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MODI address near Empty UN General Assembly

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I was referring to a gathering organized by Indians in the US held in a stadium, why would you have empty seats in such an even. When you show something in comparision there must be some relationship. If you are comparing a Madison Square Garden picture with UN general assembly then you are saying all those thin India in the stadium are like UN missions.
well lets put it this way tell me how many of your class students you find in a maths lecture and how many of students u find in a rock concert

thing is modi just gave a teaser in UNGC and wooed indian diaspora at maddison square while the real buisness wil start now when he goes to washington ;)

why so serous sirji ... picture to abhi baaki hai mere dost

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A Pakistani daily "Daily Times" says this

"Modi continued his charm offensive in the west with a speech to the UN general assembly that was everything Nawaz Sharif's was not."
Modi began with a quaint reference to India's ancient Vedic culture, a running theme in his speech.
He took the opportunity following this to rebut Nawaz Sharif's speech from the day before.
"He was correct of course; the general assembly is no longer a platform for serious discussion, it is a way for heads of state to build an image for their country and themselves,"

Modi at the UN
 
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GAUSHH!! You are asking me to give all good wishes to that FAILED MARS mission, which TILL TODAY, has not given evidence of anything, I need substantial proofs it was a successful mission, with pictures of MoM and Mars side by side, or one of your allied, who donated most of the space tech to India, to take evidence based pictures and live video feed of orbiting Indian satellite.

Not one Indian gave one evidence...i donot need stolen MARS pics from NASA.
Hey shameless are you from malir?

LET ME BUST YOUR LIE, WIDE WIDE OPEN!

New York court issues summons against PM Narendra Modi

NEW YORK/NEW DELHI: Ahead of his arrival in the U New York court has issued summons against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged role in 2002 communal riots in Gujarat when he was the state's chief minister.

The summons against Modi were issued on Thursday by the US Federal Court for the Southern District of New York on a civil lawsuit filed by the New York-based American Justice Center (AJC), a nonprofit human rights organisation, along with two survivors of the post-Godhra violence. The court said that Modi has to respond to the summons within 21 days after it is served on him.

The Prime Minister is due to leave for home on September 30 from Washington after he concludes his five-day US visit. The lawsuit against Modi has been filed under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA).

Seeking compensatory and punitive damages, the 28-page complaint charges Modi with committing crimes against humanity, extra-judicial killings, torture and inflicting mental and physical trauma on the victims, mostly from the Muslim community.

Reacting to the lawsuit, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday the government will examine the US court summons.

"We will examine it. I don't know it. I am only hearing it from you," Prasad told reporters in New Delhi.

When asked about the case, US assistant secretary of state for south and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal said on a conference call on Friday that the US government is aware of it.

"We are aware through press reports about the lawsuit in the federal district court of New York. We can't comment specifically on the case, but as a general legal policy, we would like to point out that sitting heads of government enjoy immunity from legal actions and cannot be personally delivered summons," said Biswal. "Sitting heads of state also enjoy immunity from legal summons and actions while they are attending the United Nations general assembly meetings in New York," she added.

MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said in response to the lawsuit against Modi: "This case is a frivolous and malicious attempt to distract attention from the visit of the Prime Minister to the United States General Assembly and a bilateral summit with the President of the United States." He added, "appropriate steps are being taken to address the matter."

How serious is the Prime Minister Narendra Modi summons?

Just who is American Justice Center? Whom all have they targeted before?

Very little is known about the American Justice Center. The lawyer representing the groups in this case, Gurpatwant Singh Pannum, told Global India Newswire that AJC is a newly-launched human rights organisation. The New York-based group was founded by, among others, Dr John Bradley, a civil rights leader. Pannum is also associated with Sikhs for Justice, which has filed lawsuits against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

What does the summons mean?

The summons is not valid until it is served to Modi, the chances of which are very remote. However, it does take some shine off a very tightly choreographed visit. It is unlikely Modi will cancel any of his public engagements.

Will it be served? Will this resurface every time Modi visits US?

Pannum says, under New York law, the summons doesn't have to be hand-delivered to Modi; if somebody throws it at its feet and says, "Here's your summons," it is valid. Yes, the group is likely to pursue the case every time Modi visits the US.

What now?

It is very unlikely the summons will be served, even though the plaintiff's lawyer says there are multiple "process servers" to deliver the summons. In a similar case against Manmohan Singh, the Department of Justice told a court in Washington, DC, that the prime minister had immunity, as a head of state. Since it wasn't totally a surprising move, it is very likely that both governments have discussed this scenario ahead of the visit.

Do we have another diplomatic crisis on cards?

Very unlikely. After the poor handling of the Khobragade incident, the US side is likely to do everything to prevent a diplomatic crisis, that too one involving the prime minister, not a "junior diplomat."
This summon loses its value because, India is the largest democracy and Modi is democratically elected leader, he did not become a dictator out of a coup. This summon means insult of democracy. That's all.
 
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