India, China, Pakistan dialogue on Afghanistan?
September 9th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) With the prospect of regional rivalries intensifying over Afghanistan, China is thinking of proposing a trilateral dialogue among New Delhi, Beijing and Islamabad on ... Read more...
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Germany lauds India’s Afghan role, pushes UN reforms (Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 22 (IANS) Lauding New Delhi's role in Afghanistan, Germany Friday assured India that it will continue to support the violence-torn country after international troops leave in 2014 and ... Read more...
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India ‘cautious’ after Kabul attack
April 17th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India remains "cautious" about the safety of its people and interests in Afghanistan following the recent Taliban strike in Kabul that killed nearly 50 ... Read more...
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Afghan violence: India voices profound concern, hopes for normalcy
April 16th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi/New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India Monday conveyed its "profound concern" to Afghan President Hamid Karzai over the wave of terror attacks in his country and hoped that Afghanistan ... Read more...
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Khurshid represents India at prayers for Rabbani
September 24th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Law Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday represented India at a prayer ceremony in Kabul for former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was assassinated at his ... Read more...
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India supports Libyan rebels at UN
September 17th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India Saturday extended its support to the Transitional National Council (TNC) of Libya to attend the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in ... Read more...
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No Indian injured in Kabul attack
September 13th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kabul, Sep 13 (IANS) India Tuesday condemned the attack by militants near the US embassy in Kabul and clarified that no Indian has been injured."India strongly condemns the incident. ... Read more...
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Chinese gift lies unused in Pakistan
July 18th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) A gift of expensive knitting machines from China for militancy-hit people of Pakistan's Khyber Pakthunkhwa province is lying unused for over a year due to lack ... Read more...
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Krishna felicitates Afghan journalists trained in India
January 27th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday felicitated 30 Afghan journalists, including 14 women, trained at a media institute here and said India, which had no vested ... Read more...
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CARE India winds up tsunami relief programmes
January 25th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Non-governmental organisation (NGO) CARE India Tuesday formally wound up its three phased tsunami relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction programme for the victims of the 2004 calamity. The organisation has ... Read more...
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Indian missions in Afghanistan under constant threat: Krishna
January 7th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A day before he leaves for Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday said Indian missions in that country were under constant threat but President Hamid ... Read more...
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India to help Afghanistan with rural development
January 5th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) With India's grassroots development projects becoming a big success in Afghanistan, an Afghan team will visit New Delhi soon to learn from its varied experience in rural ... Read more...
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US not tracking spending on Afghan projects, audit says
October 29th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 29 (ANI): The US government has spent about 55 billion dollars on rebuilding in Afghanistan since 2001, but a government watchdog has said that there is confusion about how ... Read more...
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India to convey concerns about Taliban to Afghanistan
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) With Kabul openly accusing Pakistan's military-intelligence establishment of harbouring the Taliban and Al Qaeda, India and Afghanistan will discuss ways to combat the common threat when ... Read more...
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India alerts Afghanistan about the Haqqani network
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Amid Pakistan's intensified efforts to influence evolving power-sharing negotiations in Afghanistan, India and Afghanistan Friday held wide-ranging talks, with New Delhi making clear its unease about ... Read more...
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India ready to discuss Afghanistan issue with Pakistan
June 20th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) With intelligence reports indicating the possibility of attacks on Indian assets in Afghanistan, India Sunday said the issue will figure during the foreign secretary level talks ... Read more...
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Manmohan to meet Karzai Monday, Taliban anxiety tops agenda (Lead)
April 26th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) A day before Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives here on a two-day visit, his Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul Sunday held talks that saw India airing its ... Read more...
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Manmohan to meet Karzai Monday, Taliban worry tops agenda
April 25th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) A day before Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives here on a two-day visit, his Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul was in the Indian capital Sunday on a ... Read more...
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Karzai in India Sunday, security of Indians tops agenda
April 22nd, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Nearly two months after the Kabul terror attack that killed seven Indians, Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives here Sunday on a two-day visit for talks that ... Read more...
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India won’t scale down activities in Afghanistan: Krishna
April 21st, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Ruling out any scaling down of India's reconstruction activities in Afghanistan, the government Wednesday told parliament that although 17 Indians have been killed there so far, its ... Read more...
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Obama lauds India’s Afghan role, to monitor Pakistan aid
April 12th, 2010 - 4:25 am ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand and Arun Kumar
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Rejecting any disconnect between New Delhi and Washington on regional issues, US President Barack Obama has lauded India's role in the ... Read more...
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UN mission in Afghanistan extended one more year
March 23rd, 2010 - 2:20 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The Security Council voted today to extend the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another 12 months and to expand its mandate to include support ... Read more...
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India to tighten security at its missions: Krishna
March 15th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday said India was awaiting a report before providing additional security to Indians in Afghanistan and was tightening security at all its ... Read more...
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India will not scale down Afghan operations, to scale up security (Roundup)
March 7th, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kabul/New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Unfazed by the Feb 26 Kabul terror strike, India Saturday said it will not scale down its operations in Afghanistan and clarified that the Indian medical ... Read more...
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No Indian staffer in Kabul returning: Krishna (Lead)
March 6th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 6 (IANS) India is enhancing the security of its citizens working in the Indian embassy in Kabul and those engaged in reconstruction activities in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S.M. ... Read more...
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India will not scale down Afghan operations: Menon (Lead)
March 6th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul/New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) India Saturday said it will not scale down its operations in Afghanistan in the wake of the Feb 26 Kabul attack and clarified that the Indian ... Read more...
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Indian medical mission in Kabul on pause
March 6th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul/New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) India will continue its reconstruction activities in Afghanistan, but has put its medical mission, the target of the Feb 26 terror strike in Kabul, on temporary ... Read more...
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Menon meets Karzai, discusses security of Indians (Roundup)
March 6th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Kabul/New Delhi/Washington, March 5 (IANS) India Friday said that the Feb 26 terror attack in Kabul will not deter it from helping rebuild Afghanistan as National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon met ... Read more...
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India undeterred by Kabul attack, Menon reviews security (Second Lead)
March 5th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kabul/Washington, March 5 (IANS) India Friday said that last month's terror attack in Kabul will not deter it from helping rebuild Afghanistan as National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon arrived in ... Read more...
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Holbrooke regrets Kabul comments, lauds India’s Afghan role (Lead)
March 5th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke Friday went on a damage control exercise saying he regretted his comments made three days ago that Indians were not targeted ... Read more...
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Indian team joins Afghan attack probe, NSA to go to Kabul
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) An inter-ministerial team of Indian investigators has reached Kabul to join the probe by Afghan authorities into Friday's deadly terror attack on Indians, ahead of National ... Read more...
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Afghan foreign minister speaks to Krishna after blast
February 27th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kabul, Feb 26 (IANS) In the wake of the terror attack in Kabul that killed 17 people, including nine Indians, Afghanistan Friday told India it would take more security measures ... Read more...
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Indians who died in Kabul were on goodwill mission: PM
February 26th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday strongly condemned the blasts in Kabul and stressed that the nine Indians, who died in "this senseless act of violence and ... Read more...
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14 FDI proposals worth Rs.733 crore approved
January 28th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A proposal from a leading private bank and another from an infrastructure company were amongst the 14 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs.732.57 crore approved by the ... Read more...
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World can learn from India’s move on Afghanistan: UK envoy
January 22nd, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Ahead of the London conference on Afghanistan next week, British High Commissioner Richard Stagg Friday lauded India's reconstruction efforts in the strife-torn country and said the ... Read more...
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