Annual Report 2011 - 2012

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Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting with the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir V. Putin, at Moscow in Russia on 16 December, 2011. President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, and the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the President of Uzbekistan, Mr. Islam Karimov and his wife Mrs. Tatyana Akbarovna, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 18 May, 2011. 35
Annual Report 2011 - 2012 Yekaterinburg, Russia (21-22 September, 2011), to attend the International Conference of High Security Representatives. The Defence Minister, Shri A.K. Antony, visited Moscow to co-chair the 11th meeting of the India-Russia Inter- Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC), with the Russian Defence Minister Mr Anatoly E Serdyukov, on 4 October, 2011. The Commerce and Industry Minister, Shri Anand Sharma, led another Indian delegation, for the Fifth India-Russia Trade and Investment Forum held in Moscow on 10 November, 2011. The meeting witnessed participation from the business communities of both sides. Three new roundtables on pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, and innovation and commercialisation of scientific research, were launched during the meeting. The External Affairs Minister, Shri S M Krishna, visited Moscow for the 17th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological, and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) Meeting (18 November), which he co-chaired, with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Sergey Ivanov. He also reviewed bilateral relations in the run-up to the Annual Summit with his counterpart, Mr Sergey Lavrov, on 17 November, 2011. The IRIGC-TEC meeting was preceded by meetings of various Working Groups under the Inter-Governmental Commission. These include the Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies (Moscow, 25-26 April, 2011); Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation (Moscow, 3-4 October, 2011); Working Groups on Energy and Energy Efficiency and S&T (Moscow, 17 November, 2011); Sub-Group on Banking and Financial Matters (Bhubaneshwar, 21-22 October, 2011); and Sub-Group on Conservation of Tigers and Wildlife (New Delhi; 21-24 May and 17 November, 2011). Foreign Office consultations were held on the following subjects during the year: (i) UN issues and cooperation within other international organisations (New Delhi; January 2011); (ii) strategic stability, non-proliferation of WMDs and multilateral export control issues (Moscow, February 2011 and New Delhi, November 2011); (iii) principal directions of SCO activities (New Delhi, February 2011); (iv) issues concerning the Asia Pacific Region (New Delhi, February 2011); (v) issues concerning the EU (Moscow, June 2011); (vi) situation in Central Asia and IRC framework (Moscow, July 2011); (vii) G-20 related issues (Moscow, August 2011); (viii) issues concerning South Asia (Moscow in September 2011); and (ix) issues concerning diplomatic properties (Moscow, October 2011). 36 Significant progress was registered in various ongoing projects in the traditional spheres of defence, nuclear and space sectors. The year saw special emphasis on trade and investment links between the two countries. Bilateral trade, according to Russian statistics, was estimated to cross US$ 9 billion in the calendar year 2011 (US$ 8.53 billion in 2010, with India's exports at US$ 2.143 billion and imports at US$ 6.392 billion). Both sides acknowledged that there was a need to step up bilateral cooperation in this area in order to achieve the trade target of US$ 20 billion, set for 2015. Armenia Armenia, as a close friend and partner in the South Caucasus region, shared India's views on a wide range of issues, both bilateral and international. The Fifth Session of the India- Armenia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological, Cultural and Educational Cooperation (IGC), India-Armenia Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), and an India-Armenia Business Forum were held, in Yerevan between 31 October and 1 November, 2011. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Sanjay Singh, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs. The Armenian delegation was led by Mr Sergey Manassarian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) took a business delegation from India to coincide the IGC meeting. These meetings provided an excellent opportunity to review the current state of ongoing cooperation in diverse fields. The two sides also identified agriculture, small and medium enterprises, and social and labour issues as new areas where potential for cooperation exists. A Programme of Cooperation in Science and Technology for the period 2012- 2015 was signed during the visit. During the Business Forum, FICCI and the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia signed an MoU, to establish a Joint Business Council, which is expected to serve as a platform for enhanced business interaction between the private sectors of the two countries. During the Foreign Office Consultations, the Armenian side reiterated its support for the G-4 resolution for UNSC expansion in both Permanent and Non-Permanent categories, and also reaffirmed support for India's candidature for a permanent seat in the expanded UNSC. The Indian side reiterated its support to the principle of resolution of conflicts through peaceful negotiations. The Prime Minister of Armenia, together with the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Shri Sachin Pilot, participated in the inauguration of the India-Armenia Centre for Excellence in Information and
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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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Page 40 and 41: To enhance the interaction between
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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 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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