We can develop together: China tells India
February 8th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) Voicing satisfaction at the progress in Sino-Indian relations, China Wednesday said there was enough space and opportunity for the people of both countries to develop ... Read more...
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India provides $250 mn line of credit, $20 mn grant to Mauritius (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) As a long-standing partner of Mauritius in its development, India Tuesday announced a new economic package of a $250 million line of credit and ... Read more...
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N-deal, Iran sanction to figure in Mathai’s talks in US
February 6th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Implementation of the India-US civil nuclear deal, sanctions against Iran and the Af-Pak situation are among the host of bilateral and regional issues expected to figure ... Read more...
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Ties with India, China no zero-sum game: US
February 4th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) Asserting that ties with India and China were not a zero-sum game, the United States has said it was strengthening its relations with both as part ... Read more...
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Ties with US not normal: Sherry Rehman
January 28th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The Pakistan-US relationship was certainly not going through "normal" times, Islamabad's ambassador to Washington Sherry Rehman has said, and asked the Pakistani-American community for their support ... Read more...
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India, US to work for implementing n-deal (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) India and the United States have agreed to continue efforts to consolidate upon the "tremendous progress" made in strengthening their global strategic partnership and work towards ... Read more...
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India, US to consolidate global strategic partnership
January 26th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) India and the United States have agreed to continue efforts to consolidate upon the "tremendous progress" made in strengthening the India-US global strategic partnership, the two ... Read more...
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India, US on same side on freedom, development: envoy
January 24th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) The India-US relationship is defined by a pragmatic realisation that they are on the same side on eliminating forces threatening their freedom and development, according to ... Read more...
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Thai PM chief guest at Republic Day parade
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be the chief guest at India's 63rd Republic Day parade on Rajpath Thursday when President Pratibha Patil will ... Read more...
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US, Pakistan relationship at its lowest ebb: Musharraf
January 15th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has said the current bilateral relationship between Islamabad and Washington was at its lowest ebb, even lower than that after ... Read more...
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Israel backs India for UN permanent seat
January 10th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 10 (IANS) Hailing India as the "greatest democracy on earth" and "a great culture", Israel has backed India for a permanent seat on the expanded United Nations Security ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan ties: A year of building trust (Yearender)
December 19th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) "Trust, but verify." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's watchword on re-engaging Pakistan found traction in 2011 and saw the troubled post-26/11 ties turning a corner, ... Read more...
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FTA will bolster India-Israel trade: Envoy
December 7th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Bilateral trade between India and Israel is likely to grow to $15 billion from the present $5 billion if the two sides agree to sign ... Read more...
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No repetition of attack on Pakistani soldiers: US
December 6th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) The US would ensure there is no repetition of incidents like the Nov 26 attack that left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead, US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron ... Read more...
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Pakistan may attend Bonn conference
December 5th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan may have low-level participation in the Bonn conference after a telephone call from US President Barack Obama to President Asif Ali Zardari to express ... Read more...
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Obama expresses condolences, but no apology to Pakistan
December 5th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Eight days after a NATO airstrike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and chilled US-Pakistan relations, President Obama called Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to express condolences, but ... Read more...
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US starts vacating Pakistani airbase
December 4th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) The US Sunday began to pull out from the Shamsi airbase that had been used to launch drone attacks, a move that came after Pakistan ... Read more...
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Highest regard for Pakistan’s sovereignty: Clinton
December 4th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) America has the highest regard for Pakistan's sovereignty, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in a telephone call.Gilani ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Sheikh Hasina may discuss Teesta in Maldives
November 7th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Over two months after they met in Dhaka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina will hold talks in the picturesque ... Read more...
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Cuba, China to enhance military cooperation
October 28th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Oct 28 (IANS) China and Cuba have pledged to take forward their bilateral ties and promote cooperation between their militaries.The affirmation came Thursday during a meeting between Cuban President ... Read more...
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Pakistan urges US to avoid hostile statements
October 14th, 2011 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday urged the US to exercise restraint in making public statements that were adverse to bilateral relationship, Xinhua reported.Zardari, during a ... Read more...
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India-US education summit a ‘very big deal’
October 12th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Describing the first Indo-US Higher Education Summit being held here Thursday as "a very big deal", a US official called it part of a continuing ... Read more...
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Vietnamese president in India to expand strategic ties
October 11th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) In a major strategic signal, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang Tuesday began a four-day visit to India that aims to provide a greater push ... Read more...
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Pakistan offers Afghanistan intelligence in Rabbani’s killing
October 11th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday offered intelligence sharing to Afghanistan for its investigation into the assassination of the former Peace Council chief Burhanuddin ... Read more...
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Bhutan seeks Indian investment in IT, education, health
September 30th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley Friday sought Indian investment in education, health, tourism and IT sectors."Edcuation, health, tourism and IT services - in these sectors ... Read more...
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Nuclear deal: US reiterates need for level playing field
September 30th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Voicing unease with the "current playing field" in the Indian nuclear energy industry, the US Friday said the issue can be surmounted ... Read more...
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Focus on ties with India: Republican contender
September 30th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) John Huntsman, a leading Republican presidential aspirant says the US needed to focus on ties with India as the US-Pakistan relationship was "a merely transactional ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh to visit Iran
September 24th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted in principle Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's renewed invitation to visit Iran.The invitation was accepted when the two leaders ... Read more...
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Defying US, India backs Palestine, reiterates ties with Iran
September 24th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Sticking to its long-held stands despite pressure, India has voiced public support for a historic Palestinian bid for UN membership and reiterated its relationship ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh keeps up hectic diplomacy at UN
September 24th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Keeping up a hectic round of diplomacy ahead of his address to the United nations Saturday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has met the leaders ... Read more...
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Day after Iran blasts US, India reiterates close ties
September 24th, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad triggered a US-led Western walkout from the UN General Assembly with a combative speech, Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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India hails the ‘century of Asia and Africa’
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) Calling it the "century of Asia and Africa", India has vowed to walk together with South Africa on a journey of shared principles into a ... Read more...
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China, Britain to strengthen strategic relation
September 17th, 2011 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) China and Britain have agreed to strengthen their strategic relationship, a government statement said.Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met former British prime minister Gordon Brown ... Read more...
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India-US ties can become pivot for global peace: Report
September 16th, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Carefully nurtured, the India-US bilateral relationship should become one of the world's strategic pivots and improve prospects for global peace and prosperity in the 21st century, ... Read more...
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Gandhi Centre to be launched in Holland
September 11th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 11 (IANS) A Gandhi Centre will be inaugurated at The Hague on Mahatma Gandhi's Oct 2 birth anniversary, the Indian embassy in the Netherlands said in a statement.The ... Read more...
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