Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
2002 India
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- INDIA/DELHI METRO VOA 24 Dec 2002 -- The first phase of a new rapid-transit rail system has opened in the Indian capital, raising hopes of easing the city's chronic traffic snarls, and cutting pollution
- INDIA / B-J-P VOA 23 Dec 2002 -- India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party says the message of its Hindu ideology will be carried to voters throughout the country. The party is holding a two-day meeting in New Delhi to plan strategy ahead of elections in several states
- INDIA/KASHMIR VOA 20 Dec 2002 -- In Indian Kashmir, suspected Islamic militants have killed a newly elected state legislator. Violence has continued unabated in the insurgency-wracked region since a new state government took power last month
- INDIA / PARLIAMENT VOA 18 Dec 2002-- An Indian anti-terrorism court has sentenced three men to death
on charges related to an attack on the Indian parliament, last year. A
female co-defendant was sentenced to five years in prison
- INDIA / PARLIAMENT VOA 16 Dec 2002-- An Indian anti-terrorism court has found four people guilty of charges related to an attack by suspected Islamic militants on the Indian Parliament last year
- INDIA / GUJARAT REACT VOA 16 Dec 2002-- In India, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has elected Narendra
Modi as its leader in Gujarat, where the party has won a huge victory in last week's state elections (126 of 182 seats).
- YEARENDER: INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 16 Dec 2002-- Two-Thousand-Two was a year of tension between India and
Pakistan. Relations between South Asia's two nuclear neighbors soured to the
point where -- at one point -- war seemed inevitable
- INDIA/MILITANTS VOA 14 Dec 2002 -- Indian police say they have shot dead two suspected Islamic militants in New Delhi. The shooting occurred a day after India observed the first anniversary of a bloody attack on its Parliament
- INDIA / PAK / REACT VOA 14 Dec 2002 -- India has strongly criticized Pakistan for releasing the leader of a hard-line Islamic militant group. New Delhi blames him for sponsoring a string of militant attacks. A Lahore court has ordered the release of the leader of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad group
- INDIA/GUJARAT ELECTIONS VOA 12 Dec 2002 -- Polls have closed in India's Gujarat state, which was swept by religious violence earlier this year. Voting in the state assembly elections was mostly peaceful, and turnout was high. Official results are not expected before Sunday, but an exit poll (Zee TV) showed the ruling B-J-P party ahead
- INDIA / GUJARAT VOA 11 Dec 2002-- There is tight security across India's western Gujarat State, where Thursday elections will choose a new state government
- INDIA / RUSSIA VOA 04 Dec 2002 -- Russia and India have signed a new strategic partnership pact to consolidate their long-standing friendship. They have also vowed to combat terrorism, and have signed new agreements to enhance their defense and economic ties. Russian President, Vladimir Putin, who is on a state visit to India, has also urged Pakistan to end support of Islamic insurgents in Indian Kashmir
- Transcript: U.S. Ambassador Outlines the Growing Strength of U.S.-India Ties
Washington File 29 Nov 2002 -- Addressing the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata on November 27, U.S. Ambassador Robert Blackwill underscored the positive transformation in U.S.-India relations over the past two years
- KASHMIR / TEMPLE ATTACK VOA 25 Nov 2002 -- In India's Jammu and Kashmir State, security has been stepped-up in Jammu City following Sunday's attack on two Hindu temples that killed 13 people, including 10 civilians. More than 50 people were injured in the attacks. Police have regained control of the temples. The Indian government has linked the latest violence to the release of a hard-line Islamic militant leader in Pakistan and has vowed to end what it calls "cross border terrorism" from Pakistan
- KASHMIR/TEMPLE ATTACK VOA 24 Nov 2002 -- In India's Jammu and Kashmir state, suspected Islamic militants have stormed a Hindu temple, killing 10-people and injuring 50-others. The attack sparked a fierce gunbattle between security forces and the gunmen in the state's winter capital
- INDIA/KASHMIR VOA 23 Nov 2002 -- In Indian Kashmir, nine people including five soldiers have been killed and at least twenty others injured in an attack by suspected Muslim militants. It is the second attack targeting security forces in the last two days in the region
- INDIA PAKISTAN PEACE VOA 08 Nov 2002 -- There are still nearly one million troops massed on the frontier separating nuclear powers India and Pakistan. However, a general cooling of tensions between the two countries has prompted at least a partial withdrawal of troops from the border. Surprising results in fresh elections in Kashmir and Pakistan have added a new dimension to the prospect of peace in South Asia
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 07 Nov 2002 -- India's army chief says infiltration of Islamic militants from Pakistani territory into Indian Kashmir dropped by more than half this year. But the issue of crossborder infiltration continues to cloud relations between the two South Asian rivals
- INDIAN KASHMIR/GOVT VOA 02 Nov 2002-- A new chief minister has been sworn into office in Indian Kashmir amid a wave of violence by suspected Islamic militants. In separate attacks, a ruling party political leader was killed, and the chief minister's home was attacked, hours before he took office. Meanwhile Indian defense officials say soldiers killed 12 suspected Islamic guerrillas trying to enter Kashmir.
