New Delhi Timeline, June 2002
Mikhail Sidorin
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EVENT OF THE Month:
Jun. 7 India admits spy plane downed
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Jun. 3
Mixed Kashmir messages
Some reports suggested that officials were trying to dispel the impression that war was imminent or likely
Jun. 7
US envoy upbeat on Kashmir
US assisant secretary of state Richard Armitage says the crisis between India and Pakistan seems to be easing:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_2030000/2030570.stm
Jun. 7
India admits spy plane downed
Officials have admitted losing an unmanned plane over Pakistani airspace and described it as a 'routine matter':
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_2032000/2032723.stm
Jun. 11
Rumsfeld launches Kashmir peace bid
US Defence Secretary has arrived for a two-day visit to India and Pakistan aimed at reducing the threat of war
Jun. 12
'Indications' of al Qaeda in Kashmir
Rumsfeld talked with Indian leaders including Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/06/12/india.pakistan.us/index.html
Jun. 30
PM names new deputy
Atal Behari Vajpayee has named Home Minister as deputy prime minister as part of a reorganization of the cabinet
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Mikhail Sidorin
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