Fwd: A Second Successful Demonstration Held Against EU Imperialist Intervention in Higher Education

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A Second Successful Demonstration Held
Against EU Imperialist Intervention in Higher Education


A second very successful demonstration was held against the
EU-financed interference in the establishment of a so-called European Studies Programme Centre, in the
Department of Sociology, University of Delhi.
Teachers and students protested outside the International Guest House in large
numbers. Speakers adverted to the intellectual slavery of a small group in the
Sociology Department who were arguing that studies of Indian society could not
be understood without the acquisition of "cutting edge" concepts prevalent in
some of the countries in the EU. Already there were moves to change the syllabi
in line with the desires of the EU. They mentioned that the proposal was
forwarded by the small group without the sanction of the Departmental Council.
The agreement was concluded by the university without the requisite concurrence
of the Academic Council and Executive Council. Earlier the Vice-Chancellor had
assured a delegation of the Faculty of Sociology that this programme was not a
"Centre" but the activity of a few teachers and that he would write to the EU
about this. When the Vice-Chancellor was question about the "Centre" in the
Academic Council he stated that he would not be writing to the EU as this would
send out the signal that India was a 'soft state'.

A delegation of protesting teachers
and students met the members of the "interactive session". Participants from
the EU showed interest in the arguments of the protestors.
Eventually, the head of the 'European
Studies Programme Centre" agreed that an interactive discussion would be held
to discuss the questions raised by the protestors.

The interactive session with the
members of the "European Studies Programme Centre" with teachers and students
of the university will be held in the Department of Sociology on Tuesday, 2nd February at 1.00 P.M.

Teachers and Students in the
University who have been exercised with the question of the penetration of EU
imperialism in the Department of Sociology are requested to attend.

 Participating organisations:

All-India Students Association, All-India Students Federation, Campaign for
Peace and Democracy (Manipur), Common Teachers' Forum, Delhi
University Reservation, Execution Committee, Disha, Forum for Democratic
Struggle, Janvadi Shikshak Manch, Krantikari Yuva Sanghatan, Left and
Democratic Teachers' Front, Manipur Students' Association Delhi, New Socialist
Initiative, Progressive Students Union, University Community, Teachers'
Collective, Youth for Social Justice.

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Fwd: [PMARC] Dalits Media Watch - News Updates 30.01.10

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Dalits Media Watch

News Update 30.01.10

High atrocities against SC/STs in 100% literate Kerala - Zee News

http://www.zeenews.com/news600108.html

Casteist remarks: Polygraph test for GU V-C today? - Times Of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Casteist-remarks-Polygraph-test-for-GU-V-C-today/articleshow/5514974.cms

End Dalit discrimination: Union Minister - Express Buzz

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=End+Dalit+discrimination:+Union+Minister&artid=jPLw5ebAgPg=&SectionID=1ZkF/jmWuSA=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=X7s7i%7CxOZ5Y=&SEO

'Bring law for equitable distribution of health facilities' - Zee News

http://www.zeenews.com/news599694.html

SC, ST case against ZP vice-chairman - The Hindu

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/29/stories/2010012953940400.htm

Zee News

High atrocities against SC/STs in 100% literate Kerala

http://www.zeenews.com/news600108.html

Updated on Friday, January 29, 2010, 23:48 IST

Kochi: Despite achieving 100 per cent literacy rate, there were atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Kerala, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik said today.

"About 35,000 cases of atrocities against SCs and STs were registered in the country till 2007 under SC and ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. Kerala is on 14th spot. There is a need to find out why such atrocities are being committed against the community in a state which has 100 per cent literacy," he said.

Wasnik was speaking at a state-level launch of 'Panchami Swayam Sahaya Sangham' (Self Help Initiative) of Kerala Pulayar Maha Sabha (KPMS) here.

He said the UPA government at the Centre was implementing several projects for the uplift of SCs and STs and a continuous dialogue was on with the private sector to ensure equal opportunities for them.

The minister said a coordination committee under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister's Principal Secretary has been constituted to continue the process.

