Syria's nuclear power plant technical feasibility study project proposal and that IA [...] | 2008-12-12 14:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA SY TRYG IN |
08NEWDELHI3148 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ENTERYSYS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 19, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Enterysys Corporation (E [...] | 2008-12-15 08:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI3152 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "PAKISTAN AT ITS DECEIVING BEST," op-ed article in December 14 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by security affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "In the name of action, Pakistan has rounded up a handful of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. This is out of fear that U.S. may declare Pakistan terrorist-sponso [...] | 2008-12-15 11:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3153 | INDIAN NAVY CONFIRMS INTERDICTING 24 PIRATES IN [...] (C) The Indian Navy confirmed to Post press reports of the Indian Navy Ship Mysore successfully interdicting two pirate vessels in the act of attacking the Ethiopian-flagged MV Gibe in the Gulf of Aden on December 13. According to the Indian Navy's version of events, the Mysore received a di [...] | 2008-12-15 11:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV KCRM PHSA EWWT IN |
08NEWDELHI3156 | INDIAN AND BRITISH PM'S DISCUSS TERROR [...] (C) Summary: One day before U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the necessity of cooperation between India and Pakistan, two Indian air force jets flew into the Lahore and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir sectors, violating Pakistani territory on [...] | 2008-12-15 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PK UK IN |
08NEWDELHI3157 | NARAYANAN AND MENON TO DEPUTY SECRETARY: [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told Deputy Secretary Negroponte December 12 that Pakistan's actions so far in response to the Mumbai terrorist attacks have been inadequate and were reminiscent of the insufficient efforts Pakistan [...] | 2008-12-15 14:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3158 | INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS DEPUTY SECRETARY: [...] (C) Summary. In a December 12 meeting between Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee, the Deputy Secretary provided Mukherjee with a readout of his meetings with Pakistani officials and urged India to consider the Pakistani proposal to send a high-level delegation [...] | 2008-12-15 14:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI316 | ADVANI TO LEAD NDA COALITION IN NEXT ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In another signal that the political parties are getting ready for national elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) unanimously picked L.K. Advani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to lead the alliance into the next parliamentary poll. The NDA also provided a previe [...] | 2008-01-31 08:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM IN |
08NEWDELHI3161 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "ZARDARI'S EXCUSES," editorial in December 15 right- of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan is refusing to hand over the terrorists wanted by India and denying that the sole terrorist captured in the Mumbai terror attacks is a Pakistani national. Despite the international pressure, it [...] | 2008-12-16 10:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3163 | EAM MUKHERJEE TELLS CODEL KERRY HE DOUBTS PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On December 15 External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee reiterated to Senator Kerry his demands for the Government of Pakistan (GOP) to bring the ISI under civilian control, destroy terrorist training camps, turn over wanted criminals, and end infiltration of India by Pakistani [...] | 2008-12-16 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3164 | PAKISTAN MUST ACT: SENATOR KERRY HEARS FROM HOME [...] (C) Summary: Senator Kerry and Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram discussed the state of Indo-Pak relations at a 30 minute December 15 meeting. The Home Minister stated that recent GOP actions against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and other terrorist groups in Pakistan were not sufficient in the GOI' [...] | 2008-12-16 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3165 | PM SINGH TELLS CODEL KERRY RE PAKISTAN: ENOUGH IS [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Senator Kerry in a December 15 meeting that India had exercised tremendous restraint in responding to the Mumbai terror attacks but that India had reached its limit. He called on the U.S. to make clear to Pakistan that it must take ser [...] | 2008-12-16 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER SENV AF PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3166 | INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER TELLS SENATOR [...] (C) Summary. In a December 14 meeting with Indian National Security Adviser MK Narayanan, Senator John Kerry: -- urged Narayanan to consider which Pakistani actions could be considered as sincere confidence building measures in responding to the Mumbai terrorist attacks, cautioning agains [...] | 2008-12-16 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3167 | ADVANI SAYS ISI MUST HAVE KNOWN OF MUMBAI [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani on December 15, Senator Kerry extended his condolences for the Mumbai terror attacks and said he would deliver a strong message to the Pakistani leadership. Advani demanded immediate action from Pakistan on dismantling the i [...] | 2008-12-16 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV SENV AF PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3175 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, IRAQ, [...] "PAKISTAN'S STALEMATE" editorial in the December 17, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT. "For the first time in recent history, the international community has taken strong open cognizance of the presence of terrorist outfits in Pakistan. In this context, the Mumbai terror [...] | 2008-12-17 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3177 | INDIA STIMULUS PACKAGE AND MORE MONETARY EASING: CONTINUING [...] (SBU) Summary. The government on December 7 announced a fiscal stimulus package, in step with global calls for boosting consumer demand, while the central bank announced lower interest rates and other steps aimed at helping those sectors hardest hit by the financial crunch. The stimulus pack [...] | 2008-12-17 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI3181 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, IRAQ, [...] "LETS RID OURSELVES OF THE FEAR PSYCHOSIS OVER PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR ARMS" op-ed article by retired air marshal P L Purohit in the December 18, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Pakistan is acting under international pressure as of now. But once the pressure recedes, the no [...] | 2008-12-18 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3184 | AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN ASSAM AND WEST BENGAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of India has confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza in the states of Assam and West Bengal. State and Central Government response has been quick and effective with culling operations underway in all locations. There are currently no confirmed cases of H5N1 i [...] | 2008-12-18 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV TSPL |
08NEWDELHI3185 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR ELECTIONS: SIXTH DOWN, ONE TO GO [...] (C) Summary: The sixth round of state assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir went like the first five - record turnout, no violence, and no allegations of coercion. Voter turnout in this round was estimated at 65 percent, with dramatic increases from the 2002 election in constituencies tha [...] | 2008-12-18 13:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3187 | LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON IMPRESSES CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The December 3-5 visit to Bhutan of Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham demonstrated strong U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom as this historic year draws to a close. The delegation met with the current and former Kings, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the [...] | 2008-12-19 06:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KNNP BH IN CH |
08NEWDELHI3190 | BHUTANESE OFFICIAL TURNS SMUGGLER [...] SUMMARY: Post has identified a Bhutanese smuggler with connections to the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce. Eight of nine associated applicants confessed to paying up to $10,000 to their fixer to allow them to work and/or immigrate to the U.S. Given a relatively small Bhutanese visa applicant poo [...] | 2008-12-19 09:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD IN BT |
08NEWDELHI3191 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 10:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3195 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 15 to December 19, 2008, including the following: -- GOI Banking on Infrastructure Projects to Revive Faltering Economy -- Telecom Regulator Seeks Clarity on 3G Policy -- Bail-out Package for A [...] | 2008-12-19 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
08NEWDELHI3197 | GOI'S SWIFT COUNTERTERRORISM STEPS HELP LIMIT [...] (C) To respond to the public outcry following the Mumbai terror attacks, the GOI moved quickly to limit the political damage and demonstrate that it is serious about combating terrorism. It forced through a bill to create a new crime fighting federal agency that will concentrate on terrorism [...] | 2008-12-19 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3204 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "PAKISTAN UP TO ITS GAMES," op-ed article in the December 21 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic columnist K. Subrahmanyam: "With its statements, Pakistan is trying hard to provoke India to take military action. Its objective is to blackmail the U.S. Pakistan wants to use it [...] | 2008-12-22 10:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3215 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: CUBA: COUNTRY BY [...] (U) In response to the reftel request for information on India's relations with Cuba, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Overall Friendly and Symbolic Relations ---------------------------------------- 2. (C) As [...] | 2008-12-22 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL |
08NEWDELHI3217 | INDIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Below is New Delhi's submission for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for India. 2. (U) Begin Text: India continued to rank among the world,s most terror-afflicted countries in 2008. In a pivotal moment that is now called "26/11", terrorists struck at a variety of locations in [...] | 2008-12-22 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC IN |
08NEWDELHI322 | AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER URGES U.S. TO KEEP UP [...] (C) Summary: Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy urged Ambassador David Mulford January 30 to ensure that the U.S. continue pressuring the new Australian leadership to support an Indian exception in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). "It is important to continue to have the nuclear iss [...] | 2008-01-31 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI3224 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "BEATING OF WAR DRUMS" editorial in the December 23, 2008, multi-edition right-of-center Gujarati daily GUJARAT SAMACHAR. "It seems that war beats have gathered momentum. A feeling rather than a sense of belief is running deep in the nerves of the people of India that Pakistan needs to be t [...] | 2008-12-23 10:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3228 | CONGRESS PARTY STUNG PLAYING RELIGIOUS POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: On the floor of parliament, Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram officially dismissed comments made by the Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay that implied Hindutva elements may have been involved in the Mumbai attacks. Antulay sparked a political controversy on December 17 with comm [...] | 2008-12-23 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3232 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 05:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IN IR KNNP PARM |
08NEWDELHI3234 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "IT IS BETTER TO EVADE WAR", editorial in the December 22, 2008 right-of-center Urdu daily "URDU TIMES", Mumbai: "The most worrisome aspect of Indo-Pak imbroglio is that both countries are nuclear states. Both of them will be destroyed in the event of a nuclear war. India's economy was growin [...] | 2008-12-24 07:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3236 | GOI Leaders' Statements on Pakistan and Terrorism, December [...] (SBU) Mission reports below statements made by the Indian Foreign Minister, the Indian Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and President of the ruling United Progressive Alliance government over the last three days on Pakistan and terrorism. Despite the often heated headlines in both India a [...] | 2008-12-24 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3242 | December [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...] | 2008-12-29 10:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3244 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...] | 2008-12-29 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3248 | INDIA CENSURES ISRAELI STRIKES IN GAZA [...] (U) The Government of India has over the last two days condemned the air strikes Israel carried out in the Gaza Strip and urged an ""immediate end to use of force against Palestinian civilians in Gaza that has resulted in large number of casualties"". The GOI statement, released by the External Af [...] | 2008-12-29 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER PREL IS IN |
08NEWDELHI3253 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "WHO WANTS WAR?" op-ed article by columnist Anant Bagaitkar in the December 29, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "As tempers ran high after the Mumbai terror attacks, almost everyone was putting forth the idea of a conventional war with Pakistan, the notorious neighbor w [...] | 2008-12-30 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3254 | INDIANS STATE IRANIAN PRESIDENT WILL NOT VISIT [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has categorically denied the reported upcoming visit of Iranian President Ahmedinejad to Delhi this week, while Indian and Pakistani press continue to speculate on the purpose of the rumored visit. End Summary. Ahmedinejad,s Visit " [...] | 2008-12-30 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK IR IN |
08NEWDELHI3259 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "INDIA IN SEARCH OF A STANCE VIS-A-VIS PAKISTAN" editorial in the December 31, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT. "China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei's visit to Pakistan seems to have eased considerable tension between India and Pakistan. If Pakistan's mellowed politica [...] | 2008-12-31 08:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3264 | MAHARASHTRA COURT CONVICTS TRAFFICKER [...] (U) Tamil Nadu-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) Freedom Firm notified post of its first successful conviction in a trafficking in persons (TIP) case in a Pune, Maharashtra court. Freedom Firm infiltrates likely trafficking destinations and informs police when a potential trafficking v [...] | 2008-12-31 09:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GTIP IN |
