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September 2002 - India Special Weapons News

  • 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 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



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