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Lok Sabha Question No. 1323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: MoU with China
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, Shrirang Appa Barne, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

- (a) & (b): No Madam,
- (c) &  (d):  No  Madam.    However,  NITI  Aayog  has  proposed  closer  interaction  with  National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), People's Republic of China on understanding China's huge success in development of coastal manufacturing zones, and learn from the above success.
- (e) : Yes Madam.
- (f) The two sides agreed for cooperation in renewable energy promotion, both in manufacturing and generation of wind and solar energy.  Both sides also agreed for speeding up of cooperation in solar cell / module manufacturing in India, expanding cooperation in promoting solar rooftop initiatives in India by providing quality solar cells / modules, providing operations and maintenance services. India offered huge investment opportunities in the renewable energy sector by way of participating through equity support, offsetting hedging cost, taking up of masala bonds, partnering in the solar projects, etc. Chinese investors showed keen interest in financial investment and participation in large solar park projects in cooperation with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

Both sides exchanged the status of coal development in India and China. Indian side proposed the scope for  technical  cooperation  in  promoting  underground  coal  mining  technologies  and  coal  gasification. Chinese side also proposed for cooperation in promoting clean coal technologies including environment friendly mining, coal processing, and efficient use of coal. Both sides decided to work on specific areas for deliverables.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1323 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## MoU  WITH CHINA

1323. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI SHRIRANGA APPA BARNE: SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV: DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a)   Whether India and China have agreed to cooperate on sourcing energy from international market to boost growth;
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) Whether India and China have also agreed to adopt new theme of closer cooperation on coastal manufacturing zone development;
- (d) If so, the details thereof;
- (e) Whether Chinese investors showed keen interest in financial investment and participation in large solar park projects in cooperation with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) whereas India was keen on technical cooperation in promoting underground coal mining technologies and coal gasification; and
- (f)  If so, the facts thereof and the decision arrived between the two countries?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTRY OF HOUSING & POVERTY ALLEVATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 1321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Telecast Cricket Match on Doordarshan
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: DADDAN MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1321 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016)

## TELECAST CRICKET MATCH ON DOORDARSHAN

## 1321. SHRI  DADDAN MISHRA

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is mandatory to telecast all one-day and 20-20 cricket matches to be played by the Indian team on Doordarshan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with court ruling in this regard;
- (c) whether any change has been effected in this rule and since when; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a) &  (b): Under  the  provisions contained  in  'The  Sports  Broadcasting  signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007', it is mandatory for the content rights owner  to share the live signals of following sporting events of national importance with respect to cricket with Prasar Bharati and Doordarshan for  telecast :
- (i) All official One-Day and 20-20 matches played by the Indian Men's Cricket Team and such  Test  matches  as  are  considered  to  be  of  high  public  interest  by  the  Central Government;
- (ii) Semi-finals and  finals of Men's  World Cup  and  International Cricket Council Championship Trophy.

However, it is not mandatory for Doordarshan to telecast all the one-day and 20-20 cricket matches to be played by the Indian team on Doordarshan.

- (c) & (d):  There is no change in this Rule.  However, as the Rule 6(2) of the 'The Sports Broadcast Signals (Mandatory Sharing  with Prasar Bharati) Rules, 2007' stipulates that 'an event of national importance once included in the list shall remain a sporting event as such for a period of four years from the date of its inclusion unless deleted or withdrawn earlier', the Central Government  in supersession of the notification of the Government of India  in  the  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  number  S.O.  1957(E),  dated 23.08.2012, re-notified the above mentioned sporting events of national importance with respect to cricket vide notification number  S.O.3264(E) dated 22.10.2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Legal Entitlements to Children
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## Legal Entitlements to Children

1320. DR. KULMANI SAMAL:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Law  Commission  has  submitted  the  report  on  Early  Childhood Development and Legal Entitlements suggesting inclusion of new fundamental right  in  Indian  Constitution  for  guaranteeing  a  child's  right  to  basic  care  and assistance, protection from neglect, harm and exploitations; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b) : Yes Madam. The Law Commission of India had submitted its Report No. 259  titled  'Early  Childhood  Development  and  Legal  Entitlements'  on  27.08.2015. Under  para  7.1  (i)  of  Chapter-VII,  titled  'Conclusions  and  Recommendations'  the Law Commission has inter-alia recommended the following:-

- i. It  is  suggested  that,  as  per  the  recommendation  of  the  NCRWC,  a  new Article  24A  be  inserted  to  Part  III  of  the  Constitution  to  ensure  that  the child's right to basic care and assistance becomes an enforceable right. The Article  should  read as  follows: '24A. Every child  shall have the  right to care and assistance in basic needs and protection from all forms of neglect, harm and exploitation.'

