The R S Pathak Inquiry Authority report, which has indicted former external affairs minister Natwar Singh and his son Jagat in the Iraqi oil scam, was tabled in both the Houses of Parliament on Monday.
During his tenure, Dayal will also act as the special envoy of the government of India and hence liaise with the united Nations to go into the depth of the allegations made by Volcker.
Demilitarising Kashmir cannot be unilateral: India
Pakistan's foreign secretary has said that both India and Pakistan remain committed to solving the issue.
India, Russia for resolving Iran issue within IAEA framework
Volcker said while some countries responded well to his findings, many others, particularly smaller nations, have not taken steps to deal with corruption.
The terms of reference were notified in the gazette through a resolution.
Sehgal has denied links with Jagat Singh and the Congress party.
Natwar Singh says the ongoing dialogue process between India and Pakistan "hinges" on Islamabad's adherence to its commitment not to allow the territory under its control to be used for cross-border terrorism.
Pakistan on Monday said that it was ready to provide international guarantees afresh to India to lay the gas pipeline from Iran to Gujarat via its territory provided there were no "extraneous conditionalities" attached to it.
Former Federal Reserve chairman Volcker's report alleged that 1.8 billion dollars in bribes and illegal surcharges were paid to the regime of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Most Japanese and Chinese imported oil and one-third of the world's traded goods pass through this area in Southeast Asia.
Shaukat Aziz is a former banker who spent most of his professional life in the US before Musharraf, after seizing power in October 1999, handpicked him for the job of finance minister.
Natwar Singh, former Congress leader, on Friday said that the strong reaction from Sonia Gandhi to his new book, proves that it has touched a "raw nerve" and something has "upset" her so much that she came out.
This will be External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh's first visit to Pakistan after assuming office.
She has advised External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid to meet ex-Congressman K Natwar Singh, who is an acknowledged hand at diplomacy.
Foreign Ministers of G-4\ncountries, including External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh,\nare here for crucial talks with their African counterparts
He also said the G-4, comprising India, Germany, Japan and Brazil, should enter into renegotiation with the African Union
Volcker panel, which investigated the oil-for-food scam, mentioned in a report that Natwar Singh was a beneficiary of Iraq's oil-for-food programme.
Former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh believes that China will, in the foreseeable future, not agree to have India or Japan as veto-wielding permanent members.
Annan's visit comes at a critical juncture with the Millennium Review Summit to be held in New York in September, the External Affairs Ministry said on Saturday.
Any matter that was necessary will be taken up during Natwar Singh's forthcoming three-day visit to Bangladesh
Mukherjee will brief Natwar Singh on the situation in Nepal.
The agreement on pre-notification of missile tests was signed by Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his Pakistani counterpart Riaz Mohammad Khan.
Jagat Singh had on Saturday said that Sehgal was his acquaintance but had nothing to do with his business dealings.
External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing stressed the need for strengthening cooperation.
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