Union Minister of state for Agriculture Prof K V Thomas, Kerala Forest Minister Binoy Viswom and KPMS General Secretary P Sreekumar attended the launch. PTI

Times Of India

Casteist remarks: Polygraph test for GU V-C today?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Casteist-remarks-Polygraph-test-for-GU-V-C-today/articleshow/5514974.cms

TNN, 30 January 2010, 12:09am IST

AHMEDABAD: Will Gujarat University vice-chancellor Dr Parimal Trivedi be put under the lie detector on Saturday in connection with the case of making castiest remarks about a faculty Pankaj Shrimali?

Apparently, the reply of the investigating officer in the case to a query filed under RTI to know the status of the case said he had requested forensic science laboratory (FSL) for the same.

Shrimali had filed the case against Trivedi in May 2008. After Gujarat High Court refused to interfere in the issue and did not quash the FIR, police started investigation but found nothing and after a year filed 'A' summary. This was opposed by Shrimali in the court, and the police began re-investigation into the case.

As police were accused of trying to shield Trivedi because of his influence, the complainant sought to know status of investigation last month under RTI laws. The investigating officer, ACP ND Parmar, said he had requested FSL on December 23 to conduct lie detection test on complainant Shrimali, the accused VC, and PP Prajapati, a witness in the case. The laboratory has also confirmed January 30 for the procedure.

Last year, when charge-sheet in the case was due, the police requested a magisterial court to approve filing of 'A' summary on the ground that there was nothing left to be probed in the case. This prompted Shrimali to raise his objection. He also brought to the notice of the court that the investigation was not carried out by a designated officer of the SC/ST cell.

This forced the police to assure the court that fresh investigation would be conducted and that too by the SC/ST cell, as per the procedure. However, ACP Parmar has, in his written reply to Shrimali, said that the police commissioner did not transfer the case to the SC/ST cell and insisted that he continued with the investigation.
Meanwhile, the police have not issued notice to Shrimali and witness Prajapati to be present for the test. Shrimali, in any case, has objected to a polygraph test on him. Trivedi was not available for comment.

Express Buzz

End Dalit discrimination: Union Minister

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=End+Dalit+discrimination:+Union+Minister&artid=jPLw5ebAgPg=&SectionID=1ZkF/jmWuSA=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=X7s7i%7CxOZ5Y=&SEO=

Express News Service

First Published : 30 Jan 2010 02:00:00 AM IST

Last Updated :

KOCHI: Union Minister Mukul Wasnik on Friday said that the Centre would rehabilitate those who are engaged in manual scavenging by March 31, 2010."Those engaged in manual scavenging will be rehabilitated by March 31.

The Centre has also decided to undertake a special project across 44,000 villages in the country for the uplift of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes," the Minister said launching the Self Help initiative titled 'Panchami' of Kerala Pulayar Maha Sabha (KPMS) at Marine Drive here.

Wasnik said the Centre was in a continuous dialogue process with the private sector for ensuring equal employment opportunity for the SC and ST community in the private sector.

"A co-ordination committee under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister has been constituted to continue the process," the Minister said adding that the Centre had allotted Rs 750 crore for providing scholarship to 38 lakh students belonging to the SC/ST communities.

Stating that the people of the country should come together to prevent artrocities against the SC/ST communities, Wasnik said that 35,000 cases were registered in the country under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

"In Kerala, 477 cases have been registered under the Act in 2007.

Why a state like Kerala with a record of good literacy rate and good human development index have cases registered under this Act? This shows that still the SC/ST communities are being targeted. The Centre and the State Government should work together to launch a campaign to change the mindset of people and bring down the rate of atrocities against the SC/ST people," he added.

Union Minister of State for Agriculture K V Thomas, Forest Minister Benoy Viswom, Dominic Presentation MLA, Panchami chairman T V Babu and KPMS general secretary Punnala Sreekumar were present on the occasion.

Zee News

'Bring law for equitable distribution of health facilities'

http://www.zeenews.com/news599694.html

Updated on Thursday, January 28, 2010, 17:51 IST

New Delhi: Underlining the need for universal health care, a group of experts today sought a National Health Act to ensure equitable distribution of medical facilities across the population.

