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[1] From: Sukla Sen <suklasen@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Sep 27, 2006 Subject: Indo-US Nuke Deal Faces New Speed Breaker in US Senate: Shyam Saran Hopping Mad http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10403212 US senators trade blame over India deal delay 12.20pm Wednesday September 27, 2006 WASHINGTON - Republican and Democratic leaders on Tuesday blamed each other for the US Senate's delay in approving the landmark US-India nuclear cooperation agreement. Despite overwhelming congressional support for the deal and a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign by India and the US Chamber of Commerce, a bill making key changes in US law to let India buy nuclear reactors and fuel remains stymied, senators and other sources said. While the Senate, due to adjourn at week's end, could take up the bill when it returns for a "lame duck" session after the November elections, other approvals are needed beyond that and likely will push the deal's final fate into 2007, they said. Republican and Democratic leaders insisted in dueling press releases that their parties were firmly behind the deal, which would give India access to US nuclear technology for the first time in 30 years. They pointed fingers at one other for the failure to act. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, leader of the minority Democrats, complained that as the Senate rushed to finish a heavy agenda before adjournment, Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee "chose to bring 16 different legislative matters to the Senate floor rather than this important legislation, which is critical to the US-India relationship." Frist, meanwhile, accused the Democrats of objecting to his proposal for how the bill would be handled on the floor. The House in July overwhelmingly approved the nuclear deal. It requires the rising South Asian power to forgo future nuclear testing and co-operate with the United States in curbing nuclear exports. The Senate has not acted partly because of a jammed work schedule. Another complication is unrelated legislation attached to the Senate India bill. It would formally have Washington implement a long-delayed commitment to expanded inspections of American civilian nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Initially, conservative Republican senators blocked action because of concerns the new inspections would give the United Nations-affiliated agency too much access to US facilities. They eventually agreed on modifications with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar of Indiana but the panel's senior Democrat, Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware, has problems with one provision and is negotiating a possible change, Senate sources said. The other major complication is the number of amendments that will be allowed to the India bill and to the amount of time the Senate will have for debate. Frist proposed about seven hours of debate with limited amendments being considered while Reid has said the debate should take more than a day and allow for many more amendments. "I'm expecting the Senate will eventually debate and vote on this issue, probably after the election" but even so, this is "the first of several hurdles" before India gets access to US nuclear technology, said Daryl Kimball, head of the Arms Control Association and a leading opponent of the India deal. Congress must separately approve a technical nuclear cooperation agreement over which the two sides have sharp differences and the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, which oversees nuclear exports and is divided over the India deal, must change its rules. Also, India must agree on inspection procedures with the IAEA. - REUTERS --------------- [2] From: Abhiyya 2006 <abhiyya@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Sep 27, 2006 Subject: Re: [indiathinkersnet] Sangparivar News paper published map with no Kashmir Dear Regi, When "WE" do it, no problem. Abi Regi P George <george_regi@yahoo.com> wrote: Sangparivar mouthpiece Janmabhumi A malayalam, kerala news paper recently printed an India without Kashmir. In its Onam special edition they published an India along with Taslima Nasrin's interview had no Kashmir. regi. With Regards Abi ------------------------ [3] Hi Friends, All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations are in full swing in the struggle of Dalit empowerment. Dr. Udit Raj had a week tour in UK and met and requested British Government to consider giving quota for Dalits in their Indian investors. Please see the coverage by The Hindu. On Sep 26, 2006, let a protest rally against those medical personalities who force Dalit doctors to broom the AIIMS premises and insulted Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's writing by burning them. It was demanded that those doctors responsible for burning of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's literature and forcing Dalit medical students to sweep the premises must be booked according to the law. Today, a sit protest rally held at Jantra Mantra at New Delhi in demand of justice for a dalit minor girl in Haryana was gang raped. Police and government authorities have not take any steps. Thank you Madhu Chandra www.madhuchandra.org Free the Dalits from clutches of Caste and Abolish Caste: Because it is man made tool to oppress other human beings Provide quota, Dalit leader urges British investors Hasan Suroor http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/16/stories/2006091604921300.htm Meets officials to discuss rights violations LONDON : All-India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations president Udit Raj has urged British investors in India to provide reservation for Dalits. Dr. Raj, who met MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Rob Marris, said he had requested them to take up the issue with their Government. "Since Mr. Corbyn and Mr. Marris are on the select committee of Parliament dealing with foreign investment, we have requested them to pursue this issue," he said in a statement. Dr. Raj and other rights activists also met officials of the European Commission and European Council to discuss rights "violations" in India. "Western countries' governments, NGOs and human rights activists have failed to understand the caste system in India, and whatever resources and help are rendered to India through them, they are not reaching Dalits. Rosemary Morris of Dalit Freedom Network was astonished to learn that the so-called upper castes are getting a lot of governmental and non- governmental help on behalf of Dalits, but Dalits are not even aware of that." She pledged that she would fight until Europeans understood caste discrimination in India and would see that aid went to needy Dalits and deprived people, Dr. Raj said. ------------------------ [4] Mayawati: "No Promises, No Manifesto, Only Performance" By Vidya Subrahmaniam & Mayawati http://www.countercurrents.org/dalit-mayawati270906.htm Mayawati: "The BSP is more a social revolution, a political movement than a political party." - An Interview ---------- |
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