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Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike that ‘violated sovereignty’
World | May 24, 2016, 09:38 AM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan summoned US ambassador David Hale on Monday to express concern over the drone strike by American forces in Pakistani territory to kill Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, which it said was a
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Obama nominates Indian-American woman as US envoy to Chad
World | Apr 20, 2016, 06:50 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Geeta Pasi, a career foreign service officer, as the country's next envoy to Chad. Pasi, who served as US Ambassador to Djibouti from 2011 to 2014,
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China summons US envoy; strongly protests arms sales to Taiwan
World | Dec 17, 2015, 03:55 PM ISTBeijing: China today said it had summoned US Ambassador to strongly protest America's massive USD 1.83 billion weapons sales, including two warships, to Taiwan and warned that it will take "new measures" including sanctions against
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US working with India to boost counter-terrorism cooperation: Envoy
World | Aug 25, 2015, 05:30 AM ISTWellington: The US today said it is working with India to improve counter-terrorism cooperation as it stressed on the need for joint and concerted efforts to disrupt and degrade entities such as LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM),
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Strong US-India ties mean secure, prosperous world: US envoy
India | Aug 21, 2015, 05:12 AM ISTLucknow: US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Thursday said strengthening of India-US relations will have a lasting and positive boost for global peace, security and prosperity.On his second day of visit to Uttar Pradesh,
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It's up to private firms to take N-deal forward now: US envoy
India | Feb 11, 2015, 07:32 AM ISTMumbai: The US today said the onus of leveraging on the civil nuclear deal with India, that figured prominently during President Barack Obama's visit last month, now lies with private companies and promised all necessary
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US envoy Stephens meets Gujarat CM Anandi Patel
India | Aug 21, 2014, 08:15 AM ISTGandhinagar: The US interim Ambassador to India Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel here and discussed a host of issues, including relations between the two countries and the BJP-ruled state's
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Obama's phone call ended frosty ties with Modi: US envoy
India | Aug 20, 2014, 05:24 PM ISTAhmedabad: The phone call from President Barack Obama to Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his electoral victory “set the tone” for ending the chill in the US' relations with the Indian leader caused by
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Pakistan taking action against all militants, US told
World | Jul 21, 2014, 08:37 PM ISTIslamabad: A top Pakistani security adviser Monday told a visiting US regional envoy that the security forces are targeting all armed groups in the North Waziristan tribal region.The comments came days after the US commander
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US envoy's meeting with Modi a 'necessary step': NYT
National | Feb 15, 2014, 06:16 PM ISTNew York: The meeting between US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell and Narendra Modi was a "pragmatic" and "necessary step", according to a media report, that said it seems "likely" the visa status of BJP's
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US ends 9-year boycott of Modi as Ambassador Nancy Powell meets Gujarat CM
National | Feb 13, 2014, 01:01 PM ISTGandhinagar: Ending a nine-year boycott, US Ambassador Nancy Powell today met Narendra Modi and said her country looks forward to working closely with the government India chooses after the Lok Sabha elections, an indication that
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US envoy Nancy Powell to meet Modi on Thursday
India | Feb 12, 2014, 12:05 PM ISTAhmedabad: US ambassador to India Nancy Powell will meet Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi tomorrow from 9:45 am to 10:45 am. She will then hold delegation level meetings with Gujarat government ministers and officials, specific
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US envoy record witnesses account of 'serious abuses' in Lanka
World | Jan 12, 2014, 04:34 PM ISTColombo: A top American official probing war crimes has recorded eyewitness accounts of alleged serious “abuses” and violations of international human rights law by Sri Lankan army during the final stages of its war with
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US envoy: Afghan president unchanged on troop deal
World | Dec 05, 2013, 06:56 PM ISTKabul: The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Thursday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai still refuses to sign a security deal with the United States until after next April's elections.James Dobbins, who
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Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike
World | Jun 08, 2013, 07:05 PM ISTIslamabad, Jun 8: On the instructions of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, US Charge d' Affaires was summoned today by Pakistan's Foreign Office to lodge protest against a drone strike carried out in the restive tribal
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New US envoy arrives in Pakistan
World | Oct 27, 2012, 03:33 PM ISTIslamabad, Oct 27: US Ambassador-designate to Pakistan, Richard Olson, who arrived in Islamabad Saturday, promised to “build a relationship based on mutual respect and common interests”.“I am excited to begin my work in Pakistan. I
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CPI Takes Exception To US Envoy's Remarks On FDI In Retail
National | Nov 30, 2011, 09:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 30: The CPI today took strong exception to comments by the US Ambassador to India on the “virtues” of FDI in retail sector, saying it showed that Indian policy had come under
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US Envoy Promises No More Pat-Down Searches Of Indian Dignitaries
World | Jun 30, 2011, 02:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 30 : Outgoing US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer has promised there will be no more pat-down searches of Indian dignitaries at American airports. On his last day in office, Roemer was
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Wikileaks: Aiyar Was Shifted For Being Anti-US, Wrote US Envoy
India | Mar 15, 2011, 05:00 PM ISTNew Delhi, March 15: The Hindu on Tuesday published a report quoting Wikileaks cable to say that Cabinet reshuffles in India clearly have foreign policy implications, serving external objectives. This at any rate is the
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Wikileaks: PM Isolated On Pakistan, Wrote US Envoy
India | Mar 15, 2011, 03:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, March 15: After a meeting with India's National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan in August 2009, American Ambassador Timothy Roemer was driven to the conclusion that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was isolated within his