India mourns Siachen hero, tributes pour in
At 19,600 feet above ground in the world’s highest battlefield, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad was used to the heights, and now his soul is aloft in the pure Himalayan air. …
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Obama’s final budget focuses on India’s role in Asia-Pacific rebalance
With the US in the election mode already, President Barack Obama’s final budget has underscored his commitment to its pivot to Asia, which envisages a more proactive role for India …
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Australia names Indian-origin diplomat as its envoy to India, upbeat on CECA
As India’s relations with Australia move to the next high-growth phase, Canberra has announced the appointment of Indian-origin diplomat Harinder Sidhu as the country’s next High Commissioner to India. It’s fitting that an Indian-origin diplomat is being sent to New Delhi to shepherd burgeoning bilateral ties when the two countries are in the process of implementing an ambitious multi-pronged agenda laid down during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia in November 2014.
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UAE to play bigger role in India’s infrastructure, to bolster counter-terror ties
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), India’s third largest trading partner and an economic powerhouse in the Gulf, is set to play a big role in the transformation of India’s infrastructure …
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Pathankot terror clouds India-Pakistan ties: Will Nepal bring a bit of sunshine?
Will the post-Pathankot ice thaw in Kathmandu next month? Even as the fate of foreign secretary-level talks remain uncertain in the wake of the long shadow cast by the Pathankot terror attacks, there is a strong possibility of a meeting between India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz on the sidelines of the upcoming SAARC Foreign Ministers’ meet in Nepal’s capital, scheduled for March 14-17.
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‘Make in India,’ amid global slowdown: High hopes riding on Mumbai biz conclave
It’s time for India, and make in India. Seeking to showcase India’s accomplishments in the manufacturing sector, the week-long ‘Make in India’ week in Mumbai, starting February 13, is set to position the world’s fastest growing economy as an investment, innovation, manufacturing hub.
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India-UAE ties on upswing: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to visit Delhi
Months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the UAE, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be in New Delhi, starting Feb 10, to impart an added momentum to the transforming relations between Asia’s third largest economy and the economic powerhouse in West Asia.
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IFR 2016: PM Modi unveils ‘Sagar’ doctrine of transforming India via maritime security
Underlining the growing salience of the Indian Ocean and global maritime commons in India’s strategic calculus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for intensifying cooperation among navies and maritime agencies of the world to engineer virtuous cycles of cooperation.
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India, Iran re-energise ties, to fast-track Chabahar
The lifting of sanctions against Iran has set the state for re-energising India-Iran relations, with the two countries stepping up efforts to resolve some issues related to the India-built Chabahar port, a potential game-changer in New Delhi’s quest for direct access to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
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34 terror groups allied to Islamic State: UNSG
In an alarming disclosure about the growing spread of the Islamic State and its trans-national linkages, a new report by the UN shows that thirty-four militant groups across continents have …
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