"The National Health Act should be on the lines of the Right to Education Act and in fact should have been brought about earlier as health was more important than education," opined senior AIIMS cardiologist Dr Srinath Reddy.

Arguing that finances have never been a problem for the government, he said, as compared to the subsidies being doled out for industries and the petroleum sector, the sectors of health and nutrition have got nothing from the budget.

"Even the PDS system has virtually collapsed as the government was not sure who fall within and above the poverty line," Biraj Patnaik from the office of the commissioners to the Supreme Court, said during a discussion on the draft National Health Bill here.

He favoured a food distribution system which does not discriminate between the tribal, SC/ST and other poor people and focusses on universal nutrition.

"We should not think about budgeting in the social sector. We can see that the resources are enough," he added.

N J Kurien, a former member of the Planning Commission, said, that public expenditure on health is just one per cent and 70 per cent of the medical care is given by unqualified medical practitioners.

The Hindu

SC, ST case against ZP vice-chairman

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/29/stories/2010012953940400.htm

ADILABAD: The Kuntala police on Thursday registered a case against Juttu Ashok, Adilabad Zilla Parishad vice- chairman, under the SC, ST Prevention of Atrocities Act for allegedly abusing a lineman of APTransco in the name of caste. Kadari Sundar belonging to SC community said Mr. Ashok came to the sub-station and manhandled him besides verbally abusing him in the name of his caste. –Staff Reporter

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Fwd: [PMARC] SIGN-PETITION: IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students

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Date: Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Subject: [PMARC] SIGN-PETITION: IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students
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http://www.petitiononline.com/lekha/petition.html


To: Chief Minister Kerala, VS Achuthanandan

Sir,

We a group of concerned academicians and activists belonging to the Kerala Feminist Network have come to know that Chithralekha, a Dalit woman who is making a living as an auto driver, has been harassed by the CITU and the police in Payyanur, Kannur District, Kerala, on 20th January 2010. It is also extremely disconcerting to note that while the general apathy of the police continue, the trade unions of the CPI (M) has resorted to other ways of demoralizing the struggle of a woman for just and equal, civil, political and human rights.

BACKGROUND

Chithralekha, a Dalit woman, from Payyanur in Kannur, Kerala, was one of the first woman auto drivers to enter a workplace dominated by men from higher castes. Right from the beginning there was a strong resistance to her and there was a three month delay in giving her a membership of the union. Later, when she went on to become an efficient and extremely popular auto rickshaw driver, the resistance against her took a violent turn. Soon she was subject to many acts of workplace harassment by her fellow auto drivers.
On one occasion, the hood of her auto was torn off, she was called derogatory caste names, and a fellow driver even tried to run her over with his vehicle. Chithralekha protested against this, lodging complaints with the police and even managing to get one of the workers arrested with the help of a local Dalit activist. In the course of her protest, she also brought to light the fact that her district and locality still practiced untouchability, albeit in modern forms. Once the issue went outside the purview of the local auto stand, the CITU and the local CPI (M) goons adopted a new tactic and started tarnishing her image with wide spread poster campaigns. Through these posters, Chithralekha was branded as a sexually loose woman, a woman who drinks, whose mother was a sex worker, who talks like a man, who does not listen and who does not know how to behave. With such a campaign, Chithralekha lost all support in the locality.

On December 30th, 2005, they burned down her auto, depriving her of her only source of livelihood. However, Chithralekha continued with her struggle and managed to procure a new auto through her association with various Dalit, Feminists and Citizen's initiatives in June 2008. Chithralekha had been slowly trying to get on with her life, though she and her husband were often being attacked in various ways by the local CITU. It was at this point that the current incident occurred.


THE CURRENT INCIDENT

On the morning of 20th January 2010, Chithralekha (along with her husband Shreeshanth) who was about to park her auto rickshaw in front of a medical shop, was asked to move her vehicle from the parking spot by one Mr Ramachandran who is an office bearer of the CITU auto rickshaw Union in Payyanur. When Chithralekha protested, an altercation followed between them and the CITU workers started beating her up. Soon, a police jeep arrived and bundled the couple into the vehicle. They were taken to the police station and severely beaten up. Later she was allowed to go without even registering
a case!! She has visible wounds all over her body and has had to go to the hospital twice after the incident. Moreover, she is unable to move out of her house or drive her auto as she is afraid of further violence. Shockingly there is very little media coverage of this issue and no local support available to her in defending against the attack.

