India, China discuss border issue
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Nov 21 (IANS) India and China on Monday discussed the vexed border issue as Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh met top officials of the Chinese Army including the PLA commander….
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Tourism festival inaugurated in Imphal
Imphal, Nov 21 (IANS) Manipur Governor Najma Heptullah on Monday inaugurated the tourism Sangai festival at Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre in Imphal. The Japanese ambassador to India and high dignitaries from Myanmar were also present…
Portuguese PM to be chief guest at diaspora conclave
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who has an Indian origin, will be the chief guest at next year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the foremost conclave of the Indian diaspora, it was…
Sri Lanka eyeing LNG from Qatar to fuel power plants
Colombo, Nov 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka has voiced keenness on importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar, the world’s biggest exporter of LNG, as part of the government policy to shift to clean energy. “In…
Pakistan summons Indian official to protest ‘ceasefire violations’
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and lodged a protest over “unabated violations of ceasefire” at the Line of Control (LoC)….
Make compromises, Chinese scholar tells India, Pakistan
Beijing, Nov 21 (IANS) A Chinese scholar on Monday urged Pakistan and India to make compromises to ease their strained ties, telling Islamabad that violence won’t change the “chaotic situation” in Kashmir. Writing in the…
Mauritius President underlines key Indian role in global economy
Jalandhar (Punjab), Nov 21 (IANS) India will continue to play a key role in the global economy and as an economic powerhouse in the South Asian region, Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim said here on Monday….
India, South Korea should co-produce films: South Korean envoy
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) South Korea is looking to co-produce films with India, the country’s ambassador to India Cho Hyun said on Monday. Cho was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting between…
UN Secretary General-designate to visit China
Beijing, Nov 21 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General-designate Antonio Guterres will visit China from November 28 to 29 at the invitation of the Chinese government. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang made the announcement on Monday,…
US under Trump will have different priorities, India will have to engage with multiple global actors: Jaishankar
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The incoming Trump administration in the United States “will have different priorities”, there may be a “degree of decoupling” with Europe and fluidity at the great-power level may translate into…
Sharif should reach out to Donald Trump, says Musharraf
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that it was a golden opportunity for Pakistan to step up and build an immediate liaison with the US President-elect Donald Trump as he…
Indian Army Chief begins China visit, to meet CMC Vice Chairman
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Nov 21 (IANS) Indian Army chief, General Dalbir Singh, began a four-day visit to China on Monday and is set to visit the eastern theatre command of the People’s Liberation Army…
Nepal to annul deals with Indian firm
Kathmandu, Nov 21 (IANS) Nepal has decided to terminate all memoranda of understanding (MoU) and decisions reached with an Indian consortium that was preparing to build the Kathmandu-Nijgadh expressway. The Himalayan state was now preparing…
Nepal cancels deal with India’s IL&FS to build fast track road
Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IANS) In a surprise move, Nepal on Sunday cancelled all agreements with India’s Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd for construction of a fast track road linking Kathmandu to the southern Terai…
Army chief’s 4-day visit to China from Monday
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Army Chief General Dalbir Singh will leave for a four-day visit to China on November 21, an official said on Sunday. “Chief of the Army Staff is leading a high-level…
Word ‘jugaad’ resonates with Israeli President
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) Hindi word ‘jugaad’ has clearly resonated with the visiting Israel President Reuven Rivlin who on Sunday sought to connect the colloquial term to the Jewish state of Israel and its style…
India-Bangladesh meeting over disputed enclave in Tripura inconclusive
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, Nov 20 (IANS) A meeting between Indian and Bangladeshi officials in Dhaka to resolve the dispute over southern Tripura’s Muhurichar — the lone enclave whose fate is yet unresolved between the…
Mukherjee, Rivlin inaugurate CII Agro-Tech in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and his visiting Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin inaugurated the 12th edition of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) biennial agro-technology and business fair, Agro Tech 2016, here on…
Xi, Putin discuss free trade, China-Russia ties
Lima, Nov 20 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for joint efforts by China and Russia to push forward the process of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). Xi on Saturday told…
Xi, Obama meet on China-US ties during APEC
Lima, Nov 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping expressed hopethat their countries will be able to strengthen bilateral relations in the coming years, including in areas they currently differ…