08NEWDELHI3265 | MENON WELCOMES END USE MONITORING TALKS, HAS NOT [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told Ambassador Mulford December 31 that he welcomed a visit by Department of Defense Assistant Secretary Mitch Shivers on January 7 to seek an agreement on End Use Monitoring (EUM),and confirmed that he planned to meet personally with Shivers early in h [...] | 2008-12-31 10:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3267 | MENON SAYS INDIA TO DECIDE ON INFORMATION-SHARING WITH PAKISTAN, OPPOSED TO SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told Ambassador Mulford December 31 that the Indian government would make a decision later in the day on whether and how much information from the Mumbai terrorist attack investigations to share with Pakistan and other countries. Menon emphasized th [...] | 2008-12-31 11:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3268 | INDIAN HOME MINISTER CHIDABARAM ON INVESTIGATION OF MUMBAI ATTACKS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 15:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | CJAN IN PK PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI332 | GOI WARNS POWELL OF GROWING UML-MAOIST ALLIANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for North (Nepal and Bhutan) Preeti Saran told SIPDIS Ambassador Nancy Powell she thought the United Marxist-Leninist (UML) Party and the Maoists were forming an alliance ahead of Nepali elections. Saran expressed concern th [...] | 2008-02-01 09:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KDEM NP IN |
08NEWDELHI333 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 28 - February 1, 2008. CARREFOUR COMING TO INDIA -------------------- 2. (U) French retail giant Carrefour, after several abortive attempts to reach a deal with an Indian partner over the pa [...] | 2008-02-01 09:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI338 | SARKOZY'S VISIT TO INDIA LONG ON DRAMA, SHORT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy made a two-day stop in India amid a whirlwind of media speculation regarding whether his famous girlfriend, supermodel Carla Bruni, would accompany him. Sarkozy's visit stimulated both governments to officially confirm that they have finalized their civil nuc [...] | 2008-02-01 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS KNNP KOMC KUNR FR IN |
08NEWDELHI342 | A RECHARGED BJP PUTS ITS HOUSE IN ORDER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the heels of its sweeping victories in the Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat state assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive meeting on January 27-29 revealed a party reinvigorated with energy and direction. Unlike the previous national executive m [...] | 2008-02-01 12:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN |
08NEWDELHI343 | DELHI DIARY, JAN 21-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- New HP Government Gets Moving -- Prime Minister Singh to Visit Indo-Chinese Border Areas -- French President's Visit Raises Turban Is [...] | 2008-02-01 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS SOCI KWMN CH IN FR |
08NEWDELHI353 | GAMBARI TELLS INDIA TO USE ITS INFLUENCE ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary. UN Special Envoy for Burma Ibrahim Gambari's late January visit to India delivered the message that India should use its influence to do more to help the democratization and reconciliation process in Burma. Gambari told British and Canadian missions privately that India reiterate [...] | 2008-02-04 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BM IN |
08NEWDELHI354 | NARAYANAN SAYS INDIA SEEKS 123 LANGUAGE IN IAEA [...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told the Ambassador February 4 that the Indian team negotiating the safeguards agreement has stayed within the bounds of the 123 Agreement. While he admitted that the Indian side has sought to include the 123 language in the operational sa [...] | 2008-02-04 14:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI355 | U.S.-INDIA EXPORT CONTROL EXPERTS TALKS: FEBRUARY [...] (U) Underlining the importance of continuing the productive U.S.-India export control dialogue, poloff delivered reftel points February 4 proposing February 13 for the next round of talks in Washington, with alternate dates proposed in March. MEA Director (Disarmament and International Securi [...] | 2008-02-04 14:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI379 | U.S. COAST GUARD AND MEA AGREE TO STEP UP MARITIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a series of Indian port inspections, a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Internet Port Security Program (IPSP) delegation told Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Americas Gaitri Kumar that they found Indian port security to be at an acceptably high level and [...] | 2008-02-06 08:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHSA CE IN |
08NEWDELHI388 | INDIA-IRAN TIES HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent developments illustrated the large gap between rhetoric and reality in Indo-Iranian relations. Iran's Ambassador to India expressed concern to the press February 5 over India's recent launch of an Israeli satellite with reconnaissance capabilities, warning India against g [...] | 2008-02-06 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP PINR MNUC MCAP MARR IR IS IN |
08NEWDELHI423 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KYOCERA WIRELESS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 27, 2007, Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (P [...] | 2008-02-08 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI425 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 4-8, 2008. WTO SIDES WITH INDIA ON WINE TAXES ------------- 2. (U) The Business Standard reported Thursday that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute-settlement panel dismissed the Unit [...] | 2008-02-08 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI430 | MENON QUIETLY TAKING GAMBARI MESSAGE TO BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Under Secretary for Burma Pratibha Parkar told Poloff that UN Special Envoy for Burma Ibrahim Gambari asked the Government of India (GOI) for support during his recent visit to India. Gambari asked the GOI to use its influence to encourage the Burmese to allow him t [...] | 2008-02-08 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM IN |
08NEWDELHI431 | DELHI DIARY, JAN 31 - FEB 8 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 31- February 8, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- India to host Summit of India-Africa Forum in April -- Leaders Continue to Beat a Path to India's Door -- Three UP MPs Disqualified, Tel [...] | 2008-02-08 13:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER TBIO KDEM SOCI IN CH BT DA |
08NEWDELHI433 | GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LAUNCHES THE NANOTECHNOLOGY MISSION IN [...] (U) Summary: The Government of India (GOI) in its recent National Development Council (NDC) meeting has approved a Science and Technology (S&T) budget of approximately USD 18.7 billion in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-2012). This is a three-fold increase over its Tenth Plan allocation of [...] | 2008-02-11 05:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV TSPL SENV TBIO TRGY TNGD |
08NEWDELHI442 | NEPALI MAOIST RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF "PEOPLE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reacting to news reports that the Maoists in Nepal had decided to re-establish its parallel "People's Governments" under the direction of the United Revolutionary People's Council, Ministry of External Affairs Under Secretary for Nepal Manish Gupta told Poloff that India views [...] | 2008-02-11 12:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NP CH IN |
08NEWDELHI444 | MENON SAYS MUNICH MEETING HAS "CLEARED UP" INDIA'S [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador February 11 that the February 9 meeting in Munich between Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Secretary Anil Kakodkar and IAEA Director General (DG) Mohammad ElBaradei has allowed India t [...] | 2008-02-11 14:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI449 | CHINA PROTEST OF SINGH'S ARUNACHAL PRADESH TRIP [...] (U) India's major news outlets carried reports February 8-9 that China had informally objected to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's January 31 visit to Arunachal Pradesh (AP),during which he made a point of commenting that "Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost state of our country, and the sun [...] | 2008-02-12 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS CH IN |
08NEWDELHI454 | INDIA UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) The Ambassador urged Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon February 11 to join the U.S. and key European countries in recognizing Kosovo's independence as early as possible after its expected declaration (reftel). Recognition from India would indicate global solidarity and help stave off i [...] | 2008-02-12 11:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU IN |
08NEWDELHI456 | MENON ATTEMPTS TO DRAW OUT BURMESE REGIME DURING [...] (C) In a February 11 meeting with Ambassador Mulford, Indian Foreign Secretary Menon reported that his February 8-10 visit to Burma made some progress. Regarding UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari, Menon related that the Burmese regime would likely meet with Gambari in a third country. However, [...] | 2008-02-12 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM IN |
08NEWDELHI467 | ISRAELI DCM BRIEFS DCM ON POSITIVE TREND IN [...] (C) Summary. Israeli DCM Belotsercovsky told DCM recently that he was concerned that a renewal in criticisms from the Left and India's Muslim community could cause the Indian government to pull back from the rapid, positive trend in India-Israel relations. He refused to comment on allegations [...] | 2008-02-13 09:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TSPA MOPS IN |
08NEWDELHI474 | KARAT AND KAKODKAR SPAR IN PRESS WHILE INDIA [...] (C) Summary: After several weeks of near-silence, Communist leader Prakash Karat denounced the civil nuclear initiative February 11, and demanded that the UPA government wait to finalize the IAEA safeguards agreement until the next U.S. administration comes to power. Department of Atomic Ener [...] | 2008-02-13 11:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI475 | ALIGARH'S MUSLIMS WELCOME US EMBASSY OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: On February 11 Political Officers engaged in a full day of Muslim outreach in the Uttar Pradesh city of Aligarh. The Deputy Political Counselor delivered a well-attended address to students on US - India relations at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) followed by a lunch with comm [...] | 2008-02-13 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI478 | TERROR (AND TERRORISM) ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 4 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani cancelled a dozen campaign events scheduled for the coming month after National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan warned him about terror threats to his personal safety. The BJP did, however, hold its kick-off rally, [...] | 2008-02-13 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI483 | SENIOR INDIAN POLICE OFFICER REVIEWS NEPAL BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Director General (DG) of the Indian Border Guard Force (Sashastra Seema Bal or "SSB") Gopal Sharma told DepPolCouns that many competing forces, including the Maoists, Young Communist League (YCL),Muslim extremists and competing Madhesi groups were stirring unrest along the Indo [...] | 2008-02-14 10:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PBTS PTER PINR NP PK IN |
08NEWDELHI485 | NSA NARAYANAN ENCOURAGES GREATER ASIAN COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Advisor MK Narayanan unsurprisingly highlighted India,s &benign and stabilizing role8 in his remarks at the Munich Conference on Security Policy on February 10. Although much of Narayanan,s address to the primarily European audience pointed to India,s role [...] | 2008-02-14 11:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS KTFN PK IN |
08NEWDELHI499 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 11-15, 2008. FURTHER DE-RESERVATION OF SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY ITEMS ----------------- 2. (U) Continuing its steady reform process to increase the competitiveness of the Indian industry, the [...] | 2008-02-15 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI501 | NEW DELHI EXPECTS INDIA-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: India-Australia relations under Prime Minister Rudd should continue to move forward on the positive path set by the Howard administration, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Australian High Commission and contacts in Delhi. However, while greater engagement in b [...] | 2008-02-15 12:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV AS IN |
08NEWDELHI502 | INDIA REMAINS UNCOMMITTED ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Reporting on a joint UK-Germany demarche delivered February 14 to the Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West),Nalin Surie, British High Commission Poloff Simon Atkinson told Post that India remains uncommitted on the question of recognizing Kosovo's expected declaration of independe [...] | 2008-02-15 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU IN |
08NEWDELHI503 | DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT FOCUSES ON CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS),held February 7 - 9, 2008, attracted a wide range of world leaders but proved to be more of a coup for it's organizers, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) than for the theme of sustainable development and climate change with few [...] | 2008-02-15 13:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI506 | CONGRESS TRIES TO BREATHE LIFE INTO THE PARTY WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The rattled Congress high command is exploring several moves ) cabinet reshuffle, populist budget, changing alliance partners, promotion of Rahul Gandhi - to recover from its trouncing by the Bharatiya Janata Party in recent state assembly elections. Public bullying by the Le [...] | 2008-02-15 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR IN |
08NEWDELHI524 | SARAN AND KAKODKAR SEND MIXED SIGNALS ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: While Special Envoy Shyam Saran underlined February 18 the importance of completing the civil nuclear cooperation initiative as soon as possible, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar downplayed the urgency during a press interaction February 18. Speaking at an Institut [...] | 2008-02-19 12:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI525 | DELHI DIARY, FEB 11-15 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 11-15, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Notice Issued to Sonia Gandhi over Belgian Honor -- Renegade Politician Finally Breaks Ties with Congress -- Supreme Court Seeks Stay [...] | 2008-02-19 12:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CASC IN BE |
08NEWDELHI538 | IRANIAN SPOKESPERSON SOUNDS OFF IN NEW DELHI ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Syed Mohammad Ali Hosseini visited New Delhi February 11-13, reportedly to encourage Indian interaction with Iranian media. Hosseini, however, did not miss the opportunity to publicly urge the Indians to expedite the proposed Iran-Pakistan- [...] | 2008-02-20 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ENRG EPET IR PK IS CH IN |
08NEWDELHI54 | DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE SYRIAN [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (West Asia and North Africa) M. Manimekalai and SIPDIS Director (WANA) N.J. Gangte on January 7, and expressed USG desire that the GOI make public statements in support of the Syrian democracy and human rights activists who formed t [...] | 2008-01-08 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN TU CA JA SF IN |
08NEWDELHI541 | INDIAN PEACOCK DOES MATING DANCE FOR VISITING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months after Prime Minister Singh's visit to Moscow, Prime Minister Zubkov of the Russian Federation visited New Delhi February 12, accompanied by Russian Trade Minister Elvira Nabiullina and approximately 125 senior executives representing Russian industry and business. [...] | 2008-02-21 05:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS EAGR EPET ENRG TRGY ECPS |