In this context, we strongly demand the State Government to:

1. Take immediate steps to ensure the fundamental rights of Chithralekha to be able to work and live in her own native place, free of mental and physical torture.

2. Implement the provisions of the Vishakha Guidelines on Sexual Harassment at the Workplace for Chithralekha, an auto rickshaw driver.

3. Take stringent actions against the CITU workers and police officers on duty who inflicted violence on Chithralekha during the incident.

4. Constitute an Independent Judicial Commission to conduct thorough investigation into the whole issue

Chithralekha Solidarity,
Kerala Feminist Network

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

Sincerely,

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 4:50 PM, ARUN KHOTE <arun.khote@gmail.com> wrote:

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Date: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 9:42 PM
Subject: [arkitectindia] SIGN-PETITION: IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students
To: arkitectindia@yahoogroups.com

IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students and ensure academic programme motivates students to learn and engage in engineering-related socially-useful work To sign the petition, go to: http://www.petitiononline.com/iitkiitk/petition.html -------------------------- It is a shame that Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has decided to expel 38 students belonging mostly to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. While the general thinking of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is in the direction of relaxing the examination system so that a more conducive learning atmosphere can be created for students, it appears that IIT Kanpur has yet to come out of the paradigm in which academic performance is used to penalize students. Suicides among students are not very uncommon in IIT Kanpur and presently an unusually high number of students are receiving psychological counselling. The failure is not that of students but that of IIT system. IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students and revamp its system so that the academic programme motivates students to learn and engage in engineering-related socially-useful work rather than go after non-engineering consumerist oriented jobs which are totally non-productive. Dr Sandeep Pandey Former faculty member, IIT Kanpur and former member, Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India To sign the petition, go to: http://www.petitiononline.com/iitkiitk/petition.html

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Fwd: [PMARC] Fwd: [arkitectindia] SIGN-PETITION: IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students

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IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students and ensure academic programme motivates students to learn and engage in engineering-related socially-useful work To sign the petition, go to: http://www.petitiononline.com/iitkiitk/petition.html -------------------------- It is a shame that Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has decided to expel 38 students belonging mostly to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. While the general thinking of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is in the direction of relaxing the examination system so that a more conducive learning atmosphere can be created for students, it appears that IIT Kanpur has yet to come out of the paradigm in which academic performance is used to penalize students. Suicides among students are not very uncommon in IIT Kanpur and presently an unusually high number of students are receiving psychological counselling. The failure is not that of students but that of IIT system. IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students and revamp its system so that the academic programme motivates students to learn and engage in engineering-related socially-useful work rather than go after non-engineering consumerist oriented jobs which are totally non-productive. Dr Sandeep Pandey Former faculty member, IIT Kanpur and former member, Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India To sign the petition, go to: http://www.petitiononline.com/iitkiitk/petition.html

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Fwd: MARICHJHANPI DAY

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Date: Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Subject: MARICHJHANPI DAY
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31^{st January MARICHJHANPI DAY}

 

 

 

The Left Front Government of West Bengal blockaded on 26 January 1979 in the Marichjhanpi island of the Sundarbans,so that food and drinking water might not reach them. The purpose was to starve them to death. On 31st. January 1979 a group of starving refugees went to the Kumirmari Island to fetch food and drinking water. The police

force of Joyti Basu fired on them. Many of them were killed. This was the first massacre

by the Left Front Government, which the people were told to "nurse as a precious eyeball".
The skeleton tumbles out of the cupboard finally, and the people who witnessed the massacre

are finally coming out to tell the truth. Those who survived the massacre have declared

Marichjhanpi Day on 31st. January.

Come and join the meeting on 31st. January 2010, Sunday, 3 p.m. at

Bharat Sava Hall, Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata ( near Central metro Stn.),
and seek out the truth. The actual witnesses to the massacre will be present.

