(VM) Mizoram panel to resolve border disputes
August 10th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Aug 10 (IANS) Mizoram has formed a committee to resolve its boundary disputes with Assam and Tripura, an official said Friday.The five-member committee will be led by legal expert ... Read more...
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India, China partners in development: Chinese consul general
July 25th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 25 (IANS) Asserting that India and China are not rivals, Chinese Consul General here Niu Qingbao Wednesday said both countries are rather partners in development of the region."China ... Read more...
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Mizoram forms panel for border disputes with Assam, Tripura
March 27th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 27 (IANS) The Mizoram government has formed a five-member committee to resolve the boundary disputes with neighbouring Assam and Tripura, an official said Tuesday."The boundary committee headed by ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh border guards to meet every four months
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Khowai (Tripura), Feb 3 (IANS) Border guards from India and Bangladesh will meet every four months to resolve border disputes and check cross-border movement of militants, it was decided at ... Read more...
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China not to use force in South China sea dispute
June 14th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 14 (IANS) China has said it will not resort to use of force to resolve maritime border disputes in the South China Sea, BBC reported.Several Asian nations claim ... Read more...
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Pakistan must destroy terror camps: Antony (Lead)
May 28th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), May 28 (IANS) For better relations with India, Pakistan will have to dismantle the terror camps on its soil, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday."India has a policy ... Read more...
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Neighbours can’t be changed, says Antony
May 28th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), May 28 (IANS) For better relations with India, Pakistan will have to dismantle the terror camps on its soil, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday pointing out that ... Read more...
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Nepal’s border battle film stokes anti-India sentiments (WIth Image)
May 11th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) India's home minister calls up his counterpart in Nepal and orders him to drop the demand for a new inspection of the border between the ... Read more...
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India, China move to resolve disputes, increase trade (Roundup)
April 13th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sanya (China), April 13 (IANS) India and China Wednesday agreed to restore stalled high-level defence exchanges, increase visits by political leaders and reduce their trade imbalance in steps towards ... Read more...
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Not an encouraging time for India, Pak to talk: Ex-official
February 11th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.11 (ANI): Neither India nor Pakistan have much leverage, and both are at 'wobbly' political points at home, and for both countries to come up with any landmark agreement or ... Read more...
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Dhaka, Delhi to jointly conduct headcount in enclaves
January 23rd, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 23 (IANS) India and Bangladesh will jointly conduct a headcount in the enclaves located in each other's territory, an official said.Thirteen teams have already begun a joint land survey to ... Read more...
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Delhi, Dhaka discuss terror, border firing in talks
January 18th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Dhaka, Jan 18 (IANS) India and Bangladesh Tuesday began a two-day security meeting to discuss cooperation on sharing terror related information, firing incidents along the border and exchange of prisoners as ... Read more...
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China, India against trouble on border: daily
December 16th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 16 (IANS) The Sino-Indian border row is real but neither country wants to use "military force", said a Chinese daily, adding the dispute was not the most urgent item ... Read more...
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China wary of India’s Look-East diplomacy (Lead)
October 28th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 28 (IANS) India must take into count China's reaction if it attempts to use its 'Look East Policy' to try encircle Beijing, a Chinese commentator asked testily in the ... Read more...
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India’s ‘Look East Policy’ targets China, says commentator
October 28th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 28 (IANS) India must take into count China's reaction if it attempts to use its 'Look East Policy' to try encircle Beijing, a Chinese commentator said in People's Daily ... Read more...
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Assam, Arunachal work to resolve border row
August 27th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IANS) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Friday decided to dismantle bunkers set up by their police forces on either side of the border between them as a confidence building measure ... Read more...
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Security forces launch operation against Naga rebels
August 22nd, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Saraipung (Assam), Aug 22 (IANS) Security forces in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Sunday launched a joint counter-insurgency operation to evict militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland ... Read more...
