Let me translate the report below as follows:
"Bush, acting on behalf of Enron and his Texan energy connections, met with
the External
Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh in the Oval Office and pressed for
payment on the Enron
plant in Maharashtra. The non-payment and delay by India has caused
considerable angst
among Enron's creditors and investors in Texas."
One has to read between the lines and through diplomatic press releases. The
hint of "energy
sectors" mentioned in the report tells us what was really discussed and what
the meeting was
about. Forget all the "world peace, common good" fluff, that is for beauty
paegents.
Regards,
George
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> India a global power: President Bush
>
> Press Trust Of India
> Posted online: Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 2206 hours IST
Washington, April 14: Signaling a new warmth in bilateral ties, President
George W. Bush today
said US held India as a "global power" and wanted to work together for mutual
economic benefit and
cooperate in the civilian nuclear and other energy sectors.
During the 30-minute meeting with External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh at
the Oval Office,
Bush said US regarded India as a global power with which the US wants to work
very closely for the
common good, for world peace and for mutual economic benefit.
Bush told Singh that India and the US need to work together in the energy
sector that would
include cooperation in civilian nuclear energy. Terming Indo-US relations as
the "best we have had
for a very long time", Singh said India was interested in having a "much closer
relationship"
during Bush's second term in office.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said Bush
told Singh that he
was looking forward to his trip to India, hopefully within this year. The US
President said he
"very much looks forward" to receiving Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in
Washington in the near
future.
