India Celebrates Along Practical Lines
Received Mondav, 7 p.m. BOMBAY. August 15. Tndia's celebratious on the sor'ond anniversarv of her independence today, , were on au^terit v lines. Trce planting, | ihe plouuhing of wasto .land and the inauguration of vegetalde gardens aimo«l at making India self'-supporting in • food liv 1951, took the place of the illuniinations and firoworks which greeted the first day of independence . two years ago. The Priine Minister's (Mr. XehnO ■ anniversarv call to the nation was "Work." TTe said the third year of . independence would end the period of transition and herald in the birth of the Tndian Republic "for which nianyl of us have Jaboured throughout our lives. ' ' Mr. Nehru, in an anniversarv message to Tndinns abroad. said that despito difficulties, India faced the third year of independence with confidence I'akistan's T'rirne Minister. Liaqunt .Mi Khan. was cheered when he an | nounced at independence eelebrations that "full diplomatic relations with J tho SovW Union will soon be in- 1 angnrated." He re]iorted a 100 per | *-**n t. improvenient in Pakistan's armed i fnrces since last voar and added that j , while old established nations were faced with "dollar diseases, " Pakis- ' tan's finances were sonnd and strong.
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Chronicle (Levin), 16 August 1949, Page 5
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