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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10NEWDELHI347 |
AMBASSADOR ROEMER VISITS HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the afternoon of February 18, 2010, I visited the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) factory in Bengaluru, along with staff from Embassy New Delhi and Consulate General Chennai. The level of access afforded to us on the factory floor during our visit was highly unusual and [...] |
2010-02-24 12:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL EIND ETTC EAIR MCAP |
| 10NEWDELHI350 |
INDIA AWARE OF U.S. POLICY ON IRAN'S TEHRAN [...] (SBU) PolCouns conveyed to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran (PAI) Division the nonpaper and joint US-French-Russian letter (reftel) on USG views following Iran's decision to enrich uranium to twenty percent. She emphasized that while the USG remains i [...] |
2010-02-24 13:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR |
| 10NEWDELHI351 |
SENATOR KERRY AND INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO ON [...] (C) Summary: In a February 15 meeting with Senator Kerry, Indian Foreign Secretary Rao underlined that Indo-Pakistani talks slated for February 25 enjoy high-level support and were still on track. Rao stressed that the latest rounds of talk would not segue automatically into the formal Composite Di [...] |
2010-02-24 13:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM SENV PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI352 |
STORMY, AS USUAL: BUDGET SESSION IN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The budget session of the Indian Parliament began on Monday with a speech by President Patil before Parliament laying out out a broad GoI agenda for this year. The GoI would like this session to focus budget priorities such as food security, education, inclusive growth and women, [...] |
2010-02-25 01:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IN |
| 10NEWDELHI355 |
NSA MENON DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY AND TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with CODEL McCaskill February 17, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon touched on regional security issues including Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, as well as several trade-related issues including defense acquisitions, India's Medium Multiple Role Fighter Aircraf [...] |
2010-02-25 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG IR PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI356 |
RSI PROPOSALS: SOUTH ASIA [...] (SBU) The following are 2010 Regional Security Initiative (RSI) program proposals for South Asia. Compiled by the RSI Coordinator at Embassy New Delhi, they include proposals covering Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and India. 2. (SBU) Regional Technical Confe [...] |
2010-02-25 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL IN PK NP BG CE MV BT |
| 10NEWDELHI358 |
INITIAL READ-OUT OF FEB 25 INDO-PAK TALKS: LOW GOI [...] (U) Summary: Indian Foreign Secretary Rao and Pakistani Foreign Secretary Bashir had wide-ranging discussions in New Delhi on February 25, but the set-piece exchanges produced little forward movement in the dialogue. FS Rao's remarks after her meeting focused singularly on terrorism issues and [...] |
2010-02-25 15:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IN PK |
| 10NEWDELHI367 |
FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER DISCUSSES HEADLEY CASE WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a February 23 meeting, FBI Director Robert Mueller told Indian Home Affairs Minister P. Chidambaram that the USG would continue to cooperate with the GOI in providing information on the David Headley case and other cases involving terrorism directed at India. Chidambaram requested d [...] |
2010-02-26 06:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER IN PK |
| 10NEWDELHI372 |
MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "PAKISTAN REMAINS ADAMANT," editorial in February 26 centrist Marathi daily, PRAHAR: "India gave an opportunity to Pakistan to iron out its differences in the ongoing Foreign Secretary-level talks, but our neighbor does not seem to be reciprocating in good faith. The attitude of Pakistan's For [...] |
2010-02-26 11:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI373 |
MEA UNRESPONSIVE ON INDIAN CANDIDATE TO HEAD UN [...] (U) On February 24, PolOff reached out to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) United Nations Political Division (UNP) in an effort to gain more information about Kamlesh Vikamsey, the Indian candidate to head the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Sanjay Rana, the Director of [...] |
2010-02-26 11:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PREL AMGT IN |
| 10NEWDELHI378 |
New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Period [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the period of February 15 to February 26, 2010, including the following: -- PMEAC Report Paints a Bright Macroeconomic Outlook -- GOI Releases Task Force Report on MGNREGA -- 3G Auction: For Real or Deja vu All Over [...] |
2010-02-26 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR ELTN ELAB EIND EINV ECIN SOCI IN |
| 10NEWDELHI38 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, SINO-INDIA [...] "DRAGON'S HANDS STRETCH TO AFGHANISTAN," op-ed article in January 12 centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL: "Of late, the U.S. and Pakistan have been deliberating on a greater role for China in Afghanistan, that is either in terms of committing peacekeeping troops to Afghanistan or helping to develop [...] |
2010-01-12 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI381 |
