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Maldives president quits after street protests,
vice president takes over |
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Feburary 2012
New Delhi. Maldivian President Mohamed
Nasheed quit under pressure Feb 7 after
weeks of protests triggered by a judge's
arrest saw mutinous police personnel backing
opposition activists and rocking the archipelago
known for its deep blue seas, turquoise
reefs and white sandy beaches.
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India, Thailand to boost anti-terror cooperation,
to sign FTA |
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January 2012
New Delhi. Seeking to elevate their ties
to strategic partnership, India and Thailand
have signed six pacts in areas ranging from
defence, security to trade and decided to
step up their cooperation in combating terrorism
and piracy.
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India, US pitch for Afghan-led reconciliation
process |
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January 2012
New Delhi. Reviewing the situation in
Afghanistan, India and the US have agreed
to pitch for "an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned"
reconciliation process and discussed the
ongoing political turmoil in Pakistan.
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Bangladesh coup attempt foiled |
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January 2012
Dhaka. An attempt to topple Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina's government by engineering
a coup by a group of military officers has
been thwarted, the Bangladesh Army said
Jan 18.
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India, Japan to revive n-talks, step up economic
ties |
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December 2011
New Delhi. Seeking to step up strategic
ties with India, Japan has announced a $4.5
billion assistance for the landmark Delhi-Mumbai
Industrial Corridor project and agreed to
step up negotiations for a civil nuclear
deal, but made it clear that New Delhi has
to square up with non-proliferation norms.
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US stops $700 mn aid to Pakistan |
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December 2011
Washington. The US House of Representatives
has passed a huge $662 billion defence bill
that freezes $700 million for Pakistan until
the Congress is provided a report on how
Islamabad is tackling the threat of improvised
explosive devices.
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US vacates Shamsi airbase in Pakistan |
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December 2011
Islamabad. The United States vacated the
Shamsi airbase in Pakistan Dec 11, after
operating from there for 10 years following
the 9/11 terror attacks linked to Afghanistan
and Pakistan.
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India-China defence dialogue resumed |
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December 2011
New Delhi. Breaking the ice in their military
ties, India and China held their Annual
Defence Dialogue (ADD) Dec 9 in "an atmosphere
of cordiality" and decided to give a push
to a mechanism for resolving issues and
incidents along their 3,500-km-long borders.
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Pakistan ties in a mess, admits US |
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December 2011
Washington. US-Pakistani military-to-military
relations "are a mess" after a NATO strike
last month killed 24 Pakistani soldiers,
said a top US military official as a think-tank
rated a conflict with Pakistan as a potential
threat facing the US in 2012, but downgraded
the potential for military escalation between
Pakistan and India.
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India, Russia to focus on n-energy, defence
during summit |
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December 2011
New Delhi. India and Russia will focus
on expanding nuclear energy cooperation
and building on their long-standing military
ties during the three-day visit of Indian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Moscow
beginning Dec 15 for a bilateral summit,
when over half-a-dozen pacts are expected
to be signed.
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Russia deploys airspace umbrella |
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December 2011
Moscow. Russia has deployed a new airspace
umbrella effective Dec 1.
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Sherry Rehman appointed Pakistan's envoy to
US |
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November 2011
Islamabad. Former minister Sherry Rehman,
known for her outspoken views, has been
appointed Pakistan's ambassador to the US
after Husain Haqqani stepped down over a
secret memo that claimed President Asif
Ali Zardari feared a military coup after
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed
in Abbottabad town.
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India beats China in UN election |
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November 2011
United Nations. In a keenly watched election
in the United Nations General Assembly,
India has squarely beaten China to win a
seat on the Joint Inspection Unit, the UN's
oversight body, for a five-year term starting
Jan 1, 2013.
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Pakistan army a stakeholder in dialogue with
India: Khar |
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November 2011
Islamabad. The Pakistan Army was a stakeholder
in the dialogue process with India, Foreign
Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said and
assured that Islamabad had granted the most
favoured nation (MFN) status to India.
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India's rise will reshape global system, says
US |
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November 2011
Washington. Noting that "India's rise
will reshape the international system" a
top US official has said that Washington
seeks a 21st century Asia-Pacific in which
India, the US and China all enjoy good relations.
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Afghanistan, A Friend Always |
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October 2011
New Delhi. It is rare that an agreement
between two countries for training soldiers
and policemen acquires strategic dimensions
with regional and even global implications.
