South Asia
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US official headed for Delhi to build bridges with Modi
World | May 31, 2014, 10:11 AM ISTWashington: The US is dispatching Nisha Desai Biswal, its pointperson for South Asia, to build bridges with the new Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom it had shunned for over a decade,Biswal,
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Nisha Desai's success reflective of deep Indo-US ties: Kerry
World | Nov 22, 2013, 04:30 PM ISTWashington: With Nisha Desai Biswal becoming US' first ever Indian-American point person for South Asia, Secretary of State John Kerry has said her success and that of others from the community is reflective of the
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Indo-Pak tension not in interest of South Asia: Hurriyat
India | Aug 22, 2013, 09:13 PM ISTSrinagar: The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference today called for de-escalation of tension between India and Pakistan saying that any carelessness by either side would prove detrimental to the interests of both and especially for
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Obama nominates Indian-American as pointperson for South Asia
World | Jul 19, 2013, 06:37 PM ISTWashington, July 19: On the eve of Vice President Joe Biden's visit to India, President Barack Obama has nominated Nisha Desai Biswal, an accomplished Indian-American administrator, as America's new point person for South Asia.When confirmed
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Bangladesh overtakes Sri Lanka as India's largest trade partner in South Asia
World | Mar 11, 2013, 01:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 10: Bangladesh has overtaken Sri Lanka as India's largest trading partner in South Asia with total trade volumes expected to be more than $5 billion in the current financial year, says a
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Kashmir solution key to stability in South Asia, says Pak general
World | Jun 16, 2012, 05:11 PM ISTIslamabad, Jun 16: Stability in South Asia will remain a “distant dream” as long as the Kashmir issue remains unresolved and Pakistan must strive for a “just solution” of the dispute, the country's second-highest ranking
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Pak To Follow Simla Pact Model, Says Zardari
World | Jan 05, 2012, 09:53 PM ISTIslamabad, Jan 5: The Simla Accord inked by late Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto had created the longest spell of peace in South Asia and the Pakistan government will follow his model of negotiations to
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Pak 'Most Important' Partner In South Asia : Putin
World | Nov 08, 2011, 08:10 AM ISTMoscow, Nov 8: Pakistan is Russia's “most important” partner in South Asia and in the Islamic world, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday during a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart in St. Petersburg.“Pakistan today
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US May Force Al Qaeda To Flee Afghanistan, South Asia, Says CIA Chief
World | Sep 15, 2011, 03:28 PM ISTWashington, Sept 15: America's new intelligence chief David Petraeus has predicted that al-Qaida leaders may flee Afghanistan and the entire south Asia as they were being pressed hard by American forces.In his first week on
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Ties With Bangladesh Important For NE, South Asia: PM
World | Sep 05, 2011, 10:26 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 5: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India's partnership with Bangladesh was important for the stability and prosperity of northeastern states and can have a “profound positive impact” on South Asia.He said
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South Asia Has To Solve Its Own Problems; Defeat Terror: PM
India | Jul 09, 2011, 10:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned the cancer of terrorism would consume South Asia if left unchecked and pressed all countries to develop a culture of resolving problems themselves, a comment
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Captured Bomber In Pakistan Vows Attacks
World | Apr 04, 2011, 09:50 PM ISTMultan, Apr 4: His accomplices brought carnage to a Sufi shrine, but the 14-year-old suicide bomber who was captured after his explosives failed to detonate was unrepentant."Let me go, I want to be a martyr,"