Pakistan Must Stop Anti-India Activity for Better Ties

　　India's Prime Minister has used the 67th Independence Day celebrations this Thursday to call on Pakistan to prevent anti-India activities, on top of calling for calm within his own country. CRI's He Fei has more.

 

　　Addressing the nation at Red Fort in New Delhi, Manmohan Singh says India is striving for friendship with its neighbors, and has made good headway on creating good relationships around the world.

 

　　However, he says ties with long-time foe¹ Pakistan can only improve if it checks its anti-India activities on its own soil.

 

　　"For relations with Pakistan to improve, it is essential that they prevent the use of their territory and territory under their control for any anti-India activity."

 

　　At the same time, Manmohan Singh says there is no place for narrow and sectarian ideologies² in a modern, progressive and secular³ country.

 

　　This comment appears to be focused toward the main opposition's candidate for Prime Minister in the next election.

 

　　Narendra Modi is a self-described Hindu nationalist who became a controversial figure in his home state of Gujarat 10-years ago during a deadly string of attacks which left hundreds of Muslims dead.

 

　　Singh has also referred the recent killing⁴ of 5 Indian soldiers along the Line of Control in Kashmir as a "dastardly" act, saying India will take all possible steps to prevent such incidents in the future.

 

　　In his 10th Independence Day address, Manmohan Singh says India has witnessed major changes since independence in 1947, particularly over the last decade.

 

　　"In no other decade has our economic development increased as much as in this decade. Democratic forces have been strengthened and many sections of our society have joined the mainstream⁵ of development for the first time. The common man has been given new rights which have led to his social and economic empowerment."

 

　　Manmohan Singh also admits India is facing economic problems right now, with growth only hovering⁶ around 5-percent.

 

　　Still, he says he believes the current phase of slow growth will soon be over.

 

　　"It is not only our country that is facing economic difficulties. The last year has been difficult for the world economy as a whole…I believe that this phase of slow growth in India will not last long. In the last 9 years, our economy has grown at an annual average rate of 7.9 percent. This pace of development is the highest in any decade so far."

 

　　Singh has also used the speech at Red Fort to mourn the loss of the 18 Indian sailors killed in Mumbai on Wednesday in the submarine explosion.

 

　　"We are also deeply pained that we lost the submarine, INS Sindhurakshak in an accident yesterday. Eighteen brave sailors are feared to have lost their lives. The accident is all the more painful because the Navy had recently achieved two major successes in the form of its first nuclear submarine, INS Arihant and the aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant."

 

　　India was officially granted independence from Great Britain on August 15th, 1947.

 

　　For CRI, this is He Fei.

1 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

2 ideologies   

n.思想（体系）( ideology的名词复数 )；思想意识；意识形态；观念形态

参考例句：

• There is no fundamental diversity between the two ideologies. 这两种思想意识之间并没有根本的分歧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Radical ideologies require to contrast to their own goodness the wickedness of some other system. 凡是过激的意识形态，都需要有另外一个丑恶的制度作对比，才能衬托出自己的善良。 来自辞典例句

3 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

6 hovering   

鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
• I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。