Chinese premier given extraordinary welcome in Pakistan
December 17th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 17 (IANS) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao reached Islamabad from New Delhi Friday as Pakistan Air Force aircraft escorted his official plane to Chaklala airbase where his Pakistani counterpart ... Read more...
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Potential for India-EU bilateral ties huge: European Council chief
December 10th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Dec. 10 (ANI): The president of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, on Friday, expressed satisfaction with both the substance and the quality of discussions and decisions taken at the ... Read more...
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India, Ethiopia sign three deals
December 2nd, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Three bilateral agreements were signed during the visit of Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn here Wednesday, including one on cooperation in science ... Read more...
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Lavrov in India to firm agenda for Medvedev visit (Lead, Changing dateline)
November 29th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in India for a daylong trip Monday to firm up the agenda for President Dmitry Medvedev's visit here next month.Lavrov's ... Read more...
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Protest against upcoming Myanmar polls in New Delhi
November 3rd, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): India-based Myanmar activists staged a sit-in demonstration here on Wednesday to protest against the upcoming polls in Myanmar beginning from November 7.Military-ruled Myanmar will hold its ... Read more...
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India, Malawi ink four pacts to boost economic cooperation
November 3rd, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): India and Malawi on Wednesday signed four bilateral agreements to deepen cooperation in the fields of health, rural development and mineral resources.Malawian President Bingu Wa ... Read more...
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India, Malaysia ink six pacts to take bilateral ties forward (Part-I)
October 27th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27 (ANI): India and Malaysia on Wednesday signed six bilateral agreements with the objective of taking their exisiting bilateral ties to new heights.Significantly, among the agreements signed was one ... Read more...
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Patil donates Rs.1.1 crore to India-Cambodia Friendship School
September 15th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghPhnom Penh (Cambodia), Sept.15 (ANI): Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday donated a sum of Rs.1.1 crore to the India-Cambodia Friendship School in Phnom Penh.The money ... Read more...
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Doha deal unlikely in 2010: Commerce Secretary
September 13th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.13 (ANI): The Doha Round of Talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) s unlikely to happen in 2010 because of unwillingness of US to conclude the deal said Commerce ... Read more...
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President Patil arrives in Laos on five-day visit
September 9th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Vientiane (Laos), Sept 9 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil arrived in Laotian capital Vientiane on Thursday afternoon for a five-day state visit from September 9 to 13. She will also visit Cambodia ... Read more...
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India seeks to invest in diverse sectors of Peruvian economy
September 8th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) India is keen to invest in Peru's hydrocarbon, mineral, pharmaceutical and agriculture sectors through joint ventures and deepen the economic engagement with the South American country.
According to ... Read more...
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Myanmar military ruler meets President Patil
July 28th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): General Than Shwe, the head of Myanmar's military junta, who is presently on a five-day state visit to India, met Pratibha Devisingh Patil here on Tuesday.Earlier, ... Read more...
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‘Trade relations playing pivotal role in ties with Germany’
June 9th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 9 (IANS/WAM) A top UAE envoy has said economic relations are playing a pivotal role in the special ties with Germany.
UAE Ambassador to Germany Mohammed Ahmed Al Mahmoud said that ... Read more...
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India, South Africa condemn terrorism
June 4th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): South African President Jacob Zuma, who is on a three-day visit to India, met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Friday and the two leaders condemned ... Read more...
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S.African President to undertake three-day visit of India
June 1st, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): South African President Dr. Jacob Zuma will undertake a three-day visit of India from Wednesday (June 2).Dr.Zuma will first visit Mumbai for a day on Wednesday ... Read more...
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Chinese premier calls for close ties with Japan
May 31st, 2010 - 3:30 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, May 31 (IANS) Visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Sunday called for deepening ties with Japan, playing down "problems and misunderstandings between the two countries".
Addressing a gathering here, Wen said: "Although ... Read more...
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India eyes organic food exports of $1 bn
May 15th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) India has set a target of exporting organic food worth $1 billion in the next five years with its produce receiving wide acceptence in many mature markets ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi migration a huge phenomenon: Tharoor
April 9th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 9 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Friday termed illegal migration of Bangladeshi nationals to India as a "huge human phenomenon".
