MoU signed between India – Brazil

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Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India on the Establishment of a consultation mechanism on consular and mobility issues
The Ministry of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Braziland

The Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India

(hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”),

Considering the historical links of friendship and cooperation that unite both countries;

In accordance with the rights and guarantees provided in their respective national legislations and in the relevant international treaties and conventions,to which they are Parties;

Convinced that the movement of people between two countries contributes to proximity between their nationals and may constitute a factor of economic, social and cultural development to their countries and populations;

Considering the knowledge accumulated by both countries and the expertise developed on the subject of consular assistance, support to overseas nationals and relations between their Governments and their respective diasporas;

Aware of the need for establishing a bilateral mechanism for information exchange and coordination in the areas of application of this Memorandum, as well as to address specific issues and exigencies related to the movement of people between the two countries;

Stressing the need to develop legal instruments for legal bilateral cooperation;

Bearing in mind the desire to deepen the bilateral dialogue with regard to international legal cooperation in civil and criminal matters,

Have reached the following understanding:

Article I

Establishment of a Bilateral Consultation Mechanism

The Parties decide to establish a bilateral mechanism for consultation on bilateral consular and mobility issues and on bilateral legal cooperation, including issues related to the movement of people between the two countries. The consultation mechanism will be operationalized by a Working Group which will ensure that dialogue and regular exchange of information are held between the Parties.

Article II

Objectives

The objectives of the mechanism will be to:

a) exchange information on the use of new technologies in the areas of consular service and assistance and issuance of travel documents;

b) exchange information on the experience of both countries with their overseas nationals, as well as on current initiatives to support their respective expatriate communities;

c) exchange information on forms of relation between Government and diaspora, representation of overseas nationals, dialogue and representation mechanisms for expatriate communities and use of new technologies and procedures to support them;

d) consider possibilities of joint actions or of bilateral cooperation in projects which are of interest to each country’s nationals in the other or in situations of consular emergency in third countries for the benefit of each country’s community;

e) discuss topics that may be the object of agreements for the benefit of their respective nationals in third countries;

f) analyze initiatives which aim at facilitating the movement of people between the two countries, including exchange of information on each other’s visa policies;

g) examine any issues related to movement of people that may be presented by a Party and serve as a means to forward such issues to the competent national authorities;

h) exchange and disseminate information as well as coordinate actions aimed at promoting legal migration and informing about the risks of human trafficking, irregular movement of people;

i) support police bilateral cooperation, notably through the exchange of best practices, and includingoccasional visits of officials of both countries;

j) identify ways of improving the bilateral relationship in the field of international legal cooperation.

Article III

Composition of the Working Group and frequency of meetings

1. The Working Group mentioned in Article I shall meet once a year, alternately in the territory of one or the other country, and, in addition, upon request of either Party.

2. The Working Group will be chaired jointly by a representative of each Party.

3. In addition to representatives of the Parties, the Working Group may include representatives of other Ministries and public agencies involved in items of the agenda.

Article IV

Final Provisions

1. This Memorandum of Understanding will take effect from the date of its signature and will remain valid indefinitely.

2. This Memorandum of Understanding may be amended at any time upon mutual writtenagreement of the Parties.

3. Either Party may at any time notify the other of its intention to terminate this Memorandum of Understanding. Termination shall take effect three (3) months after the date of notification.

4. Any differences related to the interpretation or application of this Memorandum of Understanding shallbe solved by mutual agreement of the Parties, within the working Group mentioned in Article 1 or, if necessary, through diplomatic channels.

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Shashi Tharoor Firing Rubber Bullets In Parliament Debates

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Ravinder Singh

To chauthidunia@gmail.comindiaagainstcorruption.2010@gmail.comchandru_14521@yahoo.com and 360 More…

Jul 16 at 8:38 PM

Shashi Tharoor Firing Rubber Bullets In Parliament Debates
July16, 2014At 44 Seats in Lok Sabha it is time for INC to Re-Invent itself forget
the past that is no longer going to help it in present situation and
adopt new Honest Progressive Agenda what I call ‘Sabka Bharat Mission
2019’.

Merely comparing Budgets or picking Invisible Holes in the Budget 2014
but ignoring Craters will not benefit INC and India – INC has to
Expose CRATERS in its own economic policies that are largely retained
in Budget 2014.

Biggest Craters were –

1.  Crashing R&D – Bogus Inventor failed INC since 1985.

2.  Fake Einstein Jairam Ramesh let INC down in everything – Didn’t
strengthen Patent Office, Stalled Hydro Power, Solar Power, Coal,
Mines, Infra and Biotechnology but promoted most Lunatic RWH, Ponds,
PURA.

