1962 can’t be repeated: Indian Army chief (Second Lead)
September 19th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) There can be no repeat of 1962, when China defeated India in war, army chief General Bikram Singh said Wednesday.At a media interaction here, Gen ... Read more...
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1962 can’t be repeated: Indian Army chief (Lead)
September 19th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) There can be no repeat of 1962, when China defeated India in war, army chief General Bikram Singh said Wednesday.At a media interaction here, Gen ... Read more...
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ULFA slams army’s missile programme in Assam, Nagaland
March 26th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) The banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Monday slammed the central government's proposed plan to base the Akash and Brahmos missile regiments in ... Read more...
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India admits to unpleasant ’situations’ along China border
November 30th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) India Wednesday admitted its border row with China had led to "situations" on the ground that could have been avoided if both countries had a ... Read more...
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633 security personnel killed in one year
October 21st, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A total of 633 police and paramilitary personnel were killed from Sep 1, 2010, to Aug 31 this year.
According to a statement from Delhi Police ... Read more...
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US hopes India, China resolve boundary issue
September 23rd, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 23 (IANS) US consul general in Kolkata Dean R. Thompson Friday expressed hope that India and China would hold dialogue to end the boundary issue in Arunachal Pradesh."We ... Read more...
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Tibetan Buddhist monks protest against China in Delhi
May 1st, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Condemning the alleged lockdown of the Kirti Monastery in Tibet by Chinese forces, hundreds of Buddhist monks, along with Tibetan activists, undertook a peace rally here todayPraying ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama joins prayers over Tibetan monastery stand-off
April 26th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 26 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Tuesday participated in the prayers in this Himachal Pradesh town for victims of the ongoing repression by the Chinese forces ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to honour Tibetan movement’s Scot hero
March 20th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Edinburgh, Mar.20 (ANI): George Patterson, a 90-year-old Scot, will receive a prestigious award from Dalai Lama for his work in the Tibetan movement.In 1949, under increasing pressure from Chinese forces and with ... Read more...
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‘Dalai Lama’s death will not affect Tibet’
March 8th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): A high-ranking Chinese official has said that the Dalai Lama's death will not affect the Tibet autonomous region's overall situation, but will likely have some minor impacts."As ... Read more...
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China bans entry of tourist in Tibet
March 8th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.8 (ANI): The Chinese Government has banned the entry of foreign visitors to Tibet as the third anniversary of anti-government riots approaches.Regions top official confirmed the ban after travel agents reported ... Read more...
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China Urges A Widespread Boycott Of The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony; India, South Africa and Brazil To Attend
December 8th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Dictatorial China and 18 other nations have remarked that they will not be present at Friday's Nobel Peace Prize (NPP) service for the imprisoned Chinese ... Read more...
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Delhi Police mark Commemoration Day parade
October 21st, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Delhi Police Thursday held the Commemoration Day parade, observed annually across the country in memory of police and paramilitary personnel killed in action."A total of 797 ... Read more...
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Take stronger measures over Beijing’s visa snub, demands BJP
August 27th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday called upon the government to take "stronger measures" over Beijing's refusal to allow the visit of an Indian Army general ... Read more...
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Golden seal honour for Dalai Lama for leading Tibetan democracy
August 9th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 9 (IANS) Tibetans living in exile in India will honour the Dalai Lama with a golden seal next month for leading the Tibetan democratic system in exile.
"It would ... Read more...
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Chinese forces battle rain as war game continues
August 5th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 5 (IANS) Chinese forces Thursday battled rain while continuing a five-day military exercise featuring drills that include the relocation of air defence positions and command posts.
More than 12,000 Chinese military ... Read more...
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Tibetans hold anti-China protests in Nepal despite crackdown
March 10th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 10 (IANS) Hundreds of Tibetans, including Buddhist monks and nuns, Wednesday remembered their forefathers' uprising against the Chinese annexation of their land in 1959 and chanted slogans for ... Read more...
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Tibetans hold prayers to mark 1959 uprising against Chinese forces
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, Mar. 2 (ANI): The Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala held special prayers to mark the anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against the Chinese occupation, and their subsequent exile to India in 1959.This ... Read more...
