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December 2002 - India Special Weapons News

  • 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



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