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India, Israel agree on terrorism threat AP [ MONDAY, JANUARY 07, 2002 7:19:24 PM ] NEW DELHI: Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Indian leaders on Monday exchanged views on the war against terrorism - a priority for both nations as they fight militant groups accused of deadly attacks on their soil. "The world is not divided between East and West," Peres said after meeting with Home Minister L.K. Advani. "The world has a new division now, the countries that harbour terrorism and the countries that fight terrorism." India is locked in a standoff with nuclear-armed rival Pakistan, accused by the government in New Delhi in a deadly terror attack last month on the Indian Parliament. Peres will also meet Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh during his three-day visit, which began on Monday. At a just-concluded summit of South Asian nations in Kathmandu, Nepal, Indian leaders said that Pakistan must end its alleged support of terrorist groups before New Delhi agreed to reviving a dialogue on resolving their differences. India said that Pakistani backing helped many of more than a dozen Islamic militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir. Similarly, Israel is facing a 15-month uprising by Palestinian and Lebanese groups. It also said that it would resume peace talks only if terrorist violence was stopped. A meeting of a joint commission to combat terrorism had just concluded in Tel Aviv, an Indian foreign ministry spokeswoman told journalists here. "India finds it immensely beneficial to learn from Israel's experience in dealing with terrorism, since India, too, has long suffered from cross-border terrorism," said foreign ministry spokeswoman Nirupama Rao. Israel and India had set up the joint commission in July 2000, when foreign ministers of the two countries also agreed to meet twice a year to review the work of the commission and hold strategic discussions, Indian officials said. Although India was among the first countries to recognise Israel when it was formed in 1948, relations cooled when New Delhi supported the Palestinian cause. Diplomatic ties between the two countries were only established in 1992. India and Israel have moved closer since the BJP was elected to head the government in 1998. The last two years have seen a series of high-level visits by both sides. The Indian and Israeli defense forces have also increased their cooperation, with Israel emerging as a major arms supplier to India. Trade between the two countries, almost negligible before they established diplomatic relations in 1992, crossed the $1 billion mark in 2001. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
