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ON THE BORDER
Fifteen Burmese Nationals Get Four Years Imprisonment for Smuggling Rice
Cox’s Bazar, April 24 Kaladan
News: A court in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on
Thursday sentenced 15 Burmese nationals to four years in jail for smuggling
rice. The special tribunal also fined them 500 Taka each. They will have to
suffer another month’s imprisonment if they fail to pay.
According to the prosecution, the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR)the
Border Security Force--- arrested the Burmese citizens who are from
Judge Ranjan Kumar Saha
handed down the verdict and asked the district administration to send them back
to their country on the expiry of their jail term.
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Daewoo Begins Gas Exploitation of Arakan in July
Akyab, April 25 Narinjara News: Daewoo International Trading Company will
begin drilling the Arakan gas field known as A-1 in
July, the company has announced.
The official announcement was made following a successful exploration of the Arakan offshore gas field A-1 earlier this year.
US $ 90 million will be spent on 6 test borings and 2 exploratory drillings.
Work will start in July and will be completed in June next year, company
sources said. They added that the company would set up an office and send 30
experts to conduct operations beginning on May 1.
Gas reserves in the A-1 field are estimated at four to six trillion cubic feet
(TCS), which is equal to 700 million to 1.1 billion barrels of petroleum and
80-120 million tons of liquefied natural gas.
According to the Korea Herald news agency, Daewoo, a Korean company that trades
in steel, cement, motor engine parts and many other goods, now owns 60 per cent
of rights to exploration and exploitation of Burmese gas fields which will
bring them US $ 86 million per year.
The A-1 field is 10 miles to the southwest of Akyab,
the capital of Arakan state, close to the lighthouse
known as Oyster.
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SPDC Campaigns for National Convention in
Maungdaw, April 25 Kaladan
News: SPDC authorities have been campaigning in
On
Several SPDC members, including the TPDC Chairman and the elite of the Rakhaing and Rohingya communities
were invited to the meeting.
In his speech, U Shwe Tha said, "
It is the duty not only of the army, but also of the public, to protect
our country from enemies. Once our country was under colonial rule and we
had to free ourselves from slavery. Now the Western world is trying to enslave
our country again in the name of democracy. By urging our countrymen to support
the National League for Democracy (NLD) party led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the
Western world is inciting us to destroy our peaceful country. She is an agent
of the western world in the name of democracy, so it is very important for us
to be united in protecting our country from our enemies. We need your
cooperation in all sectors to restore peace to our country without Western
domination.”
Finally, the SPDC members signed their names and gave thumbprints to show that
they didn’t support the NLD and its Western-influenced pro-democracy movement.
These documents were to be sent to the Western Command Commander later, said a
village Peace and Development Council Chairman who also participated in the
meeting.
When questioned about this meeting, AFK Jilani, the
organizer of the NLD in Arakan State said, " It
is an artificial National Convention as the two top leaders of the NLD,
Vice-Chairman U Tin Oo and General Secretary Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, have not
been released yet. The remaining members of the Central Executive Body will not
be making any decisions regarding the National Convention without the
participation of the two said leaders. All parties previously involved have
been invited to the meeting, including members of the opposition NLD. But they
haven’t invited pro-democracy leader and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who
is still under detention."
On
A politician inside Arakan who does not wish to be
named, said, " We are doubtful about SPDC Prime
Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt’s seven-point road map. We
don’t believe that the SPDC sponsored National Convention is a political forum
to solve political problems. They are attempting to marginalize the 1990
election results, increasing arbitrary arrests and extra-judicial killings, and
repressing the ethnic people since Gen. Khin Nyunt became Prime Minister. We
have seen no improvement in human rights violations in
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Jellyfish Season Makes Promising Start on
Akyab, April 27 Narinjara
News: The Jellyfish season has just started in Arakan
state, and business has started with a great
momentum. The industry is hoping to reverse the effects of last year’s poor
yield.
To compensate for last year’s losses, the Jellyfish fishermen are trying to
catch as many jellyfish as possible by going out to the high seas. Last year, a
ton of jellyfish cost 1,900 to 4,000 thousand kyats, but this year the price is
1,800 thousand kyats.