The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  has  informed  that  they  have forwarded the recommendations and suggestions contained in Report No. 259 of the Law Commission of India to all States/UTs vide D.O. letter dated 18.04.2016 followed by reminders dated 30.06.2016 and 26.08.2016 for their inputs/views/comments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Ustad Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1319 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## USTAD SCHEME

1319.  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of artisans assisted under "Ustad" scheme since the last two years;
- (b) whether any assessment is being made on the level of attainment the artisans have gained out of this; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a):  The  scheme  'Upgrading  the  Skills  and  Training  in  Traditional  Arts/Crafts  for Development  (USTTAD)  was  launched  in  May,  2015  and  following  activities  have been taken up to assist the artisans:

(i)  'Shilp  Utsav'  component  of  the  scheme  has  been  implemented  through 'National  Minorities  Development  and  Finance  Corporation  (NMDFC)    to  provide support to minority craftsmen/ artisans for marketing their products. NMDFC has held  8  exhibitions  in  the  States  of  Haryana,  Karnataka,  Gujarat,  West  Bengal, Uttar  Pradesh,  Maharashtra  and  Delhi,  including  a  'Hunar  Haat'  in  the  India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2016, and assisted 719 artisans to enable them to establish national and global market linkages.

(ii)  The Ministry has also engaged  Knowledge Partners viz. National Institute of Fashion  Technology  (NIFT)  and  National  Institute  of  Design  (NID)  to  work  in various clusters for design intervention; product range development; packaging; exhibitions,  fashion  shows  and  publicity;  tying  up  with  e-marketing  portals  to enhance sales; and brand building. Both the institutions have identified total 36 craft clusters with 20-30 artisans in each cluster for their capacity building.

(b)  &  (c):  As  the  scheme  was  launched  only  in  May,  2015,  it  is  not  ripe  for assessment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: 5G Technology
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1318 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD   NOVEMBER, 2016

## 5G TECHNOLOGY

1318. DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  India  is  lagging  behind  in  introducing  2G,  3G  across  the  country particularly  in  rural  villages  and  4G  technologies  is  still  in  initial  stage  and  the Government is planning to introduce 5G technology;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  progress  for  achieving  the  target  of  introduction  of  5G  technology  in  the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c) Madam,  the  licenses  granted  by  the  Government  to  the  Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for provision of mobile telephone services are technology neutral  and  the  TSPs  are  free  to  deploy  any  technology  as  per  their  business decision. The TSPs provide mobile telephone services using appropriate technologies (viz.  2G,  3G  and/or  4G)  to  comply  with  their  minimum  roll  out  obligations  and thereafter cover the geographical areas as per their business decision.

As per  survey  of  2011,  about  55000  villages  in  the  country  were  not  having coverage of mobile telephone services. However, thereafter, the coverage of mobile telephone  services  has  been  provided  in  a  number  of  villages  through  schemes supported by Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund such as 'Scheme for Mobile Communication  Services  in  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  affected  areas',  Shared Mobile Infrastructure Scheme'.

Various  TSPs  including  M/s  Bharti  Airtel,  M/s  Idea  Cellular,  M/s  Reliance Communications, M/s Reliance Jio and M/s Vodafone have started providing services in  their  respective  licensed  service  areas  in  majority  of  the  cities/  towns  across  the country progressively using 4G technology.

The 5G technology is still in the development stage and only limited trials have been conducted across the world and therefore no timeframe has been prescribed for introduction of 5G technology in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Coverage by Private Channels
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23/11/2016

## COVERAGE BY PRIVATE CHANNELS

1317.  DR. UDIT RAJ:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  proposes  to  implement  guidelines  under  which  every  news channel is to show content about rural India, educational programmes etc.; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these guidelines are likely to be operational in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  INFORMATION  &  BROADCASTING [COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]

(a)  &  (b).  No  such  guidelines  exist  for  private  satellite  TV  channels  with  regard  to  the content to be carried. However, as per existing regulatory framework, all programmes and advertisements telecast on TV channels and transmitted/re-transmitted through the Cable TV  network  are  required  to  adhere  to  the  Programme  Code  and  Advertising  Code prescribed    under  the  Cable  Television  Networks  (Regulation)  Act,  1995  and  Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 framed thereunder.  The Act does not provide for precensorship of any programme and advertisement telecast on such TV channels. These codes contain a whole range of parameters to regulate content on such TV channels.

So far as Public Broadcaster is concerned, the content is guided by the Doordarshan Code  for their TV channels.  DG Doordarshan has informed that accordingly, DD (News) channels  shows  content  about  rural  India,  educational  programme  etc.  In  addition, Programmes on Doordarshan Kisan channel (DD Kisan) focus on the growing need of the farmers  community    regarding    diverse  knowledge  and  information  for  their  inclusive growth.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: DAVP and PIB
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1316 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## DAVP AND PIB

