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India denies training N Korean experts in ballistic tech at Dehradun
New Delhi: India on Thursday strongly denied allegations in the media that a research centre in Dehradun may have violated UN sanctions by training North Korean experts who went on to occupy important positions in secretive military programmes of the reclusive communist nation.
The allegations came up in an Al Jazeera article, citing a UN Security Council report, that the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP) has trained at least 30 North Koreans in the last nearly 20 years of its existence.
The trained North Koreans included “Paek Chang-Ho, who was designated for his role in the launch of the Unha-3 rocket” on December 12, 2012, according to the UN Security Council report of February-March 2016. Paek is reported to be the vice director of Scientific Research and Development Department of North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration.
Currently, the centre has two students from that country studying there, the UN report said. One of them is affiliated with North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration, which plays a key role in the country’s nuclear development programme.
But India denied that the institute conducted courses that could help North Koreans in training or transferring nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes as alleged in the Al Jazeera article.
“We have come across the article. The insinuation in the article regarding India’s assistance to North Korea’s UN proscribed activities is baseless and without any merit,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in a statement.
The UN report said one of the courses offered instructions that “could be directly relevant” to “designing and testing a launch vehicle using ballistic missile technology, such as those on launch vehicles, attitude control, and telemetry, tracking, command and data-handling systems”.
Swarup said the UN report was the result of “subjective” and “limited understanding” of the experts “who have authored it”.
“India has made its position clear in this regard to the UN Security Council. The topics covered in the courses offered by CSSTEAP are very general and cover basic principles in the respective areas,” the spokesperson said.
The UN-sponsored centre was established in 1995 to ensure that “no country in the region will have to look abroad for expertise in space science and technology application”.
The UN report said the courses offered by the centre were not deliberately designed to assist ballistic missile development but the expert panel’s assessment “is that certain modules or sub-modules constitute specialised training that could be used by (North) Korea in its prohibited activities.
“Participation in the space and atmospheric science and global navigation satellite systems courses is a ballistic missile-related activity prohibited” under UN resolutions to impose sanctions against North Korea.
Refuting the contention in the UN report, Swarup said: “We believe that these courses are unlikely to contribute in any way to a violation of the various UN sanctions” against North Korea.
He said a representative of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA) is a permanent observer on the governing board of the institute and its advisory committee, which evaluates and reviews the course curriculum and criterion for the selection of candidates, is also chaired by the director of UN-OOSA.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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