India inks landmark cross border pact; more Saarc nations to join
India on Monday achieved a milestone with the signing of a motor vehicles pact with Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh enabling seamless transit of passenger, cargo and vehicles with the first stage of the...
View ArticleIndia rejects Pakistan’s offer to provide support to the SAARC satellite project
India has rejected Pakistan's offer to provide "technical" and "monetary" support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious SAARC satellite project. The post India rejects Pakistan’s offer to provide...
View ArticleModi may meet Sharif informally in Russia but is MEA in the dark about it?
The external affairs ministry on Friday refused to speculate on the possibility of a Modi-Sharif meeting. The post Modi may meet Sharif informally in Russia but is MEA in the dark about it? appeared...
View ArticlePakistan visit in 2016, speeding up 26/11 trial: Highlights from Modi-Sharif...
The meeting between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Ufa is the first meeting between the two leaders since talks...
View ArticleTata Motors gets Rs 900 cr worth order for trucks from Indian Army
Tata Motors has been associated with the country's off-road defence and security forces, since 1958 and has supplied over 1,00,000 vehicles to the Indian military and paramilitary forces, so far. The...
View ArticleIndia will bear cost of building and launching SAARC satellite, says govt
The expenditure on the ground system of the proposed SAARC satellite project will be borne by the regional bloc countries while India will bear the expenses on its building and launching. The post...
View ArticleOffsetting India slowdown: Tata Motors aims to increase truck exports to West...
The company now mainly exports to neighbouring nations Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal The post Offsetting India slowdown: Tata Motors aims to increase truck exports to West Asia, Southeast Asia...
View ArticleEasing norms: Will India extend Open Skies policy beyond Saarc nations?
As per the present policy, India signs bilateral air services agreements with other countries. The post Easing norms: Will India extend Open Skies policy beyond Saarc nations? appeared first on...
View ArticleMaldives tweaks law on foreign freeholds, China likely to edge India on...
India seems to be losing its influence on Maldives as a major power in the region following the fall of former president Mohammed Nasheed. The post Maldives tweaks law on foreign freeholds, China...
View ArticleNo need to cap regional fares at Rs 2,500 if airlines don’t want state...
The policy, once it comes into effect after various clearances, provides for many concessions under the RCS scheme to encourage regional connectivity. The post No need to cap regional fares at Rs 2,500...
View Article‘Major breakthrough’: Pakistan’s media hails resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue
Pakistani media on Thursday welcomed the resumption of Indo-Pak comprehensive dialogue, describing it as a "major breakthrough" and a pleasant turn in bilateral ties following three top-level meetings...
View ArticleImran Khan meets PM Modi, warns him of ‘vested interests’ trying to sabotage...
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf Party, Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi during which both expressed the hope that the recent developments would lead to closer...
View ArticleNarendra Modi’s Pakistan pitstop underscores policy shift: Greater good of...
On Friday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to wish him on his birthday, he was following the script of conventional diplomacy. But what followed...
View Article#Raisina Files: Asian connectivity is more about the ‘balance of power’ than...
If connectivity—understood in all its manifestations: physical, policy, digital or human — is a geoeconomic imperative, it is also a key determinant of national power which fuels socio-economic growth...
View ArticleSAARC nations should create common court to tackle terrorism: Supreme Court...
Citing the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, a Supreme Court Judge from India has suggested the creation of a "common court" for countries in the SAARC region that comprises judges from each nation who can...
View ArticleWill they? Won’t they? Sushma Swaraj, Sartaz Aziz may meet on sidelines of...
Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj may meet on the sidelines of a Saarc ministerial-level meeting in Nepal this week,...
View ArticlePeaceful and secure neighbourhood will yield rich dividends for Saarc: India
India on Wednesday said it firmly believes that a peaceful and secure neighbourhood will yield "rich dividends" for Saarc countries. The post Peaceful and secure neighbourhood will yield rich dividends...
View ArticleDay after spat, India approves travel of 19 Pak diplomats for T20 World Cup
A day after a spat over India's refusal to permit some Pakistani diplomats to watch Pakistan's T20 World Cup matches, New Delhi appeared to relent on Thursday The post Day after spat, India approves...
View ArticleSaarc region must work together for rapid growth: Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj underlined the need for a South Asian Economic Union with greater connectivity at the Saarc meeting in Pokhara The post Saarc region must work together for rapid...
View ArticleAfter SAARC meeting, Sushma Swaraj leaves Nepal for India
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday left this Nepalese resort town after attending the SAARC Ministerial meeting on sidelines of which she held the first bilateral talks with her...
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