In 2003, the SPDC collected 5,800 kyats from jellyfish buying depots, and sold
rights to fish the rivers, creeks and sea to
high-profile businessmen as plots for jellyfish fisheries. The
However, due to changes in the water courses, no jellyfish were caught last
year and the businessmen who had bought fishing rights had to face the
consequences. Although 2002 was a good year, 2003 was a terrible year for the
jellyfish industry.
According to someone involved in the industry, jellyfish gives a quick cash return, but involves a lot of work. The
fishermen use 60-feet long, 30-feet wide nets made in
A large jellyfish costs 150 kyats and smaller ones cost 100 kyats in Arakan, anddealing in jellyfish
is a popular business in Arakan at the moment. In Akyab, there are jellyfish buying depots in Padalate, Kyiee Dae, Panlunn Bryne,
Thaee Khaung, Ree Chan Bryne and some Arakanese businesses are thinking of opening up buying
depots in neighbouring
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Indian Army Launches Aerial Strike on Rebels
April 26, 2004 Mizzima News: After a
series of ground attacks, the Indian Army and the Assam Rifles deployed along
the Indo-Burma border have launched aerial attacks on Sajatampak
in an attempt to destroy the camps of the underground groups.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA), the United Liberation Front of Assam (UNLF)
and the Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) were attacked.
Indian army sources in Manipur said that five helicopters were used to destroy
the camps. "We have also launched ground attacks so that the ultras cannot
sneak into
When asked whether they had recovered the bodies of the insurgents, he said
that the area was inaccessible and it would take time to find the bodies. The
area is completely isolated, with no proper roads into the area, and hence
security forces are facing stiff resistance.
When asked whether the Burmese army had provided any help in this regard, he
stated that Indian high officials are in close touch with
Meanwhile, the PLA sent a fax to the media of
Several people from Chandel district of Manipur said
that they had been asked not to go to the border areas due to ongoing attacks.
"We have seen several helicopters flying over the area and have heard guns
firing," they said. The SDPO of the Chandel
District, Phiroz Khan, said that the operation has
been going on in the area to restrict the activities of the insurgents.
The Indian army's operations started after the PLA was suspected of killing
three Assam Rifles personnel and the snatching their AK 47 rifles on April 19.
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AIR Hit By Northeast Rebels
With barely 24 hours left before the parliamentary election, underground
members attacked the All India Radio (AIR) station based in Imphal
on April 24.
About five members of a militant group fired indiscriminately at the AIR
station at
Meanwhile underground members in Manipur have asked the people not to
participate in the polling that was to begin the next day. In another incident,
insurgents killed the former DGP of Manipur, L Jogeshwar
Singh yesterday evening. He was shot and declared
dead on arrival at the hospital.
In view of the boycott call given by the underground organisations,
the state government has requested that the Indian Home Ministry deploy more
army personnel.
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Barbaric Killing of a Religious Teacher in Nasaka
Custody
Maungdaw, April 28 Kaladan
News: The barbaric killing of a religious teacher under custody of Nasaka (Border security forces) took place on
On 1 April 2004, Maulavi Sayed
Ahmed, 35, son of Sayedul Islam of Duden village of Maungdaw
Township, was arrested by the Nasaka at his Madrasa (Religious School) and took him to Ngakura Nasaka Sector No.5 camp,
a place about 12 miles north of Maungdaw town. He was
a young religious teacher and the Head of Academic Affairs of the religious
school of "Madrasa Tauhidia"
of the
On that day, three others were arrested as well - namely Maulvi
Abdullah, son of Haji Khalilur
Rahman, who is a Burmese and English teacher at Longdun Madrasa, Obaidullah son of Abdus Salam, a clerk at the same Madrasa,
and Mohammad Amin, son of Sultan Ahmed, a former
village chairman of Duden village. They were all
arrested at the Lundun Madrasa
by a team of 30 Nasaka forces from Sector No.5
camp of Ngakura village.
