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UPA II evolves new policy towards foreign govts

August 22, 2009 14:52 IST
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Prime in his second term felt necessary to issue revised guidelines which was in existence for 25 years, on channels of communications between the government of India and state  governments on the one hand, and foreign governments or their missions  in India, heads of Indian diplomatic missions and posts  abroad and international organiastions on the other.

Prime Minister directed concerned Union ministries to review guidelines to facilitate a co-ordinated approach to promote out national interest and foreign policy objectives

Recently, Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar, in an identical letter to 78

Union ministers said that a new policy of government to government communication was evolved and he enclosed eleven pages instructions.

A Correspodent in New Delhi