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### Viewing cable 07NEWDELHI1866, DELHI DIARY, APRIL 12-19

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 NEW DELHI 001866

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/19/2017
    TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC KUNR ETRD EPET KWMN BR
    UZ, IN
    SUBJECT: DELHI DIARY, APRIL 12-19

    Classified By: PolCouns Ted Osius for Reasons 1.4 (B,D)

    ¶1.  (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from
    Embassy New Delhi for April 12-19, 2007 that did not feature
    in our other reporting, including:

    -- Third Phase of the Uttar Pradesh Election Completed
    -- The Saffron Crowd Finding a Home in the BJP Again
    -- Chief of Naval Operations Visit Gets Positive Reviews
    -- Half of India's Children Are Abused
    -- Brazil Positive on Nuke Deal
    -- India Still Backing G-4 UNSC Strategy
    -- "India Is Special" Says Uzbekistan
    -- Civil Servants Required to Report Menstrual Cycles?

    Third Phase of the Uttar Pradesh Election Completed
    ------

    ¶2.  (U) Uttar Pradesh completed the third phase of its
    election on April 18 for 57 of the 403 seats in contention.
    The polling took place in the heavily Muslim Rohilkhand
    region (around the cities of Bareilly, Rampur and Pilibhit).
    Exit polls and election analysis by the pundits confirm that
    the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) of Chief Minister Mulayam
    Singh Yadav is taking a beating.  In the 2002 election, the
    SP won 26 seats in Rohilkhand.  This time it is expected to
    win 10-14.   Analysts point out that for the SP to hold on,
    it needed a heavy turnout, but only 50 percent of the voters
    showed up.  In addition, the SP had to hold on to its united
    Muslim vote block.  This also did not happen, as the Muslim
    vote was dispersed between a variety of parties.  The BSP of
    former Chief Minister Mayawati continues to do well, with
    exit polls predicting that it will go from nine seats to
    15-19.  Likewise, the BJP is projected to increase from 13 to
    20-24.  Even the much-maligned Congress could increase from
    its current four seats to 4-8.  With the SP doing so poorly,
    there is increasing speculation that it could slip to third
    place after the BJP.  Analysts agree that no party will have
    a clear majority (a "hung assembly").  As the election draws
    to a close, there will be frenetic behind the scenes
    maneuvering to arrange a viable post-poll coalition.

    The Saffron Crowd Finding a Home in the BJP Again
    ------

    ¶3.  (C) Press reports are rife with speculation that Hindutva
    firebrand Uma Bharati is about to wrap-up her less than
    successful political party (the Bhartiya Janshakti Party -
    Indian Peoples' Power Party) and return to the BJP.  The
    reports have been spurred by her early April withdrawal of
    all candidates from the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Legislative
    Assembly elections.  She was running several hundred MLA
    candidates and claimed that she withdrew from the race at the
    behest of the rabidly Hindutva Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP),
    which asked her not to split the "Hindu" vote.  Although BJP
    spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad claims that "there was no move
    in this direction," political insiders are all but certain
    that Uma will rejoin the BJP fold.  Her imminent reinduction
    and the increasing influence of the VHP portend a BJP return
    to its Hindutva roots.  Uma's reinduction follows on the
    heels of the BJP's release of a controversial anti-Muslim DVD
    (reported septel) and a string of communal incidents in
    recent weeks, seen to be the work of the Sangh Parivar
    (family of Hindu organizations that make up the Hindutva wing
    of the BJP).  Uma quickly moved to emphasize her Hindu
    communalist platform by again pledging to build the Ram
    temple in Ayodhya should the BJP return to power in UP.  We
    will report on the growing power and influence of Hindutva
    extremists within the BJP septel.

    Chief of Naval Operations Visit Gets Positive Reviews
    ------

    ¶4.  (SBU) DAO will report separately, but the initial public
    reaction to Chief of Naval Operations (CON) Admiral Mullen's
    visit has been positive.  Noting U.S.-Japan-India cooperation
    in Malabar '07, which concluded earlier in the week, "The

    NEW DELHI 00001866  002 OF 003

    Telegraph" said the CNO's explanation of the "Thousand-Ship
    Navy" was received by an approving Indian Navy whose response
    "was very positive."  Media highlighted recent mil-to-mil
    developments, such as last week's Defense Joint Working
    Group, pointing out that since Indian naval ships escorted an
    American fleet in 2001 during Operation Enduring Freedom,
    India-U.S. naval ties have been on the leading edge of
    bilateral relations.  Adm. Mullen departed New Delhi April 19
    for Mumbai.