All of them were arrested under false and fabricated charges of having links
with an insurgent group and running the Madrasa with
funding from the insurgents, said a Village Peace & Development Council
(VPDC) member from a nearby village, who is very close to the authorities and
prefers to remain anonymous.
From April 1 to 21, they were tortured inhumanly day in, day out at the Nasaka camp to extract confessions. As a result, Maulvi Sayed Ahmed succumbed to
his injuries on the night of
On the morning of 22 April, the Duden villagers
learned about the killing, and the grief-stricken villagers went to collect the
corpse for burial, but the Nasaka refused to hand it
over to them. When more villagers and students headed towards the camp in
confrontational mood, the situation became very tense, and the Nasaka threatened to shoot at the crowd.
After some time, the Nasaka, under instruction of Nasaka HQ, handed the dead body over to the angry
villagers.
The deceased’s body was covered with blood and showed signs of serious injuries
and bruises. His tongue was cut out and his sexual organs were destroyed, with
the testicles crushed. The deceased was declared a "Shaheed"
(martyr) by religious leaders. On the same day, his body was buried in the
graveyard at Duden village without being given a
funeral bath, as this is not necessary for a martyr according to Shari’a (Islamic Law). Funeral prayers were
recited by thousands of Rohingya villagers.
On 22 April, the three other victims were taken to Nasaka
HQ and were released on 23 April from the headquarters of Kyigan
Pyin of
According to a member of the Rohingya elite from
inside Arakan, " We
have no chance to practice our religion under the present ruling military
regime. They have been carrying out various kinds of humiliating attacks on
religious institutions, centers and persons. It is a part of the SPDC’s design to threaten the entire Rohingya
Muslim community in Arakan. There is no specific law
to control the Nasaka forces’ actions towards the
Muslim Rohingya community in Arakan."
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Burmese Students in Nagaland Strive for Unity
April 24, 2004Mizzima News: A group of Burmese youths have formed a
students' body based in
Naga tribes from both
The veteran politician Mr Jamir
addressed a gathering in Nagaland on April 21, where
he made an open call for reconciliation among all sections in the Naga society 'as they are fighting for the same Naga cause'.
Meanwhile, a group of Burmese students formed the Eastern Naga
Students' Association on April 22 to acknowledge the spirit of unity among Naga students’ society. Headed by K. Kaishan,
the Eastern Naga Students' Association will
reportedly pave the way for fighting for the cause of Naga
aspirations.
It is estimated that around 3,000 Naga students from
They belong to different Naga communities in
The Naga students from
Mr Jamir, who is currently
the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, said
that Naga sovereignty might not be possible for the Naga tribes under the present Indian political structure.
"Hence the entire Naga people should strive for
reconciliation, as every one now wants peace, harmony and prosperity,"
said Mr Jamir.
He also pointed out that all the cadres belonging to the NSCN (IM) or NSCN (K)
(the two Naga armed outfits) were also Naga brothers, and he appealed to all Naga
factions to unite and raise their voices to the Government of India.
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INSIDE
NLD could join National Convention if members are released, saysMNDF
chairperson
“The NLD executive committee members have had the chance to meet its CEC
members in prison, but they cannot decide about attending the National
Convention ”, Nai Tun Thein, MNDF chairperson and a leader of the United Nationalities
Alliance (UNA) said to more than 200 Mon politicians, including former Mon
People’s Front members, under the leadership of Nai
Aung Tun.
After the people had prayed for Nai Aung Tun, the MPF leader, he said, “The NLD cannot hold a
meeting about the National Convention because the government hasn’t released
some of the NLD’s CEC including Daw Aung Sun Su Kyi.”
He added “If the NLD can hold a meeting about the National Convention, they
will attend the convention, but if the NLD’s CEC
members are not released, the NLD will surely not join in the convention.”
Every year, the Paca village communities perform a
ceremony to honor Nai Aung Tun,
and invite Mon politicians to explain the current political situation.
This year, the ceremony started at
The Mon politician also talked about the current political situation and the
current situation of the Mon people. The people also discussed the two Mon
leaders from non-political organizations who have been invited to join the
National Convention by the government.
