(d) Glimpses of the Indian response to the Asian tsunami disaster of 2004 , by the representative of India

27. Mr. Sengupta (Indian Planning Commission) said that he did not yet know the full details of the Asian fund initiative announced only days earlier.

Following the tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, the Executive Director of UNEP set up an Asian Tsunami Disaster Task Force.

The South Asian earthquake is the most recent in a string of severe and devastating natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean tsunami and numerous hurricanes and cyclones.

Hence, Turkey strongly supports ASEAN's decision to establish a regional mechanism on disaster prevention, particularly a regional early warning system in the Indian Ocean and South East Asian region.

No continent has fully escaped the effects of that violent natural phenomenon, although countries in the Indian Ocean and the South East Asian region have been particularly hard hit.

In recent years, in keeping with the new challenges, we have actively promoted regional cooperation in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), in the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation and as a member of the Regional Forum of the Association of South East Asian Nations.

Indian Rupee

Indian ocean

Indian National

Indian Rupee

Indian Ocean.

Indian attack!

Any Indian?

Indian dialects ?

Damned Indian.

That Indian?

An Indian?

India contributed divisions and brigades to the European, Mediterranean, West Asian, North African, and East African theatres. In Europe, Indian soldiers were among the first to suffer the horrors of the trenches.

The loss of more than 160,000 lives and the extensive devastation resulting from the earthquake and tsunami catastrophe in the South East Asian and Indian Ocean region have been a human tragedy.

422. The Commission also heard statements by the following non governmental organizations Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (14th), Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation (14th), Indian Council of Education (14th), Pax Romana (11th).

It's an Indian story about an Indian woman and her journey.

The Asian miracle became the Asian crisis.

Today, Indian women have a sizable life expectancy edge over Indian men.

Emphasizes the urgent need for the establishment of a regional early warning system, particularly for tsunami, in the Indian Ocean and South East Asian regions, and notes the interest expressed by some Governments, bodies and organizations, including the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), to support the establishment of this system

The Indian Subcontinent

Indian Ocean tsunami

An Indian hat.

An Indian sheriff?

You damned Indian.

Look! The Indian.

Duncan! The Indian!

Shut up, Indian!

What I will give you is an Indian answer, the Indian head shake.

He's a South Asian very dark skinned South Asian.

Five Asian countries most affected by the Asian crisis

The Mauritius Declaration, while welcoming the Declaration of the Special Meeting of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, held in the aftermath of the recent tsunami, fully supports the proposed establishment of a regional natural disaster early warning system for the Indian Ocean and the South East Asian region.

Against this background, the prospect for Indian OFDI, including by Indian SMEs, is promising.

Azerbaijan welcomes and supports the initiative of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in submitting a draft resolution on strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.

Whichever side one takes, the consequences are disturbing Indian society, the core of Indian nationhood, is now questioning the very legitimacy of the Indian state.

There's no Indian compassion.

That's the Indian story.

Realizing the Indian Dream

Muiriel is an Indian.

Muiriel is an Indian.