APEC not to expand membership, India has to wait longer
India’s ambition to become a member of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation will take longer as the APEC has decided that it will not consider expanding membership to the forum …
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China to work with India, Pakistan in combating terror
Ahead of talks on counter- terrorism between China and India, China has expressed “willingness” to work with both India and Pakistan in the fight against terror, raising hopes that it may …
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India, Russia sign military pact, to focus on FGFA
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia in December, India has signed a military technical cooperation agreement with Russia, which provides a blueprint for stepping up joint production …
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PM Abe’s new thrust to Japan’s Central Asian strategy
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent lightning visit to five Central Asian countries and Mongolia forms a landmark in Japan’s Eurasian diplomacy. No other Japanese Prime Minister had ever visited …
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Islamic State boasts of blowing up Russian plane
In an alarming incident, a Russian airliner crashed into a mountain area of the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, with an affiliate of the Islamic State claiming responsibility for it. The …
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India voices concern over Birgunj crisis in Nepal
In the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in Nepal at the Birgunj-Raxaul border, India has expressed concern and stressed on the need for the government of Nepal to address the …
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Delhi-Jakarta connect: ‘India not in business of counter-balancing China’
Ahead of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, India has denied any counter-balancing of China as it sought to upscale relations with Indonesia, the largest country in ASEAN and a …
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To be not talking to Pakistan is dumb
What are we to make of India-Pakistan relations? On one side of the ledger we have the elevating story of how Geeta, an abandoned deaf-and-mute girl who had strayed into …
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US to send special troops to Syria after peace talks
With Moscow raising the stakes by resorting to aerial bombing to flush out radical Islamist militants in Syria, the US has decided to send special troops to Syria after it …
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Elections in Turkey: Implications for Security in West Asia
Turkey will elect its 26th Parliament on November 1, 2015. This snap election takes place within five months of the last election on June 7, 2015. No party was able to secure a majority in that election. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan which has been in power since 2001, fell short of a majority by 18 seats.
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