‘Significant headway due to thaw in India-Pakistan relations’
September 10th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Significant headway has been made in the past two years due to the thaw in the India-Pakistan relations, a leading Pakistani daily said Monday."Ever since India ... Read more...
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Russia will continue to back NATO mission: Putin
August 2nd, 2012 - 7:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Wednesday that Russia will continue to support the NATO military operation in Afghanistan."NATO maintains a permanent presence in Afghanistan ... Read more...
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Obama using drone strikes for political gains: Gilani
June 11th, 2012 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that US President Barack Obama is using drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal regions for political motives, Xinhua reported.Gilani's ... Read more...
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Russia seeks India, Pakistan to join SCO
May 12th, 2012 - 5:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) Russia has given a call to speed up the process of India and Pakistan's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), an intergovernmental mutual-security organisation, RIA ... Read more...
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‘India faces six challenges in Central Asia’
January 16th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India faces six challenges in Eurasia, specifically in energy-rich Central Asia, as it seeks to build a broad-based political, economic and developmental partnership with the ... Read more...
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Drug traffickers held carrying heroin in stomach
December 27th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two drug couriers who had concealed heroin capsules in their stomachs have been detained at the airport of Russia's Siberian city of Novosibirsk, the customs ... Read more...
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Afghan lawmakers ask Russia for help ahead of US exit
December 3rd, 2011 - 7:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of Afghan lawmakers has urged Russia and other countries to step up efforts to maintain stability and tackle drug production in the ... Read more...
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Migratory birds declining, government monitoring habitat
November 30th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The population of endangered migratory bird species is either decreasing or stable, but the central government is working to protect them during their sojourn, says ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks road connectivity to Central Asia
October 10th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS)Gilani said he will discuss the project with officials of the two countries during his upcoming visit to the SAARC summit in the Maldives next month.The project ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants road connectivity with Tajikistan
October 10th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he would take up the Pakistan-Tajikistan road project with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.Gilani was talking to Gilgit-Baltistan Governor ... Read more...
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Focus on countries like India to increase exports: Gilani
September 11th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the authorities must focus on regional countries, including India and China, to increase exports.Gilani Saturday directed the ... Read more...
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Antony on two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan
July 3rd, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Continuing with India's policy of stepping up military and economic ties with central Asian republics, Defence Minister A.K. Antony will be on a two-day visit ... Read more...
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Shunning Pakistan, Afghans rush to India for quality healthcare
May 29th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 29 (IANS) With the volatile security situation in neighbouring Pakistan, more and more Afghans are choosing to travel to India for medical treatment, and the Indian embassy here ... Read more...
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‘Serious challenges’ plague massive US aid to Pakistan: Report
January 22nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 22(ANI): The ambitious US civilian-aid program, which has made Pakistan the world's second-largest recipient of American economic and development assistance, is facing a host of serious challenges on the ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army chief orders probe into financial scam
November 24th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Ashaq Parvez Kayani has ordered a probe into the huge financial irregularities in the army run National Logistics Cell (NLC).The NLC is a subsidiary ... Read more...
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Pak Cabinet approves transit trade agreement with Afghanistan
October 7th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 7 (ANI): Pakistan's federal cabinet has approved the Pakistan-Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement, according to which, while Afghan trucks would be allowed access up to the Wagah border, they could ... Read more...
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India, Russia, Iran explore anti-Taliban strategy
August 3rd, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) With Pakistan trying to broker a deal with the Taliban and recent leaks exposing the sordid saga of Islamabad's role in Afghanistan, India, Iran ... Read more...
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India calls for regional approach to Afghanistan at SCO
June 11th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Tashkent, June 11 (IANS) India Friday pitched for a regional approach to counter terrorism and said the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) can play "a constructive role" and provide a "critical ... Read more...
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Krishna heading to SCO summit in Tashkent Thursday
June 9th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna goes to Tashkent Thursday on a two-day visit to attend the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit amid speculation that India ... Read more...
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Krishna to go to Tashkent, India may join SCO
June 5th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna goes to Tashkent next week to attend the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit amid speculation that India could be inducted ... Read more...
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RBI increases cash limit for foreign travel
May 5th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) People travelling abroad can now carry foreign exchange up to $3,000 or its equivalent amount in other currencies without the Reserve Bank of India's consent.
In a circular, ... Read more...
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Russia says Iran’s election is its own business
June 16th, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 16 (RIA Novosti) Russia Tuesday said that no country has any business with Iran's recent elections which were accused of voting fraud and sparked mass demonstration.
"The issue of ... Read more...
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Medvedev calls for rules to admit new SCO members
June 16th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 16 (RIA Novosti) Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev urged Tuesday for documents to be drawn up, setting out rules for admitting new members to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
"We ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Zardari face to face in Russia
June 16th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Yekaterinburg, June 16 (IANS) Marking their first encounter since the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday shook hands and posed for cameras ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad attends Russia summit despite election protests
June 16th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 16 (DPA) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Russia for a summit Tuesday despite protests over alleged election fraud in the Islamic republic's presidential polls last week.
Ahmadinejad will attend a ... Read more...
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Manmohan heads to Russia for two summits, set for Zardari meeting
June 14th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves to attend two back-to-back regional summits in Russia Monday, his first overseas trip since his re-election last month that will also ... Read more...
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Manmohan to meet Zardari in Russia
June 11th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is set to meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg next week. Their first ... Read more...
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Militants attack US supplies in Pakistan
April 12th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 12 (DPA) Scores of Islamist militants destroyed at least 10 lorries Sunday in north-western Pakistan in an attack on a truck terminal used for transporting supplies to US and ... Read more...
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Rocket attack kills 10 civilians in Pakistan
March 20th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 20 (DPA) A rocket fired by Islamist militants at a paramilitary base in a Pakistani border town killed at least 10 people and wounded 32, an official said Friday.
The ... Read more...
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US negotiates new supply routes to Afghanistan
January 21st, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 21 (ANI): The United States has negotiated new supply lines for allied troops in Afghanistan through Central Asia after the Pakistan Taliban attacked and torched supplies passing through the ... Read more...
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Drug addiction increases tenfold in Russia since 1990
December 3rd, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (RIA Novosti) Drug addiction in Russia has increased almost tenfold since 1990 with significant impact on the country's economy, the drug control authority said Wednesday. Drug addiction costs the ... Read more...
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Russia may suspend support to NATO’s Afghanistan operations
September 4th, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 4 (RIA Novosti) Russia's envoy to the NATO has said that Moscow may suspend cooperation with the military alliance on Afghanistan over the recent Georgia crisis. Speaking at a news ... Read more...
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Kazakhi Gen Now and Next, full of spunk and verve
August 27th, 2008 - 8:46 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok Dixit
Almaty (Kazakstan), Aug.27 (ANI): What strikes a first time visitor to Kazakhstan or more specifically to Almaty, the cultural capital of this largest of Central Asian Republics is ... Read more...
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India and Central Asia need to stay engaged, says ex-envoy
August 26th, 2008 - 10:26 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok Dixit
Almaty (Kazakhstan), Aug.26 (ANI): Calling for out of the "official" box initiatives to make the relationship between India and the five Central Asian republics more meaningful and "people-centric", a ... Read more...
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Gilani says militants from Central Asian nations behind tribal areas unrest
June 30th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 30 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that foreign elements hailing from Central Asian Republics (CAR) were behind the current unrest and spike in violence in ... Read more...
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