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Mr. Reddy, heads the Group of Ministers managing the co-ordination and development work for the Commonwealth Games to be held here in Delhi from October 3 this year, was visiting the headquarters of the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi and assured it of the Government’s full support.

“I am sure we will be able to get all venues ready well in time for the Games,” he said, assuring Organising Committee Chairman Mr Suresh Kalmadi, MP, that the Government was totally behind him and his team to deliver a great Games. “The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is totally committed to the conduct of the Games,” he said.

Mr. Reddy complimented Mr. Kalmadi as a great organiser and a doer and said, as the head of the Group of Ministers overseeing the Games, his job was to provide fillip to the process, strengthen the OC Chairman’s hands and the hands of the Organising Committee. “I am sure you will deliver the best Commonwealth Games ever in history,” he said.

The Union Minister said it was important for India to make the most of the awareness created by the Commonwealth Games and sustain support for Olympic sport after the Games. “We did not follow up the 1982 Asian Games very well and we must do it now,” he said.

Mr. Kalmadi thanked Mr. Reddy for his support and guidance and said that things had started moving quickly after he was named to lead the Group of Ministers overseeing the preparation for the Commonwealth Games.

A tourism ministry official commented that five countries, Finland, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand and Luxembourg have been introduced to a scheme where they are able to obtain Indian visas upon arrival. The proposal has been introduced for one year; the countries have been decided on the basis of not having any security concerns with India.

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Housing minster Kumari Selja earlier commented that 7000 rooms will be available for tourists to occupy during the CWG in India, New Delhi. 4438 rooms have already been completed.

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Your Excellency President Patil, your Royal Highness and distinguished guests, it’s an honour to be here with you today.

I must also thank the UK-India Business Council, for organising this event and their continued work with UKTI to build ties between our two countries.

When I arrived in Brussels as Trade Commissioner, I was struck by a sense that Europe didn’t quite get the pace of Indian change and the implications for the global economy.

And I still think one of my biggest achievements as Trade Commissioner was launching an EU-India FTA as one of the EU’s key trade policy priorities in 2007. I was an early advocate in the European Commission of upgrading our strategic partnership with India. I hope it doesn’t sound too self-satisfied to say that I think I got the point about India early on and I’ve been making that point in Europe ever since.

If anything that pace of change is going to accelerate. New technologies, changing demographics and the world’s shift to low carbon are set to transform global markets in the future. As India’s manufacturing sector expands, its global footprint will get bigger and bigger. How we chart a route to sustainable growth in this changing world is the big challenge for both India and Britain.

And for all our obvious differences, I think there are some important similarities in how our two countries achieve that growth, how we rebuild global demand – a shared outlook which makes our relationship a valuable strength to develop, in the years ahead.

Rebuilding Global Demand

Our Governments have invested a huge amount in public stimulus packages over the last year or so, because the key for recovery is rebuilding private demand. That’s why the WTO Doha Round still matters more than ever – it is in effect another very major stimulus package for our economies.

The G20 Trade Ministerial in New Delhi last month took us a significant step forward – and I welcome the Indian Commerce Minister, Anand Sharma’s focus, he’s right to do that. We need to deliver on the commitments made there, and reinforced in Pittsburgh by the G20, to complete a deal by 2010.

Closer to home, an ambitious EU-India Free Trade Agreement would have similar benefits. So I hope the EU-India Summit next month helps us make progress there too.

Driving Enterprise and Innovation

India’s recent election result gave its Government a mandate for ambitious economic reform. This is indispensible to India’s future growth and prosperity.

In the UK, we believe that greater market access in India, in sectors such as financial and legal services, defence and retail could bring benefits to both our countries.

And we’re working with the Indian Government through the Joint Economic Trade Committee, and with UK and Indian business to help drive progress in these areas.

Generating High-value Growth

Of course, many British companies are already well-known and respected in Indian markets – and I want to stress the depth and breadth of our expertise.

Over the last 30 years, Britain has transformed its own manufacturing base. Building on our strengths in design, innovation and technologies, to secure a global lead in value-added, R&D intensive manufacturing sectors such as aerospace, industrial bio-tech and composite materials.

And we can help India as it seeks to refocus its own manufacturing base further up the global supply chain.

In particular, we’re committed to establishing the UK, as a leading partner in the development and delivery of low carbon solutions.