## 1316.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government's publicity wings-DAVP and PIB lack the manpower and expertise to design and create promotional material for flagship  schemes/programmes  of  Union  Government  and  if  so,  the details and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Departments/Ministries  are  hiring  private  professional advertising agencies for their flagship schemes/programmes;
- (c) if so, the names of the Departments/Ministries who have hired private advertising agencies and the amount spent thereon, during the last two years;
- (d) whether the Government plans to merge various media units under one umbrella  unit-the  Directorate  of  Field  Publicity  (DFP)  to  improve synergy  between  field  units  and  ensure  better  communication  of Government programmes/schemes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to fill up vacant posts in DAVP and PIB to promote Government's publicity work?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a) No,  Sir.  Directorate  of  Advertising  and  Visual  Publicity  (DAVP)  and Press  Information  Bureau  (PIB)  have  the  expertise  to  design  and  create promotional material for flagship schemes/programmes of Union Government for information dissemination. Further, Social Media Wing of PIB is designing and posting Infographics on Government Policies and Programmes.
- (b) Yes, Sir. Directorate of Field Publicity (DFP), a media unit under this Ministry,  has  hired  private  professional  agencies  for  organizing  Special Outreach Programmes on Pilot basis for publicity of Government's flagship schemes relating to the rural population focusing on farmers, women, youth
- and the social security schemes. Hiring of private professional agencies is done on case to case basis in case of specialized needs of the media units. (c) DFP  has  hired  private  agencies  through  Public  Sector  Undertaking, Broadcast  Engineering  Consultants  India  Limited  (BECIL)  this  year  for organizing Special Outreach Programmes at an estimated cost of Rs. 37.53 crore. (d) In  order  to  improve  synergy  in  the  functioning  of  the  Media  Units engaged  in  field  level  activities  and  to  ensure  better  communication  of Government programmes / schemes, this Ministry has issued an order on 25 th   April,  2016 for integrating the DFP, Exhibition Wing of DAVP, Song & Drama Division (S&DD) and Public Information Campaign Wing of PIB. (e) All vacant posts lying in DAVP and PIB are regularly filled up.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Single Passenger Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## SINGLE PASSENGER TRAIN

†1315. SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  only  one  passenger  train  is  being  run  at  present  on Monghyr-Khagaria  Rail  bridge  on  Ganga  River  under  East  Central Railway, completed with a cost of about Rs.1400 crore;
- (b) if so, whether the Railway Board has spent such a huge amount to run only one passenger train;
- (c) if so, whether the number of trains and passengers are considered before constructing such a big bridge by the railways; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  number  of  trains  decided  to  be  operated  before  the construction of Monghyr-Khagaria bridge?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to  (d) Presently, three pairs of  DEMU train services and one pair of special train are running via Monghyr bridge. Further, introduction of train services is an ongoing process on Indian Railways keeping in view traffic demand, operational feasibility, availability of resources, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Civil Nuclear Agreements
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1312

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## CIVIL NUCLEAR AGREEMENTS

1312.   SHRI Y.V. SUBBA  REDDY: PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA: DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY: SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India has signed Civil Nuclear Agreements with foreign countries;
- (b) if so, the details of such countries;
- (c) whether we have started receiving uranium from these countries for our nuclear plants;
- (d) if not, the breakup of how are we going to achieve the target of 63,000 MW of nuclear power by 2032-33; and
- (e) whether there are any alternative plans and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) India has signed agreements for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy with Russia, United States of America, France, Australia, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Republic of Korea, Namibia, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Canada, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Japan.
- (c) Yes,  Sir.  Among  the  countries  from  which  India  has  been  importing  uranium  are France, Russia, Kazakhstan and Canada.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e) Also,  India  has  plans  to  augment  its  domestic  uranium  production  to  meet  future requirements of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Sale of Subsidised Pulses
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1311 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD   NOVEMBER, 2016

## SALE OF SUBSIDISED PULSES

1311.  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government proposes to utilise vast network of Post Offices for selling the subsidize pulses and other food grains during the festive seasons;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the objectives behind the proposal;
- (c) the  number  of  Post  Offices  likely  to  be  included  under  this  scheme,  Statewise; and
- (d) the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken in this regard and the scheme is likely to be introduced?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) A  proposal  has  been  received  from  the  Department  of  Consumer Affairs,  Ministry  of  Consumer  Affairs,  Food  &  Public  Distribution  for  sale  of  pulses through Branch Post Offices in the country as among the options available for market intervention to moderate the price rise, which may help to improve the coverage and outreach for retailing of subsidized pulses.
- (c) &  (d) The matter is under consideration of the Department of Posts for a final decision on the proposal, at the earliest.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Pakistan Policy on Kashmir
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## PAKISTAN POLICY ON KASHMIR

1310. SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Pakistan  has  sent  its  Parliamentarians  to  other countries to plead its stand on Kashmir; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) & (b) According to reports in Pakistan media, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan designated 22 'special envoys' on Kashmir issue. These special envoys visited Belgium, China, France, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South  Africa, Turkey, the UK,  the  US,  the  UN (separately at New York and Geneva).

Government has completely & unequivocally rejected in entirety all actions & statements by Pakistan concerning its stance on Kashmir.  It has called on Pakistan to stop interfering in India's internal affairs and attempting to destabilize the situation in South Asia  through support to terrorism and other subversive acts. Diplomatic  missions  of  India  abroad  have  presented  the  correct picture to their interlocutors conveying facts about glorification  of anti-India terrorists by Pakistan and their attempts to incite violence in  Jammu  &  Kashmir  as  well  as  active  support  of  Pakistan Government to such efforts.

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