Thursday, November 16, 2006
Friendship Forum Urges Relaxation Of Passport, Visa Rules
By Brij Khandelwal
Lucknow (India), 14 November: Activists pushing for breaking of barriers between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, resolved here Tuesday to urge the 3 governments to relax the stringent passport and visa formalities.
The Bangladesh-Bharat-Pakistan People's Forum also demanded downsizing of the armed forces and reduction in the defense budgets of the 3 countries.
The activists, meeting at Lucknow University, stressed the need to hold joint military exercises by the 3 nations on the lines of the India-US and India-British exercises. These resolutions were passed on the second day of the 3-day meet.
They also sought mutual cooperation of the 3 governments in voluntary exchange of militants and terrorist elements operating from their soil while ensuring firm steps to prevent their re-entry.
"This is the second such meet organized by the forum. The first one was held in Murshidabad, West Bengal, in July 2004, shortly after the formation of forum in January the same year," forum convenor Ram Kishore told Www.mediabharti.com.
The meet also resolved to urge the Indian government "to establish through an act of parliament an institute of sub continental studies to facilitate and promote academic research on issues that affect societies in the 3 countries".
Explaining the absence of delegates from Pakistan, Ram Kishore claimed: "They have arrived in Delhi but were denied visa for Lucknow. So, they will participate in a conference we propose to hold in New Delhi on Thursday."
(Www.mediabharti.com)
Lucknow (India), 14 November: Activists pushing for breaking of barriers between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, resolved here Tuesday to urge the 3 governments to relax the stringent passport and visa formalities.
The Bangladesh-Bharat-Pakistan People's Forum also demanded downsizing of the armed forces and reduction in the defense budgets of the 3 countries.
The activists, meeting at Lucknow University, stressed the need to hold joint military exercises by the 3 nations on the lines of the India-US and India-British exercises. These resolutions were passed on the second day of the 3-day meet.
They also sought mutual cooperation of the 3 governments in voluntary exchange of militants and terrorist elements operating from their soil while ensuring firm steps to prevent their re-entry.
"This is the second such meet organized by the forum. The first one was held in Murshidabad, West Bengal, in July 2004, shortly after the formation of forum in January the same year," forum convenor Ram Kishore told Www.mediabharti.com.
The meet also resolved to urge the Indian government "to establish through an act of parliament an institute of sub continental studies to facilitate and promote academic research on issues that affect societies in the 3 countries".
Explaining the absence of delegates from Pakistan, Ram Kishore claimed: "They have arrived in Delhi but were denied visa for Lucknow. So, they will participate in a conference we propose to hold in New Delhi on Thursday."
(Www.mediabharti.com)
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