    Half of India's Children Are Abused
    ------

    ¶5.  (SBU) The first National Study on Child Abuse, conducted
    jointly by UNICEF, Save the Children and Prayas was released
    last week by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
    The sobering results report that 53% of children in India are
    victims of abuse, the majority of which is never reported.
    The survey ) reportedly the largest such survey ever
    conducted in the world - covered 13 states and a sample size
    of 12,446 children, 2,324 young adults and 2,449 stakeholders
    in both rural and urban areas.  Andhra Pradesh had the
    highest percentage of almost all forms of abuse, followed by
    Assam, Bihar and Delhi.  The &unexpected8 finding was that
    boys were as much at risk as girls.   WMCD Minister Renuka
    Chowdhury said that the dismal level of awareness about
    sexual abuse among children necessitates mandatory sex
    education in school.  Her statement came at a time when
    Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh banned sex
    education in school on the grounds that it is ¬
    compatible with Indian culture.8  Chowdhury also said that
    she is working on an Offence Against Children (Prevention)
    Bill, expected to be brought before Parliament during the
    monsoon session.

    ¶6.  (C) Comment:  This is another step in the right
    direction.  The survey results were widely carried by the
    media, demonstrating India,s increasing comfort in engaging
    in a national discussion about its dirty laundry.  As
    expected, the knee-jerk reaction was to pass legislation.
    And, as expected, effective implementation remains to be
    seen.  Embassy will watch and report on parliamentary
    discussions on this issue as it unfolds.  End comment.

    Brazil Positive on Nuke Deal
    ------

    ¶7.  (U) "We don't feel threatened in any way," regarding the
    Indo-U.S. civil nuclear agreement, Brazilian Foreign Minister
    Celso Amorim reportedly said after the third meeting of the
    India-Brazil Joint Commission April 13.  Amorim, who was
    accompanied by a large, high-level delegation, visited New
    Delhi April 10-13 to co-chair the Joint Commission with
    Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Foreign Minister Pranab
    Mukherjee, and to participate in talks with India, the U.S.
    and the European Union on Doha round negotiations.  Amorim,
    who met the same day with Prime Minister Singh, said Brazil
    is envisaging sending a team from its national nuclear energy
    commission to New Delhi, noting that "having an agreement
    with India on science and technology provided an umbrella to
    start concrete action," according to press reports.  Amorim
    was quoted by the press as saying that "New Delhi was
    committed to non-proliferation," and that Brazil was keeping
    the option of cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy
    open, though it would have to take place in the framework of
    Brazil's agreement with the International Atomic Energy
    Agency.

    India Still Backing G-4 UNSC Strategy
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    ¶8.  (U) The MEA further stated that the Brazil and India had
    "reaffirmed their commitment to the ongoing G-4 initiatives
    to closely coordinate efforts towards realizing the necessary
    expansion of the UN Security Council in both the permanent
    and non-permanent categories, including developing countries
    as new permanent members."  Regarding efforts to enter the UN

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    as permanent members of the Security Council, Amorim stated
    to the press that he was, "very confident it will happen."

    "India Is Special" Says Uzbekistan
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    ¶9.  (U) "Let me be frank with you.  We do not allow everybody
    to work with us in our key sectors.  But India is special for
    us and you are welcome," said Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister
    Rustoma Azimov to visiting Indian Minister of State for
    Commerce Jairam Ramesh in Tashkent, according to local news
    reports.  Ramesh and his counterpart co-chaired a session of
    the India-Uzbekistan Joint Commission.  Ramesh stated that
    India was not interested in "exploiting Uzbekistan's natural
    wealth," but would be happy to train Uzbek engineers,
    geologists and(energy experts in Indian institutions to help
    develop the Uzbek oil and gas industry, according to "The
    Hindu."  The newspaper cited diplomatic sources as saying
    that India was ready to assist in the development of
    Uzbekistan's gems and jewelry sector, and was looking for
    opportunities for gas exploration in the Bukhara-Khiva
    region, the Ferghana valley and southwest Uzbekistan.  Indian
    investment in textiles, pharmaceuticals and leather goods
    would reportedly be welcomed by Uzbekistan.

    Civil Servants Required to Report Menstrual Cycles?
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    ¶10.  (SBU) Annual appraisals and health checks are mandatory
    in India,s civil service.  When the 2007 appraisal forms
    were recently issued by the federal Ministry for Personnel,
    Public Grievances and Pensions, several women civil servants
    expressed shock and dismay to discover that the new rules
    required them to reveal details of their menstrual cycles.
    In addition, under a new national requirement, female
    officers were expected to report when they last sought
    maternity leave.  One female civil servant told BBC she was
    &gobsmacked8 and others quickly agreed that the questions
    were uncalled for.

    ¶11.  (C) Comment:  Thankfully, several women civil servants
    publicly stated that the government has no need for this kind
    of personal information, protesting that the questions
    violated the right to privacy.  The Ministry of Personnel
    decided to delete the controversial part of the form
    following an intervention by the Prime Minister, according to
    the BBC, which reported that the decision to scrap the
    question was made after Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    Member of Parliament and women's activist Brinda Karat led a
    delegation to PM Singh to complain about the matter.
    MULFORD

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