Nai Tun Thein also explained that the MNDF cannot attend the
convention because some MNDF members are in prison now. He added that the MNDF
was joining the NLD in asking the government to release its members.
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KIO to demand Federal
At a conference held at Liza in the KIO-controlled
area, KIO vice president Dr Tu Ja also gave voice to the organisation's
demand for peace and genuine democracy.
Dr Tu Ja
clarified the reasons for the KIO's participation in
the National Convention and admitted that there was some dissent about their
decision to participate.
The KIO's delegates to the convention are Dr Tu Ja , U La Hpai La, U Gum Maw, U Sin
Wa and U Zaw Yin.
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Long-term jail sentences for 11 NLD members
According to a report issued by the Assistance Association for Political
Prisoners of Burma (AAPP) dated
The prisoners were sentenced to jail terms ranging from
The 11 NLD members were falsely accused and arrested in connection with the Depayin incident where 70 people were killed when a group
of thugs backed by the SPDC military government tried to attack NLD leader Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi during her trip to the north of
Those arrested were accused of maintaining a relationship
with illegal organizations, under emergency act 5 (Nya)
sections 17(1) and after a brief trial they were sentenced. The prisoners were
deprived of their right to appoint an advocate or legal aid, the report added.
The SPDC military government has arrested many political activists along with
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi since the May 30 incident and has sent many of them to
prison for long sentences.
The 11 prisoners were jailed just a month before the holding of the National
Convention, it was learnt.
The 11 people and their respective jail terms are: (1) U Hla
Saw of Mandalay, 17years (2) U Myint Oo of Mandalay,
7 years (3) Daw Nhin Pa Pa
of Mandalay, 17 years (4) Maung Aung Naing Thu of
Mandalay, 12 years (5) Ko Aung Aung
of Mandalay, 7 years (6) U Win Kyi of Mandalay ( layway),
22 years (7) Ko Thay Lwin Oo of Mandalay, 7 years (8)U Than Win of Rangoon, 12
years (9) Ko Ray Tun Min of
Rangoon, 12 years (10) U Tin Oo of Rangoon, 12 years and (11) Ko Zaw Min Naing
of Rangoon, 12 years.
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Power Black Out in
A saleswoman from the Rangoon-based “Twin Star” Gen-set Company told Mizzima News “the demand depends upon the amount of
containers arriving. No matter how many containers arrive, they get sold-out.”
Supply of electricity in
While Chinese-made electricity inverters cost about 50,000 Kyats, depending on
the categories, Chinese-made portable generators, which are currently in the
highest demand, range from 90,000 Kyats to 100,000 Kyats. Japanese-made
Gen-sets range between 900,000 Kyats to 1,200,000 Kyats.
“Previously, electricity never failed in the business districts of Rangoon, but
nowadays almost everywhere there are regular power blackouts,” said a salesman
from Seiko Company Ltd, in Rangoon’s business district, speaking at the time of
a power failure in his office.
“Chinese made generators don’t last and the good ones are very expensive.
Moreover, the prices of petrol and diesel are becoming very expensive. So it is
much cheaper to buy electricity from neighbors who can afford generators,” said
a resident of South Okalappa Township 12, in whose
family 3 out of 5 are employed.
People who take electricity from neighbors who own generators are charged 40
Kyats per day for a tube light, and in some regions, up to 60 Kyats per tube
light, depending on the number of users. The less the number
of users, the higher the fee.
The current rate for a gallon of petrol or diesel is 1800 Kyats.
Accompanying regular power blackouts in
However, the pressure this generates on the power supply causes fluctuations in
voltage, which in turn causes damage to electronic gadgets like televisions and
refrigerators.
Electricity in
As for the alternate-day power supply schedule, electricity gets cut off from
Most people believe that the power shortage is due to insufficient power
generated by the Lawpithah Hydro Project. A Lawpithah project engineer claimed, “We never fail to
generate power in our project.” He admits, however, that there might have been
an unfair distribution of power from the transmitters.
