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A
blockbuster year in Indian diplomacy
Tuesday December 28, 2010 05:58:05 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
From Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, who visited
India in January, to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's trip in
December, 2010 has been an eventful year for Indian diplomacy.
Here are the highlights:
Jan 10-12 - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed visits
India. India, Bangladesh sign anti-terror pacts; New Delhi
announces $1 billion in line of credit for infrastructure
development.
March 12 - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit yields
lucrative deals in diverse areas including oil exploration,
diamonds, banking and fertilisers. Putin vows to build more
nuclear reactors for India.
June 2-4 - During South Africa's President Jacob Zuma's visit,
India and South Africa relaunch CEOs forum, sign three pacts, set
a trade target of $10 billion by 2010 and vow to reform the UN.
July 25-29 - In the face of Western criticism, India welcomes
Myanmar's Gen Than Shwe. The two countries sign six pacts to boost
counter-terror cooperation and cement cultural ties, underlining a
streak of pragmatism in India's foreign policy.
July 27-29 - British Prime Minister David Cameron is the first
leader of P5 to visit India. A nuclear agreement and a $1.1
billion defence deal for supplying 57 Hawk trainer jets to India
are inked. Britain is outspoken about Pakistan "exporting
terrorism".
Oct 14: Mirroring the changing architecture of the evolving global
order, India wins a rotating non-permanent seat on the UN Security
Council with a record 187 votes in the 192-member UN General
Assembly Oct 12.
Nov 6-9 - US President Barack Obama's charm offensive visit is the
scene-stealer of 2010. Strikes deals worth $15 billion that are
expected to create 54,000 jobs in the US. Obama also endorses
India's candidature for a permanent seat in the UN Security
Council, backs India's full membership of NSG, Missile Technology
Control Regime (MTCR), the Australia Group and the Wassenaar
Arrangement and asks Pakistan to bring 26/11 terrorists to
justice.
Nov 14 - External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna asks Chinese
counterpart Yang Jiechi to show sensitivity to India's core
concerns and says that Jammu and Kashmir is to India what Taiwan
and Tibet are to China.
Dec 4-7 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit sees deals
worth $20 billion being unveiled and nuclear giant Areva signing a
pact for building two nuclear reactors in Maharashtra.
Dec 15-17 - No breakthrough on stapled visas, but Chinese Premier
Wen Jiabao's visit sees the two sides seal deals worth $16
billion, launch a CEOs forum and a strategic economic dialogue to
address over $20 billion trade imbalance.
Dec 21-22 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit sees the
inking of 29 pacts, including a preliminary deal for building the
fifth generation fighter jet that will eventually work out to $30
billion. Russia also asks Pakistan to bring the "authors,
perpetrators and accomplices" of the Mumbai terror attack to
justice.
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