India, France Clinch Strategic Deal to Use Each Other's Military Bases
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NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2018-20 millenniumPUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL.13, ISSUE 69 | Sunday, 11 March, 2018 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 post NO HALF TRUTHS CITY PAGE 3 WORLD PAGE 6 FILM PAGE 16 CM WRITES TO PM MODI, RAHUL UK COLLEGE TO EXPAND A LOVE-‘HATE’ TO BRING BILL AGAINST SEALING HINGLISH COURSE OFFERING RELATIONSHIP ‘WE CONSIDER FRANCE AMONG MOST TRUSTED DEFENCE PARTNERS,’ SAYS PM MODI Pakistan is a 'failed state', India, France clinch strategic deal protected Osama: India at UN ARUL LOUIS UNITED NATIONS: Responding to Islamabad’s bid to raise the Kashmir to use each other’s military bases issue for a second day at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, India denounced Pakistan as a “failed state” OUR CORRESPONDENT shipbuilder Naval Group. where terrorists thrive and Osama Bin “They looked forward to Modi, Macron to Laden received protection, and demanded NEW DELHI: Reflecting a continue their discussions to that it bring the perpetrators of the Mum- growing depth in defence ties, expand and deepen the ongo- bai, Pathankot and Uri attacks to justice. India and France on Saturday ing defence manufacturing speed up work on “Even as terrorists thrive in Pakistan and PAKISTAN SHELLS POONCH inked a strategic pact provid- partnerships,” the joint state- roam its streets with impunity, we have POSTS AND VILLAGES ing for the use of each other’s ment said. The Indo-French Jaitapur N-plant heard it lecture about the protection of military facilities including agreement on reciprocal logis- human rights in India,” Mini Devi Kumam, JAMMU: Pakistani troops resorted opening naval bases to war- tics support for armed forces NEW DELHI: India and France on Sat- a Second Secretary at the India’s UN Mis- to heavy, unprovoked shelling from ships, an agreement that comes came nearly two years after urday inked an an agreement to expedite sion in Geneva, said. across the border, targeting forward amid China’s growing military India signed a similar pact the Jaitapur nuclear power plant proj- “It is extraordinary that the state which posts and villages along the Line of expansionism in the Indo- with the US on use of each oth- ect, with the aim of commencing work at protected Osama Bin Laden and sheltered Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Pacific region. Prime Minister er’s land, air and naval bases. the site around the year-end. Prime Min- Mullah Omar should have the gumption Jammu and Kashmir, the police said. Narendra Modi and French Officials said that the ister Narendra Modi and French Presi- to play the victim,” she said. In “gross vio- Heavy shelling from across the border President Emmanuel Macron agreement will facilitate the dent Emmanuel Macron encouraged the lation” of a Council, the UN-designated in Mankote sector started around 7.40 held wide-ranging delibera- reciprocal provision of logis- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd terrorists like Hafiz Mohammed Saeed am, prompting strong retaliation from tions during which they also PM Modi greets French President Emmanuel Macron before their tic support, supplies and ser- (NPCIL) and EDF France to accelerate are “freely operating with State support, the Indian Army, a police official said. decided to create an annual vices between the armed forces the contractual discussions for the proj- and the UN designated entities are being He said shelling from both the sides meeting at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on Saturday PTI defence dialogue at the min- of the two countries during ect, which is yet to see a consensus on key politically mainstreamed in Pakistan,” she was going on when last reports were isterial level to explore ways in the Indian Ocean and in the Scorpene submarine pro- authorised port visits, joint aspects such as credit limits. added. received. However, there was no imme- to further deepen defence and Pacific. gramme for the Indian Navy exercises and joint training The two leaders emphasised on the “We await credible action by the Gov- diate report of any casualty in Pakistani strategic ties. He said that the space agen- was discussed. among others. “The agreement need for the project to generate cost-effec- ernment of Pakistan to bring all those shelling. PTI The two countries signed a cies of the two countries will A joint statement issued is symbolic of the strategic tive electricity, remain economical and involved in the 2008 Mumbai attack and pact on exchange and recipro- have joint monitoring mech- after the talks said the pact on depth and maturity reached competitive financing package from the the 2016 Pathankot and Uri attacks to jus- conceded by “the first Prime Minister of cal protection of classified or anism for developments in protection of classified infor- in India-France defence ties,” French side with reliable, uninterrupted tice,” she said. “The world does not need India, one of the founding fathers of India” protected information which the maritime sphere, while mation reflected