People who cannot afford to buy Gen-sets or inverters and are unable to pay to
connect to their neighbors’ energy sources must rely on candles for light at
night. “It is worse in the slums, especially in
General consumers are forced to pay for increases in production costs caused by
the city’s power failure. “Firms like ours cannot immediately increase the
prices of our products. We still have competition, so we are facing a
set-back,” said an officer in charge of a magazine.
“While
Though there are at least 268 potential hydro-electricity projects with the
capacity to generate around 40,000 megawatts, only 42 are in use, generating
390 megawatts of electricity.
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Political prisoner Ko Khin Win to have both arms
amputated
April 27,2004 Mizzima News: A political prisoner accused of supporting the
American occupation in Iraq and sentenced by the military junta to a
twenty-year prison term needs to have both arms amputated, said the Assistance
Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP) of Burma.
A statement released by the Thai-based AAPP said that Ko
Khin Win (aka Bhoedaw Khin
Win) was told while receiving medical treatment in Insein
Prison Hospital last week that both his arms needed to be amputated as a result
of acute blood circulation problems in both his arms. He is over 50 years old.
Ko Khin Win was arrested for distributing leaflets
supporting the American occupation of
“There are plenty of examples to show that such things are the results of
torture and ill-treatment by the military in many of its intelligence cells,”
said Ko Bo Kyi. “It merely proves that the SPDC is a
heartless organization,” he added.
Ko Khin Win, a member of the National League for
Democracy (NLD), was also accused by the junta in 1989 of having contact with
underground activists of the Burmese Communist Party and sentenced to a 20-year
prison term. He was released in 2000 after serving 10 years of that sentence.
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INTERNATIONAL
China’s Burmese Drug Headache
April 27, 2004 Mizzima News: New Delhi: Drugs
from Burma have been flowing and across the Chinese border, and Chinese
authorities have reported the seizure of 269.7 kilograms of heroin hidden in
beehives and transported by truck from Burma to southwestern Yunnan Province on April 4, which is considered the biggest
haul of the year.
Last year, Chinese authorities reported seizures of more than 5,000 kilograms
(11,000 pounds) of drugs coming from
In spite of frequent seizures, some skeptics think that local authorities in
“…The authorities in Yunnan do not hide the fact that
drug money is being invested on the Chinese side of the border”, said Muang Muang Myint,
a Radio Free Asia (RFA) special correspondent who visited the Sino-Burma border
on a drug mission.
Using different techniques of hiding the drugs inside trucks and cars, he said,
drugs from
Mya Hlaing, a resident
living near the Sino-Burma border for many years, said that among the various
types of drugs produced in
It is estimated that less than 1% of
The Chinese police estimate that 80 percent of the 70 to 80 tons of heroin
manufactured in the golden triangle (
The result is a devastating increase in drug addicts and HIV infection rates.
The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s 2003 report says,“ There are an estimated 80,000 young people aged 15 and
above in
As part of the two countries’ anti-drug trafficking program,
On April 22 (Thursday), thirty Burmese policemen, the third such batch to
receive the training, ended their month-long anti-drug enforcement course.
In 2002,
Though there has been a drastic reduction in opium poppy cultivation,
UN drug experts say that though
The UNODC’s 2003 report on
The Wa, led by a number of powerful and ruthless
families with worldwide contacts, have been able to build up a highly-organized
and sophisticated drugs business.
Shan State, with an estimated population of 5 million people living in 241,700
households, is comprised of ethnic groups like Lahu, Akha, Wa, Shan, Pa-O, Palaung, Kachin, Lisu and Burmans.
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FBC Urges Pragmatic Approach Towards National Re-conciliation
“The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), the election-winning National
League for Democracy (NLD) and the non-Burman ethnic groups must adopt a
pragmatic approach toward resolving the country’s long standing political stalemate”,
states the “Burma Think-Tank” of April 27.
“Specifically, we urge the SPDC to sit together with others to rework the rules
of engagement regarding the upcoming National Convention”, it added.
The group warns that the military’s continuing detention of NLD leaders,
including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo, and the harassment of NLD members
by government agents does not bode well for the
national reconciliation process.