- Haass Praises India, Pakistan for Redeploying Troops Away from Border Washington File 31 Oct 2002-- The director of policy planning at the State Department, Richard
Haass, has praised India and Pakistan for redeploying some of their
troops away from their common border in a move to reduce tensions
between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 25 Oct 2002-- India's Defense Minister says his country has begun pulling its
troops back from India's border with Pakistan. Pakistani officials say
they too will soon begin withdrawing troops from the border
region, but have not said when their de-mobilization will begin. The
troop pullback by both countries follows months of heightened tensions
between India and Pakistan, focused on the territory of Kashmir, which
both countries claim in its entirety
- INDIA/PAKISTAN/ U-S VOA 18 Oct 2002-- The decision by India and Pakistan to withdraw troops deployed along their tense borders is being welcomed by the United States, which is also urging more confidence building measures between the two countries
- KASHMIR ELECTIONS SEEN AS 'GREAT VICTORY FOR INDIAN DEMOCRACY' Foreign Media Reaction 18 Oct 2002-- Indian outlets praised the high voter turnout as demonstrating Kashmir's "clear rejection of terrorism and separatism," declaring the election the "freest and fairest" ever in Kashmir.
- KASHMIR VOA 18 Oct 2002-- Indias government has assumed direct control over the administration of Indias state of Jammu and Kashmir. The move follows
the resignation of the states chief minister, and the inability of parties in the state to form a coalition government, following state-assembly elections
- INDIA / PAK VOA 16 Oct. 2002-- India says it will withdraw troops from its borders with Pakistan in all areas except the disputed Kashmir region.
- U-S-INDIA-PAK VOA 04 Oct 2002-- The United States Friday expressed "disappointment" over the latest missile tests by India and Pakistan, which it said could add to existing tensions in South Asia and make it harder to prevent a costly arms race
- INDIA / MISSILE VOA 04 Oct 2002-- India and Pakistan have both conducted missile tests on the same day. India launched a surface-to-air missile hours after Pakistan fired a surface-to-surface medium range missile
- KASHMIR VIOLENCE VOA 03 Oct 2002-- In Indian administered Kashmir, at least eight suspected Islamic militants and two security personnel have been killed in clashes with security forces
- KASHMIR VIOLENCE VOA 02 Oct 2002-- In Indian-administered Kashmir, a series of attacks have claimed the
lives of at least 10 people, including five soldiers, two bus passengers and
three political workers
- KASHMIR VOTE VOA 01 Oct 2002-- The polls have closed in the third round of state assembly elections in Indian-administered Kashmir
- KASHMIR ATTACK VOA 01 Oct 2002-- Suspected separatist militants in Indian-administered Kashmir
attacked a bus, early Tuesday, killing at least five people
- INDIA/MILITANTS VOA 29 Sept 2002-- In India, police say they shot dead five suspected Muslim militants, who were wanted in connection with bomb blasts over the last several years in the south of the country
- INDIA / GUJARAT VOA 26 Sept 2002-- Thousands of Army and paramilitary troops are on guard in
Indias western Gujarat State, following this week's attack on a Hindu religious
temple that killed 32 people
- KASHMIR VOTE VOA 24 Sept 2002-- Voters in Indian-administered Kashmir went to the polls
Tuesday, in the second phase of four-phase elections for the state assembly
- KASHMIR ELECTIONS / VIOLENCE VOA 23 Sept 2002-- Voters in Indian-administered Kashmir return to the polls Tuesday, to vote in the second phase of a four-phase election to fill seats in the state assembly. Nearly 500 people have died in election-related violence since the polling dates were announced, August Second. There are fears that this year's election could be the bloodiest in Kashmir's violent history
- INDIA/KASHMIR VOA 22 Sept 2002-- There has been a surge of violence in Indian-administered Kashmir, where a second round of voting to choose a new state assembly will be held on Tuesday
- INDIA / KASHMIR VOA 21 Sept 2002-- In Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say suspected Islamic militants have made two attempts to kill a state minister. They say another 11 people, including two political workers, have been killed in the troubled region
