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We have failed to convince the world: Sri Lanka defence secretary (Interview)

August 13th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The spearhead of Sri Lanka's war against the Tamil Tigers Wednesday made light of India's criticism that Tamils were not with Colombo, saying the ...

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Tamil Nadu arrests betray LTTE dependence on India

Tamil Nadu arrests betray LTTE dependence on India

August 8th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A sudden spurt in the arrests of Tamil Tigers and their Indian associates in Tamil Nadu indicates the growing dependence of the Sri Lankan ...

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In Sri Lanka, LTTE territory shrinks and shrinks

In Sri Lanka, LTTE territory shrinks and shrinks

August 5th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Colombo, Aug 5 (IANS) Amid continuously shrinking Tamil Tiger territory, the Norwegian-sponsored peace process is on hold in Sri Lanka with no signs of resuming any time now. Less ...

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SAARC calls for ’strongest cooperation’ to wage war on terror

SAARC calls for ’strongest cooperation’ to wage war on terror

August 3rd, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Colombo, Aug 3 (IANS) The 15th SAARC summit ended here Sunday with calls by its eight member states to step up “strongest possible cooperation” against terrorism as well as ...

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Halt terror to end strains in India-Pakistan ties, PM tells Gilani (Lead)

Halt terror to end strains in India-Pakistan ties, PM tells Gilani (Lead)

August 2nd, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Colombo, Aug 2 (IANS) A blunt Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told his Pakistani counterpart here Saturday that the suicide attack on the Indian mission in Kabul, rising ceasefire violations ...

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SAARC summit opens with appeals to battle terror

SAARC summit opens with appeals to battle terror

August 2nd, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Colombo, Aug 2 (IANS) South Asian leaders joined Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday in calling for a sustained campaign against terrorism, as the 15th SAARC summit opened here ...

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India has to act in Sri Lanka, pro-LTTE group tells PM

India has to act in Sri Lanka, pro-LTTE group tells PM

August 2nd, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Colombo, Aug 2 (IANS) A Tamil political party sympathetic to the Tamil Tigers has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that India has to play a role in ending the ...

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Sri Lanka’s refugee flow to India continues unabated

August 2nd, 2008 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Colombo, Aug 2 (IANS) Sri Lanka may be winning the war against the Tamil Tigers but the steady influx into India of Tamils fleeing the conflict shows no signs ...

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Restrain your fishermen, Rajapaksa tells Manmohan

Restrain your fishermen, Rajapaksa tells Manmohan

August 1st, 2008 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Colombo, Aug 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure that Indian fishermen did not breach the maritime boundary between the two ...

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Safeguards pact approval is ‘important day’ for India: PM (Lead)

Safeguards pact approval is ‘important day’ for India: PM (Lead)

August 1st, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Colombo, Aug 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described as "an important day for India" the IAEA Board of Governors' decision Friday to approve an India-specific safeguards pact, enabling ...

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Indian PM in Sri Lanka, takes IAF chopper to Colombo(Evening Roundup)

Indian PM in Sri Lanka, takes IAF chopper to Colombo(Evening Roundup)

August 1st, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Colombo, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Sri Lanka Friday under an imposing security blanket, flying from the international airport to nearby Colombo in an ...

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Harkishan Singh Surjeet - nationalist to Communist and then kingmaker (Obituary)

Harkishan Singh Surjeet - nationalist to Communist and then kingmaker (Obituary)

August 1st, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy and Monobina Gupta New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A hardcore nationalist who was known in his youth as "London Tod Singh" (one who breaks London, the centre of colonial ...

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PM to raise terrorism in talks with Pakistani leaders

PM to raise terrorism in talks with Pakistani leaders

August 1st, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy On Board Air India One, Aug 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to raise the issue of terrorism when he meets the Pakistani leadership on the sidelines ...

