From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.Narotham Reddy)
Subject: Three U.S Senators call on Indian Prime Minister
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 18:28:15 GMT


Source   : The CGI
Date     : November 17, 1992
Country  : India

Headlines

* U.S Senators call on Indian Premier
* Senior BJP leader passes away
* Seven militants killed in Punjab
* VHP begins planning action for resumption of Kar Seva
* Preston praises Indian reforms
* India and other Asian countries to lead in rural telecom worldwide

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* U.S Senators  call on Indian Premier

New Delhi , Nov 17 - A U.S. Congressional delegation Tuesday called on
Indian Premier Mr.P.V Narasimha Rao, the Defence Minister Mr.Sharad
Pawar and the Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
	The delegation, consisting of two democrat senators, Paul
Simon and Howard M Metzenbaum, discussed a variety of bilateral and
international issues and the economic reforms undertaken by India.
	The visit by democrat senators is considered significant as it
came within two weeks of the victory of the party candidate Mr.Bill
Clinton, in the U.S Presidential election.
	Mr.Simon and Mr.Metzenbaum were accompanied by the U.S
Ambassador Mr.Thomas Pickering, during their call on the Prime Minister.
	The two are also members of the Senate Foreign relations
committee.
	Another prominent democratic senator, Mr.Daniel P. Moynihan, is
currently on a private visit to India. Mr.Moynihan had served as the
U.S Ambassador to India in 1970s.

* Senior BJP leader passes away:

New Delhi: Nov 17 - The Vice-President of the opposition Bharatiya
Janata Party, Dr.Baldev Prakash, died here early Tuesday morning
following a massive heart attack. He was 68.
	Dr.Prakash, was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
His body will be taken to Amritsar for cremation.

* Seven militants killed in Punjab:

Chandigarh: Nov 17 - Seven militants including three tops ones of the
outlawed Khalistan Commando Force were killed on Monday, Police said.
	The three militants of the KCF were killed in an encounter
with a police patrol party near Dhilwan village under Tapa police
station of Barnala district Monday night.
	The top slain militants were identified as Kaka Singh, Jeet
Singh and Bagel Singh. One AK-56 rifle, one bolt action rifle and
several rounds of ammunition were seized from the site of encounter.

* VHP begins planning action for resumption of Kar Seva

New Delhi - Nov 17 - A meeting of the governing council of the Vishwa
Hindu Parishad began here Tuesday to work out a plan of action for the
resumption of Kar Seva for the reconstruction of the Ram temple in
Ayodhya from December six.
	The day-long meeting, presided over by the VHP president,
Mr.V.H Dalmia, would also take stock of the current situation arising
out of their announcement of the Kar Seva and government's resolve to
prevent any illegalities arising out of it, the parishad sources said.
	Among those attending the meeting were VHP general secretary,
Mr.Ashok Singhal, Vice President B.P Toshinwal and VHP's international 
coordinator Ms.Anjali Pandya.
	The meeting would also finalize the tour program of different
VHP leaders in connection with the proposed Kar Seva, the sources
said.

* Preston praises Indian reforms

Dhaka : Nov 17 - The world bank President Lewis Preston lauded on
Tuesday the pace of India's structural adjustment process as desired
by the bank.
	"India is doing very well with its structural adjustment
program and attracting some foreign investment," he told a news
conference at the end of his three day visit to Bangladesh.
	Preston, however, indicated that donor countries' aid flow to
developing countries might shrink as these countries overseas
development assistance (oda) is "under serious budgetary constraints."
	The donor countries like Sweden, USA, Britain and more
recently Italy, which have been generous with ODA, were now having to
deal with their own economic problems, the world bank Chief said.

* India and other Asian countries to lead in rural telecom worldwide

According to Pyramid Research, the market growth of rural telecom
worldwide from 1991-95 is expected to be 23 percent per annum with
total market expenditure of $22 billion, Spending will be led by the
Asian region, where large scale programs in India, China, South Korea,
Indonesia and Thailand will contribute to $12 billion market in the
same period.

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