He warned that 'other alignments' will develop to seize the economic opportunities offered by closer integration.
Vajpayee said India will enter into a\n\ndialogue with Pakistan only after it sees sincerity in Islamabad's efforts to stop cross border terrorism.
Unexpected discovery of huge coal reserves beneath NTPC's Karanpura plant site has led to a stand-off between the coal and power ministries.
Musharraf, in his television interview, also sounded a warning of sorts to Sharif and told him to be 'economical' on revealing details.
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday announced an 'open skies' arrangement with the ten-member ASEAN to allow designated airlines from the regional grouping to run daily flights to India.\n\n\n\n
Vajpayee, on the third day of his visit to Turkey, inaugurated the 'Rabindranath Tagore Avenue' and unveiled the Nobel laureate's bust at a ceremony in Ankara.
The Lok Sabha had a total of 21 sittings, spread over 113 hours.
Top Maharashtra politicians on Thursday called on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and sought Rs 6,000 crore assistance for an ambitious infrastructure development project for Mumbai.
'He told senior journalists a few days after the Babri Masjid demolition, 'Jo hua theek hua. Maine isliye hone diya ki BJP ki rajniti hamesha ke liye khatam ho jaye.'
Vajpayee, however, said the legislation to provide reservation to the economically backward among forward castes will be brought in the current session of Parliament, if other parties agreed to support it.
The funeral procession of the Mahant will start from Digambar Akhara and after taking a round of the town, the body\nwill be taken to Saryu river's banks, where it would be consigned to flames at the Tulsi Ghat around 1400 IST.
Vajpayee has also asked for the abolition of the NAC.
The party has also unveiled a 25-point 'Mission 2004 Action Plan' to reach out to minorities.
The visiting Pakistani business delegation on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to ease visa norms for the Pakistani businessmen so that trade between the two countries could flourish.
India should stop its 'chants of cross-border terrorism' and come to the negotiating table, the foreign office said.
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Saturday launched an 'initiative' for adding 50,000 mw of hydroelectric power in 16 states.
Referring to Modi's reported remarks that then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee did not let the value of the rupee fall, he said the exchange of the rupee was 39.49 to a dollar in March 1998 when the National Democratic Alliance government was first formed.
Three motorcycle-borne men joined Atal Bihari Vajpayee's motorcade when he was returning to his Race Course Road residence after an appointment with his dentist in Khan Market.
US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said the US will like to see relations between India and Pakistan improve.
"As many as 40 million new and high-value jobs can be created by enriching our professional resource base and strengthening our recent gains in the knowledge economy," he said.
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