08NEWDELHI542 | INDIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AFTER PAKISTAN GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 08:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KDEM KISL MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI558 | SENATORS' NUCLEAR DEADLINE BRINGS (MOSTLY) [...] (SBU) Summary: The setting of a June deadline by Senators Kerry, Biden and Hagel during their February 20 visit to Delhi has sparked a tepid reaction from the Congress Party and, strangely, the Communists, while media supporters have used the opportunity to remind the Indian government of its [...] | 2008-02-22 08:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI560 | CODEL BIDEN MEETING WITH NSA NARAYANAN [...] (C) Summary. In a February 20 meeting with Codel Biden (consisting of Senators Joe Biden, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel),National Security Advisor M.K.A. Narayanan disclosed that GOI negotiations with the IAEA on the India-specific safeguards agreement are going well and he expects the agreemen [...] | 2008-02-22 09:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM KDEM KNNP ENRG SOCI IS |
08NEWDELHI573 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 18-22, 2008. BIOTECH COTTON INCREASES FARMER INCOME ----------- 2. (U) The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications reports that biotech crops are gaining gr [...] | 2008-02-22 13:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI574 | DELHI DIARY, FEB 18-22 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 18-22, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Darul Uloom in Deoband says Terrorism is Anti-Islamic -- BJP Targets Women's Vote -- US Presence Overwhelms DEFEXPO -- India and Pakistan Expan [...] | 2008-02-22 13:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KISL MASS BEXP PK IN |
08NEWDELHI581 | INDIA STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) PolCouns delivered Ref A demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Americas Gaitri Kumar and MEA Joint Secretary for Central Europe V. Ashok on February 21, neither of whom provided a substantive response. Post notes the MEA released the following statement on Kosov [...] | 2008-02-25 09:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN |
08NEWDELHI59 | WEAKENED UPA AND LEFT MULL MIDDLE WAY TO COMPLETE [...] (C) Summary: While the Indian government prolongs the safeguards talks to a fourth round, the Congress Party and Left appear to have reacted to the Gujarat election loss by reaffirming that the UPA government will last its full term, which complicates the completion of the nuclear initiative in [...] | 2008-01-08 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI606 | INDIAN PARLIAMENT BEGINS WITH NUCLEAR BANG [...] (SBU) Summary: Building on the unexpected extension of Ambassador Ronen Sen's tenure in the U.S., President Patil's expression of hope for the completion of the nuclear deal during her first address to Parliament February 25 has injected life back into the civil nuclear cooperation initiative. [...] | 2008-02-26 11:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI612 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DDA NEGOTIATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL [...] On February 25, 2008, Mission delivered the letter from USTR Schwab to Minister of Commerce Nath on the WTO DDA negotiations on environmental goods and services to GOI Ministry of Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath via cover letter from Ambassador Mulford. Deputy Ecouns will follow up [...] | 2008-02-27 10:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI614 | INDIAN TIGER IN A STATE OF TERMINAL EMERGENCY MADE WORSE [...] SUMMARY. The much awaited Tiger Census Report and the State of the Forest Report were released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) recently. Although the Tiger census made headlines by officially recognizing the massive decline in the tiger population, it did not come as a surpr [...] | 2008-02-27 10:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI623 | INFLUENTIAL DEOBAND MADRASSA GATHERING DECLARES [...] (SBU) Summary: At a February 25 conference at the influential and conservative Darul Uloom madrassa in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, approximately 10,000 - 15,000 Islamic clerics declared terrorism un-Islamic. In equal measure, the declaration by clerics of the madrassa regarded as the ideologica [...] | 2008-02-27 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KISL SCUL ASEC CASC PREL KTFN KCRM KIRF |
08NEWDELHI638 | DEFENSE SECRETARY SINGH EMPHASIZES POSITIVE [...] (C) Summary. In a February 27 meeting between Under Secretary of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Mario SIPDIS Mancuso, and Defense Secretary Vijay Singh, Mancuso: -- stressed the importance of the U.S.-India relationship; -- expressed appreciation for Singh's contribution to b [...] | 2008-02-28 13:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL MARR KNNP PGOV IN |
08NEWDELHI641 | THINK-TANKERS MULL WAYS TO CURB NAXALITE INSURGENCY [...] (U) The challenges for India in confronting the Naxalite/Maoist threat were highlighted in a seminar at the Indian think-tank Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS),an independent well-respected Delhi-based institution. The discusants agreed: the primary driver of the Naxalite/Maois [...] | 2008-02-29 09:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC CASC PREL KTFN KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI644 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 25-29, 2008. ANOTHER BUDGET THAT PROMISES MUCH, BUT FUNDS LITTLE, POPULISM ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Chidambaram presented to Parliament on February 29 t [...] | 2008-02-29 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI645 | COMMERCE UNDER SECRETARY MANCUSO DISCUSSES TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: In their February 28 meeting, Commerce Minister Nath stressed to Under Secretary Mancuso the importance of progress on all of the U.S.-India economic dilaogues, including the HTCG, to ensure continued interest in the government-to-government engagement and forward progress in [...] | 2008-02-29 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD MTCR PARM PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI653 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NATIONAL PHYSICAL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 22, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) [...] | 2008-03-03 09:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI654 | S&T ADVISOR DR. NINA FEDOROFF ENGAGES S&T MINISTER SIBAL [...] SUMMARY: Dr. Fedoroff met with Minister of Science and Technology (MoST) Kapal Sibal on February 21 and discussed the scope of Indo - U.S. science and technology collaboration. Both agreed that greater collaboration would be beneficial to the relationship. In addition, Sibal noted the diffic [...] | 2008-03-03 10:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI656 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INNOVATE SOFTWARE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 28, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Innovate Software Solutions P [...] | 2008-03-03 11:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI667 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INNOVATE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 28, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Innovate Software Solutions [...] | 2008-03-04 06:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI669 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NATIONAL PHYSICAL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 22, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL [...] | 2008-03-04 06:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI686 | ERITREAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (United Nations Political and Peacekeeping SIPDIS Operations) Sanjiv Arora on March 3, seeking the GOI's view on the Eritrean obstruction of the UN Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia, and what the GOI thinks would be an appropriate ne [...] | 2008-03-05 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN ER ET |
08NEWDELHI690 | SAFEGUARDS TALKS DONE, INDIA WILL SOON MAKE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Menon and Special Envoy to the Prime Minister Shyam Saran confirmed to Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher March 4 that India and the SIPDIS International Atomic Energy Agency had finally completed their negotiations on a safeguards agreement. Menon discounte [...] | 2008-03-05 11:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI691 | INDIA WELCOMES UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1803 [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Ambassador Mulford delivered reftel demarche to Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon. Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar and Joint Secretary T.C.A. Raghavan in separate March [...] | 2008-03-05 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IN |
08NEWDELHI7 | CODEL VOINOVICH MEETING WITH PM SINGH [...] (C) Summary. In a December 29 meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Codel Voinovich (consisting of Senator Voinovich, and Congressmen Turner, Gingrey, Pearce and Bishop) expressed appreciation for the Prime Minister's leadership in bringing U.S.-India relations to new heights. Senator V [...] | 2008-01-02 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KNNP SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI701 | HARYANA BELLWETHER: A PROSPEROUS STATE WITH STRONG [...] (C) Summary: January 20-22, Emboffs traveled to Haryana to gauge the political, economic, and social climate of the state. Journalists and politicians alike described the pace of development as constant and fast in Haryana regardless of which political party leads the state, leading to overall [...] | 2008-03-06 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV KDEM SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI702 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-06 12:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD AF BG BT BM PK MV CE |
08NEWDELHI703 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER PRESSES FOR PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: In separate March 4 meetings, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher reviewed the bilateral relationship SIPDIS with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar. The Ambassador joined in the Menon meeting. They agreed on a renewed effort to achieve progres [...] | 2008-03-06 12:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR ETRD AMGT CVIS MARR OEXC OVIP |
08NEWDELHI721 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 3-7, 2008. REACTIONS TO GOI BUDGET MIXED AMONG AMERICAN COMPANIES IN SOUTH INDIA ------------- 2. (SBU) The announcement of the GOI's budget on February 29 drew mixed reactions from some U.S [...] | 2008-03-07 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI722 | ELECTIONS VS. ELECTRONS: POLITICAL DETAILS LOOM [...] (C) Summary: With the resurgence of the civil nuclear political debate during the budget session of Parliament, observers have analyzed the minutiae to try to determine whether the UPA government calls the Left's bluff soon, waits until after the monsoon, or sits on the initiative altogether. [...] | 2008-03-07 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI724 | DELHI DIARY, FEB 29 - MARCH 7 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 29 - March 7, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Congress's Muslim Problem -- Stalking Tiger, Encroaching Dragon -- Homecoming after 35 Years in a Pakistani Prison Cell Congress's Mus [...] | 2008-03-07 12:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS PINR MCAP CH BT IN |
08NEWDELHI728 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INTERNATIONAL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 29, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at International Crops Research [...] | 2008-03-10 08:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI730 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: B.K. VET PVT. [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On January 18, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at B.K. Vet Pvt. Ltd. (BKVL),Del [...] | 2008-03-10 10:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
08NEWDELHI731 | INDIA LAUNCHES A NEW SALVO IN ASIAN MISSILE RACE [...] (S/NF) (NOTE: This cable is intended in part to fulfill reporting requirements outlined in SECSTATE 20964. END NOTE.) SUMMARY: India successfully test-fired an indigenously-designed submerged ballistic missile on February 26, signaling its intent and eventual capability to launch submarine-b [...] | 2008-03-10 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KPRP MCAP MNUC PARM XD XF XE IN CH PK |
08NEWDELHI734 | INDIA'S DEFENSE BUDGET RISES MODERATELY, BUT PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The UPA government in its 2008-09 budget presented on February 29 increased its defense spending by 10% to Rs 1056 billion ($ 26.4 billion) from a budgeted Rs 960 billion ($24 billion) for FY 2007-08 and 14% compared to the actual spending for FY 2007-08. The budget seeks to est [...] | 2008-03-11 08:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL MARR IN |
08NEWDELHI735 | ELECTION YEAR BUDGET: MINORITIES GET THEIR SHARE [...] (SBU) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) budget announced last week doubled government spending on minorities (read Muslims) from roughly USD 125M to over USD 250M (reftel) for fiscal year 2008-2009. The Muslim vote bank used to be one of the most reliable in the Congress Party's tradition [...] | 2008-03-11 09:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL ECON EFIN IN |
08NEWDELHI739 | INTERNAL MIGRATION POSES DAUNTING CHALLENGE FOR [...] (U) Summary: A skirmish last week in Parliament underscored a grave challenge facing India in the coming years: large internal migrations caused by the widening gap between successful states and failed states. This displacement of people has the potential for significant political, economic [...] | 2008-03-11 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL PREF PINR PINS PROP SOCI |
08NEWDELHI751 | GOI PRESSED TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT NEW SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MEA Undersecretary (United Nations Political) Vishwesh Negi on March 12, urging the GOI to publicly support the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide. Negi noted our request and said that he would di [...] | 2008-03-12 11:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AF IN |
08NEWDELHI752 | GOI URGED TO MAKE CONCRETE COMMITMENT TO UNAMID [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns and DATT delivered reftel demarche to MEA Undersecretary (United Nations Political) Vishwesh Negi on March 12, urging the GOI to support UNAMID by sending a transport company and a multi-role logistics company. Acting PolCouns stressed India's existing capabilities in th [...] | 2008-03-12 11:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KPKO SU IN |
08NEWDELHI753 | MEA CHINA JOINT SECRETARY DISPLAYS SANG-FROID OVER [...] (U) This is an action request: please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PolCouns and DATT jointly delivered the US Department of Defense 2008 report on China to MEA Joint Secretary Vijay Gokhale (East Asia) on March 11. SIPDIS Dissenting with his counterparts in the Ministry of Defense, Gokh [...] | 2008-03-12 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI754 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR TELLS AMBASSADOR DEFENSE [...] (C) In a March 11 meeting with National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan, Ambassador followed up on Secretary Gates' February 26-27 visit to discuss the status of the Communications Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA),the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA),and an agr [...] | 2008-03-12 12:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KTIA IN |
