China considering more joint military exercises with India
June 25th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 25 (IANS) China is considering India's proposal for holding the third round of joint military exercises, codenamed Hand-in-Hand, and this is at the "working level discussions" stage, a ... Read more...
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Japan PM hints at revival of n-deal talks (Lead) (With images)
December 28th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Nine months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Wednesday indicated the revival of civil nuclear talks with India and hoped ... Read more...
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Japanese PM welcomes progress in n-talks (With images)
December 28th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Welcoming the "progress" in civil nuclear talks with India, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Wednesday said he hoped "mutually acceptable results" will be achieved. ... Read more...
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Pakistan, India hold talks on CBMs
December 26th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) After a gap of four years, Pakistan and India Monday began two-day talks on conventional and nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs).Geo News said that the ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to review CBMs Monday
December 24th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Senior officials of India and Pakistan will hold two-day talks Monday on conventional and nuclear confidence-building measures in Islamabad, the first formal engagement since ... Read more...
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India, Japan discuss cooperation on African issues
November 28th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Against the backdrop of growing Chinese influence in Africa, India and Japan have held a third round of dialogue that focused on cooperation in spurring ... Read more...
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US wants India to play key role in Asia-Pacific region
November 23rd, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) Welcoming India's 'Look East' approach, US President Barack Obama very much wants India to play a significant role in the region as an Indian Ocean ... Read more...
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President heads to Switzerland Friday, to unveil Tagore bust
September 28th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil heads to Europe Friday on an eight-day trip that will take her to Austria and Switzerland, where she will unveil a ... Read more...
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President to visit Switzerland, Austria
September 23rd, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will visit Switzerland and Austria from Sep 30 to Oct 7 in a trip aimed at enhancing bilateral relations with the ... Read more...
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In quest of a larger Bengali identity (IANS Books)
July 31st, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Book: "Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib"; Author: Nitish Sengupta; Publisher: Penguin India; Price: Rs.650; Pages: 639Not many Bengali-speaking people know of the ... Read more...
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Foreign ministers of India, Pakistan to meet July 27 (Lead)
July 21st, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday announced that talks between their foreign ministers would be held in New Delhi July 27. The talks are expected to focus ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan foreign ministers to meet July 27
July 21st, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday announced that talks between their foreign ministers will take place July 27.In New Delhi, the external affairs ministry announced that Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Khar’s appointment shows Pakistan’s soft image: Zardari
July 20th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) The elevation of Hina Rabbani Khar as foreign minister "will send positive signals about the soft image of Pakistan", said President Asif Ali Zardari.Khar, 34, Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Krishna congratulates Pakistan’s new foreign minister
July 20th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Even as India and the US asked Islamabad to dismantle safe havens for terrorists, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Hina ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games Federation impressed with Hambantota
July 5th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hambantota (Sri Lanka), July 5 (IANS/CMC) Hambantota has boosted its chances of hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games, following a visit of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Evaluation Commission here last week.The ... Read more...
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Difficulties in NRI voting rights being worked out: Ravi
January 8th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Saturday said the government was working out the difficulties in physical verification of non-resident Indians living in the Gulf countries ... Read more...
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India, China to hold border talks
November 29th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 29 (ANI): India and China will hold border talks to resolve the long-running boundary dispute between the two nations and lay the ground for Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's visit to ... Read more...
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Top Taliban negotiator in secret talks with Afghan officials an ISI ‘impostor’?
November 23rd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 23 (ANI): Top US and Afghan officials have apparently been conned by a man claiming to be a leading Taliban negotiator in secret talks with Afghan officials.For months, the ... Read more...
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India at ease as G20 leaders spar
November 12th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan
Seoul, Nov 11 (IANS) India Thursday sat comfortably at the high table of the G20 Summit here Thursday as leaders scrambled to bridge differences over the next steps to ... Read more...
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Obama visit: India, US to partner in Africa anti-poverty drive
October 31st, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) When President Barack Obama sits down for talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh next week, India and the US will look to joining hands ... Read more...
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Iran joins US for first time for talks on Afghanistan’s future
October 19th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Oct 19 (ANI): Iran took part in high-level discussions on Afghanistan on Monday for the first time after the US assured that it had no "no problem" with its participation.The ... Read more...
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American Online pitching itself as an Internet content firm
August 5th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.5 (ANI): After reporting a quarterly loss of a billion dollars and a 26 percent drop in revenue yesterday American Online (AOL) has said that it wants to pitch itself ... Read more...
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BJP press for adjournment motion on price rise
July 27th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said it will again give notice Wednesday in both houses of parliament for an adjournment motion on the price rise ... Read more...
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Holbrooke to discuss AfPak with India
July 21st, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke reached here Wednesday for discussions over the role of India and other regional powers in stabilizing Afghanistan, a day after an ... Read more...
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Mike Mullen, Holbrooke on way to India
July 20th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) It is set to be a week of India-US diplomacy as the US' topmost military commander, Admiral Mike Mullen, and Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke come here ... Read more...
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Kayani hand behind India-Pakistan stalemate?
July 17th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief, Gen Ashraf Parvez Kayani, met President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the afternoon of July 15, ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to discuss terror, Kashmir Thursday (Lead)
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India and Pakistan will kick off a string of back-to-back meetings Thursday, starting with talks between foreign secretaries, aimed at bridging post-26/11 trust deficit and exploring ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to hold trust-building talks Thursday
June 23rd, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India and Pakistan are set to kick off a string of back-to-back meetings, starting with talks between their foreign secretaries Thursday that are aimed at bridging ... Read more...
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Eelam dreams only hurting Tamils: Sri Lankan minister (Interview)
June 12th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A Sri Lankan Tamil minister who accompanied President Mahinda Rajapaksa to India says the Tamil diaspora's refusal to give up the Tamil ... Read more...
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Krishna heads to Kazakhstan, energy tops agenda
May 11th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday headed to Kazakhstan, the oil-rich Central Asian nation, for a three-day visit during which the two countries will firm up a ... Read more...
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Krishna heads to Kazakhstan Tuesday, energy deals top agenda
May 10th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India will firm up a roadmap for scaling up business ties, including a lucrative oil deal, when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna goes on a three-day visit ... Read more...
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Singh, Gilani to meet in Bhutan during SAARC summit?
April 10th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.10 (ANI): While diplomatic observers here are hopeful of a brief encounter between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the ... Read more...
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IPL owners planning for India show only
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb.23 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) team owners are continuing to plan for the tournament, which begins in Mumbai on March 12.The fact that it was shifted at short notice ... Read more...
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Turkish president arriving Sunday; trade, n-energy on agenda (Lead)
February 6th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) India and Turkey are poised to expand economic ties and explore prospects of civil nuclear cooperation when Turkish President Abdullah Gul comes here Sunday on a ... Read more...
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Pakistan hopes dialogue will resume, India cautious (Roundup)
February 5th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi/Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) India's offer of foreign secretary-level talks has predictably raised hopes in Islamabad about a revival of the composite dialogue, with its top leadership discussing the ... Read more...
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