Word: delhi
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Details of the incident are sketchy. Abdul Wadood Wafamal, first secretary in the Afghan embassy in New Delhi, would confirm only that a "gas tanker" had exploded in the tunnel. Without offering additional information on the accident, he argued against reports of enormous casualties. "We would have had to call for help internationally if such a disaster had occurred," said Wafamal. But Western diplomatic and military sources, citing reports from Kabul, and Afghan refugee leaders in New Delhi claim that a major tragedy did occur. One eyewitness, a refugee who gave his name only as Abdul, was riding...
Communications satellites also serve as stellar teachers. In 1975 the U.S. lent India an experimental satellite called AT56 (for Applications Technology Satellite), which, from its position over the Indian Ocean, relayed programs on such topics as farming and family planning from New Delhi to millions of villagers. AT56 was eventually parked over the Pacific, where it was a vital communications link for the far-flung islands of Micronesia. But not all countries welcome the messages from the sky. The Soviet Union and its East bloc allies, as well as many Third World countries, oppose any transmissions from space not authorized...
There were no national anthems, no 21-gun salutes. Nonetheless, last week as Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi strode onto the tarmac at New Delhi airport to greet Pakistani President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq last week, the occasion was momentous. Since the partitioning of Pakistan from India 35 years ago, relations between the Asian subcontinent's two major powers have been soured by three wars, border clashes and a legacy of bitterness and suspicion. Remarked a senior Indian official: "This is a historic moment...
Judy Woodruff leads one of the most glamorous lives in Washington. As a White House correspondent for NBC television, she has waltzed at state dinners, traveled with Presidents to New Delhi and Versailles. Acclaim has gilded every aspect of her life. Like many working mothers, Woodruff, 35, brought her infant son Jeffrey to the office one day; unlike other mothers, she was summoned to see President Reagan, who spent ten minutes bouncing the baby and chanting nursery rhymes...
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