08NEWDELHI760 | INDIA CONTINUES TO PURSUE NICKUNJ GRAPHITE CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 10:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR IN |
08NEWDELHI763 | SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI [...] (SBU) Dear Speaker of the House Pelosi, Members of Congress Markey, McDermott, Miller, Sensenbrenner, Inslee, Holmes Norton, Solis, Eshoo, Holt and the Honorable Mr. Livingood: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a peri [...] | 2008-03-13 12:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN |
08NEWDELHI776 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 10-14, 2008. AIRPORT STRIKE ENDS --- 2. (U) What started two days back as a non-cooperation movement by Airport Authority of India (AAI) workers to protest against closure of the Hyderabad and [...] | 2008-03-14 09:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI790 | DELHI DIARY, MARCH 10-14 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 10-14, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Changes His Story -- CBI Has Nothing to Show for its Tytler Enquiry -- Supreme Court Avoids Meddling in Politics [...] | 2008-03-14 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR PINS PREF PHUM SMIG SOCI MOPS |
08NEWDELHI795 | COMMUNISTS AND BJP/RSS TAKE THEIR KERALA STREET [...] (C) Summary The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) battled each other last week in parliament, on the Delhi street and in Kerala over who was to blame for violence between the CPM and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) in Kerala. BJP members of [...] | 2008-03-17 09:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM PINR IN |
08NEWDELHI799 | INDIA SAYS NO TO REQUEST FOR UNAMID ASSETS [...] (C) In a follow up to refs A and B, PolCouns spoke on March 14 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (United Nations Political) Sanjiv Arora, urging SIPDIS India to contribute transport and logistics assets to the United Nations-African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in [...] | 2008-03-17 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO SU AN SA BD PA IN |
08NEWDELHI8 | SCENESETTER PART II: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: (SBU) Mr. Secretary, this is the second scenesetter cable, which provides information and analysis on U.S.-India collaborations in life sciences, health sciences, and public health. The third companion cable will provide information on the regulatory environment for drugs, vacc [...] | 2008-01-02 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED KSCA IN |
08NEWDELHI808 | DALAI LAMA'S REPRESENTATIVE PREDICTS CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-18 09:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL OVIP CH IN |
08NEWDELHI822 | INDIA WILL LIKELY SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on March 17, seeking India's support for the extension of the mandate for the UN's Special Rapporteur for the human rights situation in North Korea. Patnaik noted that the GOI has supporte [...] | 2008-03-19 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KN IN |
08NEWDELHI824 | TIBETAN REFUGEES: INDIA RELEASING DETAINEES, [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on March 19. Responding to SIPDIS reftel points, Menon stated that the Indian government has spoken with both the Dalai Lama's representatives and four Tibetan non-governmental organizations and assured them th [...] | 2008-03-19 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL CH NP IN |
08NEWDELHI825 | BELLWETHER: UTTAR PRADESH - ON THE SLOW ROAD TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 12 Polcouns hosted a dinner attended by over 165 in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) capital, Lucknow, to honor longtime embassy contact and friend Dr. Ammar Rizvi. In addition to the dinner, Polcouns and Poloffs held meetings with high-level state officials, local journalists, [...] | 2008-03-19 13:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI832 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 17-20, 2008. INDIA PLANS THIRD YEAR OF GRAIN PURCHASES ------------------ 2. (U) The growing demand for wheat in India has contributed to a global price increase of the crop, which has more th [...] | 2008-03-20 11:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI836 | ON EVE OF ELECTION, BHUTANESE WARY OF COMMUNIST [...] (U) Due to months of low-level bombing campaigns by leftist groups, Bhutan as a precaution is sealing two border areas with India in the run-up to the Bhutanese National Assembly elections scheduled for March 24. Just as occurred during the December 31 upper house election, the border between [...] | 2008-03-20 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PTER BT IN |
08NEWDELHI849 | BHUTAN: THE LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON PLANS FOR [...] (U) Summary: On a January 31 ) February 3 trip to Bhutan, SCA/INS desk officer and Poloff met with Bhutanese government officials and political figures to discuss the current political and social climate in the country ahead of its National Assembly (lower house) elections on March 24. Despite [...] | 2008-03-24 06:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT |
08NEWDELHI855 | INDIA WILL LIKELY SUPPORT MANDATE EXTENSION, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM BM IN ID |
08NEWDELHI857 | CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES CIV-NUKE AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: On March 20 Speaker Pelosi and her delegation, and Ambassador Mulford and the DCM, held discussions with Indian Members of Parliament (MP) from across the political spectrum. The civil nuclear initiative dominated the 45 minute meeting but Tibet, Burma and the Doha trade talks wer [...] | 2008-03-25 06:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY ECON |
08NEWDELHI878 | SHIELD S01-08: GOI REQUIRES FURTHER INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN and SCA. Please see para 3. 2. (S) PolOffs delivered reftel points March 19 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Division Directors Amandeep Singh Gill and Jayant Khobragade. Gill responded that the Gover [...] | 2008-03-26 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR IN |
08NEWDELHI879 | INDIA: SUA PROTOCOL AMENDMENTS FORESHADOW INDIAN [...] (C) PolOffs delivered reftel points and sample diplomatic note regarding the Proliferation Security Initiative to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Division Directors Amandeep Singh Gill and Jayant Khobragade March 19. PolOff recalled that the U. [...] | 2008-03-26 11:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XE XD XO XT |
08NEWDELHI880 | EXPORT CONTROL NONPAPERS DELIVERED [...] (C) PolOffs delivered reftel points to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Division Directors Amandeep Singh Gill and Jayant Khobragade March 19. PolOff reiterated that harmonization with and adherence to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR [...] | 2008-03-26 11:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI882 | TIBET CLAMP DOWN AND PROTESTS PUT INDIA IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tibet remains a front-burner challenge in New Delhi more than 10 days after protests at the Chinese Embassy and a protest march out of Dharamsala led to the arrest of over 200 Tibetans. After another protest at the Chinese Embassy led to more arrests on March 21, the Indian press rep [...] | 2008-03-26 12:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM CH IN |
08NEWDELHI888 | INDIA WELCOMES GILANI'S INAUGURATION, ANTICIPATES [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh warmly congratulated the new Pakistani Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, on the occasion of his taking office March 25 and expressed GOI optimism that Indo-Pakistani ties will improve. Kashmiri politicians expressed similar optimism for Gilani's tenure, [...] | 2008-03-27 11:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PTER PBTS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI892 | ISRAEL POLISHING ITS IMAGE--AND ITS HARDWARE--IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent strategic dialogue between Israel and India, while not producing any new agreements, was viewed as a positive step at greater cooperation and coordination between the two countries. Israel is taking steps to create a shinier image of itself as a friend of the Indian people [...] | 2008-03-28 09:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS IS IN |
08NEWDELHI895 | WITH ELECTIONS ON THE HORIZON, RAJASTHAN WRESTLES [...] (C) Summary: On a March 11-14 trip to Rajasthan, Poloffs met journalists, politicians, and academicians to gauge the political and social pulse of the state before elections there in November 2008. Currently under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),Chief Minister Vasundhara R [...] | 2008-03-28 10:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI902 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 24-28, 2008. UNSEASONABLE RAIN LEAVES SOUTH REELING ------------------ 2. (U) A spate of unseasonable rains from March 19 to 24 caused 79 deaths and significant economic damage across South Ind [...] | 2008-03-28 12:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI904 | DEOBANDI MODERATES TRUMP HARDLINERS, BUT DEEP [...] (C) Summary: At a March 6 meeting of Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind (JUH),the political wing of the influential conservative Darul Uloom Deoband madrassa, the anti-US General Secretary Mahmood Madani summarily dismissed the more moderate President Arshad Madani, and tried to install his own candidate. [...] | 2008-03-28 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI906 | DALAI LAMA FEARS INFLUX OF HAN CHINESE WILL WIPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28 meeting with the Ambassador, His Holiness the Dalai Lama sketched out two scenarios for Tibet: a positive scenario, where the PRC agrees to dialogue and permits a degree of Tibetan autonomy; and a negative scenario, where the PRC continues to flood Tibet with eth [...] | 2008-03-28 14:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL CVIS CH IN |
08NEWDELHI920 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SIEMENS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 25, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Siemens Information Sys [...] | 2008-03-31 10:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI932 | DELHI DIARY, MARCH 17-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 17-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Terrorists Strike Again in Jammu and Kashmir After a 5 Month Lull -- Congress Strikes Out -- Yet Another Joint Indo-Russian Defense Project Hits t [...] | 2008-03-31 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF SCUL SOCI TBIO MASS |
08NEWDELHI934 | FS MENON PESSIMISTIC ON TIBET AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador March 31 that he expected elements of the Tibetan community to become more independent of the Dalai Lama's moderate line the longer they reside in India's "free and open society." He asserted that India would have no problem [...] | 2008-04-01 01:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EINV MNUC PARM IN CH PK |
08NEWDELHI938 | AMBASSADOR FASTS FOR NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (SBU) This is an action request for SCA. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon April 1 that he will go on a hunger strike until the UPA government submits the IAEA safeguards agreement to the Board of Governors. Moreover, he continue [...] | 2008-04-01 06:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI942 | CODEL PELOSI ENGAGES INDIAN ENERGY EXPERTS ON CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chairman Dr. R.K. Pachauri's powerful NGO, brought out its leading experts to brief CODEL Pelosi on climate change and answer questions in a roundtable meeting held at the TERI Gram Campus in [...] | 2008-04-01 10:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI95 | RELIANCE SLOWING DOWN ITS RETAIL ROLLOUT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reliance has ambitious plans to develop a comprehensive "farm to fork" supply chain that will support its front-end organized retail venture, but establishing solid backward linkages to the agricultural sector will take time and recent protests against it may require the compan [...] | 2008-01-11 11:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EAGR ECON EINV IN ETRD EFIN PREL |
08NEWDELHI950 | DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETING WITH MEA'S GAITRI KUMAR, [...] (C) Summary: In a March 31 meeting, Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar provided SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum with a positive Indian assessment of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's March 24 visit to Washington, saying it had helped to bring clarity on many outstanding is [...] | 2008-04-01 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR ETRD EINV MARR TSPA AMGT OFDP |
08NEWDELHI958 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BHATIA TOOLS & [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 26, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Bhatia Tools and Techno [...] | 2008-04-02 08:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI96 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 7-11, 2008. FORD PLANS USD 500 MILLION UPGRADE TO ITS CHENNAI PLANT ----------------- 2. (SBU) Ford India announced on January 8 that it will invest USD 500 million in its Chennai production [...] | 2008-01-11 11:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI961 | INDIA BELIEVES THAT IT SATISFIES TERMS OF UNSCR [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Director Amandeep Singh Gill thanked poloff April 1 for the "interesting" reftel non-paper and related that he believed India's "existing notifications" fulfill the requirements of UN Security Council Resolutio [...] | 2008-04-02 08:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI965 | CODEL PELOSI ENGAGES INDIAN ENERGY EXPERTS ON CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chairman Dr. R.K. Pachauri's powerful NGO, brought out its leading experts to brief CODEL Pelosi on climate change and answer questions in a roundtable meeting held at the TERI Gram Campus in [...] | 2008-04-02 09:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI967 | S&T ADVISER TO SECSTATE ENGAGES PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC [...] SUMMARY: Dr. Nina Fedoroff, S&T Adviser to the US Secretary of State and the AID Administrator, met with Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India (GOI) during her recent visit to India and discussed the scope and status of Indo - U.S. S&T colla [...] | 2008-04-02 11:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
08NEWDELHI97 | MYSTERIOUS MASS MORTALITY OF INDIAN GHARIALS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (U) Summary: Between 64 and 100 Gangetic Gharials, a critically endangered crocodilian species endemic to India, have been found dead in less than a month in the Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary located in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan s [...] | 2008-01-11 11:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI970 | INDIA REVITALIZES TIES TO AFRICA: INDIA-AFRICA SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON AORC EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN |
08NEWDELHI971 | WELCOME TO THE WORLD'S NEWEST DEMOCRACY: BHUTAN [...] (SBU) Demonstrating a strong commitment to a transition to democracy, Bhutan went to the polls on March 24 to provide a lop-sided victory for the Druk Pheuensum Tshogpa (DPT),one of the two parties in contention. DPT president Jigme Y. Thinley is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister sho [...] | 2008-04-02 13:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT |
08NEWDELHI982 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 31-April 3, 2008, including the following items: --MCDONALD'S OPENS ITS FIRST OUTLET IN CHENNAI --WIPRO RAMPS UP CHENNAI OPERATIONS --GOA TO HAVE LARGEST OFFSHORE CASINO --PLANNING COMMISSION'S FOC [...] | 2008-04-03 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN |
08NEWDELHI984 | CHINA SPURS INDIA TO REVITALIZE TIES TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India will host the India-Africa Summit April 8 to April 9 in New Delhi, having extended invitations to leaders of fourteen AU nations and representatives of eight Africa-centric multilateral fora. The GOI seeks to partner with African nations in key areas including technology, [...] | 2008-04-03 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN |
08NEWDELHI989 | 50-50 CHANCE AT BEST FOR NUCLEAR DEAL AFTER MAY 9, [...] (C) Summary: In light of the continuing political debate in Delhi, Indian observers have counseled that the central government will wait at least until Parliament approves the budget on May 9, after which the Congress Party may decide to move forward with the nuclear deal by submitting the saf [...] | 2008-04-04 09:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI992 | CONGRESS TURNS UP HEAT ON MAYAWATI, SOFTENS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the March 30-31 Congress Party Uttar Pradesh (UP) state unit conference, party leaders including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi fiercely criticized the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government of Chief Minister Mayawati. The gloves came off as Congress Party leaders accused the BSP and [...] | 2008-04-04 10:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI993 | CONGRESS INSIDER GIVES BLEAK VIEW OF NUCLEAR [...] (C) Manish Tewari, Secretary in the All India Congress Committee (AICC),told poloff April 3 that there was no chance the UPA government would risk the downfall of the government in order to complete the nuclear initiative. If the Congress Party called the Left's bluff, he thought that "90 pe [...] | 2008-04-04 10:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NIAMEY1001 | Embassy Iftaar Series Generates Substantial Goodwill During [...] As part of post's Islamic outreach initiatives, Embassy Niamey sponsored a series of Iftaar dinners during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Four separate Iftaars were hosted by the Ambassador, the Charge d'Affaires, the PAO and the Public Affairs Section (PAS). 2. On September 10, Ambass [...] | 2008-10-02 09:12:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL NG |
08NIAMEY1007 | Charges Stick, but Kaka Granted Provisional Release [...] (U) On October 7, the Nigerien High Court of Appeals affirmed new charges against RFI affiliate director Moussa Kaka at the request of state prosecutors, but granted him "immediate, provisional release" from prison. No trial date has been set. 2. (U) Kaka was arrested on September 20, 2007, [...] | 2008-10-07 13:48:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY1039 | PRO-FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU SUPPORT RALLY DRAWS [...] (C) According to Embassy Niamey observers, on October 19, the Mouvement National de la Societe de Developpement (MNSD) held a large rally for several thousand members at the Place de la Concertation, an open-air public square in Niamey from approximately 0900 ) 1130 (Ref A). The event speaker [...] | 2008-10-20 14:52:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KCOR ASEC CASC NG |
08NIAMEY1056 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE EXERCISE FLINTLOCK, [...] The following individual within the FAN (Armed Forces of Niger) has been identified to attend the EUCOM-funded Exercise FLINTLOCK 2009 Course at Rota Naval Air Base, Spain, November 03-19, 2008. He replaces Moussa Salaou Barmou. Ref. a) Dennison - Whitaker DTD, October 17, 2008. Ref. b)cable [...] | 2008-10-23 11:53:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY1059 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE CONUS BORDER TRAINING [...] The following individuals within the FAN (Armed Forces of Niger) have been identified to attend the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) sponsored CONUS Border Training in San Diego, CA from 16-21 November 2008: Name: Mohamadou Baraze DOB: 28 November, 1954 POB: Kara Ka [...] | 2008-10-27 05:10:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY1062 | NIGER: WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINEE HADIJATOU MANI [...] Embassy Niamey enthusiastically nominates Ms. Hadijatou Mani, a 24-year old woman born into caste-based servitude (an inherited status from her mother),who challenged the vestiges of a long-standing affront to humanity, the institution of slavery. On October 27, 2008, she won an historic, pr [...] | 2008-10-30 16:43:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SOCI SCUL NG |
08NIAMEY1066 | NIGER: CHINESE GOV'T BRINGS DREAM TO BUILD AN OIL REFINERY [...] Summary. The Government of Niger's (GON) dream to build an oil refinery moved a step closer to becoming reality at an elaborate first-stone laying ceremony on October 27, 2008. The GON (all Cabinet Ministers, many National Assembly Members),traditional chiefs, political party heads, diploma [...] | 2008-11-03 10:59:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV ECON SOCI PGOV SENV NG |
08NIAMEY1068 | NIAMEY VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on November 3, 2008. No Visas Viper information was received. 2. Visas Viper Post Coordinator is Conoff Karan Swaner. Visas Viper Committee Chair/DCM Eric Whitaker convened the meeting and requested information from committee members. ALLEN [...] | 2008-11-04 13:07:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT ASEC PINR PTER PREL NG |
08NIAMEY1069 | Another Journalist Arrested in Niger [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 29, Nigerien journalist Alzouma Zakari was arrested by Nigerien Judicial Police after alleging inappropriate involvement by Minister of Interior Albade Abouba in a government contract to provide airline transportation during the 2008 Hajj. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Zakar [...] | 2008-11-05 04:47:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY1072 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] The following individuals have been identified to attend the Counterterrorism Capacity Building Workshop in Algiers, Algeria, November 30 to December 05, 2008: Name: Madame Ary Tanimoune Mariama DOB: 02 August 1962 POB: Niamey, Niger Title: Division Chief, Office of the Minister of Foreign [...] | 2008-11-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY1073 | OFFICIAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE HONORABLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP NG |
08NIAMEY1081 | NIGER: BURKINA FASO MEMBERSHIP IN THE TRANS-SAHARA [...] (C) On November 4, 2008, using reftel talking points, Ambassador Allen raised with Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Aichatou Mindaoudou the USG interest in inviting the Government of Burkina Faso to participate in the TSCTP. When asked for the GON's views on the matter and sugg [...] | 2008-11-10 11:36:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER NG UV XA XI |
08NIAMEY1083 | NIGER: BURKINA FASO MEMBERSHIP IN THE TRANS-SAHARA [...] (C) On November 4, 2008, using reftel talking points, Ambassador Allen raised with Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Aichatou Mindaoudou the USG interest in inviting the Government of Burkina Faso to participate in the TSCTP. When asked for the GON's views on the matter and sugg [...] | 2008-11-10 11:46:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER NG UV XA XI |
08NIAMEY1084 | NIGER: MNSD LEADERS SELECT PM OUMAROU AS INTERIM PARTY [...] (U) On November 9, the ruling party Mouvement National de la Societe de Developpement (MNSD) convened a leadership meeting at its headquarters to select an interim party president. After a lengthy day of consultations, party leadership selected current Prime Minister Seini Oumarou. Party lead [...] | 2008-11-10 13:49:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR ASEC NG |
08NIAMEY1092 | Nigerien Journalist Convicted, Released [...] On November 11, a local court convicted Nigerien journalist Alzouma Zakari under Niger's criminal libel statute. The court sentenced him to three months imprisonment (sentence suspended),fined him 100,000 F CFA (approximately $200),and released him. He must also pay symbolic damages in the [...] | 2008-11-14 05:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY1093 | NIGER: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT TANDJA ON [...] (U) Summary. On November 11, Ambassador Allen, accompanied by USAID Country Program Manager (CPM) Wentling and USAID/MCC Threshold Program Manager (TPM) Schulman, met with President Tandja, his Cabinet Director Maman and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Dagra to discuss supplemental food s [...] | 2008-11-14 11:27:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMCA EAID SOCI SCUL NG |
08NIAMEY1095 | More Arrests Under Niger's Criminal Libel Laws [...] On November 12, Nigerien authorities arrested Moussa Aksar, publication director for independent weekly newspaper "L'Evenement" and his assistant Sani Aboubacar following a complaint by Ibrahim Foukori, director of power company NIGELEC. 2. Foukori filed a criminal libel complaint against th [...] | 2008-11-17 04:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY1104 | NIGER - TIP WATCHLIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Summary: Niger is taking several steps to reduce the incidence and consequences of trafficking in persons and raise public awareness, but needs to pass long-awaited legislation to give authorities leverage to prosecute traffickers. End summary. 2. Updates over the past year are as follows: [...] | 2008-11-19 04:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM SOCI SCUL NG |
08NIAMEY1105 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FAN MEMBERS TO ATTEND [...] The following individuals have been identified to attend the Extended IMET HIV Conference in San Antonio, TX, from 06-12 December 2008. Name: Mahaman Oumarou Tchiany Rank: Brigadier General DOB: 18 June 1950 POB: Tessaoua, Niger Title: Director of Military Health Office, FAN Name: Bo [...] | 2008-11-19 04:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY1110 | NIAMEY - LESSONS LEARNED FROM SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Niamey participated in a two-day Crisis Management Exercise (CME) from September 8 - 9, 2008. The exercise on September 8 centered around a PowerPoint presentation designed to inform the Locally Engaged Staff (LES) about how an Embassy might go about resolving or responding to a [...] | 2008-11-21 05:20:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC NG AEMR AMGT CASC ML UV LI |
08NIAMEY1111 | CIVIL SOCIETY, OPPOSITION REACT TO CALLS FOR THIRD TERM [...] Over the past several months speculation has mounted in the local media, within civil society, and in political circles about President Tandja's political intentions to seek a third term through an amendment to the country's constitution, which limits the presidential office to two five-year t [...] | 2008-11-21 10:02:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY1112 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on 11/24 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General (SG) Dan Maradi, in the absence of Foreign Minister Mindaoudou (out of the country),and left as an aide-memoire a list of the one-sided resolutions (reftel, paragraph six). With regard to the [...] | 2008-11-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS PA NG |
08NIAMEY1114 | NIGER: COURTESY CALL BY ICRC MISSION CHIEF [...] (SBU) On October 29, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mission Chief Nicolai Panke paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Allen, with DCM and RSO joining. Panke, who arrived in Niger in August 2008, said the ICRC's staff included seven expatriates, including one based in Agadez, and [...] | 2008-11-25 05:18:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PGOV AORC ICRC NG |
08NIAMEY1116 | NIGER: U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE (USIP) NEGOTIATION TRAINING [...] Summary. Government of Niger (GON) High Commissioner for the Restoration of Peace (HCRP) Mohamed Anacko made a request in June 2008 (reftel) to former U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs' Deputy Assistant Secretary Todd Moss for assistance in securing negotiation and conflict r [...] | 2008-11-25 10:07:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM SCUL EAID NG |
08NIAMEY1123 | NIGER: MONTREAL CONVENTION RATIFICATION STILL UP IN THE [...] DCM and Pol Specialist delivered reftel demarche - talking points and Q and As in both French and English - to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation on November 12 and subsequently to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation on November 25. 2. At the latter ministry, Secretar [...] | 2008-12-01 05:25:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ICAO NG |
08NIAMEY1128 | NIAMEY VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on December 1, 2008. No Visas Viper information was received. 2. Visas Viper Post Coordinator is Conoff Karan Swaner. Visas Viper Committee Chair/DCM Eric Whitaker convened the meeting and requested information from committee members. ALLEN [...] | 2008-12-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT ASEC PINR PTER PREL NG |
08NIAMEY1129 | NIAMEY VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on December 1, 2008. No Visas Viper information was received. 2. Visas Viper Post Coordinator is Conoff Karan Swaner. Visas Viper Committee Chair/DCM Eric Whitaker convened the meeting and requested information from committee members. ALLEN [...] | 2008-12-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT ASEC PINR PTER PREL NG |
08NIAMEY113 | NIGER: AMBASSADOR JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH GON [...] (U) Summary. On January 24, I met with Government of Niger (GON) Prime Minister (PM) Seini Oumarou to discuss the status of Niger,s MCA Threshold Program, human rights issues (including reports of military/police abuse of civilians and whether the GON or independent organizations were invest [...] | 2008-01-25 11:30:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL EAID NG |
08NIAMEY1133 | NIGER: NOVEMBER 25-27, 2008 REGIONAL SEMINAR ON TERRORISM [...] Summary. The Government of Niger (GON),in cooperation with the Government of France (GOF),hosted in Niamey a regional seminar on terrorism and trafficking from November 25-27, 2008. The GON Minister of Justice (MOJ) and French Ambassador delivered opening and closing remarks at the seminar, [...] | 2008-12-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SMIG SNAR PHUM ASEC MCAP KTFN NG XY |
08NIAMEY1135 | NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2008 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for the second half of November 2008 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- Travel Warning Extended for the North -- Prison Letter from Former PM Hama Amadou [...] | 2008-12-03 16:44:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL EAGR EAID NG |
08NIAMEY1139 | NIGER: GON EXPANDS HIGHER ED TO NIGER'S INTERIOR [...] SUMMARY: On October 28-30, 2008 the GON opened three new University Institutes of Technology (IUTs) in the interior cities of Zinder, Maradi, and Tahoua. This represents the largest expansion of the national university system since 1985. According to GON officials, the purpose of the IUTs is [...] | 2008-12-04 14:03:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL EAGR EAID NG |
08NIAMEY115 | NIGER: TUAREG MINISTER'S VIEWS ON CURRENT EVENTS [...] (C) In a January 28 meeting with the Embassy Development Coordinator, Environment Minister Mohamed Akotey offered the following observations on recent developments. 2. (C) Akotey said that it is definitely NOT the MNJ which is laying mines in urban areas. He said that "they" are laying min [...] | 2008-01-29 11:24:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS SNAR ASEC KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY1151 | BG HIGGINS VISITS NIGER; DEFENSE MINISTER PROVIDES [...] (C) Summary: During a December 4 courtesy call by visiting Commander of Special Operations ) Africa Brigadier General Patrick Higgins, Minister of National Defense Djida Hamadou welcomed the latter,s familiarization visit to Niger and commended AFRICOM's progress. Minister Hamadou provided a [...] | 2008-12-11 10:16:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MASS PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID NG |