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India lauds Myanmar's reforms, pledges $500
mn for projects |
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October 2011
New Delhi. Lauding Myanmar's "transition
towards democratic government", India announced
$500 million Oct 14 for a host of developmental
projects for the Southeast Asian nation,
decided to expand security cooperation,
ease border trade and scale up energy investment.
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India highlights ‘severe mismatch’ in UN peacekeeping |
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September 2011
United Nations. The UN Security Council
has reaf firmed its primary responsibility
for peacekeeping under the UN Charter with
India highlighting the “severe mismatch”
between the resources and the mandates of
peacekeeping operations.
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India ready to play its part to meet global
challenges: PM |
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September 2011
United Nations. Calling upon the UN to
once again embrace the principles of internationalism
to meet global challenges from economic
downturn to terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh has said India stands ready to play
its part.
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India backs Palestine, reiterates ties with
Iran |
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September 2011
United Nations. Sticking to its long-held
stands despite pressure, India has voiced
public support for a historic Palestinian
bid for UN membership and reiterated its
relationship with Iran - two issues on which
it differs diametrically from the United
States.
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Ten years on: A world united against terrorism
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September 2011
Abu Dhabi. Ten years ago, the world united
in horror at the attacks perpetrated in
the United States on September 11, 2001.
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NATO woos India, says ties important |
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September 2011
Brussels. Stepping up its efforts to woo
India as a partner nation in a post-Cold
War world, NATO says its fledgling relations
with New Delhi are "important" to ensure
global safety and security.
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New Foreign Secretary Mathai pushes talks
with Pakistan |
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August 2011
New Delhi. Mr Ranjan Mathai assumed office
as India's new Foreign Secretary Aug 1,
and said he has been mandated to pursue
"substantive dialogue" with Pakistan.
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Visit to Torpedo Testing Centre |
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July 2011
Defence Minister A K Antony flew down
to the Torpedo Testing Centre at Issyk-Kul
Lake, Karakul in Kyrgyzstan. Located about
250 km away from capital Bishkek, the Centre
has excellent torpedo launch and recovery
facilities.
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India assisted high altitude Bio-medical Research
Centre opens in Bishkek |
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July 2011
Marking a major milestone in the cooperation
between the two countries, the Kyrgyz President
Ms Roza Otunbaeva and the Defence Minister
A K Antony inaugurated the Kyrgyz-Indian
Mountain Biomedical Research Centre (KIMBMRC)
at the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek.
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Defence Minister AK Antony’s Visit to Kyrgyzstan
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July 2011
Defence Minister A K Antony’s made a whirlwind
48-hour tour of Kyrgyzstan (4-6 July). However,
if one goes by the bonhomie and warmth on
display from both sides, it was as if the
two countries were eagerly waiting to take
the relationship to the next level.
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Apple has more cash than US government July-end |
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July 2011
New York. As of July end, Apple boss Steve
Jobs is richer than Uncle Sam.
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India to use UNSC presidency to establish
credentials |
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July 2011
United Nations. India will utilise its
upcoming presidency of the UN Security Council
to re-establish its credentials with political
maturity to be a permanent member of the
top decision making body, according to New
Delhi's top UN envoy.
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Afghan war has cost Britain 18 bn pounds |
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July 2011
London. The cost of British military operations
in Afghanistan has officially been estimated
at over 18 billion pounds (around $29 billion),
The Guardian reported.
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India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement
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July 2011
India’s Minister of External Affairs Shri
S.M. Krishna and the U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton met in New Delhi
on July 19, 2011, for the second annual
meeting of the India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue.
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US pushes India on n-liability law, Pakistan
on 26/11 trial |
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July 2011
New Delhi. Wrapping up the second strategic
dialogue with India, the US July 19 pressed
Pakistan to punish the 26/11 terrorists
"fully and urgently" as it pushed New Delhi
to ratify a global nuclear accidents regime
and bring its nuclear liability law in line
with international standards.
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Saudi Arabia honours Indian envoy |
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July 2011
Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has conferred the
King Abdulaziz Medal of First Class on Indian
Ambassador to Riyadh Talmiz Ahmad for his
contribution to the promotion of bilateral
relations.
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US seeks to destroy Al Qaeda's core in Pakistan
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June 2011
Washington. The US has chalked out a counterterror
strategy to destroy Al Qaeda, for which
it needs to dismantle its core in the tribal
regions of Pakistan and prevent its ability
to re-establish a safe haven in the Pakistan-Afghanistan
region, a senior US official has said.
