November 16th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Dhaka, Nov 16 (IANS) Everything possible has been done to create a level playing field and hold fair polls Dec 18, Bangladesh's caretaker government has said in a clear message to recalcitrant ...
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November 15th, 2008 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Dhaka, Nov 15 (DPA) Bangladesh's military-backed interim government said Saturday all preparations were done for the Dec 18 elections to restore the country to democracy."The entire nation is now ready for the ...
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November 11th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
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Male, Nov 11 (IANS) As Mohamed Nasheed was sworn in as president of the Maldives Tuesday, India assured the new democratic leadership that it will help the Indian Ocean nation in tiding ...
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November 10th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Male, Nov 10 (IANS) India Monday rejected speculation about China's threat to its interests in the Maldives and underlined its close and special ties with the Indian Ocean archipelago that ...
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October 31st, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) With the Myanmar junta showing little signs of relaxing its control, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday expressed hope that India will help in spurring the process of ...
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October 17th, 2008 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Lauding the process of democratic transition underway in the Maldives, India Thursday praised the "peaceful and fair" presidential election in the picturesque Indian Ocean nation comprising 1,190 ...
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October 16th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi,Oct.16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today praised the free and peaceful presidential polls held in the Maldives last week.
In a statement issued here, Mukherjee said India was heartened ...
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September 26th, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Dhaka/Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) The US Congress has urged President George W. Bush to provide a hefty assistance package to Bangladesh after it conducts a credible election in December. In a country-specific ...
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September 21st, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by ANI
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Dhaka, Sept 21 (ANI): Chief Adviser to Bangladesh s caretaker government Fakhruddin Ahmed has said that the country will hold ninth Parliamentary election on December 18th and sub-districts elections on December ...
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September 17th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Sept.17 (ANI): India today announced that it would provide Rs.200 million (Rs.20 crore) to Nepal as flood relief and also agreed to rebuild segments of the East-West Highway damaged ...
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August 22nd, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Aug 22 (ANI): Attaching importance to yesterdays phone call by US President George Bush to his former Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf, diplomatic and political observers in Washington have said that ...
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August 4th, 2008 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) With the clock ticking away for the formation of a new government in Nepal, the country's caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Monday met Congress president Sonia ...
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August 4th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): The caretaker Prime Minister of Nepal, Girija Prasad Koirala today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukerjee here.
Koirala is transiting through New ...
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August 3rd, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
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Colombo, Aug 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held bilateral talks with his counterpart from Nepal Girija Prasad Koirala and Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom here on Sunday on the sidelines ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 24 (ANI): India has congratulated Nepal''s President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav and Vice President Paramananda Jha after they assumed their respective offices.
President Pratibha Patil has sent a letter congratulating ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) A straggling India finally welcomed Nepal's first president Dr Ram Baran Yadav, congratulating the new head of state 48 hours after his election, lagging behind the ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 16 (ANI): A leading expert on South Asian affairs has said that the United States can help Pakistan re-orient its strategic perceptions by focusing on defusing tensions between Pakistan ...
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May 28th, 2008 - 11:24 pm ICT by admin
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Geneva, May 28 (DPA) The chief of United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCR) added her voice Wednesday to the growing worldwide condemnation of the extended house arrest of Myanmar opposition ...
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May 12th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad , May 12 (ANI): The US embassy in Islamabad has said that the restoration of judges issue was to be resolved by the Pakistan government only and that the US ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by admin
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By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 6 (IANS) The US has again urged India, China, and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to use their influence to encourage a democratic transition ...
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April 25th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf broke bread with some of his bitterest opponents at a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani here. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, ...
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April 21st, 2008 - 10:34 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, April 21 (DPA) British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Monday applauded the democratic transition in Pakistan and said his country backed Islamabad's bid for re-entry into the Commonwealth. Pakistan was suspended from ...
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March 28th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by admin
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Karachi, Mar 28 (ANI): Visiting US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte last evening rejected a proposal by several Pakistani leaders to resolve the issue of militancy in tribal regions through ...
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March 14th, 2008 - 9:20 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Geneva, March 14 (DPA) The military Junta in Myanmar had failed to make any real concessions to democracy, the UN special rapporteur said Friday suggesting efforts were more make-believe than real. Paulo ...
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March 12th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by admin
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By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 12 (IANS) Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal have come in for criticism for human rights violations in a new US report. "Despite President (Pervez) Musharraf's stated commitment ...
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February 26th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Feb 26 (DPA) The US has announced additional sanctions against business interests in Myanmar that support that country's military regime, citing the Southeast Asian nation's continued repression and jailing of democratic ...
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February 22nd, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad/Brussels, Feb.22 (ANI): US President George W. Bush has called his Pakistan counterpart Pervez Musharraf and reaffirmed Washingtons support, but White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said it was up to the ...
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February 20th, 2008 - 11:03 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Washington, Feb 20 (DPA) The US will not change its policy towards Cuba in the wake of Fidel Castro's announcement that he is resigning as the communist country's president, demanding Havana launch ...
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February 19th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by admin
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Buenos Aires/Kigali(Rwanda), Feb 19 (DPA) US President George W. Bush said Tuesday that the decision by Cuban leader Fidel Castro to step down from power "should be the beginning of a democratic ...
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February 5th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Feb.5 (ANI): Assassinated former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has revealed in her forthcoming book Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West that President Pervez Musharrafs regime never delivered on whatever it ...
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