Thanking you

Radhika Ranjan Biswas

Secretary

Date : 18.12.09 Marichjhanpi Sangram Samittee .

marichjhanpisangramsamitee@gmail.com

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Fwd: [bangla-vision] Nuclearisation of South Asia

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Subject: [bangla-vision] Nuclearisation of South Asia
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Cc: webmaster@asiantribune.com, zameer <zameer36@gmail.com>, FZK <khanofpakistan@hotmail.com>, Waheed Hamid <waheed.hamid07@gmail.com>, raja mujtaba <raja.mujtaba@gmail.com>

 

Nuclearisation of South Asia

 

Asif Haroon Raja

Victory in East Pakistan made the Indian leaders euphoric and megalomaniac. They ventured upon an ambitious force modernization program and also conducted nuclear test in 1974 which impinged upon the security of Pakistan. It impelled Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto to lay the foundations of uranium enrichment plant at Kahuta on 31 July 1976 under Dr. AQ Khan. He pursued the nuclear option despite host of barricades built around him and for this act he was made a horrible example.

Late President Ziaul Haq took full advantage of the favorable phase of Pak-US close relations because of US high stakes in Afghan war and allowed the nuclear program to develop at Kahuta with speed. He announced in December 1982 that Pakistan had achieved the capability to enrich uranium. This miracle was brought about in six years in the face of total ban imposed by the West on transfer of nuclear technology or import of any part related to it.

To keep this sensitive project secret from the world was in itself a commendable effort on part of all those associated with it. By the time the western powers got the wind of it, the project had reached an advanced stage and there was no turning back. The significance of the feat becomes more distinguished and inestimable when one realises that this breakthrough was made by a third world country where even needles and ball bearings are not indigenously produced.     

Zia made several proposals to make South Asia free of nuclear weapons but India spurned all his offers. No sooner the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989 and the threat of communism evaporated in the thin air, it brought about fundamental change in the policies of USA in South Asia. Pakistan lost its strategic significance and its nuclear program once again became an eyesore. 

In order to restrain Pakistan from pursuing its peaceful nuclear program, the US Administration stopped the flow of arms supply and economic aid through infamous Pressler Amendment in 1990. The US on becoming sole super power after the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991, sidelined Pakistan and took India on board. Taking advantage of growth of close ties with Washington and souring of Pak-US relations, India stepped up its propaganda campaign to convince Washington to declare Pakistan a terrorist and a nuclear proliferating state.

Obsessed by its security concerns and in anticipation to the fourth round, Pakistan strove hard to keep the widening military balance within limits. It was in the context of its extreme security concerns that Pakistan was forced to make its nuclear deterrence credible by conducting six successful nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 in response to Indian five tests on 12 May. These tests were undertaken in spite of extreme pressure put by the US and other world powers.

Even the Indo-Israeli axis exerted pressure by trying to put into action its long conceived plan of a surgical air strike from Srinagar airbase against Kahuta on the night of 27 May 1998. Vested groups within Pakistan did not lag behind in trying to discourage the leadership from giving a tit for tat response to India and strained their lungs asserting that such a venture would be suicidal for Pakistan. Irrespective of the colossal internal and external pressures, Pakistani nation stood like a rock and urged the government to go ahead with nuclear blasts whatever be the cost. Pakistan under Nawaz Sharif rose to the occasion and lived up to the expectations and aspirations of the nation.

Nuclearisation of Pakistan poured cold water on the aggressive designs of India. The US started to vainly exert pressure on Pakistan to sign CTBT unilaterally since India refused to do so. Pakistan also kept up with its missile development program which was initiated by Benazir Bhutto and produced series of short and medium range guided missiles much superior to Indian missiles.

 

Once Pakistan got caught on the wrong foot due to AQ Khan's confession obtained under duress in 2004, the Americans started exerting greater pressure and succeeded in not only penetrating into our sensitive areas but also collecting sensitive data like number of warheads and triggers and storage through aerial photography, infra red snaps and satellite triangulation. They succeeded in making our managers separate warheads from delivery means and from triggers and storing the three components separately, all under the pretext of safety and security.

