PM Modi’s Day 1 in US: Tribute to Kalpana Chawla, cultural diplomacy
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his fourth visit to the US with a spot of soft diplomacy in Washington DC on June 6.
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Modi’s Swiss Moment: Bern declares support for India’s NSG bid
In a boost for India’s quest to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Switzerland, a known non-proliferation hardliner, has declared support for New Delhi’s membership of the global nuclear cartel.
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India, US to map contours of new defence partnership
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US on June 7-8, India and the US will firm up a new military partnership, an emerging frontier in the indispensable partnership of the 21st century.
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India, Qatar step up counter-terror cooperation, economic ties
Imparting an added momentum to India’s ties with West Asia, India signed seven pacts with Qatar, including an important agreement to intensify counter-terror cooperation and decided to widen the canvas of economic engagement between the energy-rich Gulf nation.
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Building bridges of Afghan-India Friendship: Modi, Ghani inaugurate Salma Dam
Reflecting enduring mutual goodwill, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated the landmark Afghan-India friendship dam, a Rs 1,700 crore ($300 million approx) infrastructure project by India on June 4 in the strategically important Herat province.
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PM Modi leaves on five-nation visit: What’s on agenda
It’s an epic voyage spanning five countries straddling five different regions with their distinct profiles.
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India joins Hague Code of Conduct, no curbing of Agni
In a significant development, India has joined a key global ballistic missile proliferation regime on June 2.
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Westinghouse in “advanced talks” to seal nuclear deal with India
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Washington beginning June 7, Toshiba Corp’s Westinghouse Electric and India are in advanced stages of discussions for the company to build six nuclear reactors in India, said India’s ambassador to the US Arun Singh.
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India has a big advantage in global development cooperation: Manuel Montes
South-South Cooperation has acquired a new salience in the international development cooperation calculus. In this wide-ranging conversation with Manish Chand, Editor-in-Chief, India Writes Network, Dr Manuel Montes, Senior Advisor on …
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Ahead of Modi visit, India, US finalising two pacts on counter-terrorism, immigration
India and the US are likely to ink two pacts during the Homeland Security Dialogue in July that would exempt prominent citizens from immigration checks and enable sharing of terror-related information.
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