3.  Failed to implement SEBI order to maintain at least 25% equity in
Corporate. Indians don’t have Equity in Public Funded Companies and
thus also were denied share in Natural Resources.

4.  Even as Wealth of Corporate India exceed $2000b but contributed
not even $150m or Rs.950 crores. Mukesh Ambani worth $25b @1%-2% ought
to contribute $250m to $500m as Wealth Tax – Corporate wealth Tax $20b
to $40b as Wealth Tax.

Corporate worth $2000b Market Cap drawing 50% of Public Funded Bank
Loans, these days, contribute just 4% of GDP as Corporate Tax. At
$200b India collects just $160 per capita as all central taxes and
Center and State taxes together are just 16% of GDP presently or $210
per capita.

India collecting just $70b as corporate tax, nearly ZERO Wealth Tax.

5.  GDP of India expanded from Rs.2.5m Crores to Rs.11.2m cr or 350%
but MSP to farmers was up 100% in ten years.

6.  BJP stalled FDI, Nuclear Power, Telecom, Power sectors etc.

7.  INC completely failed to CHECK middlemen sucking away 50%+
Consumer Prices as Undeclared Profits.

Ravinder Singh, National General Secretary.
Sabka Bharat Mission 2019
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016
Ph: 9650421857, 9718280435
Sabkabharatmission2019@gmail.com

http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2013-14/rec/tr.pdf
1. Corporation Tax: This is a tax levied on the income of Companies
under the Income-tax Act, 1961. Revised Estimate of Corporation Tax
for 2012-2013 is Rs. 358874 crore as against Budget Estimate of
Rs.373227 crore. Budget Estimate for 2013-2014 is Rs.4,19,520 crore
2. Taxes on Income: This is a tax on the income of individuals, firms
etc. other than Companies, under the Income-tax Act, 1961. This head
also includes other taxes, mainly the Securities Transaction Tax,
which is levied on transaction in listed securities undertaken on
stock exchanges and in units of mutual funds. Revised Estimate of
Taxes on Income for 2012-2013 is Rs. 206095 crore as aginast the
Budget Estimate of Rs.195786 crore. Budget Estimate for 2013-14 is
Rs.2,47,639 crore
3. Wealth Tax: This is a tax levied on the specified assets of certain
persons including individuals and companies, under the Wealth-tax Act,
1957. Revised Estimate of Wealth Tax for 2012-2013 is Rs. 866 crore as
against Budget Estimate of Rs.1244 crore. Budget Estimate for
2013-2014 is Rs.950 crore…
4. Customs: Revised Estimate of Customs Duties for 2012-2013 is
Rs.164853 crore as against the Budget Estimate of Rs.1,86,694 crore.
Budget Estimate for 2013-2014 is Rs.1,87,308 crore.
5. Union Excise Duty: Revised Estimate of Union Excise Duties for
2012-13 is Rs. 171996.09 crore as against the Budget Estimate of
Rs.194350.34 crore. Budget Estimate for 2013-2014 is Rs.1,97,553.95
crore.
6. Service Tax: Revised Estimate of Service Tax for 2012-13 is
Rs.132697 crore as against the Budget Estimate of Rs.124000 crore.
Budget Estimate for 2013-2014 is Rs.1,80,141 crore.

= Rs. 12,35,870 crores

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95% Civil Servants, Politicians and NGOs Grossly Incompetent

Posted on July 17, 2014 by sagarmedia

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Ravinder Singh

To chauthidunia@gmail.comindiaagainstcorruption.2010@gmail.comchandru_14521@yahoo.com and 360 More…

Today at 9:46 AM

95% Civil Servants, Politicians and NGOs Grossly Incompetent
July17, 2014 (C) 

Yes its true 95% of Indian Civil Servants, Politicians and NGOs are
grossly incompetent. I can cite thousands of cases.

On Lunatic River Linking, soon after President Kalam left Vigyan
Bhawan after promoting River Linking in 2003 I asked ‘The idea of
Linking Rivers is on for 40 years – Why can’t we grow foods required
by South in Most Fertile Ganga Basin and Transport 30 million tones of
Foods to South than 50,000 Million Tones of water – most of it shall
be lost in canal system?’

Even after 100 letters and petitions to Kalam on my regular mailing
list – he again favored idea of River Linking and Jairam Ramesh fake
Einstein was also commenting on a huge Lame Duck POLAVARAM dam in AP,
over four times larger in submergence than Bhakra producing little
power and even lesser irrigation which is part of River Link therefore
not serving the region essentially because it is located at the tail
end of Godavari River.

