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WORLDWIDE INDIAN NETWORK
COMMITTEES ("task51")
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WIN establishes a committee for each issue that it decides to
address. The committee, in turn, decides the course of action
the Network will adopt on that particular issue. The following
committees are currently in operation:
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Family Reunification Bills (Project #93FAMR)
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The Justice Department takes several years to grant an
Immigrant Visa to the spouse of a permanent resident of the
United States. To remedy this situation, Senator Donald Riegle
of Michigan had introduced Bill S618 to the Senate to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USCA 1182). Congressman
Frank Pallone of New Jersey had brought the companion Bill
HR3182 to the House of Representatives. These bills would have
allowed the spouses and children of permanent resident aliens to
enter and reside in the United States temporarily as visitors or
students while waiting to obtain immigrant visa status. Members
of the Network wrote to federal legislators urging them to vote
for these bills (S618 & HR3182).
A copy of the bills, and some facts and discussion about the
problem are available at the FTP Site of the Network. FTP to
129.97.140.10 (plg.uwaterloo.ca), login as "anonymous," and use
your e-mail address as the password. Then change directory
("cd") to /pub/WIN/, and type "dir." The name of the file is
"Family-R."
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Kashmir (Project #93KSMR)
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President Clinton cited Kashmir in his United Nation's
speech (on September 27, 1993) on international conflict areas.
Apparently, the United States has been distancing itself from
the Shimla Agreement. Members of the Network wrote to the
President urging his administration to denounce Pakistan-
sponsored terrorism and to continue the previous US policy of
supporting the 1972 Shimla Agreement, according to which India
and Pakistan should settle their differences through bilateral
discussions.
The President's UN speech is available at the FTP site of the
Network. FTP to 129.97.140.10 (plg.uwaterloo.ca), login as
"anonymous," and use your e-mail address as the password. Then
change directory ("cd") to /pub/WIN/, and type "dir." The name
of the file is "Clinton.UN."
To learn more about the issue, please retrieve information
from the gopher site of the India Network Foundation. The
address is:
gopher://india.bgsu.edu/Embassy of India/Kashmir Update
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India Literacy Project (Project #93ILIT)
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Literacy is the first step on the road to change and
development. Unfortunately, illiteracy is one of the most
significant problems in India -- only 52% of her population is
literate. The India Literacy Project (ILP) is a US-based non-
profit organization that raises funds and helps various
organizations in India working for the cause of literacy. The
goal of the ILP is to make India 100% literate. The Network
supports the India Literacy Project.
To learn more about this Project, please retrieve information
from the Web Site of the ILP. The URL is http://pobox.com/~ilp.
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Pressler Amendment (Project #94PAMD)
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In March 1994 the Pentagon proposed a one-time exception to
the Pressler Amendment which would have allowed the shipment of
F-16 aircraft to Pakistan. These aircraft are capable of
delivering nuclear warheads. Any resumption of their sale would
be equivalent to a US endorsement of Pakistan's arms build-up
and state-sponsored terrorism. Such a move would also escalate
the arms race in an already volatile region of the world.
Members of the Network wrote to US Senators urging them to
oppose any exception to the Pressler Amendment.
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The Network encourages all members to join one of the above
Committees and to contribute actively to the work of that
Committee. To join the Committee on
(a) Family Reunification Bills (S618 & HR3182),
send an e-mail to famr-win@cs.stanford.edu;
(b) Kashmir, send an e-mail to ksmr-win@cs.stanford.edu;
(c) India Literacy Project,
send an e-mail to ilit-win@cs.stanford.edu;
(d) Pressler Amendment,
send an e-mail to pamd-win@cs.stanford.edu.
Please use the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line, and your
e-mail address (in small letters only), home zip code, full
name, and telephone number(s) in the body using the following
format:
halder@iname.com : 44106 : Mr Biswanath Halder (H)216-795-1779
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