India committed to Palestinian cause: President
September 12th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) India has always considered the conflict in West Asia to be political and to be resolved peacefully while consistently supporting the Palestinian cause, President ... Read more...
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India pledges $10 mn for Palestine
September 11th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Pitching for durable peace in the West Asia and Gulf region, India Tuesday said it will continue to work for full membership of the ... Read more...
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Palestine leader heads to India next week (Lead)
September 7th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Amid the flux in West Asia, India will reinforce its commitment to the Palestinian cause and will sign three pacts during the visit ... Read more...
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India to host Palestinian leader next week
September 7th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Amid the flux in West Asia, India is set to roll out the red carpet for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week and reiterate ... 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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India offers to play role in achieving Middle East peace
December 1st, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Dec 1 (IANS) Underlining the importance of the West Asian region to the international community, India has expressed its readiness to play a supportive role to achieve ... Read more...
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India backs Palestine’s UN bid, says shouldn’t be conditional
October 25th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 25 (IANS) India Tuesday voiced hope that the process to grant the Palestinian request for UN membership would be concluded expeditiously and stressed this should not ... Read more...
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India backs Palestinian bid for UN membership
October 1st, 2011 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 1 (IANS) India came out in all out support for a Palestinian bid for membership of the United Nations as a Security Council committee met behind ... Read more...
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Defying US, India backs Palestine, reiterates ties with Iran
September 24th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Sticking to its long-held stands despite pressure, India has voiced public support for a historic Palestinian bid for UN membership and reiterated its relationship ... Read more...
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Day after Iran blasts US, India reiterates close ties
September 24th, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad triggered a US-led Western walkout from the UN General Assembly with a combative speech, Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Russia to back bid for Palestinian statehood
September 23rd, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will support a Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said."As long ago as 1989, when the Palestinian ... Read more...
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India to back resolution on UN membership to Palestine
September 17th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India will support a resolution in the UN for providing membership to Palestine in the international body."India's commitment to the Palestinian cause is long ... Read more...
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US to veto Palestinian bid for statehood at UN
September 9th, 2011 - 4:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) Washington will veto any Palestinian effort to seek a statehood at the UN Security Council (UNSC), said the US government Thursday."It should not come as ... Read more...
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Palestine seeks India’s support for statehood
August 25th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Nabil Shaath, the special envoy of Palestine National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Wednesday sought India's support for a proposed vote seeking the recognition of Palestinian ... Read more...
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Palestinian group accuses Obama of u-turn
May 25th, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama's recent assertion that the UN will never vote for an independent Palestinian state represented a "complete turnabout" by the ... Read more...
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India concerned about continuing stalemate in West Asia
January 28th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) India is concerned about the continued stalemate between the feuding parties in the Palestinian dispute, Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said here Friday."The continued ... Read more...
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Palestinian state possible by 2011, says its PM
December 19th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.19 (ANI): Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has told the Israelis that there is a change in the Palestinian mindset, and suggested that the dream of a Palestine State could ... Read more...
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Talks would lead to comprehensive peace for Middle East: Patil
November 28th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghDamascus (Syria), Nov.28 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has said India remains hopeful that talks would lead to a comprehensive peace process for a final resolution of the ... Read more...
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India committed to Palestinian cause, says S.M. Krishna
August 4th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.4 (ANI): India on Thursday reiterated its commitment to the Palestinian cause and described it as "an important component of its long established foreign policy".Stating in a written reply ... Read more...
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U.S. to aid West Bank and Gaza with $400 million initiatives
June 10th, 2010 - 3:58 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced that the U.S. will contribute with hundreds of millions of dollars in initiatives and commitments for the West Bank and Gaza.U.S. ... Read more...
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Three Pakistanis on Gaza flotilla head home (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Three Pakistanis, including prominent TV anchor Talat Hussain, detained after Israeli commandos stormed a Gaza aid flotilla are set to return home, an official said.
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Gaza flotilla attack: Three Pakistanis to return home Wednesday
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Three Pakistanis, including prominent TV anchor Talat Hussain, detained after Israeli commandos stormed a Gaza aid flotilla, are likely to return home Wednesday, an official said.
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India assures support for Palestinian cause to Abbas (Lead)
February 12th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Friday ended his two-day unannounced visit to India with New Delhi pledging support to an independent Palestine state coexisting with Israel, and ... Read more...
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Tharoor meets Abbas, assures India’s support to Palestine
February 12th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Friday met Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor who reassured the visiting leader of New Delhi's support for peace and ... Read more...
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Indo-Arab Society demands action against Israel for Gaza attacks
January 16th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The Indo-Arab Society (IAS) Friday urged the United Nations to take strict action against Israel for continuing to bomb and carry out ground attacks in Gaza despite a ... Read more...
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Gilani discusses Gaza crisis with Iran envoy, condemns Israeli agression
January 3rd, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.3 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday met Iran''s Special Envoy Gholam Hussein Nowzari and expressed his deep concern over the Israel-Palestinian conflict in the Gaza ... Read more...
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India calls for end to Gaza violence, favours dialogue
November 25th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Underlining its solidarity with the Palestinian cause, India Tuesday called for an end to violence in violence in the Gaza Strip that has deprived the civilian population ... Read more...
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PLO elects Abbas as president of future Palestinian state
November 24th, 2008 - 5:46 am ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Nov 24 (DPA) Members of the central council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Sunday night elected Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas as the president of the future state of ... Read more...
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India gifts embassy to Palestine, pledge $20 million aid
October 7th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) In a gesture reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Palestinian cause, India Tuesday announced an assistance of $20 million to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and gifted it ... Read more...
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India gifts embassy to Palestinian Authority, pledges 20 million dollar grant
October 7th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): In a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, India gifted a piece of prized real estate in the capital''s elite diplomatic enclave for building the ... Read more...
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‘India continues to stand by Palestinians’
May 19th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) India continues to support the cause of Palestinians and favours the creation of a separate state of Palestine, a central minister has said. While addressing a public meeting ... Read more...
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India can help in Middle East peace process: Arab League
May 15th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) The Arab League sees a bigger role for India in the Middle East peace process and hopes that New Delhi with its good relations with all concerned parties ... Read more...
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Ahamed calls for concerted international efforts to stamp out terrorism
November 22nd, 2007 - 4:36 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov.22 (ANI): Cautioning of the ever increasing threat of international terrorism caused by newer and newer global linkages among terrorist and radical groups, Minister of State for External Affairs, Ejaz ... Read more...
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