It is horrible Uma Bharti believes she understands rivers more than
all world’s Engineers. I asked ‘Madam Ganga Basin has 100,000 MW of
Hydro Power Potential, Need Flood Protection to 25 million hectare and
Irrigation and Clean Water Supply in Ganga Basin – Are working on
these programs also?’ – She told us you are Wrong – ‘Ganga River has
only 20,000 MW of power potential’ had no idea that India Ganga River
Hydro Potential in Nepal etc.

There is Big GULF between Bill Gates owned Microsoft employing 60,000
Engineers and Narayan Murthy’s INFOSYS in caliber and skills at very
top but political parties in UP and Bihar are promoting DISENT against
UPSC selection process which is Complicated and Flawed – selecting
Civil Servants for Lifetime – and few Privileged Well Beyond age of
retirement even as they actually fail in almost all assignments.

For example which I have reported regularly – Why can’t we Equitably
Distribute Power to all? Some privileged class get 100 KW connection
to run any number of air-conditioners and half of India populations is
denied any power and 600m are told to buy Rs.6000 worth of Solar
Lantern. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia or Piyush Goyal don’t understand such
things.

Obviously it shall be better if below Class I level selections are
made through State Service Commissions and UPSC is required to SELECT
officers who are Experienced and Skilled and Specialists than
believing in Lifelong Civil Service Personnel.

India Patent Office is Most Corrupt and Worst in performance even as
Civil Servants as appointed as its Controller who have no idea of
Inventing.

Importantly GS Jaiya, IAS, WIPO Director advising World on
Intellectual Property and SMEs for 25 years – India has neither
Globally Competitive Industry nor Creating Intellectual property for
the world market.

Ravinder Singh, National General Secretary.
Sabka Bharat Mission 2019
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016
Ph: 9650421857, 9718280435
Sabkabharatmission2019@gmail.com

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Victor can dance, saala!

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“Making Victor Sir dance was a dream come true for me” says choreographer Mudassar Khan

Having directed some of the most sought after names in the industry and having delivered one of the biggest hits of all times, Dhoom 3 director Vijay Krishna Acharya aka Victor, is currently enjoying his sting as a judge on Zee TV’s ‘Cera presents India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj powered by Glam Up’. Victor, being the kind of person he is, had always stayed away from any form of song and dance routine personally. On recently catching up with the country’s youngest and most talented choreographer – Mudassar Khan, Victor expressed how his two left feet always keep him away from all the dancing.

On hearing how self-consciousness always held the director back from dancing, Mudassar jumped up to his feet saying how he had always wanted a chance to make Victor dance. On having an opportunity at hand, Mudassar ensured that Victor danced to his tunes. While Victor was initially a little awkward, he soon got into the groove of things and was seen enjoying his time dancing on stage with Mudassar.

Making a special appearance on this weekend’s episode as a Bollywood buddy, Mudassar trained all the contestants of India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj on their body language and basics of dancing. Talking about the time he spent with the judges and the contestants on the show, Mudassar said, “It was great to come and be a part of the show, especially to be working with fresh talent. The judges Victor sir and Sonali m’am are both fun as well as strict when they need to be. I am glad I had the opportunity to make Victor Sir dance, as making him dance was a dream come true for me. I hope apart from training the contestants here, I soon get to work with them on their debut movie.”

Cera India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj powered by Glam Up, Every Saturday and Sunday at 9 PM, Only on Zee TV!

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BRICS – India Weakest Link, Limited Cooperation

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Ravinder Singh

To Ajit Jhaamitabhth@yahoo.comAnand Ganesh and 353 More…

Today at 1:34 AM

BRICS – India Weakest Link, Limited Cooperation
July17, 2014

India attaches highest level of priority to BRICS cooperation and
reports indicate India is the weakest link in this multi-continent
partnership involving world’s biggest economies China, Russia, India,
South Africa and Brazil all preferring Regional Unions.

Goldman Sachs probably thought resource rich largest nations in
developing stage could benefit from sharing knowledge and resources
but in 15 years there is not much progress and meetings didn’t
translate in to Economic Gains.

http://www.dgciskol.nic.in/annualreport/book_3e.pdf
Except China India’s trade with BRICS countries are NEGLIGIBLE in 15 years.

But the weakest link is PATENTS – other four members have very fast
and strong Patent Protection Regimes – India weakest in the world.
This is limiting India Cooperation with BRICS countries and
possibility of R&D collaborations is negligible.