INDIA SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PROGRESS [...] (C) On February 19, Post delivered reftel demarche on the role of Pakistan in the Conference of Disarmament (CD) and the United States, interest in supporting substantive discussions of FMCT to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA [...] |
2010-02-26 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI384 |
INDIA: PRIORITIES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Post delivered Ref A points to the United Nations Economic and Social Division (UNES) of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on February 23. Due to staffing issues within UNES, we have been unable to obtain the GOI's reaction to our six priorities. However, UNES Under Secretary Abhish [...] |
2010-02-26 13:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UN IN |
| 10NEWDELHI386 |
SIKH BEHEADED IN PAKISTAN, OUTRAGE IN INDIA [...] SUMMARY: On the eve of the February 25 Foreign S ecretary talks between India and Pakistan, reports of the beheading of a Pakistani Sikh sparked outrage in India. Protests and media coverage across India indicate a broad level of anger at the beheading, directed equally at the Taliban, Pakist [...] |
2010-02-26 14:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI387 |
MORE ON FEB 25 INDO-PAK TALKS: "NO BREAKDOWN BUT [...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Nirupama Rao told the Ambassador on February 26 that February 25 talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir were a "good first step" but that further Pakistani progress on terrorism is needed before the GOI will commit to further talks. Rao described the [...] |
2010-02-26 14:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IN PK AF |
| 10NEWDELHI4 |
MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-JAPAN RELATIONS, [...] "NATURAL PARTNERS," op-ed in December 31, 2009, Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Japan's Hatoyama's government has put Washington on notice that Japan cannot indefinitely remain a faithful servant of U.S. policies. With Tokyo seeking to rework a 2006 basing deal with the U.S., Japan no longer can [...] |
2010-01-04 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI40 |
HATOYAMA AND SINGH ADVANCE BILATERAL SECURITY, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama paid his first visit to India December 27 - 29, continuing the tradition of annual bilateral meetings. The visit focused on security issues and economic ties and produced an "Action Plan to Advance Security Cooperation" that establishes a new seni [...] |
2010-01-12 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM IN |
| 10NEWDELHI45 |
MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, INDIA-CHINA [...] "AL QAEDA ACTIVE AGAIN," editorial in January 13 centrist Marathi daily, NAVSHAKTI: "Al Qaeda'a renewed terrorist threat to the U.S. is disturbing, but not just for the U.S. Even countries like India need to be extra wary of the terror attacks being plotted. Our airports need to be much more s [...] |
2010-01-13 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI59 |
MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-BANGLADESH RELATIONS, [...] "BANGLADESH COMES CLOSER," editorial in January 13 right-of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's India visit this week was remarkable for the manner in which contentious issues were set aside and points of agreement worked on. Sheikh Hasina has had a close relationshi [...] |
2010-01-14 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI60 |
BHUTANESE CULTURE GROUP IN SMUGGLING PERFORMANCE [...] SUMMARY: New Delhi's recent confirmation that a P3 group of Bhutanese cultural performers was a front for alien smuggling demonstrates continuing and serious fraud issues with groups from Bhutan initially reported a year ago (reftel A). Six of the twelve associated applicants interviewed indi [...] |
2010-01-14 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS ASEC IN BT |
| 10NEWDELHI63 |
FS RAO ON COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION, PAKISTAN, [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Rao, at the request of Home Minister Chidambaram, summoned Ambassador Roemer January 13 to seek permission for National Investigative Agency (NIA) officials to travel to the United States to interview two [...] |
2010-01-14 15:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG KTIP PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI64 |
CONCERNS ABOUT LIABILITY LEGISLATION AND EXPORT [...] (C) MEA/DISA Joint Secretary Gaddam Dharmendra was surprised and concerned to learn that the Indian government's draft civil nuclear liability legislation might deviate from the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC). He said he would look into it, as well as encour [...] |
2010-01-14 15:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG ETTC IN |
| 10NEWDELHI74 |
MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAK RELATIONS, INDIA- [...] "RESUMPTION OF INDO-PAK TALKS ESSENTIAL," editorial in January 13 right-of-center Urdu daily ETEMAAD: "India-Pakistan talks have been taken hostage by the Mumbai terror attacks and people-to-people contact is virtually dead. India-Pakistan tensions are in the interest of neither nation. When I [...] |
2010-01-15 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI77 |
(C) NSA NARAYANAN OUT, SUCCESSOR TBD [...] (C) Summary and Comment: NSA M.K. Narayanan, who has held the post since 2005, confirmed his imminent retirement in a private meeting that Ambassador Roemer sought out on evening of January 15. While Narayanan did not reveal his successor, he asserted that the broad scope of the NSA position wil [...] |
2010-01-15 18:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IN |
| 10NEWDELHI79 |
