Punish the war guilty, US tells Sri Lanka
September 14th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 14 (IANS) A top American official Friday asked Sri Lanka to carry out a credible investigation of "outstanding and serious allegations of human rights violations" and punish the ... Read more...
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India pledges $10 mn for Palestine
September 11th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Pitching for durable peace in the West Asia and Gulf region, India Tuesday said it will continue to work for full membership of the ... Read more...
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Tibetan PM for resumption of talks with China (Lead)
August 8th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 8 (IANS) Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay Wednesday called for early resumption of dialogue with China on the Tibet issue."We are committed to the middle-way approach and the ... Read more...
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Tibetan PM for resumption of talks with China
August 8th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 8 (IANS) Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay Wednesday again insisted on early resumption of dialogue with China on the Tibet issue, but he blamed Beijing for igniting self-immolation ... Read more...
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Russia to give $2 mn for Palestinian refugees
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will allocate $2 million to the UN agency in charge of providing aid to the Palestinian refugees in 2013, the Russian Foreign Ministry said ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s 77th birthday celebrated in Dharamsala (Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS) Thousands of Tibetan exiles and foreigners Friday morning joined in the 77th birthday celebrations of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, here in Himachal Pradesh.Large ... Read more...
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Sangay for resumption of talks with China
March 10th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 10 (IANS) Two years since the talks between the Dalai Lama's envoys and the Chinese for genuine autonomy for the people in Tibet hit a roadblock, Tibetan Prime ... Read more...
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Omar visits snow-hit Jammu region
January 9th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 9 (IANS) After spending three days monitoring restoration of electricity in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday visited the mountainous areas of Jammu ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks joint strategy with US in Afghanistan
June 13th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Pakistan Monday told an American delegation the importance of having a joint strategy to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan.The point was made by Prime ... Read more...
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Six-Party Talks will ease tensions in Korean Peninsula: Chinese FM
December 13th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 13 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi believes that six-party talks should resume as soon as possible to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula."The emergency consultations benefit all communication ... Read more...
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China wants early resumption of Six-Party Talks to tackle N Korea’s nuke enrichment
November 24th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 24 (ANI): Concerned with North Korea's advancement in it's nuclear enrichment programme, China has reportedly urged all parties concerned to re-start the Six-Party Talks at the earliest possible date.Chinese Foreign ... Read more...
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Pak won’t allow terrorists to use its soil for spreading extremism, says Zardari
November 8th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 8 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has vowed that Islamabad would never allow a handful of terrorists and extremists to forcefully impose their extremist ideological agenda on the ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack undermined peace efforts: Zardari
November 8th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has admitted that Mumbai terror attack has undermined efforts for peace and said his government is "cooperating in unearthing and bringing to justice ... Read more...
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China, North Korea seek restart of nuclear talks
August 31st, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) China and North Korea have said they both seek an early resumption of the six-party nuclear talks to ease tensions in the Korean peninsula.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ... Read more...
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China, North Korea seek early resumption of six-party talks
August 31st, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): To ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Chinese and North Korean leaders have agreed to seek an early resumption of the six-party talks.The pledge comes at a ... Read more...
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North Korean hopes for resumption of six-party talks
August 31st, 2010 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 30 (DPA) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il says he hoped for an early resumption of international talks to end his country's nuclear weapons programme, with the hope of easing ... Read more...
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An India-Pakistan thaw in scenic Thimphu?
April 29th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thimphu, April 29 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet for formal talks after nine months in the scenic Bhutanese capital Thursday in ... Read more...
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Gilani hopes Pakistan-India dialogue will resume soon
April 22nd, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday reciprocated the good wishes conveyed to him by senior Indian leaders and hoped that the stalled sub-continental dialogue would soon ... Read more...
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Israel to allow UN chief, EU envoy to enter Gaza
March 9th, 2010 - 6:22 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 9 (DPA) Israel will allow UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to enter the Gaza Strip when they each make Mideast visits ... Read more...
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‘India won’t hinder Afghan-led Taliban reintegration’
January 29th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) India is not rigid in its stance against the Taliban and will not stand in the way of any move by Afghanistan in its reintegration efforts ... Read more...
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Strained Indo-Pak relations affecting anti-terror efforts in S.Asia: Gilani
December 20th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 20 (ANI) : Calling for an early resumption of a 'meaningful and result-oriented' bilateral talks with India, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the non-resolution of ... Read more...
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India calls for revival of peace process in West Asia
December 2nd, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Reiterating its traditional solidarity with Palestine, India Wednesday opposed an expansion of Israeli settlements and hoped for an early resumption of dialogue to resolve the conflict ... Read more...
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Tibetan exiles saddened by Obama’s views
November 18th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Nov 18 (ANI): Tibetan exiles have expressed unhappiness over U.S President Barack Obama calling Tibet an integral part of China and calling for a resumption of a dialogue to resolve ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama welcomes Obama’s China appeal
November 17th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bolzano (Italy), Nov 17 (DPA) The Dalai Lama, speaking Tuesday during a visit to Italy, said he appreciated US President Barack Obama's appeal to Chinese leaders to hold talks with him ... Read more...
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Obama urges China to discuss Tibet with the Dalai Lama (Lead)
November 17th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 17 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Tuesday urged his Chinese counterpart to hold talks with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader who is denounced as a separatist ... Read more...
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US recognises Tibet as part of China: Obama
November 17th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Tuesday said the US government recognises Tibet as a part of China.
He also said that the US supported the early resumption of dialogue ... Read more...
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Gilani to provide evidence on India’s involvement in Baloch insurgency
November 15th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Multan, Nov.15 (ANI): Pakistan has once again raked up the issue of India's alleged involvement in fanning insurgency in Balochistan, with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani saying that Islamabad would provide ... Read more...
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India will not sign ‘discriminatory’ NPT: Tharoor
September 26th, 2009 - 5:54 am ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Sep 26 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said that India will not adhere to any treaty such as the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and will ... Read more...
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India pushes for global trade talks, end to protectionism (Roundup)
September 3rd, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Hosting some 40 trade ministers from across the world for a two-day meeting here, India Thursday made a strong plea for an end to protectionism by some ... Read more...
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India pushes for global trade talks, end to protectionism
September 3rd, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Hosting some 40 trade ministers from across the world for a two-day meeting here, India Thursday made a strong plea for an end to protectionism by some ... Read more...
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Pak rights body wants Islamabad, New Delhi to take up plight of arrested nationals
August 6th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 6 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged India and Pakistan reconsider the plight of each other's nationals incarcerated in prisons across the border, as both the ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma, Mandelson agree on need to resume WTO talks
June 23rd, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, June 23 (IANS) Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and his British counterpart Lord Peter Mandelson have agreed on the need for an early resumption of stalled ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh pitches for separate Gorkhaland state
June 16th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): A delegation led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh met Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram here on Monday.The delegation comprising representatives of the ... Read more...
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Sharma leaving for US, to discuss Doha Round
June 15th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma will leave for the US Monday night to discuss a range of trade related issues, including revival of the Doha Round ... Read more...
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Focus on manufacturing sector, Doha trade talks: Sharma
June 11th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The government is committed to reviving the manufacturing sector and generating employment as well as resuming the stalled global trade talks, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand ... Read more...
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