As per Reuters story in BRICS Bank India shall provide just 18% of
Funds to China 41%. Reuters also reported FE Reserves of China are 78%
of BRICS at $3900b out of $5120b.

India is the only member who shall seek BRICS loans for projects and
that India shall benefit the most but in doing so limit Technology
Options to China and Russia.

By real concern is that India may WASTEFULLY UTILIZE BRICS Funds on
Bullet Trains than Double Decker Trains and Improved Tracks, River
Linking than Multi-Purpose Dams, Solar Farms than Tooftop Solar etc.

BRICS Countries Spending
Country    Consumer
Market    World
Share %     Government
Spending    C. Market +
Gov Spend    Per Capita
SPEND    Total FE*
Reserves
China    $1,835 bn    5.3%    $2,031 bn    $3,866 bn    $2,855    $3900b
Brazil    $1,266 bn    3.65%    $846 bn    $2,112 bn    $10,507    $360b
Russia    $671 bn    1.94%    $414 bn    $1,085 bn    $7,587    $510b
India    $737 bn    2.13%    $281 bn    $1,018 bn    $0.841    $300b
South Africa    $173 bn    0.5%    $9 bn    $182 bn    $3,500    $50b
* Approx

BRICS Countries Economic Profile
Country    Population    GDP
(nominal)    GDP Per
Capita $    Consumer
Market    Government
Spending    Exports    Imports
China    1,354m    $8,227 bn    6,747    $1,835 bn    $2,031 bn    $2,021 bn    $1,780 bn
Brazil    201m    $2,695 bn    11,310    $1,266 bn    $846 bn    $256.0 bn    $23 bn
Russia    143m    $2,021 bn    14,818    $671 bn    $414 bn    $542 bn    $358 bn
India    1,210m    $1,824 bn    1,504    $737 bn    $281 bn    $309 bn    $500 bn
South Africa    52m    $384bn    6,620    $173 bn    $9 bn    $101 bn    $106 bn

Ravinder Singh, National General Secretary.
Sabka Bharat Mission 2019
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016
Ph: 9650421857, 9718280435
Sabkabharatmission2019@gmail.com

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Stop Bombing Gaza, Respect Humanitarian Laws and Human Rights of Palestinians

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Indian Government cannot side with Israel’s Apartheid, must Intervene to Save Innocent Lives 

New Delhi, July 16: Mohammad Suliman, a student based in Palestine, has been tweeting the harrowing experience of living in the Gaza. Yesterday evening, he tweeted, “A group of young people sit outside their house, chatting. Three missiles hit and instantly kill five. Two follow. Everyone is a target.”

In the on-going human catastrophe in Gaza, more than 130 civilians, including children and women, are reported to have been killed and thousands injured. The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Human Affairs (OCHA) has also confirmed that 80 %, i.e. four out of every five, of those killed in Gaza are civilians. Amidst the brutal attacks, thousands of Palestinians are forced to flee from their homes but have nowhere to go. In complete violation of international humanitarian law, Israel in its present operation “Protective Edge”, is brazenly targeting civilian homes, hospitals, roads and ignoring all the principles of distinction, proportionality and precautions which must be followed in any such offensive, leading to the unjustifiable genocide in Gaza.

Moreover, yesterday’s misleading act by Israel of approving the “truce” brokered by Egypt was nothing but a tactic to strengthen its position internationally and its stranglehold on Gaza. The conditions of the supposed “truce” offered nothing for Palestinians and, therefore, was just another sophisticated act of legitimizing mass killings. When there is war, Palestinians die quickly. At other times, death comes slightly slowly, and is more humiliating, thanks to Israel’s apartheid regime. In any case, the short-lived “truce” is now over, and attacks have resumed.

It is universally known that there has been a history of brutality and killings, forced occupation and blockade of amenities to the people by Israel.  One cannot forget the 2012 attacks in which more than 110 people were killed and that of 2008, where 1400 Palestinians died including 300 children. Although the assault on Gaza has been continuing for long now, there is a more immediate background to this recent offensive- the growing international support for Palestine’s appeal to stop Israeli occupation and the attempt to hinder the Palestine’s decision to form the unity government.

