South China Sea dominates US-ASEAN summit
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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Delhi Dialogue VIII: Bolstering India-ASEAN bonding
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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Amid China tensions, US scales up outreach to ASEAN
Amid escalating tensions around South China Sea, the US has launched a major diplomatic outreach to the ASEAN at their first-ever summit on the American soil. The summit is expected to encompass a broad range of issues, including security, trade and climate change.
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Foreign-Secretary level talks still on: Indian envoy to Pakistan
Amid growing uncertainty over the course of dialogue with Pakistan, India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale has clarified that the talks between the foreign secretaries are still on the agenda and will take place as soon as the situation turns “favourable.”
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Modi launches 4D pitch to sell ‘Make in India’
Launching an all-out sales blitz to woo potential investors, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted attractions of a four-dimensional India pivoted around 4Ds — Democracy, Demography, Demand and Deregulation – and showcased India’s enormous manufacturing potential.
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India, UAE bolster infrastructure, cyber security cooperation
Imparting a fresh traction to their burgeoning strategic partnership, India and the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf’s economic powerhouse, have signed pacts spanning cybersecurity, infrastructure investment, renewable energy and space cooperation. The pacts were signed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in New Delhi on February 11.
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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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