- INDIA / KASHMIR VOA 20 Sept 2002-- There has been more election-related violence in Indian-administered Kashmir. Officials say another political activist from India's ruling party has been shot dead, the fourth such killing this week. Also, security forces killed three militants allegedly trying to infiltrate Indian territory
- NUCLEAR TERRORISM / SOUTH ASIA VOA 19 Sept 2002-- The potential for nuclear terrorism was a cause of concern, even before last year's September 11th terrorist attacks. Now the issue is under greater scrutiny
- KASHMIR / U-S/A> VOA 19 Sept 2002-- The U-S Ambassador to India says the infiltration of separatist militants from Pakistan into Indian-administered Kashmir is on the rise
- KASHMIR/ELECTIONS VOA 16 Sept 2002-- The first round of voting in Indian-administered Kashmir has ended with authorities reporting a 44-percent turnout in state assembly elections
- KASHMIR/ELECTIONS VOA 15 Sept 2002-- India holds state elections in strife-torn Kashmir starting Monday. But Kashmiri political separatist groups are boycotting the election, and there are fears Islamic guerrillas could follow through on threats to derail the polls
- INDIA / UNGA VOA 13 Sept 2002-- Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee accused Pakistan today (Friday) of trying to sabotage next week's elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir. His remarks to the U-N General Assembly came one day after Pakistan's president told the world body that he expected elections in Indian Kashmir would be rigged
- KASHMIR / KILLING VOA 11 Sept 2002-- In Indian Kashmir, suspected militants have gunned down a state minister, as he
campaigned for state elections that begin next week. Seven other people -- including
soldiers and policemen -- were killed in a separate incident
- POWELL-INDIA VOA 09 Sept 2002-- Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States is pressing Pakistan to make good on pledges to curb the infiltration of Muslim militants across the "Line of Control" into Indian Kashmir. Mr. Powell held talks Monday with Indian External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha
- POWELL-INDIA VOA 09 Sept 2002-- Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States is pressing Pakistan to make good on pledges to curb the infiltration of Muslim militants across the "Line of Control" into Indian Kashmir. Mr. Powell held talks Monday with Indian External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha
- ATTACKS: INDIA / KASHMIR VOA 09 Sept 2002-- The attacks on September 11th in the United States brought a new dimension to the long-running Muslim separatist insurgency in Indian Kashmir. In the weeks after the American-led global war against terrorism was launched, India adopted a more hard-line approach to Islamic guerrilla groups in Kashmir, resulting in a military standoff between New Delhi and Pakistan. That tension is now in its tenth month and a cause of worry for the international community
- SOUTH ASIA: CONFLICTING VIEWS ON U.S. INVOLVEMENT Foreign Media Reaction 06 Sept 2002-- Indian, German and Canadian papers saw a disconnect between the U.S.'s pro-democracy rhetoric and its silence as President Musharraf flouts democratic principles.
- INDIA/KASHMIR VOA 06 Sept 2002-- In Indian Kashmir, suspected Islamic militants have shot dead a candidate in upcoming state elections and three other people
- KASHMIR ELECTIONS VOA 28 Aug 2002-- Beginning next month, voters in Indias Jammu and Kashmir State are scheduled to go to the polls in elections to choose a new state assembly. Because of Kashmirs position as a flashpoint in the tense relations between India and Pakistan, the elections will be closely watched, around the world
- INDIA FOREIGN MINISTER VOA 26 Aug 2002-- India's Foreign Minister has rejected claims by Pakistan officials that they cannot completely halt the infiltration of militants into Indian-administered Kashmir
- U.S.-India Discussions Thorough, Productive, Armitage Says Washington File 26 Aug 2002-- Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage characterized his
discussions with Indian officials August 23 as "thorough" and
"productive," covering issues from technical cooperation to the
question of Kashmir.
