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ON BOARD SPECIAL AIRCRAFT: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asserted that “we cannot give up our fight against terror, our resoluteness which is necessary to deal with this menace.” Talking to the media en route from New York to Marseille, France, the Prime Minister said that “we have to tighten our intelligence gathering and strengthen our investigation processes; we have to strengthen our prosecution processes.” The Prime Minister was reacting to the news of a bomb blast in Mehrauli. He said he was in no position to say “who is responsible for this outrage.” But it is obvious that the recent series of bomb blasts is weighing on the mind of the Manmohan Singh establishment. A senior official in the prime ministerial entourage revealed that National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan had on Saturday very detailed discussions with senior American officials concerned with Homeland security. Mr. Narayanan’s interaction with the American intelligence brass, according to the official, was arranged much before the Prime Minister left New Delhi. The idea was to find out if anything could be learnt from the Americans “who had not permitted another terror strike since 9/11.” The Director of National Intelligence and his team flew from Washington to New York for a working session with Mr. Narayanan. The session lasted well over seven hours. “One hurdle crossed”“I have just now heard that the House has passed the Bill—it will now go to the U.S. Senate. Well, I am happy that one hurdle has been crossed, but it is not the end of the Congressional process and we need to wait for the final outcome.” Within minutes of taking off from New York, the Prime Minister cheerfully strode into the media section, to share his first reflection on the House of Representatives vote. Otherwise given to reticence, the Prime Minister chose unprompted to interact briefly with the journalists travelling with him. The sense of relief and achievement was palpable among senior officials as well. A few hours earlier just when the best and the most successful among the Indian community were gathering at the majestic Waldorf Astoria hotel for a reception for the Prime Minister, the House of Representatives was voting on the Indo-American civilian nuclear agreement. The Indian ambassador to the U.S., Ronen Sen was on his mobile, getting the latest update from the embassy’s Congressional liaison man in Washington, Javed Ashraff on the progress of the vote. Then the ambassador’s mobile rang. The winning margin had been reached, he was told. Ten minutes later, the Prime Minister arrived, and the ambassador made the announcement of the House vote. The community leaders erupted into cheers. Related links
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