NEUTRALIZING PARTITION? CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sporadic violent clashes and riots in 2009 involving migrant laborers in Punjab have highlighted the changing demographics of India's wealthiest state. Punjab has historically imported labor to fuel its high agricultural and industrial growth rate. According to Embassy conta [...] |
2010-01-19 01:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IN PGOV PREL KDEM PINR |
| 10NEWDELHI82 |
MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, TERRORISM, [...] "PAKISTAN'S RELUCTANCE," op-ed in January 17 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Indian intellectuals are demanding a resumption of the stalled composite India- Pakistan dialogue. Talks are welcome, but the recommencement of dialogue could be seen as a victory of the policy of supporting terrorism. S [...] |
2010-01-19 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI86 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Officers from Consulate General Chennai received written confirmation from the GOI's Aeronautical Defense Establishment (ADE) that the four (4) "Rate Integrating Gyros" are located at ADE's facility at New Thippasandra, Bangalore. Officers were unable to visit this location in person due [...] |
2010-01-20 01:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IN |
| 10NEWDELHI9 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS, [...] "INDIA KEEPS FALLING IN BIG NATIONS' TRAPS," op-ed in January 4 right-of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "2009 was an eventful year for Indian foreign policy. Initially the U.S. seemed to be helping India by putting diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to punish the perpetrators of the Mumbai attac [...] |
2010-01-06 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI92 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, GOOGLE AND CHINA; [...] "WIIL U.S. WAKE UP WITH AFGHANISTAN ATTACK?" editorial in January 19 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK BHASKAR: "Kabul once again turned into a battlefield with the brazen attack by the Taliban. Pakistan and the U.S. very conveniently see the Taliban as Pakistani-Taliban and Afghan-Taliban. [...] |
2010-01-20 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI93 |
Glacial Melt Forecast Controversy Unlikely to Impact Indian [...] (U) Summary: Controversy erupted recently when a leading glacier scientist told the press that the section of the 2007 assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had misquoted his work. The IPCC report indicted Himalayan glaciers very likely would disappear by 20 [...] |
2010-01-20 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY PREL ECON KGHG IN |
| 10NEWDELHI95 |
GOI'S RESPONSE ON SECTION 810 ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs conveyed the following cover letter and diplomatic note on January 20, 2010 regarding ongoing concerns related to Section 810 assurances. Begin text of cover letter: The Ministry of External Affairs presents its complements to the Embassy of the Un [...] |
2010-01-20 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG PREL PARM IN |
| 10NEWDELHI98 |
MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, [...] "ZARDARI'S POSITIVE STATEMENT," editorial in January 19 right-of-center Urdu daily RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The people of India and Pakistan have always tried to maintain close relations, but interference by powers like America has come in the way. The pro-American record of Pakistan's government an [...] |
2010-01-21 11:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI99 |
SPECIAL REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF U.S. [...] To spread the news of U.S. relief efforts in Haiti, Embassy New Delhi and the four consulates maintain websites and Facebook pages updated with the latest information from the White House, Department of State, and USAID. We continue to distribute press releases and up-to-date fact sheets to ou [...] |
2010-01-21 11:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 87NEWDELHI19406 |
INCREASE IN SIKH TERRORISM LIKELY: NO [...] SUMMARY: ELEVEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN PUNJAB STATE ON AUGUST 6 IN CONTINUING SECTARIAN STRIFE. DELHI POLICE ARE GEARING UP TO MEET THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY BEFORE THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS ON AUGUST 15. ACTING JATHEDAR DARSHAN SINGH RAGI'S CONVENTION, HELD AUGUST [...] |
1987-08-07 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV IN |
| 87NEWDELHI23722 |
INDIAN FRICTION WITH LTTE GROWS [...] No summary [...] |
1987-09-25 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN CE PINS |
| 97NEWDELHI6957 |
JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT (C-NA7-00565) [...] (U) CLASSIFIED SECRET BY NEW DELHI ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR GORDON HELLWIG. REASON 1.5 (C). 2. (S) EMBASSY WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE MORE INFORMATION ON THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT (JKIF) AS REQUESTED IN REFTEL. POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, OBTAINED BY THE REGIONAL SECU [...] |
1997-07-08 05:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | KPRP PINR PTER IN PK |
| 98NEWDELHI2879 |
INDIAN REACTION TO PAKISTAN'S MISSILE TEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: INDIAN OFFICIAL REACTION TO PAKISTAN'S RECENT FLIGHT TEST OF THE GHAURI BALLISTIC MISSILE (REFTEL) HAS BEEN MEASURED THUS FAR. THE NEWS OF THE PAKISTANI MISSILE TEST RAN SECOND TO THE CORONATION OF SONIA GANDHI AS THE NEW LEADER OF THE CONGRESS PARTY IN MOST NEWSPAPERS ON APRI [...] |
1998-04-07 12:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PGOV PREL IN |