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Swaraj holds 7 bilateral meetings on sidelines of ASEAN summit
World | Aug 09, 2014, 09:14 PM ISTNay Pyi Taw: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today held separate meetings here with her counterparts from seven countries including China, Australia, Canada, Vietnam and Indonesia and discussed a range of bilateral and regional issues,
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India keen to take ties with ASEAN to new heights
World | Aug 09, 2014, 07:19 PM ISTNay Pyi Taw (Myanmar): Giving a fresh impetus to its ties with ASEAN, India today said it would soon draft a five-year action plan starting 2016 for enhancing connectivity and cooperation in diverse areas and
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India, Australia to expedite talks on civil nuclear deal
India | Aug 09, 2014, 05:15 PM ISTNay Pyi Taw (Myanmar): India and Australia today decided to expedite negotiations for a civil nuclear deal so that it can be finalised at the “earliest” as both the countries are keen to give further
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US Defence Secretary arrives in India on 3-day visit
India | Aug 07, 2014, 08:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived here today on a three-day visit and is expected to discuss regional security situation, defence deals worth over Rs 20,000 crore and joint military hardware development projects
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Sushma Swaraj to attend meet with ASEAN, other east Asian countries
India | Aug 06, 2014, 07:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: In her first engagement at multilateral fora, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Myanmar on Friday to attend key conferences of Asean and East Asian countries besides scheduled bilateral meetings with
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Hagel's India visit from tomorrow, defence deals on cards
India | Aug 06, 2014, 07:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defence deals worth over Rs 20,000 crore, intelligence sharing on counter-terrorist activities and steps to strengthen military ties are expected to be discussed during US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel's three-day visit starting tomorrow.
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44 nurses from Libya to reach Kerala tomorrow
India | Aug 04, 2014, 10:02 PM ISTKochi: The first batch of 44 Keralite nurses, stranded in strife torn Libya, would arrive here tomorrow.The nurses, working in various hospitals in Libya, had reached Tunisia, from where they will be reaching Dubai to
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Government to ensure safe return of Indians from Iraq: Sushma Sawraj
India | Aug 04, 2014, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today assured Rajya Sabha that it will “leave no stone unturned” for the safe return of Indian nationals in captivity in Iraq who are “alive and well”, and said its focus is
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Rajya Sabha adjourned again over UPSC row
National | Aug 05, 2014, 11:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: The UPSC exam row again echoed in the Rajya Sabha on Monday as opposition members pressed the government to find a solution.The question house was disrupted over a derogatory article about Tamil Nadu
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Will summon Sri Lankan high commissioner: Sushma Swaraj
National | Aug 04, 2014, 02:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday said the government will summon the Sri Lankan high commissioner over a derogatory article mentioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa."The government
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Obama looking forward to set 'new agenda' with Narendra Modi
National | Aug 01, 2014, 04:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Barack Obama is looking forward to a Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September to set an “ambitious new agenda” to chart a new course in the bilateral ties, top US
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Nearly 6,000 Indians languishing in foreign jails
India | Jul 31, 2014, 09:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nearly 6,000 Indians are currently languishing in foreign jails with maximum of 1,400 being lodged in Saudi Arabia, government said today.Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who
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Kerry, Sushma to chair India-US strategic dialogue
India | Jul 31, 2014, 11:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: US Secretary of State John Kerry, who has said that the US is prepared to work "hand in hand" with the Narendra Modi government, is to co-chair the fifth annual India-US Strategic Dialogue
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Swaraj discusses situation in Libya, return of Indians
India | Jul 30, 2014, 07:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today chaired a high-level meeting on the situation in Libya during it was decided to send a Joint Secretary-level officer to facilitate the return of Indians from the
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John Kerry begins three-day India visit
World | Jul 30, 2014, 09:38 AM ISTWashington: US Secretary of State John Kerry, heading a high-powered delegation, on Wednesday left for India to co-chair the fifth annual India-US Strategic Dialogue with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi during his
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Indian nurses now caught in conflict in Libya, Chandy seeks Swaraj's help
World | Jul 30, 2014, 08:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a near replay of the incidents in Iraq, large numbers of Indian nurses are caught in spiralling violence in Libya, where rival militant groups seek to control the capital's international airport, and
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Kerry arrives tomorrow for talks with new Indian govt on key issues
India | Jul 29, 2014, 07:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seeking to seize “transformative moment” in ties with India, US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive tomorrow for talks on key issues with the new leadership here.Kerry's visit two months ahead of
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Ensure safe return of Indians from Libya, Jagan urges Centre
India | Jul 29, 2014, 05:19 PM ISTHyderabad: YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy today requested the Centre's intervention for ensuring the safe return of Indian nationals stranded in strife-hit Libya.In a letter to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Jagan,
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John Kerry's visit to lay the groundwork for Modi's US visit
National | Jul 29, 2014, 11:49 AM ISTWashington: The India visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry later this week would lay the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington in September to meet President Barack Obama, an American
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Deepening ties with India is strategic imperative: John Kerry
World | Jul 29, 2014, 06:44 AM ISTWashington: Noting that deepening America's ties with India is a strategic imperative, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said time has come to transform bilateral relationship into a historic partnership that can create