Assam has changed, respond to peace overtures: Sonia to militants (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance chairperson and Congress party president Sonia Gandhi Saturday appealed to hardline militant outfits in Assam to respond to the government's peace overtures ... Read more...
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Sonia tells Assam militants to join peace initiative
May 26th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) Highlighting the Congress government's peace and development agenda in Assam, United Progressive Alliance chairperson and party president Sonia Gandhi Saturday appealed to militant outfits to ... Read more...
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Myanmar forms peace group to deal with ethnic insurgents
May 18th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, May 18 (IANS) A high-level peace group headed by President U Thein Sein has been formed in Myanmar to carry out peace negotiations with ethnic armed groups in the ... Read more...
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Peace Accord with Black Widow rebel faction soon: Chidambaram
January 24th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 24 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday hinted that the government is planning to sign a peace accord with the Dima Halam Daogah faction of rebels ... Read more...
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India urges Israel, Palestine to resume direct talks
December 15th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Reiterating its support for the creation of an independent state of Palestine, India Thursday called for the resumption of direct talks between Palestine and Israel ... Read more...
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UN Security Council urges strict implementation of Yemeni political agreement
November 29th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council on Monday underlined the importance of strictly implementing the new political agreement in Yemen, which agrees to a ... Read more...
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Bengal interlocutors step aside from peace process
November 28th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) Four Days after top Maoist commander Kishenji was killed by the security forces, the West Bengal government-appointed interlocutors Monday stepped aside from the peace dialogue ... Read more...
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Peace initiative to continue, say Bengal interlocutors
November 19th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Interlocutors appointed by the West Bengal government to broker peace with Maoists Saturday said they will continue the peace initiative at the request of Chief ... Read more...
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Talks with Maoists will be fruitful, Binayak Sen asserts
September 8th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) Human right activist Binayak Sen Thursday exuded confidence about the talks between the West Bengal government and the Maoists yielding positive results."We are desirous of ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan cricket bonhomie in the heart of East Africa
March 30th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dar es Salaam, March 30 (IANS) When Indians and Pakistanis get together, they talk and enjoy cricket wherever they may be. Thousands of miles away from Mohali, in this ... Read more...
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South Ossetia to discuss Georgia’s peace proposal in Geneva
December 9th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- South Ossetia presidential envoy Boris Chochiev on Wednesday announced that the independent state will discuss the peace proposal sent by Georgia to the international community in Geneva ... Read more...
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Afghan Taliban reconciliation plan fizzles out over militants’ rejection of Peace Council
November 10th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 10 (ANI): The ambitious Taliban reconciliation plan launched by the Afghan government has turned dormant after the Taliban and some other resistance groups in Afghanistan reportedly not only rejected ... Read more...
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Arab League supports Palestinians over talks
October 9th, 2010 - 8:29 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Oct 9 (IANS) The foreign ministers of the Arab League (AL) member states have decided to support the Palestinians to halt talks with Israel amid Israeli settlement constructions.The decision was made ... Read more...
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Abbas suspends peace talks
October 2nd, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Oct 2 (IANS) The Palestinian leadership decided not to continue peace talks with Israel over a dispute on Jewish settlement policy in the West Bank, a spokesman said Saturday."There are no ... Read more...
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Krishna likely to meet Qureshi in New York
September 17th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IANS) More than two months after their failed talks in Islamabad, the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan are likely to meet on the sidelines of the ... Read more...
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‘Indo-Pak Express’ aiming for No.1 spot
September 13th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 13 (IANS) The final destination for the "Indo-Pak Express" is the No.1 spot and the objective is well within the sights of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.
Reaching the US ... Read more...
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Indefinite curfew imposed in Srinagar, FIR against Mirwaiz
September 12th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sep 11 (ANI): An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Srinagar and a case has been filed against All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq following Friday's violence and arson ... Read more...
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Statement by Middle East Quartet
August 20th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The following statement was issued on Friday by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, and European Union):"The representatives of the Quartet reaffirm their ... Read more...
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Abbas sets conditions for direct talks with Israel
August 5th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Aug 5 (DPA) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was ready for direct negotiations with Israel, provided key condition are met, including a total halt to settlement building in the West ... Read more...
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Pak ready to support any Afghan-led peace initiative: Qureshi
June 30th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 30 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad is ready to support any Afghan-led initiatives to restore peace in the war torn country.Talking to reporters at ... Read more...
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Paresh Baruah rejects Citizens Forum’s peace initiative
June 25th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) The peace initiative taken by the newly-floated Citizens Forum received a major setback Friday with the elusive commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ... Read more...
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‘Strengthen nuclear capability to avert Indian designs’
June 21st, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Pakistan must outstrip India in the nuclear race to counter its neighbour, which is "fomenting instability" and was aiming to dismember this country as part of an ... Read more...
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Bopanna named ‘Champion for Peace’
June 18th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna was Friday named a "Champion for Peace". He joins a group of 47 major international athletes committed to serving peace in the ... Read more...
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Pak welcomes Manmohan Singh’s `visionary’ Kashmir offer
June 8th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
Istanbul (Turkey), June 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that his country welcomed the speech given by Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh during his two-day ... Read more...
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Ready to talk to any group that gives up the gun: PM
June 7th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, June 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said that he and his government was ready to talk to any separatist group that showed a willingness to give ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh to visit Kashmir today
June 7th, 2010 - 11:15 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will undertake a two-day visit to Kashmir from today.Dr. Singh is likely to renew the Central Government's offer for talks ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh to undertake two-day Kashmir visit from Monday
June 6th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will undertake a two-day visit to Kashmir from Monday onwards.Dr. Singh is likely to renew the Central Government's offer for ... Read more...
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Geelani calls for shutdown in J-K over PM’s visit
June 4th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, June 4 (ANI): All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for a complete shutdown in Jammu and Kashmir to protest against the proposed visit of ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh’s likely visit to Jammu-Kashmir evokes mixed response
May 27th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, May 27 (ANI): The proposed visit of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Jammu and Kashmir has evoked a mixed response from different sections of society, particularly from political and ... Read more...
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Kasuri should table document supporting statement over Kashmir resolution: JUI-F chief
May 2nd, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May.2 (ANI): Rubbishing former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri's claims that the long pending Kashmir issue is near a solution during his reign, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal Group) (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur ... Read more...
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United they stood behind ‘Thimphu thaw’ (Capital Buzz)
May 2nd, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) On the face of it, nothing new had happened between India and Pakistan to lead to the dramatic "thaw in Thimphu". But if Congress sources are ... Read more...
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India-Pak ‘interim’ agreement on Kashmir was for 15 yrs: Kasuri
April 28th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr.28 (ANI): Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri has revealed that India and Pakistan, through back-channel diplomacy, had evolved an 'interim' agreement on the Kashmir issue, and that it ... Read more...
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Another dissenting voice against Paresh Baruah, ULFA rift widening
April 22nd, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 22 (IANS) The rift within the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) widened further with jailed chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa Thursday questioning the authority of the outfit's elusive commander-in-chief Paresh ... Read more...
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ULFA splits down the middle over peace process (Lead, News Analysis)
April 21st, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) appears to have vertically split with its elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah sidelining the other top leaders, ... Read more...
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Vertical split in ULFA as Paresh Baruah sidelines others (News Analysis)
April 21st, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) appears to have vertically split with its elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah snubbing the other top leaders, ... Read more...
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