Is Russian ready to face the Afghan fallouts?
Dealing with Afghanistan remains a puzzle for Russians. It was different in 2001, when Putin acquiesced to the US request and facilitated the deployment and transit of NATO troops and …
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Maldives: Uniting in the name of Islam and Palestine
In what’s reportedly among the largest rallies in capital Male, people cutting across party lines protested recently against the current Israeli attacks on Palestine. Local media reports, quoting the organizers, …
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Japan marks 69th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
On the morning of August 6 1945, an American B-29 bomber named Enola Gay dropped a bomb weighing 4,080 kilograms –deceptively called Little Boy –on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, …
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Gaza conflict: 72-hour ceasefire begins
Israel has announced that it will pull back all its troops from Palestinian territory to a defensive position after the Egyptian-brokered 72 hours truce came into effect on the morning …
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Why India cannot do away with indirect subsidy
India’s stand at the WTO negotiations on signing up the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) may have greatly disappointed the US. In his recent visit to New Delhi, the US Secretary …
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US ups stakes, holds first summit with Africa
Against the backdrop of the rise of Asian powers, most prominently China, in Africa, the United States is hosting its first summit with the resurgent continent, which is expected to …
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Prayers at Pashupatinath: Connecting spiritually with Nepal
Blessings, prayer and healing. After charming Nepal with his stirring speech in parliament, it was time for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer prayers at Pashupatinath temple, one of …
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Modi casts spell in Kathmandu, pushes right buttons
“Heart-touching”, “warm”, “magnetic”, “Hit”, and “super-duper” – these are just a few superlatives being used to describe the stirring speech given by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his captivated …
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Nepal media sings praises, Modi visit unites Nepal like never before
KATHMANDU: Nepal has shown a rare unity in welcoming the historic visit by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with political elite and a notoriously argumentative media speaking in one voice …
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Transforming Ties: Modi a big HIT in Nepal, India unveils $1 billion credit
HIT Nepal with Highways, I-ways and Tansways. India has just found a winning formula to transform its relations with Nepal as Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled $1 billion line of credit for a host of development projects in the neighbouring country. In the first prime ministerial visit from India in the last 17 years, Modi launched a charm offensive on his maiden visit to the picturesque Himalayan state, which is intimately bound with India by deep-seated cultural and religious ties.
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