08NIAMEY1160 | NIAMEY EAC - UNEXPLAINED DISAPPEARANCE OF UN [...] (S) The EAC discussed the unexplained disappearance of UN Special Envoy Robert Fowler, Special Assistant Louis Guay, and their unidentified local driver. Fowler and Guay are both Canadian nationals. The EAC met twice on December 15 to discuss this; first, as an initial report, and second, t [...] | 2008-12-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL NG |
08NIAMEY1162 | (S) NIGER: ENCOURAGING AFRICAN STATES TO TERMINATE [...] (S) DCM presented subject demarche to MFA Secretary General Abdoulaye Dan Maradi on December 15, with talking points in non-papers in both French and English. Sec Gen Dan Maradi understood the issue clearly, and confirmed that Niger did not have defense cooperation arrangements with Iran, and [...] | 2008-12-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL IR NG |
08NIAMEY1166 | NIGER: DETAILS AND UPDATE ON MISSING UNITED [...] (S/NF) Summary. The unexplained disappearances of United Nations Special Envoy (SE) Robert Fowler, Special Assistant Louis Guay and their unidentified driver remains a mystery. The Government of Niger (GON) initial reaction generally has been one of anger, placing blame on the SE for allegedl [...] | 2008-12-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL UN NG |
08NIAMEY1167 | Embassy Niamey Confronts Gender-Based Violence in Niger [...] SUMMARY: Between November 26 - December 10, 2008, Embassy Niamey took advantage of the U.N.-sponsored "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" (reftel) to raise awareness successfully on issues of domestic violence and women's rights in Niger. Niamey's Public Affairs Section (PAS) [...] | 2008-12-18 06:22:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL KWMN NG |
08NIAMEY1170 | MEDICAL FACILITIES IN NIGER IN CRITICAL CONDITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly-arrived FSHP has completed her tour of medical facilities in Niamey to assess availability of emergency care. Aging equipment and lack of repair facilities in country have resulted in extremely limited capabilities to support basic testing. Immediate medical evacuati [...] | 2008-12-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC EAID NG |
08NIAMEY1171 | NIGER: REBEL FACTION RESIGNATIONS [...] (SBU) Recent resignations of seven leaders within the predominantly Tuareg rebel movement Front des Forces de Redressement (FFR) suggest a schism within the FFR element that broke off from the Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la Justice (MNJ) in May 2008 (reftel). The resignations follow two confl [...] | 2008-12-19 10:31:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL MOPS NG |
08NIAMEY1173 | NIGER: DECEMBER 18 REPUBLIC OF NIGER (RON) JUBILEE [...] Summary. The RON celebrated its 50th anniversary with week-long (December 14-20) festivities in the regions of Tillabery and Niamey. There were cultural/sports events, a parade (including a display of security/military hardware),a banquet hosted by Government of Niger (GON) President Tandja a [...] | 2008-12-23 10:45:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MCAP SCUL SOCI NG |
08NIAMEY1176 | NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 1 - 21, 2008 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for the first three weeks of December 2008 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- PNA Convenes; Jackou Declares Presidential Candidacy; -- SONITEL Employees D [...] | 2008-12-24 07:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL EAGR EAID NG |
08NIAMEY1178 | DELIVERY OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] On December 24, Embassy Niamey provided subject demarche, in both French and English, along with the Department of State and Department of Treasury press releases pertaining to the designation of additional Iranian entities under E.O. 13382, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Direc [...] | 2008-12-24 11:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PARM KNNP UN US IR NG |
08NIAMEY1179 | Niger: 4th Anniversary of Pres. Tandja's 2nd Term; [...] Summary: Immediately after the festivities marking the 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Niger, the fourth anniversary of President Tandja's second term was celebrated on December 21. Traditionally a commemorative event, this year's celebration was transformed into a political rally, wherein [...] | 2008-12-29 05:22:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS SOCI NG |
08NIAMEY1181 | GOVT OF NIGER FY09 BUDGET INCREASES 28 PERCENT [...] Summary: On Friday, November 14, 2008, the National Assembly approved the Government of Niger's proposed budget of USD 1.532 billion for 2009, representing an increase of 28.41 percent over the 2008 budget and including significant additional spending for capital projects. The 2009 budget in [...] | 2008-12-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ETRD EAID NG |
08NIAMEY1183 | (SBU) NIGER: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA SENDS SPECIAL [...] (S) Summary. The Government of Canada (GOC) dispatched its Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) for La Francophonie Jacques Bilodeau to the Republic of Niger (RON) for two days of consultations with Government of Niger (GON) officials on the disappearances of United Nations Special Envoy (SE) Robert Fowle [...] | 2008-12-30 13:58:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL NG CA XY |
08NIAMEY148 | GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY PLANS TO OPEN MISSION IN [...] Former Turkish Ambassador to Sudan and Chad, Dr. Ali Engin Oba, paid a courtesy call on me during his 48-hour stop in Niger. Oba informed me that the Goverment of Turkey (GOT) assigned him special envoy status to explore the possibilities of opening more embassies in Sub-Saharan Africa. He s [...] | 2008-02-05 17:12:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EINV NG TU |
08NIAMEY178 | NIGER: DCM MEETS WITH UN SECGEN SPECIAL ENVOY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 15:30:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PREF EAID NG |
08NIAMEY196 | Update on press freedom in Niger [...] Journalist Ibrahim Manzo Diallo was granted provisional release from prison on February 6. Diallo is the director of Agadez-based newspaper Air Info. He was arrested in October 2007 and held in pre-trial detention on charges of conspiring with the MNJ (ref a). Although released, Diallo still [...] | 2008-02-14 14:22:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY197 | NIGER: WHAT'S IN A NUMBER? [...] Summary. Setting his sights on an improved position for Niger on the United Nations (UN) Human Development Index (HDI),Government of Niger (GON) President Mamadou Tandja chose a February 13 launching ceremony for the 2007-2008 HDI World Report as an occasion for experts to inform Nigeriens [...] | 2008-02-14 16:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL PGOV EAID |
08NIAMEY198 | NIGER: COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE [...] (U) A U.N. Counter-terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) team led by Mike Smith on February 13 briefed diplomats on their visit to Niger. The meeting was under the auspices of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) and was hosted by the French Embassy on behalf of G-8 president [...] | 2008-02-15 07:52:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL NG |
08NIAMEY226 | NIGER: ALLEGATIONS OF TORTURE [...] (U) The Newspaper "Le Republicain" carried a front page article in its February 14-20 edition reporting the torture of a number of civilians by the security forces in Agadez. It recounts two specific cases. 2. (U) The first involves three cattle sellers who were detained on January 18. They [...] | 2008-02-22 12:59:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY231 | NIGER GSP PETITION: INTERIM DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) DCM on February 20 made ref A demarche with Labor Ministry Secretary General Assane Harouna, National Commission against Forced Labor and Discrimination director Issa Dan Azoumi and the head of the Labor Ministry's child labor division, Dounama Abdou. They noted that the slavery study [...] | 2008-02-25 08:51:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM ETRD SOCI USAID PREL NG |
08NIAMEY24 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER DETAINED AND QUESTIONED [...] (U) Former Prime Minister Hama Amadou was questioned by police for about five hours on January 7. Details are still sketchy, but the questioning apparently followed a scuffle earlier in the day involving youth elements of the ruling MNSD party. One of the youth had questioned Amadou, who hea [...] | 2008-01-08 11:34:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON NG |
08NIAMEY267 | PRICE OF NIGERIEN URANIUM [...] (U) the Government of Niger and the French energy company Areva signed an agreement on January 13 which among other things sets the price of the uranium (ref A). At the time, the GON announced that the new price represented a 50 percent increase, but did not specify what the price actually was [...] | 2008-03-06 12:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EMIN ENRG FR NG |
08NIAMEY269 | NIGER: WILL ELECTIONS BE POSTPONED? [...] (U) The National Council for Political Dialogue (known by its French acronym CNDP),which comprises all political parties, has been meeting in closed session since late February. It is expected to submit recommendations to the government. 2. (SBU) There is widespread speculation about whet [...] | 2008-03-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV NG |
08NIAMEY276 | NIGER LIKELY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (C) Econoff delivered Ref A demarche on March 7 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs desk officer for the Americas, Asia, and Oceana, Issa Housseyni. Housseyni stated that he believed Niger would most likely recognize Kosovo's independence. He stated that he based this belief on a previous conversa [...] | 2008-03-10 13:20:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NG |
08NIAMEY277 | NIGER: MOUVEMENT DES NIGERIENS POUR LA JUSTICE [...] On Sunday, March 9, 2008, the MNJ website reported on the release of "25 military prisoners, including the Prefet of Tanout." The website reports that the release of the hostages marks the first anniversary of the MNJ after more than a year of hostilities against the Government of Niger (GON [...] | 2008-03-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PGOV MOPS NG LY |
08NIAMEY303 | NIGER: DONORS DISCUSS ELECTIONS [...] (U) There is an action request in paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GON has proposed an ambitious timetable to create a new voters registration list in preparation for elections in 2009, although it is not clear that registration can take place in the north given the security situation th [...] | 2008-03-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KDEM NG |
08NIAMEY310 | NIGER: OPTIMISM ABOUT THE PROSPECT FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary. On March 12, Ambassador Allen met with the Government of Niger (GON) High Commissioner for the Restoration of Peace, Mohamed Anacko, to discuss the Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la Justice (MNJ) release of 25 hostages (ref A) and whether it was an opening for the GON to negotiate [...] | 2008-03-12 15:49:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MOPS ASEC PGOV NG |
08NIAMEY313 | NIGER: SECURITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) The French Embassy informed us that a convoy of trucks traveling between Agadez and Arlit was attacked the morning of March 12. One person in the convoy was killed. The French Embassy also reported that a Canadian mining camp near Ingall was attacked March 7. 2. (SBU) The Canadian Em [...] | 2008-03-13 12:18:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV ASEC NG |
08NIAMEY316 | NIGER: REGIONAL CONFERENCE AND VENEZUELAN BILATS [...] (C) Prime Minister diplomatic counselor Housseini Abdou-Saleye provided the latest on the planned regional conferences on the Sahara/Sahel region in a March 13 meeting with DCM. Current plans are for Niger to host a meeting on regional smuggling, including drugs, cigarettes, arms, people and [...] | 2008-03-13 15:10:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VE NG |
08NIAMEY318 | RFI broadcast suspended in Niger [...] On March 12, 2008 the Conseil Superior de la Communication (CSC),Niger's media regulatory body, announced a decision suspending Radio France International's (RFI) FM broadcast in Niger for 3 months. 2. The decision was reportedly based on the airing of a March 10 talk show in support of Mou [...] | 2008-03-14 06:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY320 | NIGER: MNJ ATTACK IN THE SOUTH; POSSIBLE RANSOM [...] (SBU) The MNJ claims on its website that it attacked the military outpost of Banibangou the night of March 16/17. It claims to have taken two gendarmes prisoner, and captured two vehicles and all of the weapons at the outpost. Police and French Embassy sources confirm the attack, although the [...] | 2008-03-17 11:08:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV NG |
08NIAMEY334 | NIGER: SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] Summary. The March 17, 2008, signing ceremony to launch a US$ 23 million Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program for Niger was a huge success. USAID/WA Director Henderson Patrick and GON Finance Minister Lamine Zeine signed the agreement; MCC Deputy CEO Rodney Bent and Ambassador [...] | 2008-03-20 13:37:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD NG |
08NIAMEY407 | TUAREG PARLIAMENTARIAN ON THE SITUATION IN THE [...] (C) Summary: A Tuareg National Assemblyman sees negotiations as the only way to end the conflict in the north. The GON cannot defeat the MNJ militarily, and its gross human rights violations are only making matters worse, he stressed. End Summary. 2. (C) Tuareg National Assemblyman Bridji [...] | 2008-04-08 15:03:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV MOPS PINR NG |
08NIAMEY408 | NIGER: FIGHTING IN THE NORTH AND EAST [...] (U) The GON's long awaited offensive against the MNJ has apparently begun. There have been reports of fighting in several locations in the north. As is usually the case, the GON and MNJ provide contradictory reports of events, particularly regarding casualties. Much has been made of the MNJ [...] | 2008-04-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS NG |
08NIAMEY414 | CONFLICT, POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND FOOD: A PERFECT [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing conflict in the north, tensions surrounding the 2009 elections, adverse economic developments and rising food prices all combine to threaten Niger's stability. End summary. 2. (C) Conflict: The rebellion that broke out in February 2007 is the dominant issue in Nige [...] | 2008-04-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR EAID NG |
08NIAMEY433 | NIGER: HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR RECONCILIATION ON THE [...] (C) Summary: The GON official responsible for implementing the 1995 peace accord is disappointed that there had not been any GON follow-up to the MNJ's release of hostages. He thought the President's April 24 speech marking the end of the 1990s rebellion and the Communication Minister's state [...] | 2008-04-17 11:40:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF NG |
08NIAMEY446 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) As one of the poorest countries in the world, Niger will be among the hardest hit by rising food prices. Post has reported on food developments (refs b, c, and especially d),and will continue to do as the situation evolves. Much will depend on the fall harvest, which will in turn depend [...] | 2008-04-23 09:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NG |
08NIAMEY447 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) As one of the poorest countries in the world, Niger will be among the hardest hit by rising food prices. Post has reported on food developments (refs b, c, and especially d),and will continue to do as the situation evolves. Much will depend on the fall harvest, which will in turn depend [...] | 2008-04-23 09:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NG |
