India, China to discuss ramp up in military ties
September 2nd, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) India and China are likely to ramp up military ties when they discuss from Monday possible resumption of joint army exercise from 2013, apart from ... Read more...
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Chinese defence minister to visit India
August 30th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie Wednesday began a three-day Asian tour that will also take him to India.Liang will be the first Chinese defence minister to ... Read more...
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Bangladesh asks India to fast-track land accord, Teesta pact (Lead)
July 25th, 2012 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India Tuesday assured Bangladesh that it will ratify the land boundary agreement after forging a consensus as Dhaka agreed to allow New Delhi more ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to boost counter-terror cooperation, border, Teesta
July 24th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Imparting a renewed momentum to bilateral ties, India and Bangladesh Tuesday held talks to bolster counter-terror cooperation and discussed issues ranging from border management ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to review projects, discuss Teesta pact
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The foreign secretaries of India and Bangladesh will Tuesday hold talks that will review a host of bilateral projects being implemented under an Indian ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani border guards to prevent truce violations
July 5th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani border guards Thursday agreed to prevent and avoid cross-frontier firing and to maintain the ceasefire which was agreed upon in November 2003.This ... Read more...
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BSF chief to visit Indo-Bangla border in Meghalaya
June 20th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) BSF Director General (DG) Utthan Kumar Bansal will Thursday embark on a two-day visit to the international border in Meghalaya.BSF sources said this will be the ... Read more...
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Strengthen disaster warning mechanism: Home secretary
May 28th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Monday called for cutting down the delays in early warning for disasters to ensure prompt action at the grassroots to ... Read more...
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India improves world ranking in trade logisitics (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
India with a Logistics Performance Indicators (LPI) score of 3.08 was ranked 46th in the bank's latest survey of international freight forwarders and express carriers.
Singapore with a score of 4.12 listed ... Read more...
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India improves ranking in trade logistics performance (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession but India - ranked 46th among 155 countries - and ... Read more...
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India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance
May 16th, 2012 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive reforms continued to ... Read more...
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Border management with Bangladesh operationalised
May 7th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The coordinated border management plan with Bangladesh was in operation and will help reduce cross-border violations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Monday.Talking to reporters ... Read more...
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PM to open chief ministers’ meet on security April 16
April 14th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Police reforms, upgrading intelligence gathering system and strengthening the counter-terrorism mechanism in the country will top the agenda of the annual chief ministers' conference ... Read more...
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New integrated checkpost opened at Attari, to boost Indo-Pak trade (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), April 13 (IANS) Trade between India and Pakistan through the land border route is expected to go up almost 10 times with the formal inauguration Friday of ... Read more...
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New India-Pakistan checkpost to boost trade, travel
April 8th, 2012 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), April 8 (IANS) Trade and people-to-people ties between India and Pakistan takes on a new dimension with the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at the Attari-Wagah international border ... Read more...
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Indian, Bangladesh border guards to increase vigil
March 19th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Border guards of India and Bangladesh have decided to increase vigilance at sensitive border outposts and enhance interaction of commanders at the ground level to ... Read more...
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Russia, Austria to boost anti-cyber crime cooperation
March 15th, 2012 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, March 14 (IANS) Russia and Austria have agreed to consolidate their cooperation against cyber crime by agreeing to have a common input for "enhanced global regulation".According to Austrian Interior ... Read more...
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Sangma seeks better border patrol in northeast
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 1 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday regretted that the international border in India's northeastern states was not manned as efficiently as in the western states."The northeastern ... Read more...
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Myanmar, India vow to ensure border stability
January 20th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 20 (IANS) Myanmar and India have pledged to ensure everlasting border stability, friendship and bilateral cooperation between the two countries, official media reported Friday.The two sides stressed this ... Read more...
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India, China seal border mechanism to keep peace (Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Seeking to step up bilateral ties amid hiccups, India and China Tuesday decided to set up a mechanism to maintain peace on their border as ... Read more...
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China’s exploration in Indian Ocean outside Indian waters: Antony
December 7th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) China's 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISBA) for prospecting and exploring for polymetallic sulphides in the southwest Indian Ocean ridge is beyond India's ... Read more...
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BSF celebrates 46th Raising Day
December 1st, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) celebrated its 46th Raising Day Thursday at its Chhawla camp here with Home Minister P. Chidambaram taking the salute.Addressing ... Read more...
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India worried over Chinese military build up
November 15th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) India said Tuesday that it was concerned about China's expanding military capabilities and building military bases on the Sino-Indian border.
"China is expanding its military capabilities ... Read more...
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Border management mechanism with China by year end
November 11th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India Friday said it will have a border dispute management mechanism with China by the yearend.Defence Minister A.K. Antony told reporters that both India and ... Read more...
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AFSPA withdrawal a complex issue: new BSF chief
November 1st, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Revocation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from some parts of Jammu and Kashmir was a complex issue and there was "no simplistic ... Read more...
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Clinton’s visit a big event for Tajikistan
October 23rd, 2011 - 7:05 am ICT by IANS
Dushanbe, Oct 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tajikistan considers the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as an important political event for the future cooperation between the two countries, a ... Read more...
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‘Infiltration from Bangladesh impacting demography’
October 21st, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 21 (IANS) Infiltration from Bangladesh is posing a demographic threat due to vast stretches of the India-Bangladesh border being unfenced, a top police officer said Friday."Infiltration is still ... Read more...
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Pakistan launches new system to trace criminals
October 15th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Pakistan has developed a monitoring system to help keep record of travellers and track down criminals, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.The Integrated Border Management System ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Iran to cooperate on security
September 29th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Pakistan and Iran have vowed to work together for regional peace and stability besides agreeing to cooperate on security and border management.Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa ... Read more...
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With Mamata out, four CMs to accompany PM to Dhaka
September 5th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accompanied by four chief ministers from the northeast, leaves for Bangladesh Tuesday on a visit that is likely to see ... Read more...
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BSF told to open fire oly in self defence: Chidambaram
July 30th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 30 (IANS) India's Border Security Force (BSF) has been instructed not to fire at people trying to cross over, but they may open fire to protect themselves ... Read more...
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Bangladesh, India aim to resolve border issues
July 30th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 30 (IANS) India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said he had "very constructive talks" with his Bangladeshi counterpart to resolve border issues.
Chidambaram's visit to Bangladesh took ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to finalise border agreement
July 29th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India and Bangladesh are expected to finalise on Saturday an agreement that will allow them to swap small pockets of land in each ... Read more...
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India, US allies in fight against terror: Clinton
July 19th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) India and the US were "allies in the fight against violent extremist networks", visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday as she pledged her ... Read more...
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Blinkered vision harms trade, Indian aid in Nepal
July 8th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 8 (IANS) Indian assistance worth over Rs.3,000 crore, meant to boost Nepal's trade, economy and public welfare, faces obstruction in the Himalayan republic due to vested interests and ... Read more...
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