Post Geneva deal, India, Iran poised to galvanise ties
There is a new spring in ties between New Delhi and Tehran. Tehran’s thaw with the West offers a new opportunity to revitalise the old camaraderie and reconfigure their relationship …
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Building bridges between India and China
The president of China International Publishing Group (CIPG), Zhou Mingwei, expressed his wishes to strengthen ties with Indian media when meeting with a delegation of Indian journalists on Sunday, Feb. …
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India ups stakes in SCO
The two day visit (February 23-25) of the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) Dmitry Fedorovich Mezentsev to New Delhi is poised to impart a fresh momentum to India’s relations …
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Abe’s African Safari: Will it pay off?
At the beginning of the year, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a trip to Africa, visiting Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Mozambique. This was the first visit by a Japanese …
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Political Turmoil in Bangladesh Likely to Continue
Bangladesh has been facing political turbulence for more than a year now. To press the demand for the installation of a non- partisan interim administration to supervise elections, the opposition …
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China tosses maritime silk route bait to India
China surprised India last week once again with a new initiative – this time in the maritime domain with the idea of working together in the “maritime silk route” in …
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5 reasons China, India’s dreams are closely linked
A good neighbour is an invaluable asset and China’s new leadership believes the nation’s stability and development cannot be realised without India, while India’s development cannot be achieved without China. …
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Needed: A meeting of minds between India and China
The Year 2014 has been designated by the governments of India and China as the Year of Friendly Exchanges. I am delighted to be with you today to launch the …
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India and Africa: Shared Cultures, entwined destinies
It’s an unending journey, laden with history, nostalgia and cross-cultural intermingling. If the two-way trade between India and Africa is now racing to touch $100 billion by 2015, it all …
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Ariel Sharon: The only Israeli Prime Minister to visit India
Ariel Sharon is dead. As his life and legacy is discussed across the world, Ariel Sharon, who remains a controversial figure, will be remembered in India as the first Israeli …
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