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Assam-Arunachal border row turns violent
August 21st, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Saraipung (Assam), Aug 21 (IANS) Panic gripped villagers in Assam after incursions and attacks by tribals from Arunchal Pradesh, backed by militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of ... Read more...
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Iraq will need US troops to defend its borders post-2011
August 12th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.12 (ANI): Iraq will need U.S. military support for up to another decade to defend its borders because its army won't be ready to guard the country when American troops ... Read more...
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Meghalaya, Assam seek more time on border dispute
July 27th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 27 (IANS) A committee set up to resolve the border dispute between Meghalaya and Assam - the last incident in May claimed four lives - has sought more to time ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to exercise calm on border
June 24th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 24 (IANS) India's Border Security Force (BSF) and its Bangladeshi counterpart Thursday agreed to exercise "utmost restraint" in areas of dispute along the border.
After a meeting with Deputy Director General ... Read more...
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Talks with ULFA, but not with Bodo outfit: Pillai (Lead)
June 4th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 4 (IANS) Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday said the Assam government has already initiated the peace process with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and was ... Read more...
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ULFA peace process already on, says Pillai
June 4th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 4 (IANS) Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday said the Assam government has already initiated the peace process with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and now ... Read more...
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‘Nepalis living in terror in Meghalaya’
May 29th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 29 (IANS) Known as the tranquil abode of clouds, India's north-eastern Meghalaya state has now become an abode of terror for Nepali migrants who say they are being attacked, threatened ... Read more...
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India not paranoid about China: Antony
May 12th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday categorically denied that the Indian government was "paranoid" about China as his ministerial colleague Jairam Ramesh had said in Beijing.
"There is ... Read more...
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China signals willingness to peacefully resolve border-disputes with India
May 12th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
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0New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): China has expressed its willingness
to work toward maintaining peace and stability on the border until differences
with India are finally resolved.In response to ... Read more...
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India using navy to spread power, influence: Australian think tank
April 6th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 6 (IANS) India was making "great use" of its navy to spread power and influence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), said an Australian think-tank which observed that a new ... Read more...
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Pak-Afghan border disputes harming terror war: Sources
March 8th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 8(ANI): The lingering small-scale border disputes between Pakistan and Afghanistan are reportedly making it difficult for the security forces in the country to fight terrorism and eliminate cross-border movements.Well-placed military ... Read more...
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Sports is a tool to defuse tension between states
February 10th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Feb 10 (ANI): Sports spread the feelings of brotherhood and unity. Here in Northeast sports is being used as an initiative to sort out border disputes between Assam and Nagaland.Recently a ... Read more...
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India tells off Prachanda, says avoid negative propaganda
January 16th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 16 (IANS) Upset with anti-India attacks by Maoist leaders, India Saturday conveyed to Maoist leader and former prime minister Prachanda that "such baseless propaganda" vitiated the "age-old and time-tested friendly ... Read more...
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India’s border war with Nepal to hit silver screen (Lead)
January 4th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (IANS) The start of the new decade will see more film makers training their cameras on border clashes -- this time between India and its neighbour Nepal ... Read more...
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India’s border conflict with Nepal now on silver screen
January 4th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (IANS) The new year will see offerings from two Nepali directors, focussing on the border clashes between Nepal and its southern neighbour India but telling the story ... Read more...
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Cloud remains over outcome of Copenhagen climate talks: Mohan Bhagwat
December 26th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Dec 26 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat has said there is no clarity over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate talks.Addressing RSS workers here on Friday, Bhagwat ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to jointly combat terrorism
December 2nd, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India and Bangladesh Wednesday announced the finalisation of three pacts, including one on jointly combating terrorism, and agreed to resolve border disputes.
Terrorism dominated ... Read more...
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Pakistan should have total control over its nuke weapons: Army chief
November 29th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Nov 29 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor on Sunday said that Pakistan should have total control over its nuclear weapons and is important to ensure that the weapons ... Read more...
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