India, Cambodia to boost bilateral trade
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) India and Cambodia on Friday agreed to boost bilateral trade and economic cooperation at the second meeting of the India-Cambodia Joint Commission held here after a gap of 10 years….
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Pakistan seeks NATO backing for Afghan peace process
Islamabad, July 8 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday sought NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) support to enhance efforts for political negotiations to find a solution to the Afghan conflict. Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz issued the…
British Business Secretary meets Tata Steel management
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) British Business Secretary Sajid Javid on Friday met Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry along with Tata Steel top brass on the issue of the company’s proposed sale of its steel assets…
South African Deputy President calls on Modi
Pretoria, July 8 (IANS) South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday following a lunch hosted by President Jacob Zuma in honour of the visiting dignitary. Afternoon engagements…
British Business Secretary meets Tata Steel top brass
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) British Business Secretary Sajid Javid on Friday met Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry along with Tata Steel top brass on the issue of the company’s proposed sale of its steel assets…
Modi calls for industry-to-industry ties with S Africa
Pretoria, July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid emphasis on industry-to-industry ties between India and South Africa for greater economic gains while thanking South African President Jacob Zuma for extending support to…
No NSG team going to Dhaka, says MEA
New Delhi/Dhaka, July 8 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday dismissed rumours of India sending a team of elite NSG bomb experts to Bangladesh to help investigate the two recent terror attacks in…
PM stresses industry-to-industry ties with S Africa
Pretoria, July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid emphasis on industry-to-industry ties between India and South Africa for greater economic gains while thanking South African President Jacob Zuma for extending support to…
Individual hackings and terror attacks in Bangladesh: A Whodunnit
By Saeed Naqvi Before we dwell on Bangladeshs current travails, the good news. It is the only double distilled entity to emerge from Partition. Armed with Bengali nationalism, it shuffled itself out of the Islamic…
Sushma offers Dhaka ‘comprehensive approach’ to combat terror
Dhaka, July 8 (IANS) Indias External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has written to Bangladesh Minister of Foreign Affairs A.H. Mahmood Ali in the aftermath of the Gulshan cafe attack reiterating New Delhis support to Dhaka…
Act against Sri Lanka, Jayalalithaa tells Modi
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has urged the Indian government to undertake a strong diplomatic offensive against Sri Lanka to stop it from arresting Indian fishermen. In a letter of…
India, S Africa sign MoUs on ICT, tourism
Pretoria, July 8 (IANS) India and South Africa on Friday signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs), including two on information and communication technology and tourism. The MoUs were signed following delegation-level talks headed by Prime…
‘Implementation of Minsk Agreements to start by year end’
Kiev, July 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements to resolve the military conflict in eastern Ukraine may start before the end of this year….
Modi stresses on industry-to-industry ties with S Africa
Pretoria, July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid emphasis on industry-to-industry ties between India and South Africa for greater economic gains. Industry-to-industry ties can bring rich economic gains, give new shape to…
India sets up textiles training centre in Nigeria
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) India has set up an apparel training centre in Nigeria to promote skill development in the textiles sector of the West African nation, an official statement here said on Friday….
US defence system to be deployed in S. Korea
Seoul, July 8 (IANS) South Korea and the US in a joint statement on Friday announced their decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence with the US Forces Korea (USFK) despite continued opposition…
Modi, Zuma hold talks after ceremonial welcome in Pretoria
Pretoria, July 8 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sat down for bilateral talks with South African President Jacob Zuma after a ceremonial welcome accorded to him at the Union Buildings in Pretoria…
Modi arrives in South Africa
Pretoria, July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in South Africa from Mozambique on the second leg of his four-nation African tour. “Second leg of PM’s Africa tour begins in South Africa….
Egypt eyes retaliatory steps after Italy halts military supplies
Cairo, July 7 (IANS/AKI) Egypt said on Thursday it was considering retaliatory steps after Italy voted to stop the sale to Egypt of spare parts for F16 fighter jets, the first economic measures taken against…
Modi leaves for South Africa
Maputo, July 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left the Mozambican capital Maputo for South Africa on the second leg of his four-nation African tour. Leaving Mozambique with great happiness over the ground…