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lamic world and often blames the "en- and that resources for programmatic Modi and Abe, who also focused on
emies" of the religion for problems in and substantial component should driving up economic ties besides delib-
the Middle East. overweigh resources allocated for erating on global issues including situ-
posts. ation in South China Sea, challenges of
"Did we ever think that, instead of terrorism and UN reforms.
enemies, albeit small group from Global warming to be be-
within the Islamic world using the lan- low 2° C says Paris draft To support Modi's "Make in India" ini-
guage of Islam, would present it as the tiative Japan has created a fund of
religion of killing, violence, whips, ex- Representatives of 196 countries re- about Rs.12 billion which will be pro-
tortion and injustice?" Rouhani said. mained locked in a last minute huddle vided to Japanese companies for manu-
in Paris to give their stamp of approval facturing in India, Japan has also
Rouhani, a relative moderate, said Is- to a text that received unprecedented pledged Rs.5 billion as part of its Over-
lamic principles opposed violence and support of nearly all the nations. seas Development Assistance to India.
the extremism of groups such as Is-
lamic State stemmed from "narrow- The agreement, once ratified, will be Referring to inking of a pact on the
mindedness and a lack of moderation". a legal instrument under which all bullet train project, Modi said. "No less
countries will pledge to lower emission historic is the decision to introduce High
Iran supports the government of Syr- of planet warming greenhouse gases Speed Rail on Mumbai-Ahmedabad sec-
ian President Bashar al-Assad, has and take actions post 2020 to deal tor through Shinkansen known for
close ties with neighboring Iraq, and with the challenges of climate change. speed reliability, safety."
condemns the Islamic State group Developed countries will, however,
which fights both governments. have to take "lead in undertaking The two sides also inked agreements -
economy-wide absolute emission re- one concerning the Transfer of De-
UN should allocate more duction targets" - a long-standing de- fence Equipment and Technology and
funds for meeting emer- mand of the developing countries, in- another related to Security Measures
gencies: India cluding India. for Protection of Classified Military In-
formation.
India has underlined the need for the The country's representative seemed
UN to allocate more resources for re- considerably satisfied with the revised China finally ends one-
sponding to emergencies like Ebola text. French President Francois child policy
and other humanitarian and natural Hollande even spoke to Prime Minister
disasters as the world body adopted a Narendra Modi over phone and is China officially ended its one-child
budget of $5.4 billion to carry out its learnt to have appreciated India's role policy with the signing into law of a Bill
vital work during 2016-2017. in framing of the landmark deal. allowing all married couples to have a
second child as it attempts to cope
"We are also of the view that UN Japan to fund bullet train; with an ageing population and shrink-
should allocate and respond to emer- included in $35-bn pact ing workforce. The change, which was
gencies like Ebola which we had done announced in October by the ruling
last year and also humanitarian and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Communist Party, takes effect from
natural disasters," India's Ambassador presents about $35 billion to take the January 1, 2016.
to the UN, Asoke Mukerji said in his strategic Indo-Japan partnership to a
remarks at a plenary meeting of the new height. A $12 billion deal for All married couples will be allowed to
General Assembly after the adoption India's first ever bullet train network, have a second child but the legislation
of the UN budget on December 23. a MoU on civil nuclear energy coopera- maintains limits on additional births.
tion and sharing defence technology The "one-child policy", instituted in the
Expressing satisfaction over the pas- were among key agreements India and late 1970s, restricted most couples to
sage of the budget, Asoke restated Japan sealed. only a single offspring and for years
that adequate resources should be al- authorities argued that it was a key
located for fulfilling the mandate gen- The pacts were inked after the talks contributor to China's economic boom
erated by the collective membership between Prime Minister Narendra and had prevented 400 million births.
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