 

Realising that it can no more blackmail Pakistan or wage an open war, India in connivance with USA, UK and Israel is now trying to achieve its sinister objectives through sabotage and subversion as well as psychological and cultural onslaughts. A vile Indo-US-Israeli campaign has been mounted expressing serious concerns about the safety of Pakistan's nuclear program. Irrespective of assurances given by Pakistani leaders, they keep stressing that nukes would be stolen by extremists or by officials working inside nuclear installations. In actuality, the trio is striving hard to steal Pak nukes through Blackwater. The US is least concerned about Indian nuclear program which has worst safe keeping record in the world because of numerous incidents of pilferage and smuggling of fissile material as well as accidents.    

 

Consequent to Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, output of India's 22 nuclear power reactors would jump to 10,000 megawatts by 2012 and manufacturing rate of nuclear bombs would leap to 40 per year. India has also inked nuclear deal with Russia, which has promised to set up 4 new reactors. India's agreement to place only 4 nuclear reactors under safeguards of IAEA by 2014 is inconsequential. In next five year time, it would be able to manufacture 200 additional nuclear bombs thereby doubling existing stock level. It is a purposeful move to pressurize Pakistan to do the same well knowing that US influenced IAEA has double standards when dealing with Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Indian lobby in USA succeeded in making Kerry Lugar aid bill for Pakistan harmful. Apart from other insulting conditions, the bill seeks freeze of Pak nuclear program.     

 

Despite achieving quantum jump in nuclear field, Indian leadership remains worried over Pakistan's nuclear capability. While Indian Army Chief Kapoor is threatening to wage war against Pakistan and China, on the other he and naval chief are fretting and sweating that Pakistan has exceeded minimum nuclear deterrence level and improved its nuclear capability.   

 

Blackwater outsourced by CIA and RAW is being used to create anarchy in major cities and to gain access to nukes. Reportedly, Blackwater has begun to make diagrammatical drawings and video films of nuclear installations as well as available routes.     

 

Pentagon had conducted a war game in 2000 in which it was brainstormed that whenever Indo-Pakistan war takes place and Pakistan Army is on the verge of throwing up its cards and is preparing its nukes, US Special Forces would swoop in to destroy them during the assembly of warheads and triggers or while on the move. Currently, the US is busy giving final touches to its sinister plan how to quietly extract Pakistan's nuclear teeth after giving heavy dozes of anesthesia. It is desperate to gain access to our nuclear arsenal under the garb of making it safe and secure from accidents, proliferation and theft. It wants its special marine force to create secure parameter around each site, or evolve a joint control system.

Notwithstanding that acquisition of nuclear and missile capability by Pakistan has greatly minimised the risk of war with India, however, it has earned Pakistan the perpetual hostility of India, Israel and USA in particular and western world in general since possession of nukes with a Muslim country is unacceptable to them. New ways are now being devised by our adversaries to denuclearise Pakistan without having to wage a war.

 

The writer is a retired Brig and a defence and security analyst. Email:asifharoon7751@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fwd: Meet the New Slate of IAPAC Candidates