"This phenomenon cannot be solved overnight. ... Read more...
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Dhaka prepares to sign free trade agreement with Delhi
March 7th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 7 (IANS) Bangladesh is to resume talks after five years on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India that it hopes will allow greater access to the Indian market. ... Read more...
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Norway FM on three-day India visit
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 2 (ANI): Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store is currently on a three-day visit of India.Store arrived here on Monday night. This morning he addressed the Institute for Defence ... Read more...
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Cannot continue with populist budgets: PM
March 1st, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday candidly said that people would be upset with the rise in oil prices, but the country cannot ... Read more...
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India, Saudi Arabia ink historic Riyadh Declaration
March 1st, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Riyadh, Mar. 1 (ANI): In what is a clear reflection of an emerging strategic partnership, visiting Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and Saudi Arabian monarch King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz ... Read more...
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PM leaves for Saudi Arabia leading high-level delegation
February 27th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for Saudi Arabia Thursday afternoon on a three-day visit, the first by an Indian prime minister to the country's largest oil ... Read more...
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India, S. Arabia to sign extradition treaty, other pacts during PM’s visit (part I)
February 26th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.26 (ANI): India and Saudi Arabia are likely to sign on extradition treaty and at least eight other bilateral agreements during the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan's visit from ... Read more...
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India, Nepal sign bilateral agreements
February 16th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.16 (ANI): Nepal's visiting President Ram Baran Yadav called on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the national capital on Tuesday and the two countries signed a bilateral agreement ... Read more...
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UAE, Turkmenistan sign bilateral agreements
February 10th, 2010 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 9 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkmenistan have signed bilateral agreements for cooperation in various fields, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al ... Read more...
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Telemedicine facility of Pan-African network inaugurated
January 29th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) India is willing to share its expertise with Africa in bridging the digital divide, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said in Addis ... Read more...
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Ansari arrives in Botswana
January 9th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitGaborone (Botswana), Jan.9 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammmad HamidAnsari arrived in Botswana capital Gaborone this afternoon on athree-day official visit.Botswana Vice-President Mompati Merafhe and his wife receivedVice-President Ansari alongwith other dignitaries at ... Read more...
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Ansari leaves Malawi for Botswana
January 9th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitLilongwe (Malawi), Jan.9 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammmad Hamid Ansari left Malawian capital Lilongwe this morning after completing a fruitful three-day official state visit. Malawian Vice-President Joyce Banda and senior ministers and ... Read more...
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Vice-President Ansari arrives in Malawi
January 8th, 2010 - 11:19 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitLilongwe (Malawi), Jan.8 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari arrived in Malawian capital Lilongwe from Zambia capital Lusaka on Thursday afternoon on a three-day state visit.Malawi's Vice-President Joyce Banda and other ... Read more...
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Vice-President Ansari leaves for Malawi
January 7th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitLusaka, Jan.7 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari left Zambiafrom here on Thursday afternoon for Malawi after completing athree-day official visit that included meetings with the Zambianleadership and the signing of ... Read more...
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Vice-President arrives in Zambia on three-day visit
January 5th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitLusaka (Zambia), Jan.5 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansariarrived here on a three-day visit a little after 4 p.m. on Tuesdayevening.Zambia's Vice-President George Kunda and his wife Ireen Kunda, besidesIndia's High ... Read more...
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Russia backs India’s terror concerns
December 8th, 2009 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS) Russia Monday backed India's concerns over terrorism, and said the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror strike, which New Delhi has blamed on elements in Pakistan, ... Read more...
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US hopes to strike climate deal with India: Report
October 15th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 15 (IANS) The US is hoping to get a commitment from India to fight global warming, the Guardian newspaper reported Thursday.
The Obama administration is hoping to win these new ... Read more...
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Any progress in Iran has to be attributed to Obama’s overall strategy: Albright
October 8th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 8(ANI): Former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has said the Obama Administration's "smart power" strategy of engaging instead of confronting Iran is beginning to gain traction."I think any ... Read more...
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