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India wants US help to become a world-class manufacturing hub
March 19th, 2010 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
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By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 19 (IANS) India has invited US companies to take advantage of its rapid growth and help shape the country into a world-class manufacturing hub with greater investment ...
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India, US set to boost high-technology trade
March 15th, 2010 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, March 15 (IANS) India and the US hope to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in critical areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, nano-technology and civil aviation after two-day talks ...
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May take 9 years to settle boundary row with India: Dhaka
March 14th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Dhaka, March 14 (IANS) Bangladesh's foreign affairs ministry has projected a nine-year period to settle maritime boundary dispute with India and Myanmar and has sought funds till 2017-18, a media report ...
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India, Russia signs long pending deals
March 12th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 12(ANI): India and Russia on Friday finalized several important and long pending defence cooperation projects during a day-long visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to New Delhi. ...
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Putin shares India’s concerns on AFPAK, but hails Pakistan’s counter-terror efforts
March 12th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar.12 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is here on a two-day visit, has expressed his concern over terrorism emanating from the AFPAK region and the danger it poses ...
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India, Canada expected to sign nuke deal in June
March 12th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, March 12 (IANS) India and Canada are expected to sign a civil nuclear deal during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the country in June that will increase the prospects ...
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US, India high-technology meet Monday
March 10th, 2010 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, March 10 (IANS) Top US and Indian business executives will meet here Monday to address critical issues affecting US-India High Technology Cooperation in areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, ...
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Pak PM to lay foundation stone of Sikh University at Nankana Sahib
March 6th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
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By Ravinder Singh Robin
New Delhi, March 6 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will lay the foundation stone of the Baba Guru Nanak International University (BGNIU) next month at ...
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Gilani to lay foundation stone of Sikh University at Nankana Sahib
March 6th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
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By Ravinder Singh Robin
New Delhi, March 6 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will lay the foundation stone of the Baba Guru Nanak International University (BGNIU) next month at ...
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Oz Indian community urged to remain calm after death of Gurshan Singh
March 6th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, Mar 6(ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Victorian Premier John Brumby have urged the Indian community to remain calm and not link three-year-old Indian boy Gurshan Singh's death to ...
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A new Manmohan Singh takes a bow (Comment)
March 6th, 2010 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
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By Amulya Ganguli
The man who seemed incapable of raising his voice has changed. The soft-spoken Manmohan Singh is no longer as mild-mannered as before. Behind the amiable exterior, a hint of ...
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Dialogue the only way, but Pakistan must control terror machine: PM (Second Lead)
March 5th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Asserting that dialogue was the only way forward, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that not talking to Pakistan will not isolate it but made ...
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US treasury secretary to visit India in April
March 5th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
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By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 5 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to India in early April to take part in the first US-India Economic and Financial Partnership meeting, designed ...
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Saudi Arabia a factor of stability in region: Krishna
March 4th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Describing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia as "highly successful", External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said the Islamic kingdom was "a factor of ...
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US did not broker India-Pakistan talks: Experts
March 4th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
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By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Leading South Asia experts have discounted speculation that it was the US which brought India to the table for last week's meeting with Pakistan in ...
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‘This woman suckered us’, said Nixon of Indira Gandhi: Book
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) "She suckered us. Suckered us.....this woman suckered us." So said an enraged US president Richard Nixon of Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi after learning that war had ...
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Manmohan arrives after historic Saudi visit
March 1st, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Monday evening after a historic three-day visit to Saudi Arabia.
The prime minister was accompanied by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi ...
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Indian PM concludes historic Saudi visit (Roundup)
March 1st, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Riyadh, March 1 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday concluded a historic three-day visit to Saudi Arabia during which 10 bilateral agreements were signed and the Riyadh Declaration was issued ...
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India, Saudi Arabia ink historic Riyadh Declaration (update)
March 1st, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by ANI
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Riyadh, Mar. 1 (ANI): In what is a clear reflection of an emerging strategic partnership, visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Saudi Arabian monarch King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz ...
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Manmohan Singh keen to rediscover Asian, Arab confluence
March 1st, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
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Riyadh, Mar. 1 (ANI): Visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said that the confluence of Asian and Arab ideas and culture will help India and Saudi Arabia to ...
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Indian PM departs after historic Saudi visit (Third Lead)
March 1st, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Riyadh, March 1 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for home Monday after a historic three-day visit to Saudi Arabia that saw the two countries sign 10 bilateral agreements and ...
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Pakistan must act against terrorism, says PM (Lead)
March 1st, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Riyadh, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan needs to "act decisively against terrorism" if it seeks to benefit from trade and commerce with India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.