Noticeably, India’s silence on Israel’s brutality and apparent act of ‘balancing’ the issue is not just telling, but extremely discomforting. Israel is not only India’s second largest ‘supplier’ of arms; it is also a heavy investor in areas of national interest such as security, energy, aeronautics and agri-business. It is but obvious that India has turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to the atrocious violations of law and basic human rights standards by this ‘important’ ally. Furthermore, toeing the line of Israel, the Indian administration and the police detained and arrested protestors and mishandled women activists on 14^th July in Delhi and Mumbai, thereby openly denying people the democratic right to protest and assembly.

National Alliance of People’s Movements stands in full solidarity with the people of Palestine and strongly condemns Israel’s aggression on Gaza. We have, over the years, seen many constituent movements within India in a similar position as Palestinians today – people’s rights are denied with impunity, and the odds against them are so huge that they have to curtain even basic demands, “negotiating” with oppressors for mere survival while brutalities and denial of rights continue.

We demand an immediate end to the bombings in Gaza and complete restoration of peace and respect of human rights of the people of Gaza. Immediate help in the form of medical aid should reach the people. The international community cannot remain silent and international organisations working for peace and human rights must intervene at once. We call upon the Government of India to break its silence on the issue and take a proactive, pro-people stand, reaching out to Palestine and insisting that Israel must withdraw from its repressive approach. Law and Justice must prevail over business and diplomacy!

Medha Patkar - Narmada Bachao Andolan – NAPM; Prafulla Samantara, Lingraj Azad - Lok Shakti Abhiyan, NAPM, Odisha; Dr. Sunilam, Aradhna Bhargava - Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, NAPM, MP; Gautam Bandopadhyay – Nadi Ghati Morcha, NAPM, Chhattisgarh; Suniti SR, Suhas Kolhekar, Prasad Bagwe - NAPM, Maharashtra; Gabriel Dietrich, Geetha Ramakrishnan – Unorganised Sector Workers Federation, NAPM, TN; C R Neelakandan – NAPM Kerala; Saraswati Kavula, P Chennaiah – NAPM Andhra Pradesh, Bhupender Singh Rawat – Jan Sangharsh Vahini, Rajendra Ravi, Sunita Rani, Seela M, Madhuresh Kumar, Kanika Sharma – NAPM, Delhi; Arundhati Dhuru, Richa Singh - NAPM, UP; Sister Celia - Domestic Workers Union, NAPM, Karnataka; Sumit Wanjale – Ghar Bachao, Ghar Banao Andolan, NAPM, Mumbai; Manish Gupta - Jan Kalyan Upbhokta Samiti, NAPM, UP; Vimal Bhai - Matu Jan sangathan, NAPM, Uttarakhand; Vilas Bhongade - Gosikhurd Prakalpgrast Sangharsh Samiti, NAPM, Maharashtra; Ramashray Singh - Ghatwar Adivasi Mahasabha, Jharkhand; Anand Mazgaonkar, Krishnakant - Paryavaran Suraksh Samiti, NAPM Gujarat; Kamayani Swami, Ashish Ranjan – Jan Jagran Shakti Sangathan, NAPM Bihar; Mahendra Yadav – Kosi Navnirman Manch, NAPM Bihar

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Play the Rights Card – National Opinion Poll for Children

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Children celebrate 25 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in the capital

UNICEF India along with children of the NINEISMINE campaign engage in an audit on children’s experiences of their rights and their views on each.

Close to 175 children representing 26 states and union territories of India assemble in the capital on July 17 to 20, 2014 for the National Opinion Poll campaign for Children for workshops on their expectations from the CRC. These children, in turn, will reach out to approximately 10,000 children through 26 regional workshops, to collect their opinions and expectations from rights as enshrined in the UN CRC.

You are cordially invited to participate in the official kick off event of the National Opinion Poll campaign for Children.

Date: July 20, 2014

Venue: St. Columba’s School Auditorium, New Delhi

Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm

Special attendees would include:

-Mr. Louis-Georges Arsenault (UNICEF Representative of India)

-Ms Lise Grande (UN RCO),

-Br Philip Pinto and

-Amitabh Behar (Global co-chair of GCAAP).

There will also be performances of children on the four pillars of child rights through the medium of dance, painting, musical instruments and puppetry. This will be followed by an awards ceremony on social justice and advocacy leaders among students across India, and awards to winners of the art competition held on CRC earlier this year.

For more information, please contact:

Br Steve, convener, NINEISMINE. Tel: +91 9911602999

Sonia Sarkar, Communication Officer (Media), UNICEF India. Tel: +91-98-9186-1445; e-mail:ssarkar@unicef.org

Sonia Sarkar

Communication Officer (Media) , UNICEF India

Tel (+91) 9810170289,9891861445;

Email: ssarkar@unicef.org