- INDIA / ARMITAGE VOA 23 Aug 2002-- A senior U-S diplomat is visiting New Delhi, (Friday), holding talks with Indian officials on continuing tensions with Pakistan and regional security issues
- INDIA/KASHMIR VOA 20 Aug 2002-- In Indian Kashmir, authorities say nine Islamic militants have been killed in clashes with army troops
- INDIA/PAK/SAARC VOA 21 Aug 2002-- Foreign ministers from South Asian nations have begun a two-day conference in Nepal to discuss regional issues
- INDIA/INDEPENDENCE VOA 15 Aug 2002-- India has marked its 55th Independence Day (Thursday) with criticism of Pakistan's stand on terrorism, and promises of a free and fair election in Jammu and Kashmir state. In a traditional address to the nation, the Prime Minister accused Pakistan of what he called its continued sponsorship of terrorism in India.
- INDIA/PRESIDENT VOA 14 Aug 2002-- India's President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam says the disputed region of Kashmir is an integral part of India and not an international issue
- INDIA/KASHMIR VOA 06 Aug 2002-- In Indian administered Kashmir, eight Hindu pilgrims have been killed and more than 25 others wounded in an attack by suspected Islamic militants. Indian Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani says an Islamic guerrilla group, called the Al-Mansourian has claimed responsibility for the attack
- Armitage to Visit India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka Washington File 06 Aug 2002-- Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage will travel to Sri Lanka,
India and Pakistan before journeying on to China and Japan, said State
Department Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker
- KASHMIR / ELECTIONS VOA 02 Aug 2002-- India has announced that it will hold state elections in Indian administered Kashmir starting September
- Transcript: Powell Says India-Pakistan Confrontation on a "Plateau" Washington File 29 Jul 2002-- Following brief stops in Islamabad and New Delhi July 28, Secretary of
State Colin Powell characterized the confrontation between Pakistan
and India over the disputed Kashmir region as on a "plateau," but said
the situation will require careful watching to assure that commitments
made are lived up to.
- Powell Press Conference in New Delhi July 28 Washington File 28 Jul 2002-- Powell: As the United States looks forward to pressing ahead with India on all
of these fronts and more, we'll be doing it a very intensive way as
reflected in the number of visitors who will be coming to India in the
weeks ahead.
- INDIA/U-S/PAK VOA 27 Jul 2002-- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell, who held talks with India's Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha Saturday, is on a diplomatic mission to urge India and Pakistan to open talks and ease tensions
- INDIA/PAK/US VOA 27 Jul 2002-- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell holds talks with Indian leaders in New Delhi Saturday, before traveling on to Pakistan on Sunday for talks with officials there. Mr. Powell's visit to the region is the latest in a series of high-level visits by Western envoys seeking an end to the military standoff between the two countries.
- Powell Briefing on First Leg of South Asia Visit Washington File 27 Jul 2002-- POWELL: Well obviously, with both India and Pakistan it will
be a subject of discussion, Pakistan especially. I will discuss with
my colleagues there, especially President Musharraf, the continued
need to be vigilant with respect to Al Qaeda activities and Taliban
activities drifting over the border into Pakistan. We've been pleased
with the response of the Pakistani officials to requests for
cooperation, and also as a result of the reduced tension over the past
month, we were kind of concerned that Pakistan might remove some of
its focus from the Afghan border but they have stayed with it. They're
working closely with us.
- POWELL-ASIA VOA 26 Jul 2002-- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell is en route to Asia for an eight-nation ten-day tour beginning with stops in India and Pakistan. He'll try to promote a dialogue between the two South Asian power after a confrontation over Kashmir in May that nearly led to war
- INDIA/PRESIDENT VOA 25 Jul 2002-- The former head of India's missile development program, A-P-J Abdul Kalam, has been sworn in as India's 12th president
- U-S-Israel-India VOA 23 Jul 2002-- The Bush administration says it is considering an Israeli request to sell India its "Arrow" anti-ballistic missile, a system developed in partnership with the United States. The issue is expected to figure in Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to India this coming weekend
- U-S-INDIA TRAVEL VOA 22 Jul 2002-- The United States has withdrawn a public warning against travel by U-S citizens to India. The announcement, which cites an easing of military tensions between India and Pakistan, comes in advance of a South Asia visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell next weekend (July 27th and 28th).
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 19 Jul 2002-- India has ruled out further steps to end its military standoff with Pakistan until Islamabad stops the entry of Islamic rebels into Indian Kashmir. The statement came as British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw held talks with Indian leaders in New Delhi. Mr. Straw says tensions have eased between India and Pakistan but remain difficult
- INDIA/PRESIDENT VOA 18 Jul 2002-- A former top scientist in the Indian government's nuclear and missile program has been elected the country's new president
- U.S. Presses for Permanent End to Kashmir Infiltrations Washington File 18 Jul 2002-- Calling upon all sides in Kashmir to exercise restraint, State
Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said a permanent end to
infiltrations across the Line of Control remains an issue of “the
highest priority.”