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US to replace aircraft destroyed in Karachi
attack |
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June 2011
Islamabad. The US has decided to supply
two new P-3C Orion aircraft to Pakistan
to replace the ones destroyed in the naval
base terror attack in Karachi in May, the
Dawn News reported.
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Pakistan given $30 bn aid by US since 1948 |
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June 2011
Washington. Pakistan has received more
than $30 billion in aid from the US since
1948 -- and two-thirds of this came after
the 9/11 attacks, a US congressional report
has informed lawmakers here.
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Pakistan to get spares for aircraft and systems
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June 2011
Washington. The Defense Security Cooperation
Agency has notified Congress of a possible
Foreign Military Sale Order to Pakistan
for spare parts for existing aircraft at
an estimated cost of $62 million.
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India renews commitment for Afghan economic
development |
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June 2011
New Delhi. India has assured Afghanistan
of continued assistance in its economic
development and strengthening its security
forces.
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German chancellor pitches for Eurofighter
Typhoon |
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June 2011
New Delhi. With a $10.4-billion plus tender
for supply of 126 combat planes to India
in the pipeline, visiting German Chancellor
Angela Merkel has made a pitch for the Eurofighter
Typhoon jets, built by Germany-led four-nation
consortium EADS Cassidian.
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'Pakistani military brass worried about Islamists
within' |
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May 2011
Washington. Top Pakistani military officials
are increasingly concerned that their ranks
are penetrated by Islamists who are aiding
militants in a campaign against the state,
says the Washington Post.
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India pledges another $500 mn to Afghanistan
leaders discuss terror post-Osama |
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May 2011
Kabul. India assured another $500 million
in development assistance to Afghanistan
and pledged to stand by the country "through
thick and thin" as Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh began his two-day visit here May 12.
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Osama raid: Dog with metal teeth was in US
team |
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May 2011
London. A dog that accompanied US commandos
on the mission to kill Osama bin Laden inside
Pakistan had surgically-attached metal teeth
strong enough to bite into a bulletproof
vest.
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Osama death could be 'game changer' for Afghanistan:
US |
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May 2011
Washington. The death of Al Qaeda leader
Osama bin Laden could be a "game changer"
for US military efforts in Afghanistan,
according to US Defence Secretary Robert
Gates.
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US probes Pakistani contacts with Osama |
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May 2011
Washington. The United States has demanded
from Pakistan the identities of some of
their top intelligence operatives to determine
whether any of them had contact with Osama
bin Laden or his agents, according to a
media report.
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Two Britons planned US raid on Osama's hideout
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May 2011
London. Not many may know it, but two
British special forces' officers planned
the May 2 US commando raid on Osama bin
Laden's hideout in Pakistan in which the
Al Qaeda chief was killed, says a media
report.
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A catch-up phone call, satellite image led
to Osama |
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May 2011
Washington. An old friend's innocuous,
catch-up phone call to Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti,
the main Pakistani courier for Osama bin
Laden, led US forces to his hideout in Pakistan,
according to a US media report.
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US says it has 'complicated' ties with Pakistan |
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May 2011
Washington. Amid intense speculation that
at least some in Pakistan would have known
about Osama bin Laden's hideout, the US
has said that it has a "complicated relationship"
with Islamabad.
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Pakistan 'involved or incompetent', says furious
US |
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May 2011
Washington/New Delhi. Two days after Osama
bin Laden's dramatic killing, the US Wednesday
described its ties with Islamabad as "complicated"
with the CIA chief saying that Pakistan
was either "involved or incompetent" in
la'affaire Osama.
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Osama killed in Pakistan, justice done: Obama |
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May 2011
Washington. The world's most wanted terrorist,
Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan,
ending a 10-year manhunt that intensified
with the traumatic Sep 11, 2001 terror attack
on the World Trade Centre in New York and
the Pentagon.
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A 'disappointed' US to keep up defence ties
with India |
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April 2011
Washington. Though disappointed at India's
rejection of Washington's bid to supply
a new generation of fighter jets, the United
States has said it would continue to grow
and develop its defence partnership with
India.
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Roemer quitting as US envoy for 'family reasons'
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April 2011
New Delhi. US Ambassador to India Timothy
J. Roemer, during whose tenure President
Barack Obama made a historic visit and took
India-US ties to greater heights, announced
Apr 28 he was quitting his job for "family
considerations".
