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July 2002 - India Special Weapons News

  • 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



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