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- [BJP News]: Dual citizenship to Indian diaspora
- Editor - India Today - Posted on
>>>Indian diaspora has contributed enough to earn dual citizenship India Abroad is a presence that cannot be ignored, both in its size and spirit. An influential chunk of the community that has come to be known as non-resident Indians (NRIs) still keeps its Indianness, its national identity, without the strength of an Indian passport. Now, Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee, after going through the report of the Committee on the Indian Diaspora, says, "We are in favour of dual citizenship ... There were problems in sorting out the issue but it has been resolved now." Good news, especially since dual citizenship is an old promise in the BJP's poll manifesto. Indians settled in the US, UK, Canada, the European mainland, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, countries that have a system of dual citizenship, have the immediate chance of getting Indian citizenship with limited national rights-"no dual loyalty", as the prime minister says. This is a much belated acknowledgement of the contributions of the Indian diaspora, no matter what passport they are holding at the moment. After all, an average NRI is only an economic refugee. He has not fled India, he has only fled the Indian situation. He has not disowned India, he has only sought out a place of better living. So India can't disown him. Particularly in the age of globalisation where the distance between national identity of the individual and the territorial identity of the nation is getting shorter. Today, there are 15-20 million Indians living outside the country, and the Indian diaspora's annual remittances are estimated at about $10 billion (Rs 48,000 crore.) The NRI deposits in Indian banks currently amount to $23 billion. This is national wealth, which may not be as big as China's gain from the 55 million overseas Chinese-an investment capital of $30 billion-but the homeland is obliged to reward. The contribution is not economical alone. It is political as well. The NRIs, especially in the US and the UK, have become a pressure group that can to a great extent influence the policy of the country of domicile towards the country of origin. The diaspora's economic interest is not in conflict with its national interest. Rather, it is the interest of the homeland to tell them: India will always be home, officially. That is why the prime minister's green signal to dual citizenship is a gesture of gratitude as well as pride. India Abroad, at the end of the day, is a celebration of the nation-it reaches out to enrich.----------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.ofbjp.org.....
- [BJP News]: BJP, Cong unimpressed by Musharrafs speech
- Posted by NONE BJP-News@ofbjp.org - Not Known - Posted on
>>>NEW DELHI: For once, both the ruling BJP and the principal opposition party, the Congress, appeared to be on the same sidBoth were clearly unimpressed by President Musharraf’s speech, stressing that there had been little change in Pakistan’s position on the key issue of Kashmir.Senior BJP leader JP Mathur, stressing that Musharraf’s speech was directed more towards his home constituency in Pakistan, said it did not suggest anything ‘‘effective’’ regarding his approach to India and in particular to Kashmir.‘‘The statement was on expected lines,’’ he said, ‘‘and provides no indication of any change in his mindset. Moreover, it was not in conformity with the Security Council resolution which prohibits any kind of support to terrorist activity within or outside the country.We will only be satisfied when Pakistan withdraws its infiltrators from Kashmir and stops ISI activities in other parts of India.’’ Mathur added that Musharraf was trying to protect even ‘‘criminals of Indian origin such as Dawood Ibrahim.’’K Natwar Singh, chairman of the Congress’s foreign affairs department, said though Musharraf had been brave enough to admit his country is in a mess, his speech was of no comfort to India......
- [BJP News]: Full text of Jaswant Singh's statement
- PTI - Times of India - Posted on
>>>EW DELHI: Following is the text of the statement issued by External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh at a press conference here in response to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's address on Saturday:"The government of India has noted that the major portion of the address of the president of Pakistan yesterday (Saturday) relates to reforms to modernise Pakistan. We wish the people of Pakistan well in this endeavour. To the extent that these reforms have a direct nexus to external developments, we welcome them."We welcome the now declared commitment of the government of Pakistan not to support or permit any more the use of its territory for terrorism anywhere in the world, including in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The commitment must extend to the use of all territories under Pakistan's control today. We would assess the effectiveness of the commitment only by the concrete action taken. Consequently, we expect Pakistan to cooperate with India in stopping all infiltration across the international border and the Line of Control (in Kashmir)."The government notes the decision of the government of Pakistan to ban Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, the two terrorist organisations involved in the December 13 attack on the Indian parliament. We look forward to an effective and full implementation of this measure, so that its members do not continue activities under other names."There would be a similar need to address other terrorist organizations targetting India, as also the parent organizations that spawn them." .....
- [BJP News]: Govt resolves issue of dual citizenship
- Posted by NONE BJP-News@ofbjp.org - Rediff - Posted on
>>>Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesdayannounced that the government has resolved the issueof dual citizenship, which would facilitate Indianssettled abroad to make their contributions in theprogress of the country. .....
- [BJP News]: Bush sends firm message to Musharraf
- PTI - The Hindu - Posted on
>>>Washington, Jan. 8. (PTI): Mounting pressure onPakistan, US President George W Bush has firmly askedPresident Pervez Musharraf to crack down harder onterrorists operating from Pakistani territory saying theIndo-Pak. stand-off is still serious. .....
- [BJP News]: 'Pakistan must divorce terror': Advani
- Deepak Sharma/New Delhi - The Pioneer - Posted on
>>>On the eve of his high profile US visit, Union Home Minister L KAdvani said he is not "satisfied" with the action taken so far byIslamabad against the terror network in Pakistan. "We would liketo see Pakistan to divorce itself completely from the path it hasbeen pursuing for the past two decades. Terrorists should be.....
- [BJP News]: India a contender for Security Council seat: Britain
- Fakir Chand in Bangalore - Rediff - Posted on
>>>British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Saturdaydeclared that India was now a natural contender for apermanent seat in the United Nations SecurityCouncil. "India's role in peacekeeping from Bosnia to Sierra Leone is just one.....
- [BJP News]: India's hardline on terror
- Brahma Chellaney - Wall Street Journal - Posted on
>>>Mr. Chellaney is a professor of strategic studies at the privately funded Center for Policy Research in New Delhi.The aftermath of the Dec. 13 terrorist assault on the Indian Parliament -- the seat of the world's largest democracy -- has seen a normally patient and defensive India go on the offensive. This was the second major terrorist attack which India has blamed on Pakistan-based groups since Islamabad joined the global antiterror campaign in September. After the earlier attack, when a suicide bombing killed 38 people in India's Kashmir legislature building on Oct. 1, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee drew a clear line in the sand -- India's restraint would go if there were another major terrorist strike......
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