Problem of Fishermen in India-Sri Lanka Relations
During his latest visit to India in early May, President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the problem of frequent arrests of fishermen …
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Modi dithers on Trump’s poll rhetoric
As the election season heats up in the US, the spotlight is on the flamboyant Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump. Ahead of his visit to the US, India’s Prime Minister …
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Supreme Court allows Italian Marine to go home
The Supreme Court has finally allowed Salvatore Girone, one of the two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala, to return to Italy. The Centre did not raise …
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India, US and an eastward tilt
On an ordinary globe, India and the United States cannot be seen together, so far apart are they that when it’s daylight here it is night there. Yet, preachy, noisy …
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Jerusalem Calling
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral visits to the United Arab Emirates (August 2015), Saudi Arabia (April 2016) and Iran (May 2016) are an affirmation of the government’s continuing efforts to …
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Chinese warships in the Indian Ocean: Are they a real threat?
For the nth time in the past few years — the Naval Headquarters at New Delhi has been alarmed. The frequency of Chinese submarines operating in and around the Indian …
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Afghan Taliban on look out for Mansour’s successor
After the killing of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the extremist group has been struggling to find a successor to the slain chief. Mullah Yakoub, the Taliban founder’s son, …
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With 12 pacts spanning defence, culture & Chabahar, India-Iran ties on upswing
Pledging to combat terrorism and radicalism along with bolstering economic partnership, India and Iran inked 12 pacts including a pact on developing the Chabahar port that is of critical strategic importance to India.
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Chabahar breakthrough: India, Afghanistan, Iran ink trilateral transport corridor
In a game-changer for enhancing regional connectivity, India, Iran and Afghanistan have signed a landmark pact for Trilateral Transport & Transit Corridor and another bilateral pact between New Delhi and Tehran.
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Hanoi Calling: Obama’s visit to Vietnam likely to lift arms embargo
Amid China’s growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific Region, the US is considering lifting the arms embargo against Vietnam ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to Hanoi on May 23.
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