South Asia
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Pakistan's nuclear arsenal not against anyone: Nawaz Sharif
World | Sep 09, 2015, 07:41 PM ISTIslamabad: Seeking to ease Indo-Pak tensions after a war of words, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said Pakistan's nuclear weapons were "not against anyone" and asserted that his country would maintain minimum credible deterrence for
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South Asia fastest growing region in world: Report
India | Jun 26, 2015, 08:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: Far from being a non-performing region, South Asia is today the fastest growing region in the world, says a new report released on Thursday.The South Asia Development and Cooperation Report 2015, brought out
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Afghanistan will not be a battlefield for proxy war: President Ghani
National | Apr 29, 2015, 06:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday called for a united regional and global front to fight the "new ecology of terror", very brutal and "morphing very rapidly" that Afghanistan is experiencing and also
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Pakistan's growing nuclear arsenal, South Asia's biggest concern: NYT
World | Apr 07, 2015, 11:09 AM ISTWashington: Noting that "Pakistan, with the world's fastest-growing nuclear arsenal, is unquestionably the biggest concern," in South Asia, a leading US daily wants major powers to turn their attention towards it after finalising the Iran
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India under Modi's leadership driving energy and optimism across South Asia: US
World | Mar 25, 2015, 09:24 AM ISTWashington: The US has said India's resurgence under the new leadership was driving energy and optimism across South Asia and the two countries were now 'indispensable partners' in promoting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific
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China, India competing in South Asia: Pakistani daily
World | Feb 23, 2015, 01:40 PM ISTIslamabad: The competition between India and China to gain diplomatic one-upmanship in South Asia, from Sri Lanka to Maldives, exposes a strategic necessity, a leading Pakistani daily said Monday.According to the article in Dawn by
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Pakistan against UN Security Council place for India, says N-deal threatens S Asia stability
World | Jan 28, 2015, 07:09 AM ISTIslamabad: Peeved at the breakthrough in the India-US nuclear deal, Pakistan on Tuesday said the move for "political and economic expediencies" would have a "detrimental" impact on deterrence stability in South Asia.Hours after US President
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Every year 1 million children die of malnutrition in India
India | Jan 21, 2015, 01:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: India tops malnutrition chart in South Asia, claims ACF International, a humanitarian organization committed to end world hunger reports that.ACF India and Fight Hunger Foundation Tuesday launched the Generational Nutrition Program which stresses
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India likely to improve economic growth to 6.3 pc in 2016: UN
World | Dec 11, 2014, 10:40 AM ISTUnited Nations: India's economic growth is expected to improve to 6.3 per cent in 2016 with the country leading economic recovery in South Asia, according to a United Nations report.The UN World Economic Situation and
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Pakistan pushes for active role for observers in SAARC
World | Nov 26, 2014, 11:21 AM ISTKathmandu: Pakistan today sought greater involvement with the observer nations in the eight-member SAARC bloc, saying it should build on convergences and minimise divergences and called for a "dispute-free" South Asia.The remarks by Pakistan Prime
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Sania Mirza named UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia
India | Nov 26, 2014, 09:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was on Tuesday appointed the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women at an event held to mark the International Day To End Violence
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Anti-riot exercise for South Asians draws flak from activists
World | Nov 13, 2014, 11:18 AM ISTSingapore: Singapore has held an anti-riot exercise involving South Asians, seeking to promote “mutual understanding” between security forces and foreign workers, a move deemed “offensive” by rights activists. The scripted exercise was held at Woodlands
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We are against arms race in South Asia: Pakistan
World | Oct 31, 2014, 07:20 AM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said it was against arms race in South Asia and hoped that the international community would not contribute to creating further asymmetry in conventional weapon in the region.Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tasnim
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Aamir Khan appointed Unicef ambassador for South Asia
Bollywood | Oct 09, 2014, 11:02 PM ISTKathmandu: Bollywood superstar, director and producer Aamir Khan has been appointed Unicef Ambassador for South Asia, the UN agency announced here Thursday.Aamir endorsed the offer, in which capacity he would support Unicef's work to promote
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Stronger China not a threat to anyone: Xi
India | Sep 18, 2014, 08:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: A stronger China is not a threat to any country, Chinese President Xi Jinping today said and stressed on a “fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable” solution to the vexed boundary issue at an
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India has second-highest number of child marriages: UNICEF
India | Sep 12, 2014, 02:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: India had the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012 and the second-highest number of child marriages, according to a U.N. report which said the country still needs
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Narendra Modi to begin Japan visit from Kyoto
India | Aug 29, 2014, 07:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly to Kyoto Saturday at the start of his Aug 30-Sep 3 Japan visit, it was announced Thursday.This will be Modi's first visit outside South Asia since he
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Hamid Ansari releases book '21st Century South Asia' in New Delhi
India | Aug 06, 2014, 07:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari released a book entitled ‘21st Century South Asia' written by Professor Sanghmitra Sarkar at a function organized in national capital on Monday.Speaking on the occasion, the Vice President said
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India, Nepal have laid foundation of new relationship: PM Modi
National | Aug 05, 2014, 11:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said India and Nepal have laid the foundation for a new relationship which will draw strength from deep ancient links between the two countries and prepare them to
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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