- INDIA/KASHMIR VOA 16 Jul 2002-- India's parliament is debating an opposition-sponsored motion that seeks to censure the government for failing to control violence by Islamic militant groups. The debate follows the weekend killings of 28 civilians by suspected Islamic militants in Indian Kashmir
- KASHMIR/KILLINGS VOA 15 Jul 2002-- India's parliament has condemned the weekend killings of 28-civilians by suspected Islamic militants in Indian Kashmir, but the government has postponed plans to give its response to the attack
- KASHMIR/KILLINGS VOA 14 Jul 2002-- India has condemned an attack by suspected Islamic militants that killed 27-people in Indian Kashmir. Pakistan has also condemned the attack, saying it was aimed at increasing tensions in the region
- INDIA/KASHMIR VOA 06 Jul 2002-- In Indian Kashmir, authorities say, four people have been killed and more than 30 others injured in separate incidents
- INDIA/KASHMIR VOA 29 Jun 2002-- India says its troops have killed five suspected Islamic militants in Indian Kashmir
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 27 Jun 2002-- India's Defense Minister says Indian troops will remain deployed on the border with Pakistan for at least another four months
- INDIA / PAK VOA 22 Jun 2002-- Pakistan is accusing India of torturing and murdering one of its
border security guards after capturing him in an a buffer zone between the two countries. India has denied the charge. A spokesman for the Pakistani military says the incident has escalated tensions between India and Pakistan
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 20 Jun 2002-- India's defense minister says the infiltration of separatist
militants from Pakistan into Indian-administered Kashmir has almost
ended
- INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 19 Jun 2002-- India's defense minister says there has been a significant decline in the number of militants crossing from Pakistani territory into Indian Kashmir
- INDIA/PRESIDENT VOA 19 Jun 2002 -- India's next president is expected to be A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, a top scientist in the country's nuclear and missile program. His nomination has sparked widespread interest due to the unusual profile of the man who will occupy the largely ceremonial post.
- INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 15 Jun 2002 -- Indian officials say the chief minister of Indian administered Kashmir escaped a grenade attack by suspected Muslim militants. Meanwhile, cross border shelling between Indian and Pakistani troops in the disputed Kashmir region has killed at least two people and wounded several others.
- INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 15 Jun 2002 -- Indian officials say five Hindus have been killed in an attack by suspected Muslim militants in Indian-administered Kashmir. Indian officials are again calling for Pakistan to do more to stop attacks by Islamic militants in Kashmir.
- INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 15 Jun 2002 -- Indian officials say five Hindus have been killed in an attack by suspected Muslim militants in Indian administered Kashmir. The latest violence was reported as a senior Indian leader reiterated that New Delhi will not hold talks with Pakistan until Islamabad ends its support to Islamic militants in Indian Kashmir.
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 11 June 2002-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld begins a visit to India and Pakistan (est. arrival in New Delhi (11:30 AM EDT), continuing a series of high-level visits by western envoy's intent on pulling India and Pakistan back from the brink of war
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 10 June 2002-- India says it is lifting restrictions on Pakistani civilian aircraft flying over Indian territory. Senior Indian officials say it is a positive response to Pakistan's steps to end the cross-border infiltration of militants into Indian territory
- India-Pakistan Situation 'Still Tense,' not Escalating 06 June 2002-- "It is still a tense situation" in the disputed Kashmir region between India and Pakistan, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said this morning shortly before departing Kuwait.
- ARMITAGE / INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 08 June 2002-- A senior U-S envoy says he expects India and Pakistan will soon take steps to lower tensions over Kashmir
- VOA 08 June 2002--
- THE INDIA-PAKISTAN CRISIS VOA 09 June 2002-- Fears continue that India and Pakistan may go to war over the disputed region of Kashmir. Terrorists operating out of Pakistan have repeatedly attacked Indian personnel and interests including the Parliament in New Delhi. Indian Prime Minster Atal Bihari Vajpayee demanded that Pakistan stop the cross border infiltration. Indian and Pakistani forces have been trading howitzer and light arms fire across the line of control that divides Kashmir. The crisis has raised the terrible possibility that either Pakistan or India might use nuclear weapons. The U-S State Department has warned Americans to leave India and Pakistan because of the growing danger. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Mr. Vajpayee both attended an Asian security conference in Kazakhstan this week, where both made statements about the crisis.
