“Indian Air Force has Your World Connected a critical role to play to safeguard our Vol. 2 Issue 11 10.00 24 Pages territorial integrity,” RNI Reg. No.: PUNMUL/2012/45041 Postal Reg. No. PB/JL-047/2013-15 SUNDAY 17 MARCH 2013 The President of India, Weekly Newspaper Shri Pranab Mukherjee www.facebook.com/uconnectt National 4 International 6 Campus 10 Celebrity 14 Leisure 16 Business 20 Sports 22 Fidayeen attack CRPF troopers in Kashmir Page 5 Xi Jinping the new Chinese president Page 6 Cinema more organised now, says Sridevi Page 13 I am 16 Page 15 SC restrains Italian ambassador from leaving India India collects 8 medals at Asian The Supreme Court restrained Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving the country till March 18 without its permission. Archery Grand Prix The apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, while restraining the Italian ambassador from leaving the country, issued notice to the Italian government, its ambassador, and the two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen Feb 15, 2012. The court said the notices are returnable by March 18. The Italian ambassador was issued notice on going back on his undertaking to the court assuring the return of the two marines after their four weeks’ stay in Italy. The court issued the notice after Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati informed the court about the sequence of events starting from the Italian government’s statement that the two marines will not return Page 23 to India to face trial after the expiry of four weeks for which they were allowed to visit their country. Page 3 CHANDIGARH 2 OPINION SUNDAY 17 Mar 2013 EDITORIAL DESK Manu Sharma A Development Model for Himachal LOUD & CLEAR Himachal Pradesh is at the crossroads the same. creation should be undertaken. S.K. Sinha and needs to find its future direction. Himachal’s policy challenge in a nut- Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is a The first decade of the previous century shell stands defined as the attainment well traveled and erudite persona. He It can never be acceptable ushered huge changes in what was once of sustainable development while bal- has handled the important portfolio of a salubrious mountain paradise. Advent ancing the need to preserve environ- Industries in the Union Cabinet and The incident of the Italian marines can never go down well for any of 21st century brought industrializa- mental health of the state. Knowledge thus he is well placed and connected to tion in lower Himachal owing to a cen- and precision manufacturing industries deliver clean industrialization for the self respecting Indian. First the Foreign sailors kill our people and then the tral government industrial package, this provide a robust development road map state. By all indications Mr Singh plans was followed up by rapid development because of their inherently low pollu- to hang up his boots after this particular diplomat of the country lies to the Supreme Court. What was a simple case has of real estate and mega-infrastructure tion footprint, higher marginal returns stint as the CM of the state, he should in the latter half of previous decade. and relatively large employment poten- consider doing what Lee Kuan Yew now turned into an International imbroglio. A legal issue has led to a diplomatic Increased activity by private capital tial. To attract precision manufacturers, did for Singapore to transform a small and rising population pressure present high technology corporations, services Asian port town into a global center of war between two nations with good trade links. Such a case should have been a new conundrum for the state’s policy players and other niche industries a financial gravity and trade. It is his mo- makers. There is a need to define the suitable mix of policy directives, plan- ment of glory and he should deliver for dealt in a fast track court. The statement that was ‘obliged’ is to say that they policy goals and means to achieving ning and state investment into capacity the future of the state residents. Fisticuffs in Punjab Vidhan Sabha were ‘under obligation’ but the Christmas celebrations are getting longer for Punjab Vidhan Sabha’s budget session and presence of the victims confirmed, tional propriety. the sailors. On the other hand our neighbour who are busier with Indian affairs was meant to be an opportunity for the it was responsibility of the leadership Punjab Congress carried great sympa- government’s critics to put it on the to ensure a swift and amicable resolu- thy and public support coming into the than buying food for their families have dared to make statements on the hang- mat for its lacklustre performance on tion. However in complete disregard Budget session. Behaviour of certain the economy and law and order front. of parliamentary norms and the prec- ministers of the ruling coalition on the ing of a convict.Both the incidents somehow make us think that we better shed In an exercise that can be aptly termed edents of democratic behaviour, Con- floor of the house in previous session as self goal of the century, opposition gress legislators not only manhandled of Vidhan Sabha and the perceived ar- the toothless stance. We are a great country and we need not be meek. Let us Congress decided to smuggle the vic- the watch and ward staff under full rogance of the government amongst tims of Taran Tarn police atrocity into media spotlight they also went on to various quarters gave an excellent tell them that we are not amused. A strong signal should go out to the world to the high security Vidhan Sabha com- to dislodge the chair from his position. platform to the opposition. Sadly this plex . Notwithstanding the righteous- The Speaker of the house was made groundswell of public opinion has now prove that we too can be decisive. ness of the cause, presence of unau- to watch abjectly as some Congress abated, the new leadership of the Con- thorized persons was not required to legislators forced him away from the gress in the province would do well to Jai Hind. make a forceful point in the assembly. seat and then proceeded to sit atop the adopt realpolitik and tone down the Once the matter was out in the open Speaker’s seat in violation of constitu- hotheads derailing their own show. Piracy lies at the heart of India-Italy showdown By Commander (Retd) Neil Gadihoke New Delhi Indian authorities of violating in- for trial and subsequently shifted armed guards, which can give rise Monday also said India’s decision The Indian democratic apparatus is ternational rights by detaining the to New Delhi for trials by a special to more such unresolved issues of to hold trial of the marines in that inIn response to the sudden u-turn naval guards and said it was “open” court, as per Supreme Court direc- regulation and law. country violated their rights under by the Italian government by re- to let an international arbitrator to tives. At present, the sense of shock from international law as they need to be fusal to return of the naval guards, assess the case. It would be recalled Without doubt, the implementation all stakeholders in India stems from tried in their home country. charged with killing of two Indian that both guards were arrested after of anti-piracy measures has been the fact that Italy as a country has However, the view in India is that fishermen last year, India’s Ministry they shot and killed two Indian fish- challenging. It is well known that reneged on its commitment to ful- the incident of firing from the Ital- of External Affairs summoned the ermen, off the coast in Kerala, Feb pirates morphed from fishermen fil the sovereign undertaking given ian vessel on the Indian fishermen Italian Ambassador, Daniele Manci- 15, 2012, whilst on duty on the Ital- whose grounds were encroached by it to the Supreme Court of India. having occurred within the Indian ni, to convey India’s position in the ian flagged merchant vessel Enrica upon and ended up resorting to the The Italian u-turn comes at a time maritime jurisdiction, the Union of “strongest of terms”, which is dip- Lexie. much more lucrative piracy busi- when India is already pressuring Ita- India is entitled to prosecute the two lomatic parlance for a stiff lecture. Most of the press coverage on the is- ness. In response, navies and coast ly to part information on the bribery Italian marines under the criminal The two naval guards - Massimil- sue missed the fact that at the heart guards took up the cause with loose- scam in the Agusta Westland VVIP justice system prevalent in the coun- iano Lattore and Salvatore Girone of the incident lies the issue of pi- ly coordinated patrols. The pirates’ helicopter deal. As a result, Indo- try. Such arguments and counter ar- - charged with homicide for killing racy. As pirates operated out of So- response was to gain better intelli- Italian relations will remain turbu- guments are expected to continue. two fishermen off the Kerala coast malia, the shippers were advised to gence and use mother ships to extend lent in the near future. Indeed, the pirates of Somalia, apart in February 2012, were permitted hug the Indian coast when transiting their reach by hundreds of miles. As The entire saga has a different inter- from raking in millions of dollars by the Supreme Court Feb 22 to to and from the Persian Gulf. This an antidote, armed guards have ap- pretation from the Italian side.