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Current eventsWorldPM SINGH CONCLUDES US AND BRAZIL VISITPrime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh arrived inNew Delhi on Apr 17, after histwo-nation tour of the US andBrazil.During his visit Dr. Singhattended the Nuclear SecuritySummit and the India, Brazil,South Africa, (IBSA) and theBrazil, Russia, India and China(BRIC) meets.With ash cloud from Iceland’s erupting volcano creatinghavoc for flights in northern Europe, Dr. Singh’s special aircraftAir India One, took a detour on way back from Brasilia. Theaircraft had a stopover in Johannesburg in South Africa, insteadof Frankfurt in Germany.JKJKJKCHINA TO MOURN QUAKE DEAD AS TOLL PASSES 2,000A powerful earthquake on April 14, devastated China'sremote northwestern province of Qinghai killing more than 2000people as it toppled houses, created cracks in dams and left10,000 injured, officials said.He also held bilateral talks with US President, BarackObama and other world leaders.During his first leg of the eight-day tour, Prime Minister DrSingh was in the US where he attended the Nuclear SecuritySummit and met President Obama.During his discussions with President Obama, PrimeMinister Dr. Singjh asked him to press Pakistan to rein inLashkar -e -Taiba (LeT) and other terror outfits targeting India.He also secured an assurance from President Obama for India toget access to Pakistani-American terrorist David ColemanHeadley, who has confessed to plotting Mumbai attacks. At theSummit, Dr. Singh warned of dangers posed by nuclearexplosives falling into the hands of non-state actors.After his four-day US visit, Dr. Singh visited Brasilia toattend the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) and Brazil-Russia-India-China (BRIC) Summits. Besides attending IBSA andBRIC summits, he held bilateral meetings with ChinesePresident Hu Jintao and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev anddiscussed various issues with them.At the IBSA Summit, Dr. Singh pitched for greater focus oninvestments in infrastructure and inclusive growth. At the BRICmeet, Dr. Singh sought close cooperation among the fourcountries in the fields of energy and food security besidestapping potential in other sectors.The trembler measuring 7.1-magnitude on Richter scale hitthe province in the Qinghai Tibetan plateau almost flatteningJiegu township, where more than 85 per cent of the housescollapsed.Paramilitary and rescue workers were working with theirhands to remove the rubble to save the people buried under it.TV footage said that all access roads to the region had beendamaged and even the airport cut off.Downed phone lines, strong gales and continuingaftershocks were hindering the rescue efforts with the newsagency reporting that people with blood were lying on theroads.PT’s PrepTalk – May 2010 23