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`No new cantonments in Balochistan as people
don't want it' |
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April 2011
Islamabad. The idea to set up four new
military cantonments in Balochistan has
been dropped as "people don't want" it,
said Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq
Parvez Kayani.
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India, China to resume high-level military
exchanges |
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April 2011
Sanya (China). India and China have agreed
to resume high-level defence exchanges,
stalled after Beijing denied a proper visa
to a senior Indian army officer serving
in Jammu and Kashmir, it was announced Apr
13.
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Strategic partnership with India among top
US priorities |
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April 2011
Washington. Strategic partnership with
India will remain among top US foreign policy
priorities as South Asia, anchored by the
growing prosperity and global reach of India,
plays an instrumental role in world affairs,
a senior official has said.
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UAE's role in Libya confined to Humanitarian
Aid |
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March 2011
Abu Dhabi. The United Arab Emirates says
that its role in Libya remains strictly
confined to delivery of humanitarian assistance.
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US seeks expanded military ties with India,
China |
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Feburary 2011
Washington. The United States, as part
of a new military strategy, is seeking "expanded
military cooperation with India" and a "positive,
cooperative, and comprehensive relationship
with China", the world's "two rising powers."
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US firms to explore tie-ups with DRDO, HAL
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January 2011
Bangalore. A US business delegation, including
firms keen on the defence, space and communication
sectors, is here to explore opportunities
for tie-ups with institutions like DRDO
and ISRO during the AeroIndia international
air show beginning Feb 9.
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US suspends bilateral engagements with Pakistan
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Feburary 2011
Washington/Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Scaling
up pressure on Pakistan for the release
of Raymond Davis, arrested for fatally shooting
two Pakistanis in Lahore, the US has put
on hold high-level bilateral engagements
with Islamabad.
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A Bit Tough, India talks Trade, Terror with
China |
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January 2011
New Delhi. A confident India adopted a
somewhat tough posture towards China resulting
in disagreements on some known issues, but
there was also a measure of meeting of minds
at the latest round of summit level talks.
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Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, a headache for
Obama: NYT |
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January 2011
Washington. Pakistan's determination to
add considerably to its nuclear arsenal
- mostly to deter India - has become yet
another irritant in its often testy relationship
with Washington, the New York Times reported
Feb 1.
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Warriors as Peacekeepers |
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January 2011
New Delhi. As India has emerged as a leading
country in the international peacekeeping
under the UN banner, Indian Army’s role
in that cannot be understated. Presently,
among 118 Troop Contributor Nations to the
United Nations, India is ranked among the
third largest and the most reliable.
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Taiwan’s Defense and Strategy |
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January 2011
Taipei. Strategically located in East
Asia, the Republic of China (Taiwan) has
been perusing democracy, freedom and national
development.
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A disintegrating Pakistan: Choices for US
and India |
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January 2011
Washington. As Pakistan sinks steadily
into the pit of political oblivion, it will
inevitably drag the US' Afghan policy down
the drain with it, because without the availability
of Pakistan's logistical and civil infrastructure,
and regardless of Gen. David Petraeus's
(top US military commander in Afghanistan)
vaunted military talents, what remains of
America's struggle to wrest Afghanistan
from eventual Taliban investiture is almost
certainly doomed to failure.
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Pakistan, India cannot afford war: Gilani
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| |
January 2011
Islamabad. Pakistan and India cannot afford
a war, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza
Gilani has said, stressing that dialogue
is the only way to resolve outstanding issues
between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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India's UN envoy Hardeep S Puri has no problem
with pat down searches |
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January 2011
Washington. As a "global citizen" India's
permanent representative to the United Nations,
Mr Hardeep Singh Puri, has no problem with
the controversial 'pat down' searches at
US airports and seeks no exemption for himself.
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India will have Security Council reform by
end 2011-beginning 2012: Hardeep Puri |
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December 2010
New Delhi. India and Russia signed a big
Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA)
programme Dec 21, clearly setting the direction
for Russia's continued dominance of the
Indian aerospace market.
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India, Russia sign Fifth Generation stealth
fighter project |
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December 2010
Washington. As India took a seat on the
Security Council Jan 3 after 19 long years
as a non-permanent member, its top UN diplomat,
Hardeep Singh Puri, is hopeful that New
Delhi will gain a permanent place on the
global high table by next year as he expected
"Security Council reform" to take place
by the end of 2011 or beginning of 2012.
