India’s ‘Look Middle East’ policy poised for upswing
India recently played host to Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — crown prince, deputy prime minister and defence minister of Saudi Arabia. The Feb. 26-28 visit was of the …
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All-weather friendship: 4 former Indian envoys at Afghan leader’s funeral
In a unique gesture underlining India’s all-weather friendship with Afghanistan, four former envoys of New Delhi to Kabul, that included Vice-President Hamid Ansari, braved capricious weather to attend the funeral …
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India’s Extended Neighbourhood: Prospects and Challenges
India’s extended neighbourhood has an added resonance at this particular junction in time when the country’s economic and strategic interests are becoming increasingly intertwined with the larger Asian hemisphere, much …
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Afghan muddle: China seeks closer cooperation with India
BEIJING: Against the backdrop of the impending drawdown of foreign combat troops from Afghanistan, China has sought closer cooperation with India in combating terrorism and promoting peace and stability in …
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India condemns Kunming terror, rallies behind China
The March 1 deadly terror attack in Kunming, China’s spring city, has elicited strong condemnation from India and has underlined the need for greater cooperation between the two Asian powers …
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BIMSTEC: Building bridges between South Asia & Southeast Asia
A rainbow bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia, the summit of leaders of the BIMSTEC grouping in Myanmar promises to be an important milestone that could entwine this dynamic …
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Post Geneva deal, India, Iran poised to galvanise ties
There is a new spring in ties between New Delhi and Tehran. Tehran’s thaw with the West offers a new opportunity to revitalise the old camaraderie and reconfigure their relationship …
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Building bridges between India and China
The president of China International Publishing Group (CIPG), Zhou Mingwei, expressed his wishes to strengthen ties with Indian media when meeting with a delegation of Indian journalists on Sunday, Feb. …
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India ups stakes in SCO
The two day visit (February 23-25) of the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) Dmitry Fedorovich Mezentsev to New Delhi is poised to impart a fresh momentum to India’s relations …
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Time to make Indian villages attractive for tourists
India’s GDP growth rate for 2013-14 is now forecast at around 5 per cent and the impression is that recession has bottomed out. But is this growth sufficient to create …
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