Manmohan–Sonia Gandhi Tussle Forces India to Reject US Bids for IAF Deal

US have lost the battle for 10 billion contract to supply new-generation combat planes even U.S. President Barack Obama's paid visit to India to earn jobs for American a few months ago.

In connected move on Thursday, the U.S. Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer also announced his to leave his assignment as U.S. Ambassador to India by June 2011 citing personal, professional and family reasons, but insiders say that the dealing of air deal unsuccessfully was reason to say good bye to India.

Whereas, informed through statement that ,"We are reviewing the documents received from the government of India and are respectful of the procurement process.

"We are, however, deeply disappointed by this news. We look forward to continuing to grow and develop our defense partnership with India and remain convinced that the United States offers our defense partners around the globe the world's most advanced and reliable technology."

It is to remember that India and the United States signed a new A MoUrk for defense relationship in 2005 that also covered trade and technology transfer and collaboration to boost military ties.

Following are the Defence and Civil Nuclear Contracts awarded to US by India in Recent Times:

1. C130J aircraft

2. P8I maritime surveillance aircraft

Both deals were over $ 4 Billons along with Indo-US Nuclear deal which put this bilateral relation on fast track but this latest move by India is interesting to observe by geopolitics researchers, as there should be some all important message imbedded in this long lasting decision that time will decode.

As Indo- US friendship is based on give and take basis and also a marriage of conveniences, where every action is directly linked with equally forced reaction.

The Government led by Manmohan Singh which had shown one sided approach to rectify Indo-US deal by using all ethical and unethical ways , how same government can reject US pressure for $10 billion contract to supply new-generation combat planes to Indian Air Force ?

The Investigation by ABC Live indicates that now Indian Government has clearly divided into two blocks, one headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Second by UPA Chair person Sonia Gandhi and her royalists and US exit from $10 billion defence contract was resultant of this ongoing tussle between them.

Manmohan Singh is considered as close to US lobby where Sonia Gandhi’s Past and Gandhi-Nehru family closeness with Soviets which always fears US about Russia influence in nations of 1.2 Billions people.

Dinesh Singh Rawat Says ,

I do agree with this this resultant of Manmohan-Sonia Gandhi Tussle for PM ship for Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi Turns RTI Activist to Know NRHM Details

Lucknow (ABC Live): Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has become RTI activist on Wednesday when he filed a RTI application in National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) head office seeking information of NRHM details.

It is to mention that UP congress Party is agitating for CBI inquiry into the murder of chief medical officer (family welfare), Dr B P Singh linking to NRHM and now with Rahul Gandhi coming as RTI activist has boosted their morale hingh on the issue.

Information and conformation to this effect was made by deputy director general, NRHC, Dr Anil Kumar Mishra that Congress general secretary learn the process under RTI and UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi under direction of Rahul Gandhi signed RTI application seeking detail information of NRHM implementation in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Dinesh Singh Rawat Says,

This is the power of information even the future political persons like Rahul Gandhi needs to serve his political moves.

India Finally Constitutes High Power Committee to Bring Its Black Money Back

New Delhi (ABC Live): Indian Government on Monday has finally announced to constitute a 9 member high power committee comprising heads of various probe agencies to monitor the investigation to bring back black money in foreign banks as Supreme Court of India asked.

Information to this effect was made by India’s Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium to the bench comprising justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar which had favoured setting up of an independent special investigating team (SIT) headed by a retired judge to monitor the case.

As per his detailed statement the 9 member committee, which will immediately start functioning, consists of Revenue Secretary, Deputy Governor of RBI, Directors of CBI, Intelligence Bureau (IB), Enforcement Directorate, Chairman of CBDT, Director General of Revenue Intelligence, Director General of DGNC Director of Foreign Intelligence Office (FIO) and Joint Secretary of Foreign Trade.

Government said the multi-disciplinary committee for the investigations and other steps likely to be taken, can co-opt members not below the rank of joint secretary for effective implementation of the work in consultation with the secretaries in Home, Foreign and Defence ministries.

The secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat can also be co-opted as a member.

He further said that various aspects of the black money case can be probed by different agencies and it would not be limited to the present case of Pune stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan who has come under the scanner of ED and income tax department.

As far as security angle of the case is concerned, it would be probed by the CBI which would also deal with Hasan Ali Khan case.

"Money laundering to be investigated by the ED while RBI should be asked to look into the black money stashed in UBS and other Swiss bank," Subramanium said.

The government also submitted that it is investigating into 36 cases involving black money and informed the court that it has entered into agreement with 26 countries under which it could attach the black money stashed in their banks by Indian citizens.