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A Bit Tough, India talks Trade, Terror With
China |
| |
December 2010
New Delhi. A confident India adopted a
somewhat tough posture towards China resulting
in disagreements on some known issues, but
there was also a measure of meeting of minds
at the latest round of summit level talks.
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Terror, Trade, N-Tech, firm up India-EU talks
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December 2010
Terrorism and a troubled South Asian region,
global issues like climate change, energy
conservation and trade negotiations figured
high at the India-European Union Summit
that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attended
in Brussels.
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Indian diplomacy wants to reinvent itself,
virtually |
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December 2010
New Delhi. India's foreign ministry -
the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) -
is now in a major exercise to "reinvent"
itself, moving away from its perceived ivory
tower existence to occupying a more interactive
space on public platforms across the multimedia
communication space.
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Pakistan - a rogue state with a rogue army
|
| |
December 2010
Perhaps the most disturbing piece of information
available from the latest Wikileaks disclosures
is the United States' realisation about
the durability of the links between the
Pakistan army and terrorists.
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GCC Summit in Abu Dhabi |
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December 2010
Abu Dhabi. Leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) countries began their 31st
summit Dec 6 to consolidate the cooperation
they initiated in May 1981 to secure their
oil-rich region.
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UAE, Britain sign nuclear cooperation agreement
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| |
November 2010
Abu Dhabi. The UAE and Britain have signed
a nuclear cooperation agreement.
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Post-Obama, India may get best of US technologies |
| |
November 2010
New Delhi. The goodwill generated by President
Barack Obama’s recent visit to New Delhi
may lead to India getting some of the best
US defence and other technologies, says
Dr Vivek Lall, Chairman of the Indo-US Strategic
Dialogue for the Indo-American Chamber of
Commerce.
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Obama charms India |
| |
November 2010
New Delhi. Not many had expected President
Barack Obama to express US support for India’s
desire to be a permanent member of the United
Nations Security Council (UNSC), a dream
clearly envisaged first by Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi in the 1970s.
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Economics Drives Manmohan Singh’s Diplomacy
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| |
November 2010
Meeting leaders at three summits in a
row within a fortnight in end-October to
mid-November, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
did what he is reputedly good at – talking
economics.
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Track II initiative led to US backing India
for NSG |
| |
November 2010
New Delhi. The US decision to support
India for full membership of the top four
nuclear clubs, including the Nuclear Suppliers’
Group, emanated from a Track II initiative
that involved former diplomats and top nuclear
experts from both sides.
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Obama Visit Highlights |
| |
November 2010
New Delhi. President Obama supports UN
Security Council seat for India.
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US backs India for UN permanent seat, calls
for 26/11 justice |
| |
November 2010
New Delhi. US President Barack Obama has
declared support for India's bid for a permanent
seat in a reformed UN Security Council,
renewed a call to Pakistan to bring 26/11
terrorists to justice and eased high-tech
exports to New Delhi - part of New Delhi's
wishlist whose realisation would not only
bring the two countries closer but would
have profound implications for the global
order.
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US defence and nuclear deals could touch $
15 billion |
| |
November 2010
New Delhi.India is likely to indicate
or announce defence and other deals with
the United States around $ 15 billion during
President Barack Obama’s visit.
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Braodbanding Military Ties: Bilateral Defence
Cooperation between India and Vietnam |
| |
October 2010
Hanoi. A day after the successful conclusion
of the First ASEAN Plus Eight Defence Ministers’
Meeting in Hanoi, in which India played
a constructive role in defining the scope
and objectives of the Forum, Defence Minister
AK Antony announced a slew of measures to
expand defence cooperation with Vietnam.
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Changing contours of a strategic partnership:
Defence Minister AK Antony’s Visit to the
United States |
| |
October 2010
Washington. The last five years have witnessed
a transformation in Indo- US Defence Relations.
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| |
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Towards an Inclusive Security Architecture:
ASEAN+8 Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Hanois
|
| |
October 2010
Hanoi. It was unique in many ways. Hanoi,
the epicenter of many decades of wars involving
several super and big powers, hosted the
first meeting of the ASEAN Plus Eight Defence
Ministers’ Meeting on 12 October coinciding
with the celebrations commemorating 1000
years of its founding.