"If there is cooperation ...
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India to grow 9-10 percent for 25 years, says PM
March 1st, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Riyadh, March 1 (IANS) India will grow at the rate of 9 to 10 percent for the next 25 years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday.
"Despite the economic slowdown, we ...
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Prodigious Obama fundraiser is new White House social secretary
March 1st, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Mar. 1 (ANI): Julianna Smoot, a prodigious fundraiser for President Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign for office, has been appointed the new White House social secretary.
Smoot was the ...
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Tamil Nadu fishermen attend a church festival at Kachchativu in Sri Lanka
March 1st, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Mar 1 (ANI): Tamil Nadu fishermen participated in a festival at St Anthony's Church on Kachchativu island in Indian Ocean, which was at one time a stronghold of the now defunct ...
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India, Saudi Arabia ink historic Riyadh Declaration
March 1st, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
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Riyadh, Mar. 1 (ANI): In what is a clear reflection of an emerging strategic partnership, visiting Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and Saudi Arabian monarch King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz ...
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Extradition treaty among series of Indo-Saudi pacts signed
March 1st, 2010 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
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By Aroonim Bhuyan
Riyadh, March 1 (IANS) A pathbreaking extradition treaty was among five agreements signed between India and Saudi Arabia in the presence of visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ...
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India supports Arab peace plan
February 28th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
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By Aroonim Bhuyan
Riyadh, Feb 28 (IANS) India Sunday expressed "strong support" to a Saudi-proposed initiative aimed at ending the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The Indian decision was made known on the second day of ...
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Saudi worried over Pakistan situation (Lead)
February 28th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
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By Aroonim Bhuyan
Riyadh, Feb 28 (IANS) Saudi Arabia is worried about the current situation in Pakistan and wants its political leadership to unite against extremism, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al ...
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India’s growth rate to be 9 per cent in 2010-11, says Dr. Manmohan Singh
February 28th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
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By Naveen Kapoor
Riyadh, Feb.28 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, presently undertaking a three-day State visit to Saudi Arabia, on Sunday said that despite the global economic slowdown India will achieve over ...
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Saudi worried about Pakistan, wants leaders united against terror
February 28th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
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By Aroonim Bhuyan
Riyadh, Feb 28 (IANS) Saudi Arabia is worried about the current situation in Pakistan and wants to see the political leadership in that country to be united in the ...
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Storm as Tharoor says Saudi Arabia can be interlocutor (Roundup)
February 28th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Riyadh, Feb 28 (IANS) India sees Saudi Arabia as a "valuable interlocutor" in relation to Pakistan, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Sunday said. After his remark sparked a ...
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Tharoor upset at fuss over Saudi as interlocutor remark
February 28th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Riyadh, Feb 28 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Sunday took to Twitter to clarify his remarks on Saudi Arabia's potential role as an interlocutor in India-Pakistan ties. ...
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Saudi Arabia concerned over prevalence of ‘dangerous trends in Pakistan’
February 28th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
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By Naveen Kapoor
Riyadh (ANI), Feb.28 (ANI): Expressing concern over growing dangerous trends in Pakistan, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal on Sunday said that its political leadership should unite ...
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Saudi media gives wide coverage to Manmohan’s visit
February 28th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
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By Aroonim Bhuyan
Riyadh, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia, the first by an Indian prime minister in 28 years, is being widely covered by the Saudi ...
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India, Saudi Arabia to sign about ten agreements
February 28th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
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By Aroonim Bhuyan
Riyadh, Feb 28 (IANS) Around ten agreements, including an extradition treaty, is likely to be signed during the current visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Saudi Arabia. ...
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How Lee pushed India to embrace Singapore (Book Review)
February 28th, 2010 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
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By M.R. Narayan Swamy
Book: "Looking East to Look West, Lee Kuan Yew's Mission India"; Author: Sunanda K. Datta-Ray; Publisher: Penguin/Viking, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore; Price: Rs.499
This is a scholarly, ...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gets unprecedented reception in Riyadh
February 27th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by ANI
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By Naveen Kapoor
Riyadh, Feb 27(ANI): Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was given an unprecedented reception in Riyadh, as he kickstarted his three-day state visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Making ...
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Some facts on Saudi-India relations
February 27th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Manmohan Singh arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday evening on a three-day visit, the first by an Indian prime minister since 1982. Here are some salient facts ...
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PM arrives in Saudi Arabia on historic visit
February 27th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
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Riyadh, Feb 27 (IANS) Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday on a historic three-day trip to Saudi Arabia, becoming the first Indian prime minister to visit the Gulf country in 28 years.
A ...
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