- U-S/INDIA-PAK VOA 07 June 2002-- Amid continuing high-level diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between India and Pakistan, the United States says there are signs of a significant drop in the level of infiltration by Islamic guerrillas into Indian-administered Kashmir
- KASHMIR BORDER DISPUTE VOA 06 June 2002-- With tensions remaining high along the disputed Jammu and Kashmir border between India and Pakistan, the world media continues to view the situation with alarm
- CHINA-INDIA-PAKISTAN VOA 06 June 2002-- China urges India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, as tension between the South Asian countries escalates
- Bush, Putin Agree to Continue Efforts with India and Pakistan Washington File 06 June 2002-- In a phone call between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir
Putin June 6, the two presidents agreed "to continue mutual efforts to
de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan," and they discussed
non-proliferation cooperation and the U.S. Commerce Department's
decision to grant Russia market economy status.
- Powell Says South Asian Tensions Remain Very High Washington File 06 June 2002-- Secretary of State Colin Powell said the situation between India and
Pakistan has eased somewhat, but tensions remain very high.
- Powell Says South Asia Tensions "Marginally Better" Washington File 06 June 2002-- Secretary of State Colin Powell June 5 said that the India-Pakistan
situation was "marginally better." Speaking to reporters after
testifying in Congress, Powell said the State Department,
nevertheless, was still advising U.S. citizens to defer travel to the
region and urging U.S. government employees assigned to the region to
consider coming home under voluntary authorized departure rules.
- BUSH INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 05 June 2002-- President Bush has telephoned the leaders of India and Pakistan, asking them to avoid further violence in Kashmir
- RUMSFELD / INDIA / PAK VOA 05 June 2002-- The United States and Britain are again urging India and Pakistan to step back from the brink of war over Kashmir. U-S Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his British counterpart Geoffrey Hoon discussed the crisis in London Wednesday, a week before Secretary Rumsfeld heads to India and Pakistan in an effort to reduce tensions between the two nuclear powers
- First Step in India-Pakistan Peace 'Stepping Away From the Brink' AFPS 05 June 2002-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his British counterpart, Minister of Defence Geoffrey Hoon, compared notes in London earlier today and agreed on the first step in resolving tensions between India and Pakistan.
- Rumsfeld, Hoon Urge India, Pakistan to Ease Tensions Washington File 05 June 2002-- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and British Defense Minister
Geoffrey Hoon said June 5 every effort is being made to convince India
and Pakistan to step back from the brink of war over the disputed
Kashmir region.
- Bush Telephones Musharraf, Vajpayee to Urge Peace in S. Asia Washington File 05 June 2002-- President Bush telephoned Pakistani President Musharraf and Indian
Prime Vaypayee June 5 to urge them to take steps to ease tensions and
reduce the risk of war, the White House said in a statement
- INDIA PAK ASIA SUMMIT VOA 04 June 2002-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says the dispute between India and Pakistan is destabilizing the entire sub-continent. His comments came during a meeting of leaders from 16 Asian nations in Almaty, Kazakhstan
- RUMSFELD/INDIA-PAKISTAN VOA 04 June 2002-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he is not going to India and Pakistan as a mediator
- INDIA / PAKISTAN / REACTION VOA 04 June 2002-- India's prime minister says his country is willing to talk to Pakistan about the disputed territory, Kashmir, but not until cross-border infiltration stops
- CHINA-INDIA-PAKISTAN VOA 04 June 2002-- China's president joins the chorus of international leaders urging Pakistan and India to calm the tensions that have brought the two nuclear-armed south Asian nations to the brink of another war
- RUMSFELD TRIP VOA 03 June 2002-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld departs Tuesday (6/4/02 EVENING EDT) on a trip that will take him to Europe and the Middle East for consultations with U-S allies but will also see him visit India and Pakistan in a bid to defuse tensions there
- ARMITAGE-SOUTH ASIA VOA 03 June 2002-- Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage leaves Washington Tuesday for South Asia as part of a stepped-up U-S diplomatic effort to defuse the military confrontation between India and Pakistan. Mr. Armitage will be followed to the region almost immediately by Defense Secretary Donald Rumseld
- INDIA / PAKISTAN / ASIA SUMMIT VOA 03 June 2002-- Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to mediate between the leaders of India and Pakistan and get them to meet face to face at an Asian security forum that opens today (Monday) in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan. Larry James reports from Moscow on the Russian leader's attempt to defuse a military crisis that the international community fears could trigger a nuclear exchange between the two South Asian neighbors.