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Indians admit they fish in Sri Lanka’s troubled waters

Indians admit they fish in Sri Lanka’s troubled waters

August 1st, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian fishermen under attack from Sri Lanka's navy admit they frequently fish in the island nation's waters, but argue that they have no other ...

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Indian PM to hand over SAARC baton to Sri Lanka

Indian PM to hand over SAARC baton to Sri Lanka

July 31st, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS -
M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flies to Sri Lanka Friday to attend the 15th SAARC summit that will bring together leaders of eight countries from ...

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Indian PM to avoid Sri Lanka’s only Tamil chief minister

Indian PM to avoid Sri Lanka’s only Tamil chief minister

July 30th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) An expected meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sri Lanka's only Tamil chief minister may not take place - amid grumbling that ...

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Vindication for Manmohan Singh as government wins trust vote (Final Roundup)

Vindication for Manmohan Singh as government wins trust vote (Final Roundup)

July 22nd, 2008 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) After days of tense standoff over the India-US nuclear deal, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday won majority support in parliament by a bigger ...

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Sparks fly in parliament as PM vows to win trust vote (Lead Roundup)

Sparks fly in parliament as PM vows to win trust vote (Lead Roundup)

July 21st, 2008 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A confident Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday pledged to win the trust vote in parliament "100 percent", as the ruling coalition and the opposition ...

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As government battles to survive, friends and foes switch sides

As government battles to survive, friends and foes switch sides

July 16th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Long-time friends are turning foes and once bitter enemies find themselves on the same side as the Congress-led government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...

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Derailed by n-deal, Marxists look for new friends

Derailed by n-deal, Marxists look for new friends

July 14th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat's sudden embrace of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is the first significant fallout of the Left's failure to put ...

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Left-UPA marriage finally ends, BJP wants trust vote (Roundup)

Left-UPA marriage finally ends, BJP wants trust vote (Roundup)

July 8th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Indian Communists Tuesday finally ended four years of support to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ruling coalition over the contentious India-US nuclear deal, reducing it ...

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China-based Indian woman runs in Olympic torch relay(Lead)

China-based Indian woman runs in Olympic torch relay(Lead)

July 7th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Business executive Meena Barot Monday created history by becoming the only Indian to take part in the Olympic torch relay in China, a moment ...

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Only Indian to carry the Olympic torch is excited, proud

Only Indian to carry the Olympic torch is excited, proud

July 1st, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The only Indian chosen to carry the Olympic torch is "excited, happy, nervous" about the July 7 event and says she feels "very proud" ...

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Hopes and fears mark India’s Sri Lanka predicament (News Analysis)

June 23rd, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India is pushing hard for a broader devolution process in Sri Lanka as it grapples with the strategic and diplomatic challenges arising out of ...

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Indian seizures show LTTE’s game to fight long war

June 13th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Large quantities of explosives and other war material meant for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are being seized in Tamil Nadu in south India, indicating ...

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No role for India in Sri Lanka for now, says LTTE

June 12th, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India cannot make "any healthy, fruitful contribution" to resolving Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict until it changes its mind on the Tamil Tigers' struggle for ...

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PM says no to CTBT, warns of competition from China (Roundup)

June 12th, 2008 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India will never sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared Wednesday, even as he underlined the need to move ...

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Sri Lanka cannot negotiate with LTTE, says diplomat

June 1st, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by admin -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A negotiated end to Sri Lanka's dragging conflict is still possible but not before the Tamil Tigers are "verifiably demilitarised and democratised," says one ...

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BJP creates history in Karnataka, Congress humbled all over (National Roundup)

BJP creates history in Karnataka, Congress humbled all over (National Roundup)

May 25th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by admin -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) After decades of waiting, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday scripted history as it dramatically bagged top honours in the Karnataka election to rule ...

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India’s Sri Lanka power project runs into Tamil storm

May 10th, 2008 - 12:02 pm ICT by admin -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy` New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) An Indian project that seeks to provide electricity to Sri Lanka's war-hit east has run into rough weather amid allegations that it will displace ...

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