Syrian crisis should not have military solution: UN chief
September 21st, 2012 - 2:38 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The solution to the Syrian crisis should not be military, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said."Government and opposition forces seem to be determined to ... Read more...
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India must take ‘bold initiative’ on Siachen: Khar
May 8th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, May 8 (IANS) India should take "a bold initiative" to resolve the dispute over Siachen, the world's highest battleground, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.Khar said Pakistan believed ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Sudan’s continued bombings against S. Sudan
April 24th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by BNO News
BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN (BNO NEWS) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the continued airstrikes on South Sudan by Sudanese warplanes. It came hours after Sudan bombed a market ... Read more...
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Western role in Syria will prove costly: Assad
February 7th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) An international campaigner for democracy in Syria Tuesday accused the West of working overtime for regime change in his country.Ribal Al-Assad, an exiled cousin of ... Read more...
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Has Bangladesh’s creation benefited India strategically?
December 14th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Has India's role in the creation of Bangladesh 40 years ago benefited this country strategically? The poser, at a seminar here Wednesday, produced ... Read more...
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UN chief stresses diplomacy to solve Iran N-standoff
November 11th, 2011 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Thursday expressed deep concern over the possible military-dimension to Iran's nuclear programme, and called for a diplomatic solution to resolve ... Read more...
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Military strike against Iran would be a mistake: Russia
November 7th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 7 (IANS) Any military strike against Iran would be a serious mistake, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.Commenting on an Israeli warning that a military operation against ... Read more...
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UN sees no military solution to Libya conflict
August 12th, 2011 - 7:00 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There can be no military solution to the Libyan crisis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said."The secretary general calls on all parties ... Read more...
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Split in ULFA? Baruah slams peace talks
August 10th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 10 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has literally split with a faction headed by the elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah Wednesday coming down hard ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army answerable to people: Kayani
July 7th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) The Pakistan Army was answerable to the people and their representatives in the parliament, army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said.Kayani said at a seminar ... Read more...
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Over 2,700 civilians killed in Afghanistan in 2010: UN
March 9th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 9 (IANS) The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan rose by 15 percent to 2,777 in 2010 from a year earlier, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission ... Read more...
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Pak intelligentsia urges Obama to change Afghan strategy
December 13th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.13 (ANI): Pakistani academicians, journalists and members of various non-government organizations (NGO) have forwarded a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging him to change America's strategy in Afghanistan.According to ... Read more...
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Wikileaks expose: Saudi Arabia urges US attack on Iran
November 29th, 2010 - 6:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region urged US to attack Iran and destroy its nuclear facilities, The Guardian reported citing the secret US diplomatic communications leaked ... Read more...
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26/11 attack perpetrators should be brought to justice: UK defence Secretary
November 23rd, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Britain's Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said that the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks 'should be brought to justice' and that a stable Pakistan ... Read more...
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26/11 perpetrators should be brought to justice: British minister
November 22nd, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Britain's Defence Secretary Liam Fox Monday reiterated that the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks "should be brought to justice" and that a stable Pakistan is ... Read more...
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47% of Afghans feel country moving in right direction: Poll
November 10th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 10 (ANI): Afghans are more optimistic about the future than they were previously, with 47 percent of those surveyed claiming that Afghanistan was moving in the right direction, according ... Read more...
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Secret Taliban-Afghan govt talks to end war underway: Sources
October 6th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct 5 (ANI): High- level talks between the Hamid Karzai-led Afghanistan government and the Taliban have secretly begun for negotiating an end to the war in the country, Afghan and ... Read more...
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Mixed reaction, signals to Karzai’s outreach to Taliban
September 10th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sept.10 (ANI): After nine years of war, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has little faith about the NATO coalition forces routing the Taliban, and therefore, according to his aides, he is ... Read more...
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KNP leaders meet British Foreign Secretary, urge end to rights abuses in Kashmir
September 9th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Cynthia ChandranLondon, Sept.9 (ANI): Kashmir National Party leaders Abbas Butt and Dr Shabir Choudhry had a detailed meeting with senior officials responsible for issues related to Kashmir and South Asia at ... Read more...
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UK Special Representative Cowper-Coles resigns after criticism over war strategy in Afghanistan
September 8th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) --British Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Sherard Cowper-Coles, resigned from his position with immediate effect on Wednesday after press reports about his criticism over the war strategy in ... Read more...
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All Taliban regardless of distinction pose major threat to Pak: Haqqani
July 9th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani has said that though Islamabad considers the Taliban as a major threat to its security, the menace can not ... Read more...
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Talks with militants necessary for Pak’s survival: Imran Khan
December 10th, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 10 (ANI): Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that talks with the extremists are very necessary to prevent further chaos in the country."It is high time to enter into dialogue ... Read more...
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Joint mechanism suggested to tackle terror in northeast
October 31st, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 31 (IANS) Civilian and militray intelligence agencies have suggested a joint mechanism and effective border management to tackle terrorism in the northeast, officials said.
The police and intelligence chiefs of the ... Read more...
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BJP flays Krishna for seeking political settlement with Taliban
September 24th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday lambasted External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna for seeking political settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan and also for saying that ... Read more...
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No military solution possible in Afghanistan: Krishna (Lead)
September 23rd, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) Even as a top US commander in Afghanistan has sought more forces, India has said there is no military solution to the conflict in that ... Read more...
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India dismisses Pakistani fears over involvement in Afghanistan
September 23rd, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has dismissed suggestions that India's growing involvement in Afghanistan is intended to encircle Pakistan, a fear prevalent in some circles ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s war is against extremism, not religion : Kayani
August 14th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.14 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani has said country's ongoing struggle against various terrorist groups was a fight against extremism and militancy, and that it was ... Read more...
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Important to stabilize Pakistan for a peaceful Afghanistan : Miliband
July 29th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has commended efforts of the Obama administration to re-balance the relationship between the United States and Pakistan saying it is very important to ... Read more...
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Civil society pledges renewed support to Binayak Sen
July 25th, 2009 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Medha Patkar, Arundhati Roy, Shabnam Hashmi, Justice Rajinder Sachar, Swami Agnivesh -- the list of social and peace activists, lawyers and others was long at the first ... Read more...
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World powers trying to divide Pakistan, says NWFP Governor
June 29th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 29 (ANI): NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said that there is a "great game" being played in the region, and some world powers were trying to divide Pakistan.He ... Read more...
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Europe gets it wrong on Sri Lanka: N. Ram
June 2nd, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) An Indian newspaper editor has faulted European countries for their reaction to the Sri Lankan army's defeat of Tamil Tiger guerrillas, saying they have been wrong to equate ... Read more...
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Legitimate aspirations of Lankan Tamils should be addressed: Pranab (Lead)
May 20th, 2009 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) India is concerned about the Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka and wants that their "legitimate aspirations" should be addressed, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday.
Mukherjee said ... Read more...
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HRW asks Pak military to follow war laws
May 13th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore/Islamabad, May 13 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch has asked Pakistani military to avoid civilian casualties at any cost during its offensive against the Taliban."Beheadings and use of human shields by ... Read more...
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India worried over Sri Lanka but has limitations: PM
May 9th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) India was "deeply concerned" over the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka but there were limits to what it could do to end the killings there, Prime ... Read more...
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Congress-DMK ties intact: Manmohan Singh
May 9th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, May 9 (ANI): Clearing the air over the Lankan-Tamil issue and its effects on the Congress-DMK alliance, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the two parties are political ... Read more...
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