Before US posting, Nirupama Rao speaks on maritime policy
July 28th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) India is "in principle" opposed to the idea of an international judicial tribunal trying pirates captured by global navies in the Gulf of Aden, as ... Read more...
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Pakistan will cooperate with India on counter-terror: Bashir
July 27th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Counter-terrorism was of interest not just to New Delhi but also Islamabad, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said Wednesday while stressing that his country would ... Read more...
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India voices concern to Pakistan on Hurriyat meeting
July 27th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India Wednesday said it has candidly expressed its "concern" over Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's meeting with the separatist Hurriyat leadership from Kashmir Tuesday ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talk, hope for peaceful ties (Lead)
July 27th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday said he looked forward to forging "a peaceful and cooperative relationship" with Pakistan and underlined the need for ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan foreign ministers begin talks
July 27th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar Wednesday began talks that are expected to culminate in a host ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talks signal hope, says daily
July 27th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) The India-Pakistan talks signal hope for a positive outcome, said a leading Pakistani daily as it cautioned that the two countries could not "afford ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan firm up cross-Kashmir CBMs, discuss terror (Second Lead)
July 26th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) As the foreign secretaries of the two countries firmed up confidence building measures (CBMs), Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Tuesday hoped New Delhi and ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss cross-Kashmir CBMs, terror (Lead)
July 26th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan Tuesday discussed a host of issues, including terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir, and firmed up confidence-building measures (CBMs) ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani foreign secretaries begin talks
July 26th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao Tuesday began delegation-level talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir to firm up the agenda for the meeting between their foreign ... Read more...
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India invites Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
July 23rd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The government has invited Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit India.The invitation was extended to Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, ... Read more...
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Dialogue between India, Pakistan ‘most promising’, says Clinton
July 19th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The dialogue between India and Pakistan was "the most promising approach" to build confidence, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here Tuesday, adding that ... Read more...
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‘Political compromises’ can end fishing disputes: Rao
July 19th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) "Political compromises" were needed to resolve the recurring disputes between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen in the sea dividing the two countries, Foreign Secretary Nirupama ... Read more...
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Clinton begins India visit: Terror, AfPak, n-deal top agenda (Night Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton touched down here Monday night to begin a three-day visit during which India and the US will hold ... Read more...
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Clinton arrives, Mumbai blasts and n-deal to top talks (Lead)
July 18th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton touched down here Monday night to begin a three-day visit during which India and the US will hold ... Read more...
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Clinton in India Monday night, Mumbai and n-deal on agenda
July 18th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India and the US will Tuesday hold their second strategic dialogue, which is expected to be dominated by counter-terror cooperation, civil nuclear cooperation and ... Read more...
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Mohan Khokar collection to bring alive century of Indian dance (With Image)
July 16th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Mohan Khokar Dance Collection, one of the largest archival collections of memorabilia on Indian dance with over 300,000 documents, will get a government ... Read more...
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India has risen above blame game, says Pakistani daily
July 16th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 16 (IANS) It is a positive sign that India has risen above the blame game and New Delhi has decided to go ahead with the foreign ministers' ... Read more...
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India may press US for help in Mumbai terror probe
July 15th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) With no clear leads emerging in the July 13 Mumbai terror strikes, India is likely to press the US for assistance in probing the ... Read more...
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Rabbani to brief India on Taliban reconciliation
July 13th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Against the backdrop of intensifying violence in Afghanistan, India will hold talks with Burhanuddin Rabbani, head of the Afghan government's peace council negotiating with ... Read more...
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High-tech trade: India urges US to focus on R&D;, design (Lead)
July 11th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) India Monday said its high-technology cooperation with the US has "underperformed" in commercial sectors, and called for increased focus on research and development, design, joint ... Read more...
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Removing FDI barriers in high-tech trade, US urges India
July 11th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The US Monday pressed India to dismantle barriers to foreign direct investment and ease procurement processes to increase bilateral defence and high-tech cooperation."India has embarked ... 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, Iran implement pact on prisoners (Lead)
July 7th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India and Iran have resolved to combat terrorism and implement an agreement on transfer of sentenced prisoners.Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is in Tehran for ... Read more...
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Rao calls on Iran foreign minister
July 7th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is on a two-day visit to Tehran for the ninth round of foreign office consultations, called on Iran's Foreign Minister ... Read more...
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New NSG guidelines not end of the road for India: Rao
July 3rd, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The tightening of regulations by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for export of sensitive technologies was "not end of the road", with major countries committing ... Read more...
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Pakistani state-terror links have to be broken: Rao
July 3rd, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao says the terror links of the Pakistani state and military have to be broken, even as she felt Islamabad's attitude ... Read more...
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We need a stable Pakistan that acts against terror: India
June 28th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Describing her recent talks in Islamabad as "productive and positive", India's Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said a stable Pakistan which acts as a bulwark against ... Read more...
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Myanmar: a nation on cusp of change (Myanmar Newsletter)
June 26th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 26 (IANS) After nearly 40 years of military rule, Myanmar is changing, with clear signs that the transformation is for the better.The country's most popular pro-democracy face, Aung ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack continued to haunt Indo-Pak talks: Daily
June 26th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Describing the Mumbai terror attack as "one with a staggering human, financial and psychological cost", a leading Pakistani daily Sunday said that it continued to haunt ... Read more...
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Afghan great game to influence India-Pakistan ties
June 25th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) With the talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan ending with a decision to explore more cross-Kashmir CBMs, the focus has now ... Read more...
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India asks Pakistan for 26/11 trial closure, agrees on cross-Kashmir CBMs (Roundup)
June 24th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) Raising alleged links of the ISI with the Mumbai terror attack, India Friday pressed Pakistan for a "satisfactory closure" of the 26/11 trial and reminded ... Read more...
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India asks Pakistan for 26/11 closure, explores cross-LoC CBMs (Second Lead)
June 24th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) India Friday pressed Pakistan for a "satisfactory closure" of the 26/11 trial and reminded that complex issues like Kashmir can't be resolved under "the shadow ... Read more...
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India asks Pakistan for ’satisfactory closure’ of 26/11 trial
June 24th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) India Friday asked Pakistan to bring the 26/11 trial to a "satisfactory closure" as the two countries ended their two-day talks by agreeing on exploring additional ... Read more...
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India ready to host Pakistan’s foreign minister in July
June 24th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) India Friday conveyed to Pakistan that it was looking forward to hosting Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, who is expected to be ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss 26/11, Samjhauta, CBMs on Day 1 (Second Intro Roundup)
June 24th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) India Thursday voiced its concerns over the slow pace of 26/11 trial and Pakistan raked up the Kashmir issue as their foreign secretaries ended the ... Read more...
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