- U.S. Says Question of Kashmir Must Be Decided Through Dialogue Washington File 03 June 2002-- On the eve of Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's visit to
South Asia, the United States remains focused on reducing tension
between India and Pakistan and encouraging dialogue between the two
nations, a spokesman from the State Department said.
- Diplomacy Aims to Cool India-Pakistan Confrontation Washington File 03 June 2002-- Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said he will be traveling
to India and Pakistan this week for talks aimed at averting military
confrontation and reducing tension between the two South Asian nuclear
powers.
- INDIA/PAK/TALK SHOWS VOA 02 June 2002-- Intensive diplomatic efforts are underway to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan, and the two countries say they want to avoid a nuclear conflict
- INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 01 June 2002-- Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee leaves for Kazakhstan Sunday (scheduled departure five am UTC) for a two-day summit of 16 Asian nations that will also be attended by Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf. Amid escalating tensions between the two countries, diplomatic efforts at the conference are expected to focus on calming the crisis.
- India-Pakistan Situation Is Bush Administration's 'Highest Priority' 31 May 2002-- Preventing a war on the Indian subcontinent is the Bush administration's "highest priority," Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said here today
- Powell Warns Against Military Action by India, Pakistan Washington File 31 May 2002-- In a May 31 interview with BBC News, Secretary of State Colin Powell
warned that Indian military action against Pakistan would not yield a
permanent result to the problem of terrorist infiltration into
Kashmir.
- Powell Says Kashmir Crisis "Need Not Result in War" Washington File 31 May 2002-- Secretary of State Colin Powell repeated U.S. calls for Pakistan to
prevent infiltration activities into Kashmir, for India to exercise
restraint, and for both to consider the consequences of taking
military action.
- RUMSFELD/INDIA-PAKISTAN VOA 30 May 2002-- U-S Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will visit India and Pakistan next week on a trip that underscores the Bush administration's concerns over the mounting tensions between the two South Asian countries
- INDIA ATTACK VOA 30 May 2002-- Two policeman and a civilian were killed by suspected separatist
militants in an attack against a police post in Indian Kashmir
- State-India-Pakistan VOA 30 May 2002-- State Department officials say a decision is near on the possible evacuation of non-essential personnel and dependents from U-S diplomatic posts in India because of the danger of a South Asian war. A similar evacuation of U-S personnel from Pakistan was ordered in March
- Bush Sending Rumsfeld to Meet Leaders in India, Pakistan 30 May 2002-- President Bush announced today that he plans to send Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to India and Pakistan "early next week."
- White House Report: India/Pakistan, the Middle East Washington File 30 May 2002-- "The European Union has sent officials into the area. Jack Straw of
Great Britain has just returned from the area. The Deputy Secretary of
State (Richard) Armitage will be heading to the area. And then
Secretary Rumsfeld will be heading there, as well. All of these visits
are part of the international community's ongoing diplomacy to work
with India and Pakistan to reduce the tensions in the area and to
convince both parties that war does not serve either of their
interests," the Press Secretary said.
- LANDMINES / INDIA-PAKISTAN VOA 29 May 2002-- The border between India and Pakistan is considered one of the most densely mined in the world - and more mines are reportedly being laid every day. At a news conference in Geneva (Wednesday), opponents of landmines said that since the end of last year both countries have been engaged in one of the largest mine-laying operations ever
- INDIA / PAKISTAN / KASHMIR FEUD VOA 29 May 2002-- The disputed territory of the province of predominantly Muslim Jammu and Kashmir has been the source of two wars between India and Pakistan during the past forty years.
- U-S-INDIA-PAKISTAN VOA 29 May 2002-- The United States is intensifying its warnings about the danger of war between India and Pakistan. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage leaves next week on a trouble-shooting mission to South Asia
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 29 May 2002-- India has stepped up its criticism of Pakistan, saying President Pervez Musharraf has been given enough time to halt the infiltration of Islamic militants into Indian Kashmir.