It calls on all concerned parties to adopt “the principle of complementaries” as a guiding paradigm toward national
reconciliation and nation re-building. It also warns that failure to
accommodate all stakeholders pragmatically and to address the needs of the
people would result in the hardening of representatives' positions and
attitudes which would unnecessarily prolong
The junta officially announced that, as a first step in the “road map” to
democracy, the National Convention would be reconvened. The National Convention
stalled in 1996 and had been marred by restrictions imposed on delegates which provoked a walkout by the NLD, which claimed the
process was undemocratic. Opposition groups in the country and in exile
rejected the national convention, condemning it as a move by the junta to buy
time.
The NLD, having won a landslide victory in the 1990 election, demanded the
release of party leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo, but has not made any
clear decision regarding its participation in the convention.
In a statement on
This statement received strong criticism from exiled opposition groups. The FBC
is composed of leaders from various organizations and independent people living
in western countries and
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Government Sanctions Rs. 60 million for Burma
Trade Point
Rs 40 million has been granted for improvement of the
existing road while Rs 20 million
has been released for upgrading the trading point, the Joint Director of
the Commerce Ministry M.K Mero told a Mizzima correspondent.
Mero, who is monitoring the progress of construction
work at the trading point, informed us that the Ministry would release more
funds soon in order to accelerate the ongoing work.
Zokhuthar trading point of Mizoram
in north east
However, poor infrastructure and bad roads have affected the growth of trade
through the point and as a result, the Indian government has decided to improve
existing road conditions so that the traders of both the countries can run
their business without hindrance.
Mero further pointed out that once the trading point
is fully operational, the volume of business through Zokhuthar
will increase. "Several traders are now willing to trade through this
point with
In this context, the joint director expressed the hope that Zokhuthar
would emerge as a major trading point in northeast
Commenting on the initiative of the Commerce Ministry, the chairman of the
North East Federation on International Trade (NEFIT), RC Agarwal,
said that the new trading point would benefit both countries in the long term.
"The traders are facing severe hardships at the Moreh
(in
He appealed to the Indian government to construct the roads in the area
bordering
The Commerce Ministry's decision has been welcomed by the Indo-Myanmar Traders
Union of Manipur.
The adviser of the trade body, T Samarendra, has
asked the Commerce Ministry to open more trading points in northeast
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GMS Meets for Transportation
April 30, 2004 Mizzima News: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the
Cambodian government have organized a meeting of Transport Vice Ministers of
the six countries sharing the Mekong river, which
convened for the first time in Phnom Penh on April 30 as a Joint
Committee for the Cross-Border Transport Agreement, an ADB press release said
today.
The agreement has been ratified by all six Greater Mekong Subregion
(GMS) governments. It calls for the establishment of a Joint Committee comprising
vice ministers from the GMS countries who head the respective national
transport facilitation committees. The Joint Committee will oversee and monitor
the agreement's implementation and resolve disputes on its interpretation and
application.
GMS countries include
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BJP Plans to Pursue Closer Ties with Burma
New Delhi, April 24, 2004 Mizzima News
If given yet another five-year term, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will strengthen its "Look
East" policy, said the head of the BJP Foreign Affairs Cell. The BJP is
the biggest party in the current ruling coalition of the Government of India.
In a debate on the future of India's foreign policy held on April 22 in New
Delhi, Ambassador Surendra K. Arora,
convener of the BJP foreign affairs committee, said that the BJP would engage
in stronger economic cooperation with Southeast Asian countries if this year's
election gives the party yet another five-year term.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government would also work
towards the establishment of a South Asian Economic Union, promoting economic
cooperation amongst countries in
The debate on the future of
In a telephone interview after the debate, Mr Arora spoke with Mizzima News about
He continued, "But we also have to deal with the government in power. We
would like to have a very close relationship because
Mr. Arora also mentioned the issue of
Apart from discussing the critical issue of
Former Foreign Secretaries of India, Mr. J. N. Dixit
and Mr Kanwal Sibal, joined Ambassador Surendra
K. Arora in speaking on the occasion, highlighting
India's past foreign policy and expressing their views on future foreign
policy. Participants in the debate were New Delhi-based foreign diplomats and
ambassadors from a large number of countries.
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