Visa pact to be signed Saturday, will benefit common people: Rehman Malik (Lead)
September 8th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) India and Pakistan will Saturday sign the much-awaited visa agreement that will ease the visa restrictions on people from both countries, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan likely to sign visa pact Saturday
September 7th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The much-awaited visa agreement between India and Pakistan could be signed Saturday, Indian sources said here Friday.The visa agreement could be a game changer for people-to-people ... Read more...
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India must consolidate engagement with CELAC (Comment)
August 17th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
On Aug 7, Chile's Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno, on an official visit to India, had a wider agenda than his ministry's brief. He was in Delhi representing the recently formed Community ... Read more...
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India, Latin America to scale up bilateral ties
August 8th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Chila, Cuba and Venezuela, the troika of Latin America's premier grouping, Wednesday sought closer strategic and economic partnership with India and described New Delhi ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss additional CBMs for Kashmir
July 19th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday considered introducing additional confidence building measures (CBMs) across the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, including pilgrimage, bank facilities ... Read more...
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Krishna to visit Pakistan in September
July 5th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said he hopes to visit Islamabad in the first week of September for official talks and the dates will ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan talks on Siachen end
June 12th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) The two-day talks between Pakistan and India to resolve the dispute over Siachen glacier, the world's highest battlefield, ended Tuesday, a media report said.Pakistan was led ... Read more...
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Khar, Zardari’s daughters likely to come to India
April 6th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Rehman Malik may not be the only minister accompanying Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari on a day-long visit to to India Sunday. While the composition ... Read more...
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Manmohan-Gilani meet, decide to intensify dialogue (Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 27 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met here Tuesday and said the two countries had charted the right path ... Read more...
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‘Major strides in reducing trust deficit with Pakistan’
March 9th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, March 9 (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Islamabad later this year, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday said that although terrorism posed a continuing threat to the region ... Read more...
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Jats remain defiant, trains affected in parts of Haryana
February 21st, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 21 (IANS) Leaders of the Jat community in Haryana and their supporters remained defiant Tuesday, saying they would intensify their agitation for job quotas in Haryana from ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan ties: A year of building trust (Yearender)
December 19th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) "Trust, but verify." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's watchword on re-engaging Pakistan found traction in 2011 and saw the troubled post-26/11 ties turning a corner, ... Read more...
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Emergency Arab League meet on Syria
November 6th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Nov 6 (IANS) The Arab League will hold a ministerial-level emergency meeting October 12 to discuss the continued violence in Syria, the Egypt's official MENA news agency reported Sunday.Qatari ... Read more...
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Concern remains at slow 26/11 trial in Pakistan: India
July 28th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) A day after their foreign minister-level talks, India Thursday said it had been raising its "concern and disappointment" over the slow pace of the Mumbai ... Read more...
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Dialogue with Pakistan will continue: Defence Minister
July 26th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Ahead of foreign minister-level talks with Pakistan, India Tuesday said it will continue to hold dialogue with its neighbour to resolve pending issues despite problems ... Read more...
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Pakistan says will cooperate with India in Mumbai probe (Second Lead)
July 26th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will hold preparatory talks in New Delhi Tuesday to firm up the details of confidence-building measures (CBMs) even ... Read more...
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Pakistan ready to cooperate with India on Mumbai blasts: Bashir
July 26th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), July 25 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir Monday said his country would cooperate with India in the investigation into the recent blasts in Mumbai.Accompanied by ... Read more...
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Ready to talk to New Delhi: Mirwaiz
July 25th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Ahead of his talks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday said he was open to negotiations with ... 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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India, Pakistan firm up new cross-Kashmir CBMs
July 18th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) In their first contact after the July 13 Mumbai terror attacks, Indian and Pakistani officials met Monday to firm up new confidence-building measures to ... Read more...
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Hina Rabbani Khar to be Pakistan’s youngest foreign minister (Lead)
July 18th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Hina Rabbani Khar, 34, will be elevated as the new foreign minister of Pakistan, a media report said Monday. Her elevation comes barely a week ... Read more...
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Hina Rabbani Khar to be Pakistan’s foreign minister
July 18th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Hina Rabbani Khar will be the new foreign minister of Pakistan, a media report said Monday. Her elevation comes a week ahead of India-Pakistan talks ... Read more...
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India plays cautious, says talks with Pakistan on (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Despite the Mumbai blasts, India said Thursday the foreign minister-level talks with Pakistan will take place later this month as it tactfully kept silent ... Read more...
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Clinton to visit India, nuclear waiver, AfPak tops agenda
July 8th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Amid anxieties about new guidelines of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), India will press the US for the transfer of sensitive technologies to enable ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to announce CBMs on Kashmir, nuclear issues
July 8th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) India and Pakistan are set to unveil specific cross-Kashmir and nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) when their foreign ministers meet here July 26-27 amid an ... Read more...
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India, UAE to step up investments
June 28th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) A day after foreign minister-level talks, India Tuesday said it has decided to step up two-way investments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ... Read more...
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David Cameron to visit Pakistan today
April 5th, 2011 - 10:48 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 5(ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron will visit Islamabad on April 5 (today).During his one-day visit, Cameron will hold meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf ... Read more...
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Pak, UK to initiate ‘enhanced strategic dialogue’ during Cameron’s Islamabad trip
April 3rd, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 3(ANI): Pakistan and the United Kingdom will initiate an 'enhanced strategic dialogue' when British Prime Minister David Cameron visits Islamabad for a one-day trip on Tuesday.Cameron is scheduled to ... Read more...
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US Treasury Under Secretary highlights growing US-India economic partnership
March 4th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4(ANI): U.S. Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs Lael Brainard on Friday delivered a keynote address here at the Institute of International Finance's (IIF) spring membership meeting, ... Read more...
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For dialogue, Pakistan has to shun terror, says Patil
February 21st, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India is ready for "meaningful dialogue", as long as Pakistan does not allow groups to use its territory to export terror, President Pratibha Patil said here ... Read more...
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Efforts on to free Indians from Pakistan jails, court told
February 7th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The central government Monday told the Supreme Court that it has been "consistently" taking up the issue of release of Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails with the ... Read more...
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Resumption of Indo-Pak parley will be key topic in Thimpu: Experts
February 6th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 6(ANI): Indian and Pakistani experts have said the focus of the foreign secretary-level talks on the sidelines of a SAARC meeting in Thimpu, Bhutan will be on ways to resume ... Read more...
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