- KASHMIR: CROSS-BORDER INFILTRATION COULD BE 'TRIPWIRE TO WAR' FMR 29 May 2002-- Writers the world over warned the South Asian adversaries against "the dangerous assumption" that it is feasible to limit war between nuclear powers to conventional weapons. Even as Indian editorialists called on their government to "do something" in retaliation for the "barbaric massacre" of military dependents in Jammu May 14, most urged PM Vajpayee to exhaust India's diplomatic and economic options before launching any strikes across the LoC. Assuming that it would be up to New Delhi to initiate a war between the subcontinental rivals, Pakistani writers put the international community on notice that "a nuclear war might start if India is not stopped right now" and that "the effects of this war will...engulf the entire world." Despite the lamentable timing and strategic ramifications of last weekend's Pakistani missile tests, the media in neither country viewed them as casus belli.
- PENTAGON/INDIA-PAKISTAN VOA 28 May 2002-- Top U-S defense officials are worried tensions between India and Pakistan could affect Pakistan's help in searching for al-Qaida terrorists who have fled from Afghanistan
- NATO / RUSSIA / SOUTH ASIA VOA 28 May 2002-- The leaders of NATO's 19 member nations and Russia are urging India and Pakistan to pull back from the brink of war and resolve their differences over Kashmir peacefully
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 28 May 2002-- India's Foreign Minister says his country will reciprocate if it becomes clear that Pakistan is taking steps to end what he calls cross-border terrorism in Indian-administered Kashmir
- Pakistan-India Conflict Concerns U.S. Military AFPS 28 May 2002-- U.S. defense officials are concerned that, because of growing tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, authorities in Pakistan may divert troops from the tribal border area with Afghanistan, where al Qaeda and Taliban forces may be hiding.
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 28 May 2002-- India's defense minister has dismissed pledges by Pakistan not to allow its territory to be used for terrorist attacks against Indian-administered Kashmir. India's foreign minister will give an official response to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's Monday speech, later today
- INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 26 May 2002-- Tensions between India and Pakistan continue to run high as India's prime minister says the country's patience with Pakistan has run out
- Transcript: Bush, Putin at Hermitage, State Concern over India-Pakistan Washington File 25 May 2002-- Bush: We're deeply concerned about the rhetoric. It is very important for
President Musharraf to stop -- do what he said he's going to do to in
his speech on terror, and that is stop the incursions across the line
-- the line of control. It's important that the Indians know that he
is going to fulfill that promise.
- BUSH/RUSSIA/SOUTH ASIA VOA 25 May 2002-- A day after signing a landmark arms reduction treaty, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin are focusing on cutting tensions in South Asia
- INDIA / PAKISTAN VOA 05 Feb 2002-- India is reacting sharply to remarks Tuesday by Pakistan's president, who said India's actions in Jamu and Kashmir amount to "state terrorism."
- INDIA / MISSILE VOA 25 Jan 2002-- India has tested a new version of a ballistic missile that is capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The test has been conducted at a time when India is locked in a military standoff with its rival Pakistan
- U-S INDIA PAKISTAN VOA 25 Jan 2002-- Secretary of State Colin Powell says relations between India and Pakistan remain tense, but the situation is improving
- PENTAGON / INDIA VOA 25 Jan 2002-- U-S Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld calls military tensions between India and Pakistan "unhelpful."
- INDIA / U-S VOA 25 Jan 2002-- India's Foreign Ministry has ruled out talks with the United States on the Kashmir problem, calling it an internal matter. Indian officials also say Pakistan must respond to India's request to extradite 20-criminal and terrorist suspects
- INDIA / DEFENSE VOA 25 Jan 2002-- India's defense minister says his government has no plans to pull back troops from India's border with Pakistan, until cross-border infiltration in India's Jammu and Kashmir State ends
- INDIA/PAK/REACT VOA 25 Jan 2002-- India has given a cautious welcome to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's promise to crack down on terrorist groups, saying it will wait to see how Islamabad's intention to curb terrorist activity translates into action
- INDIA / TERRORISM VOA 25 Jan 2002-- India's Home Affairs Minister says it is up to Pakistan to take the steps needed to help defuse tensions between the two South Asian nuclear powers in the wake of last month's deadly terrorist attack on the Indian parliament. During a visit to Washington, however, Minister L.K Advani downplayed concerns that the current tensions might lead to a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan
- INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 25 Jan 2002-- India again has ruled out holding talks with Pakistan in the near future, despite an effort to ease tensions by British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- Transcript: Powell Seeks End To India-Pakistan Crisis Washington File 25 Jan 2002-- Speaking with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on January 4,
Secretary of State Colin Powell said he hoped India and Pakistan could
avoid military confrontation and work together to fight against
terrorism, and not against each other. Powell also said he believed
India and Pakistan would eventually have to open a political dialogue
over Kashmir.
