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The External Affairs Minister, Shri S.M. Krishna, with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. John Key, in New Delhi on 28 June, 2011. The Chief Guest of Republic Day, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra and the President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, on the 63rd Republic Day celebrations, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on January 26, 2012. 23
Annual Report 2011 - 2012 The Prime Minister, Mr John Key, accompanied by his wife, Bronagh Key, paid a State Visit to India from June 26-30, 2011. Mr Tim Groser, Trade Minister, Mr Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Member of Parliament, senior officials and a large business and media contingent accompanied the Prime Minister. Mr Key visited the Taj Mahal on 27 June and on 28 June, he called on the President and the Vice-President. The New Zealand Prime Minister also held delegation-level talks with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and met the External Affairs Minister, the Chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance and the Leader of Opposition. Mr Key also addressed a business luncheon jointly organised by industry associations CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM. An Agreement on Audio-visual Cooperation and a Protocol for Cooperation on Science and Innovation were signed during the visit. The New Zealand Prime Minister also attended a banquet hosted by the Indian Prime Minister. On June 29, he visited Mumbai where he witnessed the shooting of a Bollywood film, attended a business lunch for tourism operators, visited the Naval dockyard to see the indigenously built Fast Attack Craft equipped with water jet propulsion units made in Hamilton, New Zealand, called on the Governor and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and attended a banquet hosted by the Governor. The 3rd India-New Zealand Economic Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 1 November, 2011. The 7th Round of Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand was held in Wellington from 23-27 January 2012 Papua New Guinea India and Papua New Guinea enjoy warm relations. The Indian Council for Research and Development in Community Education (ICRDCE), Chennai, has so far imparted training to 75 trainers from community colleges in Papua New Guinea to establish vocational training colleges for underprivileged sections/dropouts from regular schooling. Some Indian companies have secured sub-contracts in mega gas projects in Papua New Guinea. Participation in other projects was also under consideration. Under the ongoing ITEC programme, the training slots for Papua New Guinea were increased from 25 to 30 for the year 2011-12. Similarly, another four training slots were allotted under TCS of the Colombo Plan In January 2012, a grant-in-aid was provided to the Papua New Guinea Government for procurement of one portable sawmill and accessories for timber management in its forests. 24 The Philippines The relations between India and the Philippines remain warm and cordial, and are characterised by the convergence of views on major international issues. This was signified by the fact that one of the first visits undertaken by the Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr Albert del Rosario, was to India in March 2011, for the First Ministerial-level Meeting of the Joint Commission on Business Cooperation (JCBC). The Philippines supported the G4 Short Resolution on UNSC reforms and India's candidature for various UN bodies. Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry, had a meeting with Mr Gregory L Domingo, Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry, of the Philippines, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Economic Minister's Conference in Indonesia in August, 2011 and discussed matters of mutual interest, including ongoing negotiations over India-ASEAN FTA in Services and Investment. Mr Cesar V Purisima, Secretary, Department of Finance, of the Philippines, visited India from 16-17 October, 2011, to participate in the Eminent Persons' Forum in New Delhi. He also met his Indian counterpart, Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, to discuss bilateral issues of common interest. A delegation led by Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of Urban Development, visited Manila to participate in the Urban Policy Roundtable and Asian Urban Forum from 12-13 November, 2011. On the sidelines of the Forum, he met Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, President of ADB, and Mr Jesse M Robredo, Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government of the Philippines. During the year, Indian Naval and Coast Guard ships and a National Defence College delegation visited the Philippines. With the notification by both India and the Philippines on reduction of tariff duties on imports and exports in a staggered manner with effect from 1 June, 2011, both countries operationalised the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Trade in Goods signed in Bangkok on 13 August, 2009. According to the Directorate General of Foreign Trade figures, India's bilateral trade for 2010-11 with the Philippines stood at US$ 1312.13 million. India's exports were worth US$ 882.74 million, a growth of 17.89 per cent over the previous year while imports were US$ 429.39 million. During the year, Jet Airways obtained permission to operate a direct flight between Mumbai and Manila. Under ITEC and Colombo Plan Programmes for 2011-12, the Philippines was allocated 35 and 25 slots, respectively. The 6th Special Course for ASEAN Diplomats conducted by the Foreign Service Institute in November, 2011 was
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Page 4 and 5: Contents Introduction and Synopsis
Page 6 and 7: Introduction and Synopsis India's f
Page 8 and 9: India-ASEAN Summit and the 6th East
Page 10 and 11: Jigme Tshultim. The Indian Home Min
Page 12 and 13: Pakistan: India seeks a peaceful re
Page 14 and 15: Energy. Parliamentary contacts betw
Page 16 and 17: numbering about 18,000. As the situ
Page 18 and 19: Additionally, there were several Mi
Page 20 and 21: firmly back on the centrestage of t
Page 22 and 23: in different parts of the world. In
Page 24 and 25: Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) for acqu
Page 26 and 27: its efforts to remain active in the
Page 28 and 29: Afghanistan India and Afghanistan h
Page 30 and 31: Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Page 32 and 33: Bangladesh counterpart to permit lo
Page 34 and 35: The King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jig
Page 36 and 37: 23 September, 2011, under the India
Page 38 and 39: The External Affairs Minister, Shri
Page 40 and 41: To enhance the interaction between
Page 44 and 45: India is also involved in projects
Page 46 and 47: ICCR (July 2011); Ambassador Lalit
Page 48 and 49: level exchanges and further enhance
Page 52 and 53: attended by three Philippines diplo
Page 54 and 55: political exchanges, trade and inve
Page 56 and 57: Japan India-Japan relations have un
Page 58 and 59: The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Si
Page 60 and 61: proposals for cooperation between t
Page 62 and 63: Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh
Page 64 and 65: Communication Technology in Yerevan
Page 66 and 67: Minister for Defence, Shri A K Anto
Page 68 and 69: The Gulf, West Asia and North Afric
Page 70 and 71: Cultural Relations. India has also
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Page 76 and 77: and Museum, the Indian Hospice and
Page 78 and 79: India's historical relationship wit
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Page 82 and 83: institutionalised engagement with i
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Cooperation in the fields of Cultur
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Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Kama
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President of the European Council,
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The External Affairs Minister, Shri
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The Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Sh
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textiles, chemicals, iron and steel
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our Department of Science and Techn
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etween ICCR and University of Edinb
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Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh,
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in 2005. There have been 55 joint e
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Indian students, numbering nearly 1
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Secretary, Shri Rahul Khullar, visi
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scholars and academicians who visit
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part of the 150th Birth Anniversary
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Si
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Piracy Given the threat to internat
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meetings with the Vice President, t
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Ministry of Environment & Forests,
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the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya' in Febr
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Assembly urged the States to intens
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Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products,
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UN Disarmament Commission India par
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including India. The meeting adopte
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with Canada co-chairs the G-20 Fram
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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 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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