Building for Tomorrow

It is about building for tomorrow. For example, on his visit to the UK last month, Minister Nath talked of India’s plans to build hundreds of thousands of kilometers of new railway lines, highways and rural roads, as well as modernise around 39 of its airports.

That’s a huge undertaking. And leading UK businesses have extensive experience in managing these types of big infrastructure projects.

Opportunities for Growth

It’s also important, that any UK company looking to succeed in India recognises the opportunities across India, including in its Tier 2 cities. And both the UKIBC and UKTI are helping potential UK investors learn more about these opportunities.

In turn, Britain’s own cities and regions can provide India’s global entrepreneurs with one of the best environments in the world in which to grow their business.

Conclusion

Let me say this in conclusion. With bilateral trade between us still growing – reaching £12.6 billion in 2008 – despite the difficult global trading conditions, the UK-India relationship is one of the biggest strengths we have to meet our countries’ ambitions for the future.

Now is the time, for us to build on that advantage that we have, by working together. Doing what we can to stimulate global demand and develop together those partnerships and capabilities, that will help drive prosperity and opportunity for our people in the decades to come.

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The logo of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi is inspired by the Chakra, the national symbol of freedom, unity and power. Spiralling upwards, it depicts the growth of India into a proud, vibrant nation. Her billion people coming together to fulfil their true destinies. India`s journey from tradition to modernity, her economic transformation into a super power… reaching out to the world and leading the way, even as she enthusiastically embraces all the 71 CGA nations and territories of the Commonwealth to become one and host the best ever Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Come Out and Play: The logo tagline is in an invitation to every person across all divides – Indian and Commonwealth – to let go of themselves and participate in the Games to the best of their abilities, in the true sprit of the Games. It is an exhortation to them to set new records, to outperform, and to raise the bar by scaling new peaks of achievement. It is also a call to the people of India, especially Delhi, to come out in support of the Games and play the perfect hosts at the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi.

Colour Palette: The colour palette for the Delhi 2010 look programme combines two of the distinctive colours of the Delhi 2010 Emblem with the official colours of the Commonwealth Games.

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According to DB, banned Islamic outfit Harkatul Jihad al Islami (Huji) members were assigned to carry out the procedure on commands of these LeT leaders. Both the organizations work jointly for ideological similarities.

DB officials believe that the travel agency has links with militant organizations as it assisted the LeT men attain passports and hajj visas.

Requesting anonymity, a senior DB official drawn in the investigation said, “We suspect that there are one or two travel agencies which work for militant outfits.”

“Hajj visas were managed so that soon after carrying out the mission the men could leave the country as pilgrims,” said the DB official, adding that, “Though they failed to make the attack before hajj, their mission is still on.”

He said, “We are waiting to take action against the travel agency. But first, we are trying to net the Pakistani nationals and their Bangladeshi cohorts who are still at large.”

An additional senior DB official said, “We have acknowledged some Bangladeshi people, as well as Huji men, involved in the attack-attempt. The LeT men came to Dhaka to directly instruct the militants here on how to carry out the operation.”

Assistant Commissioner (AC) of DB Sanwar Hossain, who led the drive to arrest Mufti Harun and his acquaintances Shahidul Alam and Al Amin alias Saiful in relation with scheming the attack, said DB has precise information and confirmation that the suspects, with the foreigners, regularly visit Jama’atul Ulum Madrasa at Lalkhan Bazar in Chittagong.

Mufti Harun is a son of Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) faction chief Mufti Izaharul Islam Chowdhury who is well-known in the madrasa on a hilltop.

Harun and his two acquaintances are now on a fresh three-day remand.

Conversations with The Daily Star, AC Sanwar Hossain said, “We believe that the LeT leaders did not come to Bangladesh directly from Pakistan. They arrived via Dubai and London to avoid the intelligence workforce.”

AC Sanwar also said they have verification not in favor of Harun having secure link with another Pakistani LeT leader Saiyeed and that he traveled to at least another four Middle East countries.

DB found indications of money transaction in the account of Faizur Rahman, younger brother of detained Harun.

Mufti Harun and his two acquaintances were under arrest on November 4 following the arrests of David Coleman Headley alias Gilani Daud, an Indian born US citizen, and Tahawur Hussain Rana, a Pakistan born Canadian citizen, on October 3 in Chicago and Abdur Rahman Saiyeed in Pakistan last week.

The US authorities have charged them with plotting terror attacks overseas, as well as on a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of Prophet Mohammad (Pbuh) in 2005.