India, Mongolia sign framework pact for $1 billion LoC
Building on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mongolia in May 2015, the two countries decided to elevate their ties to the level of strategic partnership and signed a framework …
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South China Sea: China to boost maritime cooperation with ASEAN
China is working on a new plan for international cooperation in the South China Sea and its neighbouring waters in an attempt to bolster relations with the Southeast Asian countries …
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Pakistan drums Kashmir, says no breakthrough in talks with India
Days after the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan held talks in an attempt to revive the stalled dialogue process, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry pushed for a result-oriented …
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US lawmakers ask Obama to review F-16 sale to Pakistan, echo India’s concerns
Vindicating India’s stand, top US lawmakers have expressed concerns over the Obama Administration’s decision to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan and argued that the aircraft could be used against India and not necessarily only to combat terrorism.
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Trump outlines ‘America First’ foreign policy, focuses on Russia, China
With election fever gripping the US, the Republican front-runner Donald Trump, whose nomination as the Presidential candidate of his party is as good as ensured, laid out his foreign policy …
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Lobsang Sangay re-elected as PM of Tibetan government-in-exile
Tibetans in exile around the world voted in favour of Lobsang Sangay, the incumbent leader for the post of ‘Sikyong’ or Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamsala. …
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UK’s Indian-origin lawmakers launch anti-Brexit campaign
Stressing that the United Kingdom was “stronger, safer and better off as a member of the EU”, Indian-origin members of parliament in the UK have launched a new cross-party group …
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US’s role in Asia-Pacific appreciated by ‘new friend’ India: Carter
Days after his visit to New Delhi, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has underlined that as the world enters a new strategic era, the US’s role in the Asia-Pacific is being deeply appreciated by enduring friends like India.
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Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam extradited to France from Belgium
Salah Abdeslam, accused of being one of the terrorists in the Paris attacks which killed 130 people, has been extradited to France from Belgium. Belgian federal prosecutor issued a statement …
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China urges India, Pakistan to hold direct talks on Masood Azhar
As the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan met in the Indian capital to make yet another attempt to start comprehensive bilateral dialogue, China has asked New Delhi and Islamabad …
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