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The External Affairs Minister, Shri S.M. Krishna, with the Foreign Minister of France, Mr. Alain Juppe, in New Delhi on 20 October, 2011 The External Affairs Minister, Shri S.M. Krishna, with the British Foreign Secretary, Mr William Hague, in London on 30 June, 2011. 79
Annual Report 2011 - 2012 on the implementation of the Joint Declaration on bilateral, regional and international issues of common interest and importance as also the "India-France: Partnership for the Future" adopted by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the French President Nicolas Sarközy on 6 December, 2010.Reaffirming that the India-France Strategic Partnership has been steadily strengthening and widening in scope, both Ministers agreed on a roadmap for its further development. A four-member parliamentary delegation of the India Friendship Group from the French National Assembly led by its President, Mr Nicolas Forrisier visited India from 5-10 December, 2011. The third round of Foreign Office Consultations was held in Paris on 6 May, 2011 at the Secretary level. This was followed by the India-France Joint Working Group Meeting on Counter Terrorism on 9 June, 2011 in Paris. The first India-France Joint Army Exercise 'Shakti' was held in India at Chaubattia from 9-22 October, 2011. The platoon level exercise was based on counter-insurgency/ counter-terrorism in mountainous environment. A contract for upgradation of the Mirage-2000 fleet of Indian Air Force was signed between the Ministry of Defence and French service providers on 29 July, 2011. The first India-France Joint Satellite Megha Tropiques, for monitoring tropical atmosphere was launched on 12 October, 2011 by a PSLV. Both ISRO and its French counterpart are working on another joint satellite SARAL, which is meant for studying the ocean surface. The 48th Scientific Council Meeting of India-France Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA - le Centre Indo-Français Pour la Recherche Avancée) was held in Udaipur from 19-26 November, 2011. Bilateral trade in the first ten months of 2011 was 6.4 billion, 10 per cent higher than the corresponding period of 2010.The 15-month-long Indian cultural festival 'Namaste France' a comprehensive depiction of Indian culture and art in its various traditional and contemporary forms, launched on 14 April, 2010 came to a close on 28 June, 2011. On 12 September, 2011, a cultural programme was organised in the prestigious UNESCO hall in Paris in the presence of the Director-General of UNESCO, Mrs. Irina Bokova. The programme comprised poetry reading by Aparna Sen and recital of Rabindra Sangeet by renowned exponents like Dr L Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Vikram Sen. An exhibition of Tagore paintings 'The Last Harvest' was inaugurated by the Minister of Culture, Smt. Kumari Selja, at the Petit Palais in Paris on 26 January, 2012. 80 Germany Indo-German bilateral relations continued to grow at a steady pace in 2011 with several high-level visits from both sides. India and Germany are celebrating the 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations in 2011-12. To commemorate this important landmark in the history of Indo-German relations, Germany is celebrating the 'Year of Germany in India' from September 2011 to November 2012. India will reciprocate by celebrating the 'Days of India in Germany' from May 2012 to March 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel led a high-level delegation to India on May 31, 2011. The Chancellor called on the Indian President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patel and had a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The Prime Minister and Chancellor Merkel headed the first Indo-German Inter-governmental Consultations, reviewing the full range of bilateral relations from security and defence policy, trade, vocational training, education and research to infrastructure and sustainable energy and environment technologies. Agreements and MoUs in the field of science and technology, vocational education and skill development were signed during the visit. Chancellor Merkel also received the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for the year 2009 and was the second German Head of Government, after former Chancellor Helmut Kohl to receive this prestigious award. During her visit, the Chancellor also launched the 'Year of Germany in India 2011-12'. The External Affairs Minister, Shri S M Krishna, visited Germany to attend the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn from 4-6 December, 2011. Minister for Environment & Forests, Shri Jairam Ramesh, visited Berlin to participate in the second Petersberg Dialogue on Climate Change held in Berlin from 3-4 July, 2011. The Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Shri Praful Patel, visited Berlin on 15-16 September, 2011 and had meetings with Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Dr Phillip Rössler, and Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, Dr Peter Ramsauer. He inaugurated and addressed the 'India Day' at the Frankfurt International Motor Show held on 16 September, 2011. The Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation, Shri Vayalar Ravi, visited Berlin on 11-13 October, 2011. He signed the Comprehensive Social Security Agreement between India and Germany together with German Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Dr Ursula von der Leyen.
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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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Additionally, there were several Mi
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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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To enhance the interaction between
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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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political exchanges, trade and inve
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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 II Sl. No. Convention/Trea
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Appendix III Sl. No. Instruments of
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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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