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China terms Obama-Dalai Lama meeting a gross violation of international relations
February 19th, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb.19 (ANI): China on Friday described Thursday's meeting between US President Barack Obama and Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in the Map Room of the White House as a ... Read more...
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Northeast can become an IT hub, say US returned professionals
February 2nd, 2010 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Feb 2 (IANS) Bhairab Das, 32, speaks with a strong American twang and shuttles between Assam and Bangalore, a sleek laptop keeping him company. He is part of ... Read more...
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BJP team to visit Ladakh to report on ‘Chinese threat’
January 29th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Expressing concern over "increasing instances of border incursion" by China near Ladakh and other areas, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed a five-member committee of ... Read more...
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Ahead of Krishna’s visit, Maoists to begin anti-India protests
January 5th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IANS) Ahead of Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's visit to Nepal from Jan 15, the opposition Maoist party will start anti-India protests that will climax in ... Read more...
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South China Sea disputes to intensify, say experts
November 27th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Nov 27 (DPA) Territorial disputes in the South China Sea are likely to drag on for decades, and mounting demand for resources could intensify them, experts said at a conference on ... Read more...
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Repeat of 1962 India-China war not possible: IAF chief
October 1st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A repeat of the 1962 India-China war is not possible now as the Indian armed forces have enhanced their capability, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal ... Read more...
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China denies incursions along LAC
September 22nd, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 22 (ANI): China on Tuesday flatly denied reports of incursions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).Talking to reporters after meeting with Home Secretary G K Pillai here, ... Read more...
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China policy: Is foreign ministry at odds with security establishment? (Lead, superseding earlier story)
September 20th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Murali Krishnan
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Is India's security establishment at odds with the foreign policy establishment over the threat perception vis-a-vis China?Even as the government sought to play ... Read more...
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China policy: Is foreign ministry at odds with security establishment?
September 20th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Murali Krishnan
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Is India's security establishment at odds with the foreign policy establishment over the threat perception vis-a-vis China? Going by recent reports it would seem so, ... Read more...
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Haunting memories of a former Tibetan prisoner (Feature)
September 20th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Aggarwal
Dharamsala, Sep 20 (IANS) More than two decades have passed since she was released from prison by the Chinese authorities, but the painful memories of her jail stay still haunt ... Read more...
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India, China must resolve border issues to ensure peace: Krishna
September 19th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravi ShankarIstanbul, Sept 19 (ANI): For peace to prevail along the Sino-Indian border, all boundary issues need to be resolved in right earnest, External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna said in ... Read more...
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Chinese incursions result of lack of demarcation, say villagers
September 16th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by ANI
Changla Gaon (Arunachal Pradesh), Sep 16 (ANI): Villagers living along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh said on Wednesday that Chinese incursions were a result of lack of border demarcation.Indian media had ... Read more...
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‘Chinese aggression indicates Beijing’s nervousness over India’s rise’
September 16th, 2009 - 10:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep. 16 (ANI): A US think-tank has said that China's recent aggression on Indian border is direct result of Beijing's "nervousness over India's rise.""Well, I think China is becoming increasingly ... Read more...
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India ‘over cautious’ but that is understandable: Dalai Lama
March 10th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 10 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Tuesday thanked India for hosting him and thousands of his Tibetan followers in its territory for the past 50 years.
"This has been ... Read more...
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Leaving Tibet in 1959 was the right decision: Dalai Lama
March 10th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Dharamsala, March 10 (IANS) Having lived in exile for half a century with thousands of his Tibetan followers, Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tuesday said leaving Tibet in ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama leads hundreds of Tibetans in special prayers
March 8th, 2009 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), March 8 (IANS) Hundreds of monks in red robes and with shaven heads converged alongwith scores of other Tibetans at the Tsuglagkhang main temple early Sunday to ... Read more...
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Tibetan exiles to mark 50 years with protests
March 6th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 6 (IANS) It has always been an important day in the lives of millions of Tibetans across the world - March 10. But this year it's more significant, marking the ... Read more...
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