No compromise with terrorism: PM
Promises help to Kabul to become democratic

Kabul, August 28 Visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday jointly condemned global terrorism as a major threat to democracy. In video (28k, 56k) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during their meeting at President Palace at Kabul on Sunday. — PTI photo

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American security for Manmohan
Kabul, August 28
Very heavy American security was placed around Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh soon after he arrived in Kabul on a two-day official visit, the first by an Indian head of Government to the Afghan capital in 29 years. The Prime Minister and his entourage were accorded a warm ceremonial reception at the airport and were received by Afghanistan's Interior Minister Taj Mohammad Wardak.

Suicide bomber held on eve of PM's arrival
Manmohan Singh visits Babar’s tomb
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Rahul Gandhi’s foray into international diplomacy
Kabul, August 28
Member of Parliament and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family Rahul Gandhi today said that the Press was reading too much into his visit to Kabul with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and dismissed allegations that he was seeking to derive political mileage from his visit to the Afghan capital.

Afghan scouts wait for the arrival of Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before the inauguration of Habibia High School in Kabul on Sunday. — Reuters

A TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE
PM grounds special squadron plan
Aircraft to be leased for dedicated use
New Delhi, August 28
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has grounded his predecessor’s ambitious plan to buy a dedicated VVIP squadron of long haul aircraft, which would have cost almost Rs 1400 crore.

India cautious about Chinese intelligence collection ploys
New Delhi, August 28
The Manmohan Singh government has received a highly classified report from its China experts warning against allowing the Chinese to surge into the country’s strategic sector without putting in place a foolproof mechanism of checks and balances.

Sarabjit issue likely to figure in Indo-Pak talks
New Delhi, August 28
Terrorism and drug trafficking would be the main focus of the Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan which begins here tomorrow in the midst of efforts to release Sarabjit Singh, who is facing death sentence.

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In video: Relatives of Indian Prisoners languishing in Pakistani jails appeal for their release. (28k, 56k)

Panel raps govt for vacancies in SC/ST posts
New Delhi, August 28
A number of vacancies in SC/ST posts have not been filled by the government because it lacked the “zeal” and not that relaxations and concessions to these depressed sections of society were inadequate, said a parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Personnel.