08NIAMEY45 | AREVA SIGNS URANIUM CONTRACT WITH NIGER [...] (U) The government of Niger and the French energy company Areva have concluded a contract concerning Areva's mining and purchase of Nigerien uranium, according to press reports and an Areva press release. The contract reportedly calls for the development of the Imouraren uranium mine at a tota [...] | 2008-01-14 14:24:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG EINV PREL FR NG |
08NIAMEY452 | CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN NIGER [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 14, the Chinese Ambassador to Niger gave an interview to the Nigerien weekly newspaper "La Griffe" (The Claw). In the article he summarized China's aid projects in Niger. He stated that Chinese aid to Niger was given "without selfishness and without conditions." The Ch [...] | 2008-04-29 13:33:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECPS EMIN EPET EAID EFIN MARR SENV TRGY |
08NIAMEY453 | GON closes second radio station [...] (U) Summary: On April 22, 2008, the Conseil Superieur de la Communication (CSC),Niger's media regulatory body, ordered the indefinite closure of Agadez-based radio station Sahara FM. In its official report, the CSC indicates that this decision was made "without ruling out possible criminal cha [...] | 2008-04-29 15:03:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY460 | NIGERIEN BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) In an April 30 meeting with the DCM, Nigerien Bar Association president Moussa Coulibaly reviewed the status of the case against two journalists (ref A) and the December 9 incident in the north (ref B). Coulibaly is the lawyer defending the journalists, and he represents the families of t [...] | 2008-04-30 13:52:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY470 | ADDENDUM: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) Following up on reftel report on the impact of rising food prices on Niger, and after consultation with local WFP and FEWSNET personnel, Embassy estimates that Niger will need approximately 120,000 mt of food to tide the country over until next fall's harvest. The 120,000 mt should be a c [...] | 2008-05-05 13:49:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PGOV NG |
08NIAMEY473 | NIGER: MNJ REACTS TO TANDJA SPEECH [...] In his April 23 address marking the anniversary of the 1995 agreement ending the rebellion of the early 1990s, President Tandja said, inter alia: -- the GON is open to discussion with different parts of Nigerien society; -- it continues to greet with open arms and to listen to those who a [...] | 2008-05-05 14:10:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY48 | NIGER: U.S. AMBASSADOR JANUARY 10 MEETING WITH GON [...] (C) Summary. I met with Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Mindaoudou on Thursday, January 10, 2008, and discussed the status of Niger,s MCC Threshold Program, security (specifically land mine incidents),human rights-related matters(arrested journalists and military,s killing of [...] | 2008-01-14 16:09:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC PGOV NG |
08NIAMEY481 | GOVERNMENT OF NIGER (GON) PRESIDENT TANDJA HOSTS THE NIGER [...] Summary. On April 30, 2008, GON President Mamadou Tandja hosted the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) Eighth Heads of State and Government (HOSG) Summit (much of it held behind closed doors) in Niamey. Three presidents (Benin, Chad and Mali),a prime minister (Burkina Faso),senior government offici [...] | 2008-05-07 14:19:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL EAID EINV SENV EAGR TPHY NG XY |
08NIAMEY487 | NIGER: RELEASED DETAINEE TELLS HIS STORY [...] (SBU) Aziz Ameyagi was released from Niger's high security Kutokalle Prison on May 5 after eight months of detainment On May 8 he recounted his saga to the Embassy Development Coordinator. 2. (SBU) Aziz was a senior person in Africare,s Agadez office. He was arrested by gendarmes last Augu [...] | 2008-05-09 06:55:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY499 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH RESEARCHER DETAINED [...] (SBU) Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher for West Africa, called DCM at 8:20 the morning of May 14 to report that gendarmes were outside her hotel room. Dufka had been in Niger since May 5 looking into human rights issues. She had met with the Ambassador, DCM and the USAID d [...] | 2008-05-14 13:17:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CASC NG |
08NIAMEY505 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH RESEARCHER RELEASED [...] (U) Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher for West Africa, was released from detention around 4:30 the afternoon of May 14. She briefed Embassy personnel on both her detention and her ten day visit to Niger during the short time between her release and her departure from Niger l [...] | 2008-05-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CASC NG |
08NIAMEY533 | NIGER: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Following is an unofficial English translation of the Government of Niger (GON) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Note Number 3413 (dated 19 May 2008),in response to U.S. Embassy Niamey Diplomatic Note Number 36, related to allegations of human rights abuses conducted by Nigerien mil [...] | 2008-05-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV NG |
08NIAMEY534 | THIRD SPAIN AND AFRICA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE - EMPOWERMENT OF [...] Summary. The Government of Niger (GON) played host to the 3RD annual Spain and African Women's Conference, held May 12-13, 2008, in Niamey. GON President Mamadou Tandja (the only male speaker),Government of Spain (GOS) Vice President (VP) Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega and GON Foreign Min [...] | 2008-05-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN ECON EAID SCUL PHUM XA NG SP |
08NIAMEY545 | NIGER: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS AGAINST NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] On May 21, the Movement of Citizens for Peace and the Republic (a group of civil society associations) organized a peaceful march and rally to protest the recent bill increasing National Assembly members' benefits (reftel). Thousands of demonstrators marched to the National Assembly square, whe [...] | 2008-05-21 15:04:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI NG |
08NIAMEY546 | NIGER: Request for Intervention to Gain the Liberation of [...] Government of Niger National Commission of Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties (CNDHLF) President, Lompo Garba, sent a letter (dated May 21, 2008) to U.S. Embassy Niamey requesting the Ambassador's intervention to gain the liberation of the CNDHLF Commissioner and other persons in the custod [...] | 2008-05-22 14:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI NG |
08NIAMEY559 | NIGER: REBELS RELEASE VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL [...] On Saturday, May 24, 2008, Mouvement des Nigerien Pour la Justice (MNJ) rebels released CNDHLF Vice President Ahamadou Ahalawey and his newphew, taken hostage as reported in reftel, to the custody of the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). The ICRC delivered Ahalawey and his neph [...] | 2008-05-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI NG |
08NIAMEY567 | HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL DISCUSSES RECENT EVENTS [...] (U) In a May 28 meeting with DCM, Political assistant and visiting analysts, the Vice President of the Nigerien Association for the Defense of Human rights (known by its French acronym ANDDH),Badie Hima, expressed concern about recent developments. 2. (SBU) Hima is particularly worried abo [...] | 2008-05-29 08:44:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV NG |
08NIAMEY572 | NIGER: RESIGNATIONS FROM THE MNJ POLITICAL CELL; [...] (U) A May 28 posting on the MNJ web site signed by Chehna ag Hamate announced Hamate's resignation from the MNJ political cell. On May 30 another posting said that the political cell had met the day before and accepted the resignation of Chehna Hamate and Kaocen Seydou Maiga. The new politic [...] | 2008-05-30 10:11:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PINR NG |
08NIAMEY603 | NIGER: FORMER PRIME MINISTER FACES CORRUPTION [...] (U) The Nigerien Justice Ministry has reportedly asked the National Assembly to open an investigation into allegations that former Prime Minister Hama Amadou diverted government funds that were to support the press when Amadou was Prime Minister. The National Assembly is expected to review the [...] | 2008-06-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV NG |
08NIAMEY605 | (C) NIGER: TESTY FOREIGN MINISTER (FM) MEETS WITH [...] (U) Summary. Responding to a diplomatic corps request of several weeks ago for an update on the security situation in the north, the status of 2009 election preparations and a review of food security issues, Government of Niger (GON) FM Aichatou Mindaoudou convoked the resident ambassadors and [...] | 2008-06-13 09:49:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR EAID NG |
08NIAMEY607 | NIGER: FORMER PRIME MINISTER REACTS TO CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] Summary: Former Prime Minister Hama Amadou held a press conference on Saturday, June 14, regarding the GON's request for a National Assembly resolution to indict him on charges of misusing the national press support fund. He dismissed allegations regarding corruption at the education ministry [...] | 2008-06-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR NG |
08NIAMEY608 | NIGER: AF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. ------------------------- On June 1, 2008, Department of State Bureau for African Affairs (AF) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Todd Moss met with several Government of Niger (GON) officials (including President Mamadou Tandja) and a human rights organization, participated in [...] | 2008-06-16 15:01:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR EAGR EAID NG |
08NIAMEY616 | MNJ KIDNAPS FRENCH URANIUM WORKERS [...] (U) The MNJ has claimed on its website to have kidnapped four French employees of the uranium mining company COMINAK (a subsidiary of AREVA) in the northern town of Airlit the night of June 21/22. It has not made any demands, and says that it will release the four as soon as arrangements can b [...] | 2008-06-23 07:46:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC NG |
08NIAMEY619 | UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN AIR SERVICE (UNHAS) [...] Summary. The UNHAS launched an inaugural flight in Niger on June 12, 2008, with a short trip from Niamey to Agadez to Niamey. The UNHAS will facilitate travel to remote locations in country as well as offer limited service from Niger to other countries in west and central Africa. This most w [...] | 2008-06-23 14:13:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC AEMR AMED PREL ASEC NG CD CM CT |
08NIAMEY623 | RFI correspondent in Niger released [...] Journalist Moussa Kaka was granted provisional release from prison on June 23, 2008. Kaka is the director of the private radio Saraounia and RFI correspondent in Niger. He was arrested on September 20, 2007 and later charged under Niger's national security statute for alleged collaboration wi [...] | 2008-06-23 14:43:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY624 | NIGER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES PROSECUTION OF [...] (U) Late in the evening of Monday, June 23, the National Assembly approved the prosecution of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou on charges related to the misuse of funds appropriated for support of the media (reftels). The secret ballot vote was 72 for and 28 against, with one abstention. [...] | 2008-06-24 06:35:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ASEC NG |
08NIAMEY625 | NIGER: UPDATE ON FRENCH HOSTAGES [...] (U) The MNJ has claimed on its website that the GON delayed for 48 hours giving authorization to the ICRC travel to the north to pick up the four French uranium workers kidnapped on June 22 (reftel). It also claims that early in the morning of June 24 the Nigerien Armed Forces used recently a [...] | 2008-06-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC MOPS FR NG |
08NIAMEY629 | NIGER: UPDATE ON FRENCH HOSTAGES [...] (U) The MNJ reports on its website that it has turned the four French uranium workers (refs A and B) over to the ICRC, along with a message addressed to the French government and AREVA. It says that Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) MI-24 helicopters bombed the villages of Tadek (just north of Ifer [...] | 2008-06-26 07:29:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC MOPS FR NG |
08NIAMEY631 | NIGER: INCINERATION OF SEIZED NARCOTICS AT [...] On June 26, 2008, to commemorate the 21st International Day in the Fight against Narcotics Abuse and Trafficking, Government of Niger (GON) Minister of Justice Dagra Mamadou presided over a ceremony to incinerate narcotics seized in Niger over the period November 2006 - October 2007. Several [...] | 2008-06-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV SOCI NG |
08NIAMEY632 | NIGER: FORMER PRIME MINISTER JAILED [...] Former Prime Minister Hama Amadou was detained the afternoon of June 26 on charges that he misused funds meant to support the private press (reftels). 2. Several hundred Amadou supporters gathered outside the courthouse where he was being held that afternoon. They tried to block the police [...] | 2008-06-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR ASEC CASC NG |
08NIAMEY633 | NIGER: FRENCH HOSTAGES FREED [...] The four French uranium workers kidnapped the morning of June 22 (reftel) have been freed and repatriated to France. The MNJ turned the three French men and one woman over to the ICRC which transported them to Agadez by road on June 27. They were flown to France that night. 2. The ICRC als [...] | 2008-06-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC MOPS FR NG |
08NIAMEY638 | NIGER: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE CASE AGAINST [...] (C) The arrest of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou on corruption charges (refs A-C) raises questions about Amadou's guilt and the motivations behind his prosecution. We are not in a position to answer those questions definitively, but we offer the following observations. 2. (C) Amadou (he [...] | 2008-06-30 13:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR NG |
08NIAMEY639 | Private Television Station Warned [...] On June 26 the private radio and television station Dounia broadcast footage of a demonstration which occurred at Niger's High Court of Justice as police forces took former Prime Minister Hama Amadou from the courthouse to prison (Reftel). The video showed police using teargas and batons to dis [...] | 2008-06-30 13:42:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY641 | GON CLOSES PROFESSIONAL MEDIA CENTER [...] On June 30 the Ministry of Communication closed Niger's "Maison de la Presse," a professional media center located in Niamey. 2. In 2005, Nigerien President Mamadou Tandja instructed the Ministry of Communication to donate to Nigerien journalists a media center that had been constructed for [...] | 2008-07-02 13:25:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY689 | NIGER: UNITED NATIONS (UN) SECRETARY GENERAL [...] Summary. UN Secretary General SA on Conflict Prevention, Jan Egeland, made a June 5-6 visit to Niger to investigate the nexus between climate change issues and conflict. UN Development Program (UNDP) Senior Representative Khardiata Lo N'Diaye (concurrently the senior UN system official in Nige [...] | 2008-07-10 09:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS SOCI EAID PREF NG UN |
08NIAMEY693 | NIGER: MNJ ATTACKS AGADEZ [...] (U) The MNJ reports on its web site that it attacked Agadez around 6:30 in the evening of July 10. It claims that the attack is the prelude for an offensive, and warns civilians to stay away from military and government facilities in the interior of the country. It also reiterates its claim [...] | 2008-07-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV ASEC NG |
