Literary fests new tool of public diplomacy in South Asia
May 23rd, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Literature, the soul of cultural exchange, is giving conventional diplomacy a run for its space in South Asia with the mushrooming literary festivals that are ... Read more...
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Post 26/11, a chronicle of India-Pakistan meetings
April 8th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
A chronology of key meetings between Indian and Pakistani leaders after the Nov 26, 2008 Mumbai terror carnage that caused a nearly two-year long deep freeze in the ties between ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
India looking East to build cultural bridges: Karan Singh (Interview)
July 10th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) India is looking East to ramp up cultural contacts and strike new friendships in Asia on the strength of shared history, says Indian Council for ... Read more...
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At low-key India-Pakistan talks, terror and Kashmir on the table
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao leaves for Islamabad Thursday for two-day of talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, with both sides intent on ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan disagree on Siachen issues
May 31st, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India and Pakistan Tuesday concluded their two-day talks here on the festering 27-year-old Siachen Glacier dispute with both sides disagreeing on almost all issues, including ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan hold ‘cordial, constructive’ Siachen talks (Lead, with images)
May 30th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India and Pakistan Monday inched forward in their efforts to resolve the 27-year-old dispute over the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, with a "constructive" ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan begin Siachen talks
May 30th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India and Pakistan Monday began a two-day dialogue here aimed at resolving the dispute over the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, where both countries ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to resume Siachen talks Monday
May 30th, 2011 - 2:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India is expected to press Pakistan to authenticate the 110-km actual ground position line (AGPL) along the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro ridge in Jammu and Kashmir ... Read more...
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Mukherjee to attend ADB’s annual meet in Hanoi
May 2nd, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will leave for Vietnamese capital Hanoi tomorrow to attend Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s 44th Board of Governors' annual meet.During his two ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talks agenda: 26/11, counter-terror
March 27th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The home secretaries of India and Pakistan meet here Monday for two days of talks to review tricky issues like prosecution of the Mumbai ... Read more...
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India asks Pak to grasp ‘hands of friendship’
February 24th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, extending hands of friendship to Pakistan, on Thursday said India is ready to discuss all outstanding issues provided the neighbouring ... Read more...
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Pakistan “very satisfied with outcome” of meeting with India at Thimpu
February 13th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 13(ANI): Pakistan has expressed its satisfaction with the outcome of the Foreign Secretary-level meeting with India, which was held recently on the sidelines of SAARC meeting at Thimpu.Pakistan's Foreign ... Read more...
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India conveys concern over fishermen’s deaths to Sri Lanka
February 8th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Thimpu, Feb 7 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday expressed "deep concern" over the alleged killing of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy to his Sri Lankan counterpart G.L ... Read more...
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Krishna hopes to bridge trust deficit with Pakistan
February 7th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen Kapoor/Ravinder Singh RobinThimpu, Feb 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Monday stressed the need to build trust, mutual confidence and respect with PakistanOn his arrival at the ongoing ... Read more...
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SAFTA, an important instrument to deepen intra-regional trade: Nirupama Rao
February 6th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Thimpu (Bhutan), Feb 6 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Sunday said that with the completion of 25 years of SAARC, the process is maturing and gradually the focus is now ... Read more...
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‘We are going into talks with Pak with an open mind,’ says Nirupama Rao
February 6th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorThimpu (Bhutan), Feb.6 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is here to attend the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation's (SAARC) Foreign Secretaries and Council of Ministers meetings, has ... Read more...
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India Pakistan talks an anomaly in SAARC: Secretary General
February 5th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
Thimpu (Bhutan), Feb.5 (ANI): South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Sheel Kant Sharma has described the possibility of talks between India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the SAARC ... Read more...
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Qureshi telephones Krishna, conveys felicitations on Republic Day
January 25th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi telephoned External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna today to convey his felicitations on the eve of India's Republic Day and the duo ... Read more...
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2010 an eventful year for Indian diplomacy
January 5th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): 2010 was an eventful year for Indian diplomacy, which witnessed a qualitative expansion of strategic relations with key partner countries and a robust engagement with India's ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan undecided about talks with India’
December 9th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Brussels, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistan is unclear about Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's visit to New Delhi despite an invitation from his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna for resuming the ... Read more...
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Pak editorial welcomes Manmohan Singh’s views, calls for speeding up Mumbai trial
September 10th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 10(ANI): An editorial in a leading Pakistani newspaper has said that the country must welcome Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's call for continuing the process of engagement between ... Read more...
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India, Pak to work together on counter-terrorism measures
June 24th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashIslamabad, June 24 (ANI): India and Pakistan apparently have reiterated their commitment to work together on counter-terrorism measures, judging from the responses given by the two foreign secretaries - ... Read more...
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Dialogue should not be derailed by terrorism: India (Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday agreed that dialogue was "the best way forward" and should not be allowed to be derailed by "terrorist elements".
"We must deny terrorist ... Read more...
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India’s `Pak Policy of Good Hope’
June 10th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): With little over a month left for the meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, New Delhi appears keen on taking its relationship with ... Read more...
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New ICCR website inaugurated
May 28th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Indian Centre for Cultural Relations (ICCR) took India's soft power a step ahead by launching a new web portal listing the centre's activities both in the ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa to visit Indian on June 8
May 16th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, May 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be visiting India in the second week of June on his first state visit to New Delhi after his re-election as the ... Read more...
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India’s role very important in Afghanistan: German Envoy
May 7th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Germany has hailed India's role in capacity building, and development in infrastructure and education sectors in war torn Afghanistan.German Ambassador to India Thomas Matussek ... Read more...
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India, Pak can’t afford to prolong strained ties: Gilani
May 1st, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May.1 (ANI): Underlining the need for reducing the heightened tension between both countries, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that New Delhi and Islamabad cannot afford to continue ... Read more...
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India not ’stealing’ Pak’s water, scarcity due to wastage, mismanagement: Qureshi
May 1st, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May.1 (ANI): Call it the 'positive' effect of the 'spirited' talks that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the ... Read more...
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Will Rajiv Gandhi’s vision for SAARC be achieved at Thimpu?
April 28th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by ANI
By I. Ramamohan RaoNew Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): The first summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation in 1985 saw the enthusiastic participation of Rajiv Gandhi, who had just ... Read more...
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SAARC Summit: Peace imperative for regional development, says Gilani
April 28th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Thimpu, Apr.28 (ANI): Stressing that peace is imperative for regional development, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that stabilising the region and establishing peace were his countries top priorities.Addressing ... Read more...
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Pakistan hints at Gilani-Manmohan meeting at Thimpu
April 24th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) In a surprise move, Pakistan has indicated that a meeting between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh cannot be ruled out ... Read more...
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Karzai to visit India ahead of Bhutan SAARC summit
April 22nd, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Apr.22 (ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai will be paying a short visit to India ahead of the Bhutan SAARC summit, which starts on in Thimpu on April ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak trust deficit looms large over Bhutan SAARC summit
April 21st, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Apr.21 (ANI): Persisting ambiguity over the possibility of an Indo-Pak dialogue taking place on the sidelines of next week's SAARC summit in Bhutan, has once again hijacked ... Read more...
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Gilani greets Manmohan at Obama dinner (Lead)
April 13th, 2010 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
Washington, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Monday walked up to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and talked to him for a couple of minutes at ... Read more...
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