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President of the European Council, Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, and the President of European Commission, Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso, meeting the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on 10 February , 2012. German Chancellor, Ms. Angela Merkel, calls on the President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 31 May, 2011. 77
Annual Report 2011 - 2012 The Vice-President of European Commission, Ms Neelie Kroes, in charge of Digital Agenda visited India from 23-25 November, 2011 and met with her counterparts. The India Delegation in the European Parliament, formally constituted in September 2009, visited India from 11-15 April, 2011. It was led by its current Chairperson, Mr Graham Watson, a British MEP, and met with a cross-section of Indian leaders. A 40-member Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers led by the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Sushil Modi, visited Belgium and Luxembourg from 13-17 September, 2011 and had interactions with key officials of EU institutions. India and EU have launched bilateral Foreign Policy Consultations at the level of Secretaries. The first such meeting took place in New Delhi on 15 November, 2011. The two sides reviewed bilateral relations and exchanged views on important regional and global issues. The 5th India-EU Security Dialogue took place in New Delhi on 19 May, 2011. The two sides exchanged views and discussed ways for strengthening cooperation on security and related matters. The 6th India-EU Energy Panel met in New Delhi on 18 November, 2011. Secretary level officials on both sides exchanged views on energy security challenges and international cooperation. They also reviewed the work of various working groups under the Panel, namely on Coal, Clean Coal Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Indian experts participated at the India-EU Consultations on Cyber-security and Cyber-crime held at Ispra, Italy, on 20 October, 2011 where the two sides explored possibilities of cooperation on cyber-security and cyber-crime issues. An expert level meeting on counter-piracy between Indian and EU officials was held in New Delhi on 16 November, 2011. Officials discussed various issues related to combating piracy and explored ways for enhancing cooperation in this field. The India-EU Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism met in New Delhi on 10 January, 2012.A Seminar between India and EU was also organised on Counter Terrorism in New Delhi on 11 January, 2012 to familiarise each other about their respective counter terrorism structures. The third India-EU Forum on Effective Multilateralism, jointly organised by ICWA and the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), was held in New Delhi on 27- 28 September, 2011. Participants from the two sides discussed issues related to India-EU relations covering counter terrorism, climate change, cooperation in anti-piracy operations, etc. 78 The India-EU Ad-hoc Dialogue on Human Rights is scheduled be held in New Delhi on 22 March, 2012. The EU, as a bloc of 27 countries, is India's largest trading partner while India was EU's 8th largest trading partner in 2010. Total trade in the calendar year 2010 increased by 27.82 per cent to 67.78 billion (Indian exports 32.99 billion; Indian imports 34.79 billion) as compared to 2009. In the first eight months of 2011, trade between India and EU grew at 23 per cent. During this period, India's exports to the EU were 26.7 billion and imports were 26.9 million. In 2010, total Indian exports to the EU in different services sector were 8.7 billion whereas total Indian services imports from the EU were 10.98 billion. France India's relations with France are multifaceted and encompass fields such as trade and investment, education, science and technology, civil nuclear cooperation, defence, space and culture. Bilateral relations continue to deepen throughout the year with several high level visits, including the visit of the Prime Minister to attend the G-20 Summit in Cannes from 3-4 November, 2011. The Lok Sabha Speaker transited through Paris on 20-21 October, 2011 and had interactions with French Members of Parliament and luminaries of French society. In the run-up to the G-20 Summit, the Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee (14-15 October, 2011), Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Mallikarjun Khadge (26-27 September, 2011), Minister for Tourism, Shri Subodh Kant Sahai, (24-24 October, 2011) and Minister of Agriculture, Shri Sharad Pawar (21-24 June, 2011) visited France for sector-specific G-20 Ministerial meetings. The Minister of Power, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, visited France from 18- 19 October, 2011 for the International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial Meeting. The Home Minister, Shri P Chidambaram, visited Paris from 26-28 June, 2011 and had meetings with his counterpart and heads of French security agencies. The Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Dr C P Joshi, visited Paris from 23-25 May, 2011 to meet his French counterpart. The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma, visited France from 24-26 May, 2011 to attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and WTO Ministerial Meeting. Minister of State for Defence, Shri Pallam Raju led a delegation to Paris from 19-23 June, 2011 to attend the 49th Paris Air Show. From the French side, the Foreign Minister, Mr Alain Juppe, visited India from 20-21 October, 2011. He met the External Affairs Minister, Shri S M Krishna, and reviewed the progress
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Annual Report 2011-2012 Ministry of
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Contents Introduction and Synopsis
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Introduction and Synopsis India's f
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India-ASEAN Summit and the 6th East
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Jigme Tshultim. The Indian Home Min
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Pakistan: India seeks a peaceful re
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Energy. Parliamentary contacts betw
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numbering about 18,000. As the situ
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firmly back on the centrestage of t
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in different parts of the world. In
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Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) for acqu
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its efforts to remain active in the
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Afghanistan India and Afghanistan h
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Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh,
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Bangladesh counterpart to permit lo
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The King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jig
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23 September, 2011, under the India
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The External Affairs Minister, Shri
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India is also involved in projects
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ICCR (July 2011); Ambassador Lalit
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level exchanges and further enhance
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attended by three Philippines diplo
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Si
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Technical and Economic Cooperation
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Projects and Project-related Activi
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Tractors supplied to Tanzania under
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Given the country's increasing depe
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• Scrutiny of restricted map shee
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10. Mr Radoslaw Sikorski, Minister
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8 Myanmar U Zin Yaw 12 August, 2011
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Passport Offices Consular, Passport
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Indian Passport Printing System (CI
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Administration and Establishment Th
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Right to Information and Chief Publ
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Coordination Division is the link b
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important day-to-day developments.
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Since its establishment in 2006, th
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Over 50 Indian Missions/ Posts open
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September 2011. The Training Progra
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A new Division - Parliament & VIP -
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ICCR has now 91 chairs abroad out o
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Malaysia, Australia, Suriname, Irel
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Indian Council of World Affairs Dur
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Research and Information System for
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the ASEAN-India economic partnershi
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sketches the roadmap for forging fu
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On request from HCI, Port of Spain,
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Appendices
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Appendix I Treaties/Conventions/Agr
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Appendix I Sl. Title of Convention/
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Appendix II Instruments of Full Pow
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Appendix IV S.No. Country S.No. Cou
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Appendix V List of ITEC/SCAAP Empan
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Appendix VI Conferences/Seminars/St
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Appendix VII Name of No. of No. of
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Appendix IX Cadre strength at Headq
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Appendix XI Number of IFS Officers
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Appendix XIII The Budget Allocation
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Appendix XV Principal Destinations
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Abbreviations AALCO Asian African L
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