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India-Pakistan
India warns Australia of dispute over Haneef visa
2007-07-30
Posted by:Oztralian

#3  India isn't going to jeopardize relations with Australia over this. It has other things on the diplomatic burner


NEW DELHI, July 29: Government has asked public sector steel companies SAIL and RINL to intensify efforts to acquire coal mines in Australia and Canada, before the shortage of coking coal could jeopardise their capacity expansion plans.

July 21:
Tata Steel acquires stake in Australian coal mines

Tata Steel today signed agreements to buy a 5 per cent interest in the Carborough Downs Coal Project located in Queensland, Australia. Brian MacDonald, managing director, AMCI Australia Pty Ltd, Dr T Mukherjee, deputy managing director (steel), Tata Steel and A D Baijal, vice president (raw materials), Tata Steel signed the agreements, today, in Jamshedpur.

FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer will ask cabinet to approve the export of Australian uranium to India in a submission to be considered by the Government within weeks.
Posted by: John Frum   2007-07-30 07:40  

#2  These diplomatic noises are really for domestic Indian (muslim) consumption - the elusive muslim vote.

Posted by: John Frum   2007-07-30 07:12  

#1  Although there isn't enough evidence to prosecute Haneef in a court of law, there is evidence to suggest that he's unsuited to life in a liberal Western democracy - he's a Muslim. So India can FOAD.
Posted by: Vargon the Dry   2007-07-30 06:13  

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