Bangladesh on US strategic radar, says daily on Clinton trip
May 7th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 7 (IANS) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Dhaka has "formally brought Bangladesh on the strategic radar of the US", said a leading Bangladeshi daily Monday.An editorial ... Read more...
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US hails India’s growing role in Asia (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Against the backdrop of tensions in South China Sea and China's assertiveness, India and the US Tuesday held their fifth regional dialogue on Asia-Pacific, ... Read more...
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India’s role in Asia-Pacific enormously important: US
April 17th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India and the US Tuesday held their fifth regional dialogue on Asia-Pacific to take stock of the present strategic, economic and security situation in ... Read more...
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Hu to attend Nuclear Security and BRICS summits, visit Cambodia
March 19th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 19 (IANS) Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul from March 26 to 27, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced Monday.Hu will ... Read more...
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Karzai’s willingness to talk to Taliban gratifies US
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) The US was pleased by the willingness expressed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to talk directly to the Taliban, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland has ... Read more...
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Obama, Karzai speak on strategic issues
February 21st, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Monday spoke with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai over the phone on an array of strategic issues."They discussed regional support for ... Read more...
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Egyptian military rulers meet US top military official
February 11th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 11 (IANS) Egypt's top military rulers held talks Saturday with visiting US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey here amid a recent row over illegal ... Read more...
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UAE, US hold talks
January 17th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 16 (IANS/WAM) Top officials of the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have held talks on taking their economic partnership to new heights.The UAE is interested ... Read more...
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Obama, Netanyahu discuss Mideast situation
January 13th, 2012 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Thursday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the Mideast situation.The two leaders reviewed the recent face-to-face meetings between the ... Read more...
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Unbalanced recovery better than balanced recession: China
November 21st, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 21 (IANS) Vice Premier Wang Qishan said Monday that an unbalanced recovery would be better than a balanced recession, in light of the current condition of the global ... Read more...
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Obama’s top national security aide to visit India, China
October 19th, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) President Barack Obama's National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon will travel to India later this week to discuss ways "to advance key elements" of India-US ... Read more...
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China to give $5 million more for Pakistan’s flood victims
October 7th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Liu Jian met Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Friday and told her that the Chinese government would provide $5 million in ... Read more...
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Intra-Kashmir women meet from Sep 27
September 24th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 24 (IANS) A conference of women on women's role in society, with participants from both Indian and Pakistani Kashmir, will be held in Gulmarg town from Sep 27.The ... Read more...
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Have realistic expectations from talks with Pakistan: India
June 19th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India Sunday said Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will go to Islamabad with "an open and constructive approach" and with "realistic" expectations, despite a naval row ... Read more...
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Obama calls Manmohan on ’successful action’ against Osama
May 10th, 2011 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama spoke with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the killing of Osama bin Laden, the White House announced without a mention of ... Read more...
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Afghanistan, US to hold bilateral meeting in Washington sans Pakistan
February 16th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16(ANI): Pakistan has been excluded from the high-level Afghan-Pak-US trilateral meeting, as the United States and Afghanistan have decided to hold bilateral talks on the same scheduled dates."The joint ... Read more...
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US-Afghan-Pak talks will be rescheduled in due course of time: Basit
February 13th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 13(ANI): Pakistan's standoff with the United States over double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis' detention will not thwart talks between them and Afghanistan, Pakistan's Foreign Office has said.The US has ... Read more...
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US calls off Afghan-Pak trilateral meeting in retaliation to Davis detention issue
February 13th, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 13(ANI): The United States has postponed a high-level trilateral meeting among the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan that was scheduled to take place later this month, in what seems to be ... Read more...
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US defers trilateral meeting with Pakistan
February 13th, 2011 - 5:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The US has postponed a trilateral meeting involving Pakistan due later this month here amid a diplomatic row over continued detention of an American official who shot ... Read more...
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U.S.-Afghan-Pakistan trilateral meeting postponed amid prisoner row
February 13th, 2011 - 5:00 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The United States on Saturday announced it has postponed a planned trilateral meeting with Afghanistan and Pakistan amid a growing political crisis over the arrest of an ... Read more...
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All eyes on Egypt defence minister, army chief during transition process
February 12th, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.12 (ANI): All eyes are now on two of Egypt's most senior military officers - Defence Minister, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, and Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Sami Hafez ... Read more...
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Obama committed ‘true global, strategic partnership’ with India
January 30th, 2011 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 30 (PTI) US President Barack Obama has reaffirmed his commitment to building a "true global, strategic partnership" with India at a meeting with National Security Advisor Shivshankar ... Read more...
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Indian Australian community’s welfare important for New Delhi: Krishna
January 20th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 20 (ANI): External Affair Minister S. M. Krishna has said the welfare of the Indian community in Australia is of paramount concern to New Delhi."I have had a productive ... Read more...
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China visit important to BJP, says Gadkari
January 19th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said Wednesday that his five-day goodwill visit to China further strengthens the cordial relations existing between the BJP and ... Read more...
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India accords high importance to RIC ministerial meet, says S.M. Krishna
November 14th, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by ANI
Wuhan (China), Nov.14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna said on Sunday that India accords high importance to the trilateral ministerial meet among Russia, India, China (RIC), as it is going to accord ... Read more...
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China wants full military exchanges with India
October 24th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Tokyo, Oct 24 (IANS) China is keen to resume full military exchanges with India, informed sources said Sunday, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here on the first leg ... Read more...
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US checking report if FBI ignored tip on Headley
October 16th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The US Saturday said it was looking into a media report that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had a tip about David Coleman Headley's links with ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh meets Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa in New Delhi
October 15th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.15 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here on Friday.Rajapaksa arrived in the capital on Thursday to participate in the closing ceremony of the ... Read more...
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Malik calls Chidambaram, discusses Mumbai attack probe (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Wednesday telephoned Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram and discussed his country's proposal to send a commission to India to record the testimony ... Read more...
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Malik calls Chidambaram, discusses Mumbai attacks
October 6th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik Wednesday called up Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram and discussed his country's proposal to send a commission to India for key officials ... Read more...
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India warns Pak against interfering in Kashmir
September 17th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 17 (ANI): India on Friday firmly rejecting Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's statement on Jammu and Kashmir issued a stern warning to Islamabad to stop infiltration and dismantle ... Read more...
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Karzai castigates Pakistan for providing refuge to terrorists
September 16th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 16 (ANI): At a press conference with Asif Ali Zardari, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has criticised Pakistan for harbouring sanctuaries and training camps of the terrorists within its territorial ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talks did not fail: Rao
August 12th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Talks between India and Pakistan that ended amid acrimony in Islamabad last month were not a failure, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said Thursday.
Rao told All India Radio ... Read more...
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Pakistan summons British envoy over Cameron’s terror remark (Lead)
August 2nd, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Islamabad Monday summoned the British envoy to Pakistan over remarks on terrorism by Prime Minister David Cameron during his India visit and told him that ... Read more...
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Goa to strengthen ties with diaspora
August 1st, 2010 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Goa is following in the footsteps of Kerala to engage with its non-residents who make up at least one-third of the state's 1.5 million population and contribute ... Read more...
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