February 29, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from South Asia

[Pritam Rohila]

ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA)
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February 29, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
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IN THIS ISSUE

*India parl. speaker overwhelmed with the love received in Pakistan,
SAMN, Feb 27, 2012
*Gilani’s peace appeal gets positive response from Afghanistan, SAMN,
February 27, 2012
*Bangladesh wants to invest in Indian service industry, SAMN, February
28, 2012
*Headway in Nepal‚ India trade talks, SAMN, February 28, 2012
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*India parl. speaker overwhelmed with the love received in Pakistan,
SAMN, Feb 27, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=64496

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's charm offensive won her hearts during
her five-day visit to Pakistan as leader of a seven-member delegation
of Indian MPs. The delegation returned on Saturday suffused with the
warm hospitality of the people in Pakistan. This is the first
bilateral visit of a Lok Sabha Speaker to Pakistan…

*Gilani’s peace appeal gets positive response from Afghanistan, SAMN,
February 27, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=64493

Afghan officials and an insurgent group reacted positively to an
impassioned appeal from Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for
all stakeholders to enter into an intra-Afghan dialogue in order to
stabilise their country. The Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) - the
group led by former warlord Gulbudin Hekmatyar - welcomed the
initiative and even offered to lend its support to what it said was a
“vindication of its principled stand…

*Bangladesh wants to invest in Indian service industry, SAMN, February
28, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=64540

Bangladesh has expressed its willingness to invest in the thriving
Indian service industry with the government recently sending a wish
list of potential service sector areas to the Indian government for
opening up those to Bangladeshi investors. The areas of the service
sector for which Dhaka has sought Indian approval are accounting and
auditing, financial services, management consulting services, computer
services, telecom services, courier services, construction services,
education services, audio-video services and maritime services…

*Headway in Nepal‚ India trade talks, SAMN, February 28, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=64546

The secretary-level talks between India and Nepal on the Indo-Nepal
Trade Treaty got off to a positive start with both sides veering
towards a meeting point on some thorny bilateral issues including the
controversial value addition clause. Sources in the Indian Commerce
Ministry told The Himalayan Times that the two sides have more or less
thrashed out their differences on several issues including value
addition norms for some specific items…
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EXPLANATION/DISCLIMER: The above is a selection of news stories
pertaining to South Asian governments, civil society organizations and
individuals working together on projects of mutual benefit including
peace and communal harmony, and those relating to attempts to improve
the condition of South Asian peoples, especially women and children.
ACHA does not approve of or subscribe to any "disharmonizing
language" (including terms such as POK or IOK) used in these items
selected from various publications. Readers may exercise their
linguistic judgment and ignore any biased language.