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India, US ties enter new phase: PM |
| |
October 2010
On Board Air India One. India and the
US have entered a new phase of "cordiality
and understanding", Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh said here Friday after his meeting
with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
and ahead of the visit of President Barack
Obama.
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Take a 'bold leap' in Indo-US ties: US think
tank |
| |
October 2010
Washington. As President Barack Obama
prepares for his India trip, a US think
tank has advised his team to produce a "bold
leap forward" in Indo-US ties that could
change the history of the 21st century.
It said the US has a "compelling interest
in facilitating democratic India's emergence
as a global power".
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France keen on closer military ties with India
|
| |
October 2010
New Delhi. Ahead of French President Nicolas
Sarkozy's India visit in December, Paris
is eyeing closer strategic and military
ties with New Delhi.
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| |
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Changing contours of a strategic partnership |
| |
October 2010
Washington. The last five years have witnessed
a transformation in Indo-US Defence Relations.
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| |
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|
Prevent Taliban from staging a comeback in
Afghanistan |
| |
September 2010
The recent Kabul conference was aimed
at achieving lofty goals but it ended with
nothing more than the usual pledges of additional
aid. Almost nine years after the US and
its allies effected a regime change in Afghanistan
and six months after President Barack Obama
decided to send 30,000 more American troops
to the beleaguered nation, Afghanistan remains
mired in instability.
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Pakistan Army is Firmly in Control |
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September 2010
The revelations on WikiLeaks about the
damage done to US, NATO and Indian interests
in Afghanistan by the sinister nexus between
the ISI, Pakistan’s external intelligence
agency, and the various factions of the
Taliban supported by it, have caused irreparable
harm to Pakistan’s fledging democracy and
the civilian government’s already floundering
foreign policy.
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India, Brazil, Germany, Japan seek UNSC expansion
|
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September 2010
United Nations. India, Brazil, Germany
and Japan (collectively known as G4 nations)
have reiterated the need for urgent reform
of the Security Council, including expansion
of permanent and non-permanent membership,
to make it more responsive to 21st century
realities.
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India asks Pakistan to end illegal occupation
of Kashmir |
| |
September 2010
New York. With Pakistan trying to rake
up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations
General Assembly, India has asserted that
Islamabad is in illegal possession of certain
parts of the state and asked it to first
vacate it before advising New Delhi.
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Indo-Korean defence ties |
| |
September 2010
Seoul. Defence ties between India and
South Korea are set to grow with the successful
visit of Defence Minister A K Antony early
September.
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Antony on two-day visit to South Korea |
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September 2010
New Delhi. Defence cooperation between
India and South Korea is poised to receive
a major boost when Defence Minister A K
Antony goes on a two-day visit to Seoul
Sep 2.
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India halts defence exchanges, refuses visas
to Chinese army officers |
| |
August 2010
New Delhi. India has put all future defence
exchanges with China on hold after Beijing
refused to welcome an Indian Army General
as he had Jammu and Kashmir under his command,
well informed sources said.
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|
Pakistan Army is Firmly in Control |
| |
August 2010
New Delhi. The revelations on WikiLeaks
about the damage done to the United States,
NATO and Indian interests in Afghanistan
by the sinister nexus between the ISI, Pakistan’s
notorious intelligence agency, and the various
factions of the Taliban supported by it,
have caused irreparable harm to Pakistan’s
fledging democracy and the civilian government’s
already floundering foreign policy.
|
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|
India, US reprocessing deal opens n-power
market to US |
| |
August 2010
Washington. India and the United States
have taken another crucial step in implementing
their landmark civil nuclear deal with the
signing of an agreement on the nuclear fuel
reprocessing arrangements under the accord.
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India, Iran sign economic cooperation pacts |
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July 2010
New Delhi. India has signed six agreements
with Iran covering economy and non-nuclear
energy as well as counter-terror measures.
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Russia ready to help NATO in Afghanistan |
| |
June 2010
Moscow. Russia is willing to provide transport
helicopters to assist the NATO-led military
contingent fighting Taliban militants in
Afghanistan, a defence official says.
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|
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India pitches for expansion of UN Security
Council |
| |
June 2010
New York. Buoyed by the US support for
UN reforms and New Delhi's key role in the
process, India has demanded an increase
in both permanent and nonpermanent seats
in the UN Security Council to make it more
efficient and democratic.
