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China skirts UN Security Council
Pak not for protest over India-US pact
Bhutto equates Musharraf with Zia
Indian students warned against joining Chinese medical colleges
Karnataka cop in Everest controversy
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China skirts UN Security Council seat issue
Astana, July 4 China circumvented the issue saying that though
Beijing would not "become an obstacle" in India's desire to play a greater role in world affairs it remained silent on its
approach to the issue of UN reforms, a senior official of the Ministry of External Affairs said briefing newspersons about the 30- minute meeting between the two leaders. During the meeting, the Chinese President went on showering praises on New Delhi saying that "India is a good friend, good neighbour, strategic and cooperative partner". But in real terms it only meant words with no substance. Extending invitation to President A P J Abdul Kalam and Mr Natwar Singh, Mr Hu said India's association with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) would lead to enhancement of bilateral relations also, a senior official said. In the light of the forthcoming G-4 resolution at the UN, China is opposed to India's entry into the UNSC, officials said adding that Beijing is keen to remain the only Asian power in the UN. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan were also present during the meeting. India's response to China's ambiguous stand was not known as officials did not elaborate New Delhi's view as presented by the External Affairs
Minster. Earlier, Mr Singh had a 45 minute meeting with Tajikstan President Imomali Rakhmanov during which issues of bilateral, regional and international
interests were discussed, officials said. SCO Secretary-General Zhang Deguang made a
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Pak not for protest over India-US pact
Lahore, July 4 Kasuri said Pakistan would not raise “unnecessary protest” over the matter, reports Online news agency. If the defence pact destabilises the strategic balance in South Asia then Pakistan would raise the matter with the USA. At a press briefing here yesterday, the Foreign Minister said Islamabad would not raise the issue like India had done when the US announced it was giving Pakistan F-16s and other defence equipment “because we are confident of our defence, which is impregnable”. “And as far as the matter of the India-US defence pact is concerned it is a matter between two sovereign nations,” he said. India and the USA on June 28 entered into a 10-year landmark defence agreement to facilitate joint weapons production, cooperation on missile defence and transfer of technology. The document was signed in Washington by US Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee. Pakistan will never compromise on its defence capabilities, Mr Kasuri said. He said India and Pakistan were recognised nuclear powers of the region and a nuclear war would not be in favour of any nation. If a new missile defence system come into the region then Pakistan too would have to get a similar kind of equipment to boost its defence capabilities, he said, apparently referring to the prospects of India acquiring Patriot missile defence system from the USA. On a question about the India-Pakistan composite dialogue process, he said nobody could have even imagined a year and a half ago that Hurriyat leaders would visit Pakistan without any visa restrictions and Mr L.K. Advani and Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar would visit Islamabad.
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Bhutto equates Musharraf with Zia
Islamabad, July 4 “The days of dictatorship will soon end,” she said in a statement on the eve of ‘Black Day’ to be observed by her Pakistan Peoples Party on the anniversary of the 1977 coup by Zia overthrowing her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was later hanged.
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Indian students warned against joining Chinese medical colleges
Beijing, July 4 “We have witnessed a large inflow of Indian students to Chinese medical colleges recently and we have also received many complaints from them as well,” a senior official of the Indian Embassy said here. Embassy officials said that they had not received any information from the Medical Council of India (MCI) approving the curriculum followed by Chinese medical colleges and about internship. “We have received complaints from Indian students regarding non-availability of properly qualified English-speaking teaching facility in some of Chinese medical colleges though at the time of admission they were assured about it,” the
official, who has just concluded visits to two Chinese medical colleges said. Indian Ambassador to China Nalin Surie, who expressed serious concern over the plight of some of the Indian students, said the embassy had taken up the matter with the Chinese medical universities concerned as well as the Chinese Ministry of Education. Hundreds of Indian students have flocked to Tianjin Medical University in Tianjin, Three Gorges University in Hubei province, Xingxian University in Henan province and other similar institutions in Nanjing and Suzhou cities. “We will not allow such a thing to happen,” Surie said referring to the problems being faced by Indian students, adding that Indian Embassy would ensure that they received proper education in Chinese medical colleges and were treated well. Regarding medical degrees awarded by Chinese medical colleges, he said that the Medical Council of India (MCI) had its own stipulations and students seeking admission in China must get things clarified before venturing into the |
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Karnataka cop in Everest controversy
Kathmandu, July 4 According to reports in the Indian media, the Sub-Inspector working at Madikeri was part of a six-member expedition trying to scale the peak from the northern side via Tibet. He is said to have made it to the summit June 3 and spent eight minutes there taking photographs to substantiate his claim. On his return home, the policeman was treated as a hero, all the more so since another climber from the same state perished this summer while descending from the summit. However, soon after Ganesh’s return, doubts started surfacing about the veracity of his claim. The first publicly expressed doubts came from a group that said the photograph taken by Ganesh did not show the tripod placed by the Chinese Government on the top. Summiteers include the tripod in their photographs to substantiate their claim. It also said Ganesh’s name did not figure among independent reports on summits. He is mentioned only in a congratulatory message sent out by his expedition agency. Finally, it said the policeman lacked experience and failed during an earlier attempt made in 1995. The group has now approached Everestnews.com, a leading mountaineering website, asking them to verify Ganesh’s claim. Interestingly, even the climber’s home state has made an official request to the website to assess the claim. J.V. Gaonkar, Director-General and Inspector General of Karnataka Police, has written to the website, saying: “We from the Karnataka state police, Karnataka, India, request to confirm about the claim of P.N. Ganesh, member of Everest Expeditions in Spring 2005.” Everestnews said it received several requests asking them to verify Ganesh’s reported summiting. It said it was on the job but such verifications take time. Ganesh said he had a certificate issued by the Tibet Mountaineering Association to prove he reached the top. However, Everestnews.com said: “Summit certificates were given out like water on the north side. All one needed to do was ask, and you got one.” Perhaps the only person who could throw light on the matter was Ganesh’s high altitude guide and porter, Phunuru Sherpa. “While other summiteers call up people from the top to let them know of the achievement, Ganesh did not call anyone,” the web agency said. “He said he had no satellite phone.” Phunuru could tell enquirers how far he went up with Ganesh but unfortunately, it would take time for that. “With the climbing season being over, he has gone back to his home in remote Solukhumbu district,” the agency said.— IANS
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