US backs India on punishing 26/11 plotters
June 26th, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 26 (IANS) Welcoming the arrest of Abu Jindal Hamza, a key planner of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, the United States has vowed to continue to support ... Read more...
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Indian military role in Afghanistan confined to training: Leon Panetta (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Setting at rest speculation that the US wants India to play a greater military role in Afghanistan, visiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Wednesday ... Read more...
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No Indian military role in Afghanistan beyond training: Leon Panetta
June 6th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The US would like India to expand its efforts to train Afghanistan's security forces but does see a military role beyond that, visiting ... Read more...
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India, Seychelles to expand anti-piracy operations
October 28th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 28 (IANS) India and Seychelles, the picturesque Indian Ocean archipelago, Friday discussed ways to expand their cooperation in combating piracy and a host of security issues.Vice President Hamid ... Read more...
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US hails Indian efforts to rebuild Afghanistan
May 14th, 2011 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Taking note of India's "enhanced position as a regional leader" the United States has welcomed New Delhi's boost in aid to Kabul and strong support ... Read more...
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Indian construction company to build Afghanistan’s Parliament building
May 1st, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 1(ANI): India-based C&C Constructions Limited has won a Rs.635-crore order to build Afghanistan's Parliament building as well as an Indian chancery complex in the Afghan capital city of Kabul.C&C ... Read more...
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More funds for improving weather forecast, polar sciences
February 28th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India Monday announced more funds for improving its weather and monsoon forecasting and for strengthening polar science activities. The union budget saw a 28 percent ... Read more...
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India raises issue of sham US varsity students
February 14th, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has sought US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's personal intervention to ensure that the interests of over 1,500 Indian students ... Read more...
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Krishna felicitates Afghan journalists trained in India
January 27th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday felicitated 30 Afghan journalists, including 14 women, trained at a media institute here and said India, which had no vested ... Read more...
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‘US support on India’s UNSC seat aimed against Pakistan’
November 10th, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama's support to India's bid for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council is "a diplomatic offensive against Pakistan", an ... Read more...
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India has resources for world-class arbitration centre, says Moily
September 8th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by ANI
Singapore, Sep.8 (ANI): Union Minister M Veerappa Moily said on Wednesday that India has a comprehensive, contemporary and progressive legal framework to support international arbitration that is on par with the best ... Read more...
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Strategic Dialogue: Obama administration to put effort into wooing India
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): The Obama administration is expected to put considerable effort into wooing India, which it sees as a potentially major international trade and security partner, when it hosts the ... Read more...
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India-US strategic dialogue: Possibilities and Challenges
May 31st, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, May 31 (ANI): The first India-US strategic dialogue is taking place amid the backdrop ofincidents which see commonality of interests between the oldest and the largest democracies ... Read more...
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Indian assistance to Afghanistan will continue: Antony
May 18th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, May 18 (IANS) India Tuesday said its economic and development activities in Afghanistan would continue, despite terrorist attacks on Indians there, till peace returns to the war-ravaged nation.
Indian Defence Minister ... Read more...
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India’s role very important in Afghanistan: German Envoy
May 7th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Germany has hailed India's role in capacity building, and development in infrastructure and education sectors in war torn Afghanistan.German Ambassador to India Thomas Matussek ... Read more...
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No scaling down Indian assistance to Afghanistan
March 19th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Mar 19(ANI): Despite increased threat perception in the wake of recent terror attack on the Indian medical mission in Kabul, New Delhi has no plans to scale down ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak tensions loom over London conference on Afghanistan
January 25th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Jan. 25 (ANI): Signalling undercurrent and simmering tensions in the India-Pakistan relations following the IPL row and a rise in ceasefire violations, Indian Foreign Minister S M ... Read more...
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India condemns Kabul blast incident as two Indians injured, diplomats’ houses damaged
December 15th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.15 (ANI): India on Tuesday condemned the suicide car attack, occurred this morning near a hotel in Kabul which injured two Indians and partly damaged houses of three Indian diplomats ... Read more...
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Indian efforts on to get back money illegally parked in Switzerland: Mukherjee
November 4th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.4 (ANI): A team would soon be visiting Switzerland to hold talks with the Swiss authorities in an effort to unearth unaccounted for money stashed away by Indian nationals, ... Read more...
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ICRC official praises Indian efforts in Afghanistan
October 7th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.7 (ANI): The chief of an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Afghanistan, Reto Stocker who is in Delhi on a brief visit has hailed India's ... Read more...
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Indian efforts helped in declaration of ceasefire in Lanka: Chidambaram
April 28th, 2009 - 11:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday welcomed Sri Lanka's decision to call a ceasefire against the rebel Liberation of Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and ... Read more...
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US backs India’s efforts to end fighting in Sri Lanka
April 25th, 2009 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 25 (IANS) The US has expressed support for India's efforts to end the fighting in Sri Lanka between the government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels.
"We support Indian efforts to stop ... Read more...
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India, Sweden sign agreement for cooperation in health care
February 24th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) India and Sweden Tuesday inked an agreement for bilateral cooperation in the area of public health, especially strengthening midwifery and nursing skills.
"Sweden's achievements in the area of ... Read more...
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India, Sweden sign MoU for cooperation in health care and public health.
February 24th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.24 (ANI): India and Sweden inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday for bilateral cooperation in the field of health care and public health.
The MoU was signed between ... Read more...
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Pakistan must punish perpetrators of Mumbai terror: US experts (Lead)
February 10th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) Pakistan must punish those involved in the Mumbai massacre while undercutting extremist propaganda that lays the groundwork for such incidents, say two US experts, even while advising India ... Read more...
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US experts ask Pakistan to ‘proactively’ prevent another Mumbai
February 10th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) To prevent another Mumbai-like attack anywhere in the world, Pakistan must punish those involved in the assault while proactively undercutting the extremist propaganda that led to the massacre, ... Read more...
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India, Pak cannot afford to be engaged in full-fledged conventional war: Expert
December 14th, 2008 - 11:08 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.14 (ANI): India and Pakistan cannot afford to engage themselves in a full-fledged conventional war or even the kind of eyeball-to-eyeball military brinkmanship they engaged in 2001-02, a political and ... Read more...
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Indian efforts to make best usage of water reservoirs
July 2nd, 2008 - 11:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): Central Water Commission (CWC) is monitoring storage position of 81 important reservoirs spread all over the country, of which as many as 36 reservoirs have significant ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves MoU on conservation and management of Dugongs
April 11th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to India joining the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the conservation and management of Dugongs and their habitats throughout ... Read more...
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