Solidarity in distress: China offers aid for Chennai floods
In the aftermath of the floods in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, China has offered aid to Tamil Nadu. The floods led to the death of hundreds of …
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French President Hollande will be India’s Republic Day chief guest
The Paris-Delhi bonding is set to scale another frontier when French President Francois Hollande visits India as the guest of honour at the Republic Day celebrations in January 2016, a …
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India rules out war with Pakistan, stresses on dialogue to turn course of history
No war, let’s talk to end terror and build peaceful relations to advance stability and prosperity in the region. This is India’s message to Pakistan days after resuming full-spectrum dialogue with its difficult neighbour as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj unveiled their reasoning behind their latest peace initiative.
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India, China root for Doha round in WTO agenda
NAIROBI: Around 47 countries including India, China, South Africa and the host country Kenya came together to pitch for the Doha Round to remain firmly on the WTO’s agenda and …
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WTO chief harps on placing new issues on the agenda
NAIROBI: In a significant development, that may not be totally welcomed by India, the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevedo has asked the members to take up new …
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Australian Jet flies over South China Sea
Flying near the disputed areas of the South China Sea, an Australian military surveillance plane with the crew warned China’s navy that it was on a freedom of navigation mission. …
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India stresses need for WTO to discuss farm subsidies of rich countries
NAIROBI: India has stressed on the need for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) member countries to take up the issue of huge trade distorting farm subsidies of the rich countries …
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Deepening India–Japan Ties: Beyond a rising China
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in India recently to hold the 9th annual India-Japan summit-level talks. It was his second summit engagement with India’s Prime Minister Narenda Modi.
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China smells containment in India-Japan joint position on South China Sea
Containment anxieties seem to have gripped Beijing in the aftermath of the India-Japan joint position against “unilateral actions” in South China Sea during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s just-concluded visit to India.
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Saudi Arabia unveils 34-state Islamic military alliance to counter terrorism
Amid the rise of hardline Sunni militant groups like the ISIS, Saudi Arabia has unveiled an anti-terror coalition of Sunni-majority Muslim states, a dramatic step to entrench its credentials as the Arab world’s leading player and voice in an increasingly volatile region.
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