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Amid mounting pressure from India and accusations of being non-serious about carrying out necessary investigations, Pakistan has set up a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe Pathankot terror attack. The development comes nearly a week after an FIR was filed on the incident by Pakistan.
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Presenting the third rail budget of the NDA government and second budget of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, India is gearing up to set up the first rail auto hub in Chennai. In a significant development Mr Prabhu announced enhanced connectivity in the Northeast with Mizoram and Manipur will be connected through broad gauge soon.
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Amid China’s assertive postures in South China Sea, Vietnam has invited India to explore oil and gas in the disputed region, a move that is sure to be resented by a prickly Beijing. India and Vietnam have already entered into an agreement for oil and gas exploration in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the region.
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Making a compelling pitch for reforming the UN Security Council in tune with the shift of gravity of economic power to emerging economies, India has called for forging a consensus on the optimal size of the council to accommodate aspirations of the under-represented and unrepresented regions.
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India and Sri Lanka are set to galvanise their economic ties by signing the Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) by mid-2016. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made the announcement in parliament on February 24.
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Setting the stage for the Budget session of parliament, India’s President Pranab Mukherjee conjured up a robust picture of the Indian economy and underlined the need for “debate and discussions …
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In a significant development, the US and Russia announced that they have agreed on terms and conditions in the war-torn Syria and declared that the ceasefire will come into effect from February 27.
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Ending months of drift and “misunderstandings,” India and Nepal have put a period of enormous stress in bilateral ties behind by signing nine pacts encompassing diverse sectors during Prime Minister K.P. Oli’s recent visit to India.
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The geopolitical tensions in the disputed South China Sea region was the centre of the focus during the two-day US-ASEAN summit at Sunnylands in California (February 15-16).
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India’s multi-faceted ties with the 10-nation ASEAN are set to acquire renewed energy and momentum as the two growth zones, home to around 1.8 billion people, gear up to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations in 2017.
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