the high level the joint statement said. and continued access to guaranteed fuel lessons on democracy and human rights and by the UN Security Council through came in the backdrop of the navies of the two nations of “strategic trust” between the “Our defence cooperation supply for the lifetime of the power plant. from a country whose own situation is a plebiscite. Kumum said, “Pakistan keeps Indian government refusing to will share intelligence and two countries. It said Modi and is very strong and we consider They also agreed to further their collab- charitably described as a failed state,” she referring to UN Security Council Resolu- divulge details of the multi-bil- call their respective military Macron noted with satisfaction France among the most trusted oration on transfer of technology and added. tions on Jammu and Kashmir. However, it lion dollar Indo-French Rafale bases for any requirement. that the “on-schedule” prog- defence partners,” Modi said cost-effective localisation efforts of manu- Kumam was responding to Tahir very conveniently forgets its own obliga- fighter jet deal. On ties in the Separately, Defence Minis- ress in the implementation of in a statement to the media, facturing in India. “The two leaders reit- Andrabi, Pakistan’s UN Deputy Perma- tion under these resolutions to first vacate maritime security sphere, the ter Nirmala Sitharaman and acquisition related agreements, in the presence of Macron. He erated the goal of commencing works at nent Representative in Geneva, who earlier the illegal occupation of Pakistan Occupied French President said both the her French counterpart Flor- including the Rafale aircraft said that the pact on reciprocal the Jaitapur site around the end of 2018, invoked Jawaharlal Nehru to make his case Kashmir. It has also blatantly disregarded countries will have “unprec- ence Parly held talks during deal and the construction of six logistic support between the and encouraged NPCIL and EDF to accel- for a plebiscite in Kashmir. Andrabi said its other commitments, be it under the edented” level of cooperation which detailed discussions on Scorpene submarines in India, armed forces is a “golden step” erate the contractual discussions in that that at the heart of the Kashmir problem is 1972 Simla Agreement or Lahore Decla- to ensure peace and stability specific projects including on in collaboration with French in defence relations. respect,” a joint statement said. the right to self-determination which was ration of February 1999.” IANS Development of GSTR-3B extended till Suresh Prabhu 2005 MYSTERY: SKELETON IN MANIK SARKAR'S QUARTERS aspirational districts gets extra charge Deodhar’s SOS to new CM Biplab: Get all is a step towards June; E-way bill from April of Civil Aviation OUR CORRESPONDENT ministerial quarters’ septic tanks cleaned social justice NEW DELHI: Commerce SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE PM NARENDRA MODI NEW DELHI: The all-powerful GST and Industries Minister chief minister Manik Sarkar’s Council on Saturday decided to roll Suresh Prabhu was on Satur- quarters on 4 January, 2005, out the requirement of carrying an day given additional charge KOLKATA: Accentuating a but the case was deliberately electronically generated bill for trans- of the Civil Aviation Minis- 13-year-old incident in Tri- suppressed,” he added. In today’s porting goods between states from try, a day after the resigna- pura which remained uncer- Reportedly, the then CM April 1 but failed to arrive at a consen- tion of the Telugu Desam tain, senior BJP leader Sunil Manik Sarkar initially consti- paper sus on simplification of tax returning Party’s (TDP) Ashok Gaj- Deodhar reminded the new tuted a CID probe but later filing procedure for businesses. With apathi Raju was accepted by Chief Minister of Tripura, handed over the case to the CBI ... states divided on the simplification President Ram Nath Kovind, Biplab Kumar Deb, to get the after consulting his ministers CITY of return filing procedures, the pres- a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokes- septic tanks of all state minis- and senior police officials. The ent filing system was extended for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley person said. ters cleaned before the quarters skull and nine bones — from ISA SUMMIT DISRUPTS TRAFFIC 3 another three months. In a brief communique, are occupied. In 2005, the skel- the shin, forearms and ribs A Group of Ministers will work Wary of system collapsing like the spokesperson said, “The etal remains of a woman were — of the unidentified woman NATION on model for further simplification of it happened when the e-way bill President, as advised by the discovered inside a septic tank while Left Front government, were found when the septic returns. Finance Minister Arun Jait- was first introduced on February 1, Prime Minister, has directed at Manik Sarkar’s official resi- the ‘Chanakya of Tripura’ and tank was being cleaned by the PHULPUR, GORAKHPUR BY-POLLS TODAY 4 ley said that while tax officials from the Council decided to rollout the that Suresh Prabhu, Cabinet dence in Agartala, reported by former RSS Pracharak tweeted Agartala Municipal Council.