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Subject: Meet the New Slate of IAPAC Candidates
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Meet the New Slate of IAPAC Candidates January 29, 2010, Washington, D.C. – The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), today announced its support for new slate of candidates for the U.S. Congress, national party committees, and aspiring Iranian American candidates, including: Governor Charlie Crist candidate for the U.S. Senate (R-FL), Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Mark Ameli candidate for Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County, Elle Falahat candidate for District Attorney Contra Costa County, and Shiva Farivar candidate for Irvine City Council. Click here to read more UPDATE: Iran Sanctions Legislation in the 111th Congress Senate Passes Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Act January 29, 2010, Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the Senate passed the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2009 (S.2799) by a voice vote. The Act, which was introduced by Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) last November, targets Iran's energy sector by placing sanctions on foreign companies that provide Iran with refined petroleum, among other measures. Click here to read more PAAIA Thanks Sponsors of the 2010 Passing the Torch of Success PAAIA would like to sincerely acknowledge the following sponsors for their support of the 2010 Passing the Torch of Success held in Orange County, CA on January 17, 2010. Please click here for a complete list of sponsors Yasmin Siraj Takes the Silver at the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships January 27, 2010, Washington, D.C. - Thirteen year old Iranian American Yasmin Siraj took home the silver medal for junior ladies at the 2010 Figure Skating Championships in Washington. In her performance, Siraj captivated the audience with her beautiful performance to Rimsky-Korsakov's Song of India.  Siraj is a full time student who practices during her lunch break and is also a competitive pianist. Click here to read the article Click here to watch Yasmin's short program at the 2010 US Nationals   "I cannot thank the Iranian American Political Action Committee enough for its generous support of my campaign for the United States Senate. It is groups such as IAPAC that ensure people are educated about issues important to Iranian Americans. I look forward to continuing my work with this important group."  Governor Charlie Crist candidate for the U.S. Senate (R-FL) "I wish to thank IAPAC for the valuable service that it provides to the Iranian American community.  Its support of my campaign is an example of such service.  This way, I can concentrate on bringing my message to the general public and educating people, especially the Iranian American community to support qualified candidates for public service." Mark Ameli Candidate for Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County Iranian Americans Are Urged to Stand and Be Counted All-American Football Legend Jamshid "Jim" Bakhtiar Honored Alan Khazei Should Get Ted Kennedy's Seat Iranian American scholar Lotfi Zadeh Wins 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Wins a Primetime Emmy Award Persianesque Magazine Covers PAAIA's Amicus in Iranian Discrimination Case August, 2009 The Jewish Times of Baltimore Covers PAAIA's Amicus in Iranian Discrimination Case August, 2009 Shofar Interview's PAAIA Board Member Sharon Nazarian-Baradaran July, 2009 Iranian Americans Hope for a Greater Voice in U.S. July 21, 2009 Copyright © 2010 PAAIA Home   |   Sitemap   |   Terms of Use   |   Privacy Policy   |   Contact Us

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Subject: Financial, Legal & Tax Updates from TaxGuru (in this message: 18 new items)
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Financial, Legal & Tax Updates from TaxGuru (in this message: 18 new items)

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• Section 4 of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 does not require publication of pre-recognition Rules and Bye-laws of a Stock
• Department of Telecommunication given ultimatum to the auditors of three telecom majors
• Section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Deductions – Donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc. – Amendment in Notification No. S.O. 1246(E), dated 29-11-2002
• Rajasthan announced VAT exemption on sugar imported in state till 30th June
• Tariff value of edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds notified
• IRDA issued new disclosure norms- mandating insurance companies publish accounts on half-yearly basis
• Exchange Rate notification for Import / Export of goods with effect from 1st February, 2010
• RBI Circular on Exim Bank's Line of Credit to Government of the United Republic of Tanzania
• Adjustment of Advance FBT with Advance Tax for A.Y. 2010-11
• Aal is well
• Integrity and Ethics are Basic to Good Governance in Banking
• Government likely to scrap DEPB scheme
• Mauritius Vice Prime Minister claimed his country is not a tax haven
• 12 per cent service tax likely to return
• Circular on adjustment of Advance FBT Paid for Assessment Year 2010-11
• Clarification regarding filing of Objections before Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP)
• RBI hikes CRR by 75 bps, No Change in Reverse Repo Rate and Repo rate
• Meaning, Formation, Taxation, Membership and Partition of HUF

