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COPYRIGHT 2004 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd
K R Sudhaman
Bangkok, July 31 (PTI) The first ever BIMST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand - Economic Cooperation) summit opened here Saturday with India stressing the need to forge a common front against terrorism, gunrunning and narcotics trafficking.
"The scourge of terrorism is unfortunately one with which we all must grapple -- as a global phenomenon and as an everyday reality. The areas of conflict are coming closer to us," Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at the inauguration...
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