Indien

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Hier mal ein Artikel über Indira Ghandi, die Chefin und einflußreiche Politikerin der Kongresspartei, die ihren Parlamentssitz aufgegegen hat.

News Analysis: By leaving, Gandhi might gain
By Amelia Gentleman International Herald Tribune

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006

Political martyr or cunning strategist? The fallout from Sonia Gandhi's unexpected resignation from Parliament has concentrated India's attention once again on the elusive head of its governing political dynasty.

In real terms, little has changed. Despite her public renunciation of her seat in Parliament, taken to deflate a brewing political dispute over an esoteric bit of parliamentary law, Gandhi remains at the head of the governing Congress party, wielding significant political influence.

The carefully stage-managed announcement of her decision to leave Parliament has underlined Gandhi's continuing, undiminished importance on the Indian political stage
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Und weiteres aus Indien:

Singh calls for peace with Pakistan
Reuters, The Associated Press

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2006

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Friday for a new peace initiative with Pakistan, offering a "treaty of peace, security and friendship" to India's longtime rival.

"I am convinced we can move forward if all concerned are willing to accept the ground realities, if all concerned take a long view of history and our destiny," Singh said, as he initiated a new bus service between India and Pakistan.

The specifics were not made clear, but Singh appeared to be offering a treaty that would bind the countries together in hopes that other issues, from trade to Kashmir, could be more easily settled.
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