08NIAMEY706 | NIGER: TRACT THREATENS OPPONENTS OF THE FORMER [...] (U) The French Embassy on July 18 received a tract expressing support for imprisoned former Prime Minister Hama Amadou, and threatening those responsible for his imprisonment (ref a, b, and c). It says that it will locate the homes of 10 members of the National Assembly ad hoc commission that [...] | 2008-07-18 09:50:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC NG |
08NIAMEY725 | GOVERNMENT OF NIGER FOOD REQUEST [...] The Government of Niger requests 60,000 tons of rice and 15,000 tons of wheat. 2. Following is post's unofficial translation of a dipnote from the Nigerien Foreign Ministry dated July 21: Complimentary opening... and requests the Embassy to transmit to the appropriate authorities of the U [...] | 2008-07-24 10:57:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL NG |
08NIAMEY727 | NIGER: VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE [...] Summary. Niger's voter registration drive took place June 19 - July 10, 2008. The National Committee to Pilot the Revision of the Voter Register (known by its French acronym CNPRFE) was created in 2007 to prepare a new voter register. After a long delay related to the committee's organization a [...] | 2008-07-24 14:32:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY737 | GON appeals dismissal of Kaka case [...] On July 23, 2008 the investigating judge dismissed the criminal case against jailed Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka and ordered him freed from prison. Nigerien law grants prosecutors 48 hours to appeal such rulings, so Kaka was not immediately released. 2. On July 25, the state prosecutor a [...] | 2008-07-28 14:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY739 | NIGER: GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS MSF-FRANCE OPERATIONS [...] (U) The Nigerien Interior Ministry in a decree dated July 18 suspended the operations of Medecins Sans Frontieres-France (MSF-F) in Niger. 2. (SBU) In a July 29 meeting with the DCM, the head of the French chapter of MSF in Niger, Emmanuel Lavieuville, explained that, contrary to press rep [...] | 2008-07-29 10:45:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM SOCI FR NG |
08NIAMEY800 | NIGER: MNJ Rebel Leader Reported to Have Announced [...] Summary. On August 18, a late evening announcement on Tele-Sahel public television reported Mouvement Nigerien pour la Justice (MNJ) leader Agali Alambo had decided to have MNJ rebels lay down their arms. Alambo reportedly arrived at the decision at a meeting in Libya with "Great Sahara" comm [...] | 2008-08-19 14:29:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS SOCI PGOV CASC ASEC NG LY |
08NIAMEY809 | NIGER: RADIO AND TV DOUNIA SUSPENDED FOR ONE [...] High Council for Communication (CSC) Director Daouda Diallo notified Radio and TV Dounia that its operation has been suspended for one month. The official reason given for RTV Dounia's suspension was "failure to meet the specifications for which it is authorized." CSC is the Government of Ni [...] | 2008-08-20 05:29:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY81 | MNJ ATTACKS TANOUT; REGIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE [...] (U) The MNJ claims to have attacked the town of Tanout, which is located about 100 kms north of Zinder, some 1000 kms from Niamey. (We understand that the attack was on the government facilities located on the outskirts of town.) The MNJ says that it captured 11 people, including the prefet a [...] | 2008-01-22 13:51:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV ASEC NG |
08NIAMEY815 | NIGER: MNJ LEADERSHIP CONTRADICTS GON [...] (C) Summary. Following August 18 media reports that Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la Justice (MNJ) leader Aghali Alambo had agreed to Libyan leader Mouamar Khaddafi's call for rebels to lay down their arms to faciliate planning for peace talks, the MNJ leadership alleged that Government of Ni [...] | 2008-08-21 14:28:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL CASC NG LY ML |
08NIAMEY821 | NIGER: ACCIDENTAL LANDMINE EXPLOSION AT "LAYING [...] (U) Summary. On the morning of Sunday, August 24, Government of Niger (GON) authorities and Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Sahara (FARS) rebels (of Toubou ethnicity) held a ceremony in which FARS rebels turned over hundreds of weapons (landmines, guns, grenades, etc.). Regrettably, the l [...] | 2008-08-25 13:36:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV MOPS PREL NG |
08NIAMEY828 | NIGER: HOST COUNTRY MILITARY DECLINES ACOTA [...] (U) Following is an unofficial translation of the text of diplomatic note number 5795 that Embassy Niamey received today from the Government of Niger Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Defense Cooperation, dated 25 August 2008: Quote. The Office of Military Cooperation in the Government [...] | 2008-08-26 14:34:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL MOPS NG |
08NIAMEY91 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER QUESTIONED AGAIN [...] (U) Former Prime Minister Hama Amadou was again questioned by police on January 18 regarding allegations that he incited violence (ref A). He has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson, but he has not been arrested. 2. (C) There are credible rumors circulating in Niamey that current [...] | 2008-01-23 08:58:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NG |
08NIAMEY93 | GON releases jailed French Journalists [...] On January 18, the GON released two French journalists from pre-trial detention on bail of 10 million FCFA each (exchange rate currently 448 FCFA = 1$US). Their bond was paid that same day and the two flew to Paris later that evening. 2. Journalists Thomas Dandois and Pierre Creisson of Eur [...] | 2008-01-23 15:05:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY945 | HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR UNGFA - NIGER [...] The Nigerien attendees to the 63rd UN General Assembly will be as listed below. (Note: no spouses are anticipated to attend, and travel information is not available at this time. All participants speak French. End Note.): A. Attendance of Head of State: No. B. Attendance of Hea [...] | 2008-09-05 14:20:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP OTRA KSEP UNGA NG |
08NIAMEY951 | NIGER: APPLYING LETTER OF THE LAW TO [...] (C) Summary. USAID Country Manager attended a donors' meeting to discuss the current working environment for NGOs. The tense relationships between the Government of Niger (GON) and two NGOs, Medecins Sans Frontier/France (MSF/F) and Agence Contre le Faim/Espagne (ACF/E),after the NGO operati [...] | 2008-09-11 08:55:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELAB PREL PGOV EAGR NG |
08NIAMEY958 | Nigerien Gov't Delegation Departs for China [...] On September 15, Prime Minister Seini Oumarou led a delegation bound for Beijing. The delegation included: -- Minister of Agricultural Development Mahamane Moussa; -- Minister of Mines and Energy Mohamed Abdoulahi; -- Minister of National Education Ousmane Samba Mamadou; -- Minister [...] | 2008-09-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAGR EPET EMIN EAID CH NG |
08NIAMEY960 | Transport Minister Replaced; ANDP Technocrat Brought Back [...] (SBU) On September 14, President Tandja, acting on the recommendation of PM Oumarou, dismissed Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Kindo Hamani. Reasons cited on the street for his dismissal include difficulties encountered by importers and transport firms in moving goods from the Port of [...] | 2008-09-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELTN EAIR PINR NG |
08NIAMEY964 | Court of Appeals Hears Arguments on Case of Moussa Kaka; [...] On September 16, the State Prosecutor asked the Court of Appeals to permit a reclassification of the charges against jailed Nigerien Radio France International (RFI) affiliate director Moussa Kaka from "conspiracy against national security," which is subject to life imprisonment, to committing [...] | 2008-09-16 14:33:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY97 | NIGER: ENGAGEMENT WITH FRANCE IN TSCTP COUNTRIES [...] (U) Following is in response to ref b e-mail request for information regarding engagement with France in TSCTP counties. 2. (C) French security interests in Niger are far greater than our own: -- There are more French than American citizens in Niger. Any security incident is therefore m [...] | 2008-01-24 09:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV NG FR |
08NIAMEY974 | KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Whitaker briefed Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Director for the Americas, Asia, and Oceania Sani Nana Aicha Andia and Desk Officer for the Americas Aboubacar Danbarma on the subject of reftel on September 19. 2. Aicha Andia stated that the matter woul [...] | 2008-09-20 14:42:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA UN KV NG |
08NIAMEY975 | Community of Democracies at UNGA [...] Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Whitaker and Political Specialist Idi Moussa delivered subject demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Director for the Americas, Asia, and Oceania Sani Nana Aicha Andia and Desk Officer for the Americas Aboubacar Danbarma on September 19. 2. Aicha [...] | 2008-09-20 14:42:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM UNGA NG |
08NIAMEY988 | NIAMEY VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST 2008 [...] (SBU) Post Visas Viper Committee met on September 15, 2008. Visas Viper Coordinator is Conoff Karan Swaner. Visas Viper Committee Chair CDA Eric Whitaker requested information from the committee. 2. (SBU) Members of the Visas Viper Committee mentioned that sometime in the spring of 2008, A [...] | 2008-09-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEG PREL NG |
08NIAMEY993 | NIAMEY - ATA 6851 INTERDICTING TERRORIST [...] (SBU) Per ref A, Embassy Niamey submits the final participant list for participation in Department of State training program ATA 6851, scheduled to be conducted in Niamey, Niger, from September 29 through Otober 10, 2008: 1 (Name) Mahaman Sani Idi (Position) Police Commissioner (DOB) [...] | 2008-09-24 14:36:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER |
08NICOSIA101 | POST'S FEEDBACK ON ENERGY REPORT FOR CONGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-12 08:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV APER ABUD CY |
08NICOSIA103 | CYPRUS SUPPORTS LEBANON, BUT WON'T ISSUE PUBLIC [...] Per reftel, PolOff on February 11 demarched MFA Middle East Desk Officer Dionysis Dionysiou to request urgent Cypriot support for Lebanon and to urge the RoC to condemn publicly Iran and Syria's interference there. In response, Dionysiou promised to forward to appropriate MFA officials our sp [...] | 2008-02-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN EINV CY |
08NICOSIA104 | CYPRUS FOLLOWING EU ON CONDEMNING ARREST AND [...] Per reftel, PolOff on February 11 demarched MFA Middle East Desk Officer Dionysis Dionysiou to seek RoC condemnation of the arrest and arraignment of Syrian democracy activists, including Riad Seif. Dionysiou replied that the GoC intended to follow EU consensus on the matter, not opposing the [...] | 2008-02-13 09:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN CY |
08NICOSIA106 | POSSIBILITY OF PAPADOPOULOS RE-ELECTION WEIGHS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Cypriot leader "President" Mehmet Ali Talat expressed doubt that substantive Cyprus Problem negotiations would resume in the event of a Papadopoulos re-election February 24, but assured that Turkish Cypriots were ready to start talks regardless of which Greek Cypriot prev [...] | 2008-02-13 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PRGOV PREL TU SR CY |
08NICOSIA110 | CYPRUS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR [...] Per Ref A request, the Embassy submits one (1) proposal for an anti-trafficking in persons project to be funded from FY 2008 INCLE and ESF appropriations; details have been sent via e-mail to appropriate Department personnel (Ref B). The request is for a film entitled "Lullaby," by Cypriot fi [...] | 2008-02-15 10:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM ASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG CY |
08NICOSIA114 | ROUND TWO DEALS TO DETERMINE ULTIMATE VICTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The February 17 first round of Cypriot elections will narrow to two the list of contenders but simultaneously make the third-place party a potential kingmaker. Current polling on second round scenarios is next to worthless, since the final result will depend more on party lead [...] | 2008-02-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CY |
08NICOSIA115 | FM TAKING HARD LINE OVER GAERC'S KOSOVO CONCLUSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: RoC Foreign Minister Erato Marcoullis informed the Ambassador February 15 that Cyprus opposed GAERC conclusions that suggested a common EU platform to recognize Kosovo's independence declaration and thereby flout UNSCR 1244. END SUMMARY. -------------------------------- Dem [...] | 2008-02-15 16:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU UNMIK YI |
08NICOSIA116 | SURPRISE, SURPRISE: INCUMBENT PAPADOPOULOS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Incumbent Republic of Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos failed February 17 to advance to the second round; instead, challengers Ioannis Kasoulides (DISY, center-right) and Dimitris Christofias (AKEL, left) will do battle February 24. News of Papadopoulos's defeat left Cypr [...] | 2008-02-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU |
08NICOSIA123 | CHRISTOFIAS SEEMINGLY WINNING BATTLE FOR VANQUISHED [...] (SBU) Summary: Following incumbent Tassos Papadopoulos's failure to advance past the February 17 first round of presidential elections, the major parties supporting his candidacy, the Democratic Party (DIKO) and Socialist EDEK announced their decisions to support Communist AKEL leader Dimitri [...] | 2008-02-20 16:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
08NICOSIA125 | G/TIP VISITOR SEES FIRST-HAND CYPRIOT EFFORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Official Jennifer Donnelly visited Cyprus January 31 - February 2 to evaluate RoC efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) on the island. In her meetings, Donnelly acknowledged government successes, such as the recent passage of comprehensive anti-TIP legislation an [...] | 2008-02-22 07:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY |
08NICOSIA126 | CYPRUS: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Further to Ref A request, post submits our input for USTR's 2008 Special 301 review of country IPR practices. (Note: This report covers mainly the government-controlled area of Cyprus. A separate section is devoted to the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, whe [...] | 2008-02-22 08:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY |
08NICOSIA128 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 13:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
08NICOSIA131 | CYPRUS SUPPORTS GEORGIAN TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 14:19:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL GG RU YI CY |
08NICOSIA134 | PRESIDENT-ELECT CHRISTOFIAS PROMISES TO REVIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Greek Cypriots on February 24 elected their first-ever Communist president, AKEL Secretary General Dimitris Christofias. The Soviet-educated Christofias defeated Democratic Rally (DISY)-backed challenger Ioannis Kasoulides by nearly seven points, 53.6 percent to 46.4 percent. [...] | 2008-02-26 09:24:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CY |
08NICOSIA14 | "TRNC" WATER SUPPLY SITUATION DETERIORATING [...] (C)Summary. The ongoing drought in Cyprus is accelerating the deterioration of the aquifers upon which the "TRNC" depends for virtually all of its water supplies. There are a variety of plans at various stages of development for addressing the water supply issue, however there is no coordinati [...] | 2008-01-07 15:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SENV CY |