The government's submission came after it was pulled up in the last hearing on April 21 for restricting its probe to an individual and being evasive about the idea of an investigation by the Special Investigating Team.

The bench had asked the government to explain why its investigation was focused only on Hasan Ali Khan and no other names have come out who have stashed money in overseas banks.

Dinesh Singh Rawat Says

This only a step in right direction in compulsion with clear intention to bring black money back to India.

Kanimozhi Chargesheet in 2G Scam Paves Way for DMK’s Exit

Chennai (ABC Live): The Ruling Congress Party ally DMK has decided to convene a high-level committee meeting on April 27 to take stock of situation following CBI’s chargesheet of 2G Scam naming Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi's daughter and MP Kanimozhi and four others as accused.

It is to mention that on Monday flied second chargesheet in 2G Scam in which it named Kanimozhi has been charged with section 7 and 11 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Whereas Others who have been charge sheeted along with Kanimozhi are Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharad Kumar, Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa's cousin Asif Balwa, Rajeev Agarwal - directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, and Karim Murani of Cineyug Films (Pvt) Ltd.

It is to remember that all persons charge sheeted person today were already in jail except Kanimozhi, Sharad Kumar and Murani.

The charge sheet said the investigation into the case disclosed that money had travelled from DB Realty to Kalaignar TV.

Kanimozhi, Dayaluammal and Sharad Kumar, managing director of Kalaignar TV, have 20, 60 and 20% shares in the channel respectively.

The CBI told the court that Rs 200 crore connected with the 2G spectrum scam had travelled from a partnership firm of Swan Telecom Promoter Shahid Usman Balwa to Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd.

Dinesh Singh Rawat Says

Always this is the end of a unholy alliance

Congress Party Leaves CWG 2010 Villain Suresh Kalmadi Alone in Jail

New Delhi (ABC Live): The Congress Party on Monday suspended the Sacked CWG Organizing Committee Chief Suresh Kalmadi and congress MP from party after he was arrested by CBI in connection with CWG 2010 corruption cases.

It is to mention that in morning Suresh Kalmadi was called for questioning at the CBI headquarters in connection with the alleged irregularities related to the award of contract to Swiss Timekeeping and the Queens Baton Relay(QBR) causing a loss of Rs 95 crore to the exchequer.and after four hours long interrogation, the of CWG Organizing Committee chief was announced by CBI.

The agency also arrested two other OC officials Surjeet Lal, Deputy Director General (Procurement) and A S V Prasad, Joint Director General (Sports) in the same case.

Kalmadi, who came to the headquarters of the agency in New Delhi Monday morning, was arrested at 1530 hours, a senior CBI official said.

Kalmadi, an MP from Pune, and the two other officals will be in CBI custody on Monday night and they will be produced in a court on Tuesday.

The CBI registered a case under section 120B (conspiracy) read with Section 420 (cheating) IPC and other relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act in the case, an official said.

"The CBI has today arrested the then Chairman of OC of Commonwealth Games-2010 for conspiracy to cause favour to a private firm based in Switzerland in awarding the contract for Timing, Scoring and Result system at an inflated cost of Rs 141 crore," CBI spokesperson Dharni Mishra told reporters.

Kalmadi's arrest came weeks after his close aide and OC's Secretary General Lalit Bhanot and Director General V K Verma were arrested in the same case. CBI officials said more arrests would follow in the case.

Shortly after Kalmadi's arrest was announced, AICC general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi said the Congress has suspended Kalmadi.

"The Disciplinary Committee(of the Congress has suspended Suresh kalmadi from the membership of the party," Dwievedi said.

Dinesh Singh Rawat Says

Suresh kalmadi is first corruption piled sheep of Congress who is not colored black but CWG white, This is to be happen soon with some more good luck my dear queen baton carrier.

World Malaria Day 2011 Aims to Zero Malaria Death by 2015

Geneva (ABC Live): The World Health Fraternity is all set to organize World Malaria Day on April 25, 20011, a day for recognizing the global effort to provide effective control of malaria.

It is to mention that approximately half of the world's population is at risk of malaria, particularly those living in lower-income countries.

It infects more than 500 million people per year and kills more than 1 million. The burden of malaria is heaviest in sub-Saharan Africa but the disease also afflicts Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and even parts of Europe.

World Malaria Day was instituted by the World Health Assembly at its 60th session in May 2007 for recognizing the global effort to provide effective control of malaria.


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Dinesh Singh Rawat says

Lets hope and pray that WHO can do this for us.

UK’s Commissioner to India Richard Stagg Bats for Vedanta’s U turn

New Delhi (ABC Live): The United Kingdom High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg has started open support to the acquisition of Cairn India by UK’s mining group Vedanta by opposing the already agreed terms and conditions of acquisition deal.