Section 4 of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 does not require publication of pre-recognition Rules and Bye-laws of a Stock Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:30 PM PST As would be evident from the pleadings and submissions made on behalf of the respective arties, the main question which we are called upon to consider is whether in the absence of publication of the Rules and Bye-laws of the Bombay Stock Exchange,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Department of Telecommunication given ultimatum to the auditors of three telecom majors Posted: 29 Jan 2010 06:45 PM PST The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has given an ultimatum to the auditors of three telecom majors — Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel — to submit their final reports to the government by February 7. They are conducting a special... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Deductions – Donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc. – Amendment in Notification No. S.O. 1246(E), dated 29-11-2002 Posted: 29 Jan 2010 06:40 PM PST In exercise of the powers conferred by Explanation 4 to section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961(43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Rajasthan announced VAT exemption on sugar imported in state till 30th June Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:55 PM PST The Rajasthan government has announced VAT exemption on imported sugar in the state till June 30, in a bid to control the spiraling sweetener prices."The decision to exempt four per cent VAT was taken by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot following which... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Tariff value of edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds notified Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:43 PM PST Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), Department of Revenue has issued Notification No.10/2010-Customs (N.T.) dated January 29, 2010 notifying tariff values of edible oils, brass scrap (all grades) and Poppy seeds as shown in the table below. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

IRDA issued new disclosure norms- mandating insurance companies publish accounts on half-yearly basis Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:17 PM PST The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) has issued disclosure norms for insurance companies, mandating them to publish accounts on a half-yearly basis. The disclosure norms are seen as a precursor to allowing insurance companies to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Exchange Rate notification for Import / Export of goods with effect from 1st February, 2010 Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:09 AM PST In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in suppression of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 186/2009-Customs (N. T.), dated the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

RBI Circular on Exim Bank's Line of Credit to Government of the United Republic of Tanzania Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:02 AM PST Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has concluded an Agreement dated May 28, 2009 with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania making available to the latter, a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 40 million (USD forty million only) for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Adjustment of Advance FBT with Advance Tax for A.Y. 2010-11 Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:57 AM PST The Central Board of Direct Taxes have decided that any instalment of advance tax paid in respect of fringe benefits for assessment year (AY) 2010-11 shall be treated as advance income tax paid by assessee for AY 2010-11. The assessee can adjust... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Aal is well Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:39 AM PST The phrase aal is well is catching up fast with one and all- thanks to the recent film '3 Idiots' which has made this phrase popular amongst the gen next and other factions of the society. The film, 3 idiots sends the message to the present society... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Integrity and Ethics are Basic to Good Governance in Banking Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:35 AM PST One may govern life in accordance with the revealed truth as one sees it or natural law or a simple precept of not treating others as ends, or in pursuit of the good life of contemplation prized by Aristole . One may believe that morality lies in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Government likely to scrap DEPB scheme Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:22 AM PST One of the most favoured duty reimbursement schemes among exporters - the Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB) scheme - is likely to be scrapped, as the government gears up to introduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April 1. The scheme, which... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Mauritius Vice Prime Minister claimed his country is not a tax haven Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:19 AM PST Dismissing the notion that Mauritius is a tax haven, the island nation's Vice Prime Minister Ramakrishna Sithanen on Tuesday said he has not received any complaints from India about routing investments via his country to evade taxes. However,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

12 per cent service tax likely to return Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:11 AM PST The government may take the first step towards fiscal consolidation in Budget 2010-11 by partially rolling back tax cuts given to the industry last year. The service tax rate may be restored to 12 per cent, while excise duty could be increased... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Circular on adjustment of Advance FBT Paid for Assessment Year 2010-11 Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:19 AM PST The Finance Act, 2005 introduced a levy namely Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) on the value of certain fringe benefits as contained in Chapter XII H (Sections 115 W to 115 WL) of Income Tax Act, 1961. By the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2009 a new Section 115 WM... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Clarification regarding filing of Objections before Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:53 PM PST A new section 144C was inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961 vide Finance (No. 2) Act of 2009. Section 144C provides for constitution of a Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) to decide cases of an eligible assessee as defined in sub-section (15) of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

RBI hikes CRR by 75 bps, No Change in Reverse Repo Rate and Repo rate Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:35 PM PST RBI has increased cash reserve ratio by 75 bps to 5.75 Percent , the hike would happen in two stages, the first stage of hike of 50 bps will be effective from February 13 and the next 25 bps from February 27. RBI has not touched the the reverse repo... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Meaning, Formation, Taxation, Membership and Partition of HUF Posted: 28 Jan 2010 08:12 PM PST The Hindu Undivided Family can best be defined as a family that consists of a common ancestor and all his lineal male descendants and their wives and unmarried daughters. The Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) cannot be created by acts of any party. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

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