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Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, addressing a press conference at G-20 summit, in France, on 4 November, 2011. The External Affairs Minister, Shri S.M. Krishna, with the leaders of ASEAN, at the inauguration of Delhi Dialogue IV, in New Delhi, on 13 February 2012. 125
12 SAARC During 2011-12, India focused on themes of common importance to all eight SAARC States, namely connectivity, trade, economic cooperation, social development, environment, security and agriculture. The centrepiece of the year's activity in the Association was the convening of the 17th SAARC Summit in the southernmost atolls of the Maldives, in Addu Atoll, on November 10-11, 2011. The theme of the Summit was 'Building Bridges'. The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, led the Indian delegation to the SAARC Summit, thereby attending his fifth Summit meeting of the Association. Four Agreements were signed at the Summit, including one to establish a rapid response mechanism for natural disasters in the region, one to create a SAARC Seed Bank, and two Agreements on the recognition of standards in the region. At this Summit, the Prime Minister reaffirmed India's vision of regional economic integration based on enhanced intraregional trade in goods and services, investment flows and enhanced regional transport and communication links. He also announced new initiatives for capacity-building and to enhance the sense of a South Asian identity. India announced a further 100 scholarships for the South Asian University, building upon scholarships announced at the 16th Summit in 2010. Scholarships were also offered at the Forest Research Institute (Deemed) University, Dehradun. During the Summit, India also announced several measures to enhance regional cooperation, the most significant of which was the virtual elimination of the Sensitive List of items exported to India by five States considered to be Least Developed Countries (LDCs) within SAARC, namely Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives. In doing so, India has reduced its Sensitive List from 480 Tariff Lines to 25 Tariff Lines, for SAARC LDCs. Zero Basic Customs Duty access has now been given to all items removed from this list. In fulfilment of the Prime Minister's earlier proposal to establish an India Endowment for Climate Change in South Asia (IECC-SA), India announced the establishment of this Endowment, with an initial corpus of Rs 25 crore, and to invite proposals for capacity-building and adaptation projects from countries of the region. In line with the importance attached by India to enhancing intra-regional connectivity, the Prime Minister announced a number of initiatives, including to initiate work to conclude a Regional 126 Air Services Agreement, to host a Conclave of Tour Operators to boost intra-regional tourism exchanges, develop telecommunications infrastructure to improve the connectivity among SAARC countries, and to enhance people-to-people ties through a travelling exhibition on the ancient history of the South Asian people. Apart from the Summit, during the year, progress has been achieved in finalising the text of a SAARC Regional Railway Agreement. A project to organise a demonstration run of a Container Train from Bangladesh to Nepal via India is also being undertaken. Another sub-regional initiative to link India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives under the India Ocean Cargo and Passenger Service has also registered progress, with an assistance from ADB, having been finalised. Also, the Protocol of Accession (POA) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area entered into force on 7 August, 2011, thereby further integrating Afghanistan's economy into the SAARC region. An inception workshop for the SAARC States on Trade, Economy and Finances was held in Kathmandu in July 2011. The process of bringing together experts and senior officials of Central Banks of SAARC has also moved forward with Reserve Bank of India hosting a meeting of experts under SAARCFINANCE in July 2011. The process of establishing the South Asian University (SAU), created on the basis of an Inter-Governmental Agreement concluded in 2007, gained momentum during the year. Of the estimated cost of US$ 303 million for fully establishing the SAU by 2014, India will contribute US$ 239.9 million, which includes 100 per cent of the capital cost. After opening its doors to students from the region in 2010 with two courses, in July 2011 the number of courses was increased to six, and nearly 200 students have been enrolled from all eight SAARC States. The first meeting of the Governing Body of SAU was held in March 2011 in New Delhi, thereby establishing a solid basis for the operational management of SAU. As endorsed by the 16th SAARC Summit in April 2010, the first meeting of the South Asia Forum was held in New Delhi in September 2011, on the theme 'Integration in South Asia: Moving towards a South Asian Economic Union'. The Conference was the first instance in SAARC of an event bringing governments, academics and business-persons on
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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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Japan India-Japan relations have un
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Si
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proposals for cooperation between t
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Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh
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Communication Technology in Yerevan
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Minister for Defence, Shri A K Anto
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The Gulf, West Asia and North Afric
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Cultural Relations. India has also
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for Petroleum, Mr Ali Ahamed Osman.
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and Museum, the Indian Hospice and
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India's historical relationship wit
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Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh,
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institutionalised engagement with i
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Indian Army Training Team and discu
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Summit decisions. In addition, thre
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Minister for International Relation
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agriculture were discussed. The two
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Gabon India has offered to establis
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Austria Europe & European Union Ind
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The President of Czech Republic, Mr
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Ministerial visits from the Indian
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Cooperation in the fields of Cultur
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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 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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