Information to this regard has come into notice when on 31st March British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg and written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) saying that an approval subject to state-owned ONGC being allowed to recover Rs 14,000 crore royalty payable on behalf of Cairn India will render the transaction unviable.

It is to mention that Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has 30 percent stake in Cairn India's mainstay Rajasthan oilfields, but it is liable to pay royalty on Cairn's 70 percent share as well.

Royalty at the rate of 20 percent of the crude price is payable to the state government and ONGC, a month before the Cairn-Vedanta deal was announced in August 2010, had cited provisions of field contract to demand its cost recovery.

The Indian Oil Ministry is backing the ONGC demand that royalty payment be added to the project cost, which can be recovered from the sale of oil before profits are split between the partners and the government.

However, such a move is being opposed by Cairn Energy and Vedanta as it will lower Cairn India's profitability.

"A decision to approve the transaction on the basis of such a pre-condition would fundamentally change the commercial basis upon which the transaction had been agreed as well as unfairly impact minority shareholders in Cairn India," Stagg wrote.

"It would therefore render the proposed transaction unviable," he added
Stagg mentioned that since CCEA was meeting on that day (March 31), he "thought it would be useful" for him to bring to PMO's attention the issue of pre-condition.

However, the sources said CCEA did not meet that day and Stagg's letter may have been triggered by media reports of a Cabinet meeting on that day.

The CCEA met on 6th April and referred the issue of attaching pre-conditions to a Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. After the GoM decision, the issue will be sent to the cabinet.

"Whilst arguments may be made as to whether or not royalty may be cost recoverable under the provisions of the current Production Sharing Contracts, there are provisions in the contract to deal with any dispute over whether it is or it is not," Stagg wrote.

Vedanta, a mining company controlled by billionaire Anil Agarwal, with no experience of oil and gas business, agreed in August to buy at least 40 percent and as much as 51 percent in Cairn India from the London-listed Cairn Energy.

Dinesh Singh Rawat's View: This is not a UK government act but only the locally supported by The United Kingdom High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg for the best reasons known to him, as it does not has backing from UK government.

Sathya Sai Baba Dies

Puttaparthi (ABC Live): Indian Godman Sathya Sai Baba died at 7.28 am on Sunday morning in Puttaparthi after remaining more then one month on life supports.

Information to this effect was made by the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences Director A N Safaya that Baba's heart stopped beating at 7.28 am on Sunday morning and body will be kept for darshan at Sai Kulwant Hall in Puttaparthi for Monday and Tuesday.

Born as Sathyanarayana Raju in 1926, Baba emerged as one of the most popular godmen in India in modern times initially through acts like producing articles like sacred ash and 'lingam' through sleight of hand and also founding institutions of learning and philanthropy.

Baba, who considered himself a reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi, was hospitalised on 28th March following problems related to heart and respiration and had been lying critical following multi-organ failure.

My View:

Sai Baba of Shirdi was virtually died few days ago when his vital organs failed and remained on ventilator, Today was only official announcement of that.

Also, after the decision who will head cash rich mission.

Obama Asks Mallika Sherawat’s Invitation to Politics of Love, Barack

Los Angeles (ABC Live): Indian Bollywood Sex symbol Mallika Sherawat was invited at a tea party organized during American President Barack Obama campaign visit in Hollywood.

As per information, President Barack Obama had one to one conversation with Indian star and surprised her by asking Mallika Sherawat to invite him to the premiere of the film, “Politics of Love, Barack.”

It is to mention that her film “Politics of Love, Barack” is directed by William Dear and about a romantic comedy inspired by publicly documented election love stories that happened during Obama's 2008 presidential election campaign.

The film “Politics of Love, Barack” may be the part of high end President Barack Obama presidential campaign for 2012.

Dinesh Singh Rawat's View: As in IPL Indian Cricket fans are enjoying western Cheers girls along with their all loving cricket, similarly, their Americans will enjoy Indian Cheers Girl like Mallika Sherawat in US presidential election 2012.

This the future of Indo-US Friendship deal signed during President Obama 's India visit.

CIC Brings 1991 Balance of Payment Crisis Under RTI Purview Read more about CIC Brings 1991 Balance of Payment Crisis Under RTI Purview i

New Delhi (ABC Live): The Central Information Commission has decided that the all documents related to the balance of payment crisis faced by the country in 1991 which led to selling of treasury gold by the then Indian Government should be disclose under RTI Act.

My Input: At last India can know the value of Gold when it is reaching around Rs 20000/- per 10 grams