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India,
US, Nuclear Disarmament and Rajiv Gandhi |
| |
June 2010
New Delhi. Sometimes history is an embroidered
mélange of what actually happened and as
it ought to have been.
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President
Obama’s National Security Strategy and India
|
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June 2010
New Delhi. In an article “Renewing American
Leadership” that appeared in the 2007 summer
issue of Foreign Affairs, Presidential candidate
Barack Obama set out his views on world
affairs.
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India
pitches for expansion of UN Security Council |
| |
June 2010
New York. Buoyed by the US support for
UN reforms and New Delhi's key role in the
process, India has demanded an increase
in both permanent and non-permanent seats
in the UN Security Council to make it more
efficient and democratic.
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|
US
envoy Kurt Campbell opens Asia-Pacific cards |
| |
May 2010
Hong Kong. Some call him a political genius,
some plain lucky.
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ASEAN facing new realities in South East Asia |
| |
May 2010
Hong Kong. It is in ASEAN’s ability and
readiness to resolve political differences
affecting its members and other countries
in the Asia-Pacific region that the association’s
commitment to political co-operation is
put to test.
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|
Connectivity,
Cooperation set SAARC on a new journey |
| |
May 2010
Top leaders of eight South Asian nations
left Thimphu for home with a new optimism
that the South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) would, at long last,
set out on a new journey of working together,
overcoming, partially at least, the factors
that in the past sought to limit the pursuit
of common good.
|
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|
What
is meant by Strategic Arms Protocol to the
new Russian-US START Treaty |
| |
April 2010
Prague/Moscow. The new START (Strategic
Arms Reduction Treaty) bilateral nuclear
arms reduction treaty between Russia and
the United States was signed by Presidents
Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama on April
8, 2010 in Prague, the capital of the Czech
Republic.
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Pakistan:
The Problem Persistent |
| |
April 2010
New Delhi. India may be upset and the United
States may find its Af-Pak initiative going
haywire, but the growing political instability
could force a military take-over or cause
emergence of a military-backed regime in
Pakistan.
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|
US
Arms for Pakistan: Destabilising the Region
|
| |
April 2010
New Delhi . While in Washington, D.C.,
for the nuclear security summit in mid-April
2010, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh remonstrated
with President Barack Obama about the adverse
implications of the proposed conventional
arms sales by the United States to Pakistan.
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|
The
Putin Pilgrimage: India and Russia ties are
“Stronger” |
| |
March 2010
New Delhi. No two countries have maintained
their ties and scaled them up steadily in
the complex pre-and-post-9/11 years as India
and Russia have done, particularly after
Mr Vladimir Putin took the reins of power
in the year 2000.
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|
Obama
likely to visit India later this year |
| |
February 2010
Chicago. President Barack Obama, who called
India an indispensable nation during Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh's state visit, will
most likely visit India later this year
to further underscore itss importance to
America, a US official says.
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|
Military
update a formidable task for Russia |
| |
February 2010
On January 18, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin chaired a special meeting in Voronezh,
southern Russia, to review the procurement
of modern weapons for the Russian Armed
Forces.
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|
Indian
Peacekeepers receive UN Medal for good service
in Congo |
| |
February 2010
North Kivu. India is the largest contriibutor
of peacekeepers to MONUC (United Nations
Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo) with more than 4,500 soldiers
deployed across North Kivu province.
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|
US
offers F35 to India |
| |
January
2010
New Delhi. The India-US defence cooperation
seems to be steadily growing with Washington
now offering its latest Joint Strike Fighter
(JSF) F-35 Lightning-II aircraft to India.
|
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|
The
Emerging India-Russia Strategic Equation |
| |
December
2009
The latest visit of Prime Minster Manmohan
Singh to Moscow has cleared many of the cobwebs
which had come to symbolize a certain cooling
of Indo- Russian relationship. |
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PM’s
Russia trip ‘extremely productive’ |
| |
December
2009
Onboard Air India One. Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh’s three-day official visit to Russia
was “extremely successful, productive” and
reinforced a “rock solid” strategic partnership
between the two countries, according to Indian
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao. |
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|
India,
Russia seal civil atomic cooperation, defence
pacts |
| |
December
2009
Moscow. Visiting India Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
have sealed a “broad based” agreement that
will boost bilateral cooperation between the
countries in the peaceful use of atomic energy.
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| |
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|
India-China Strategic Relationship Challenges
and Prospects |
| |
November 2009
New Delhi. The Centre for Land Warfare
Studies (CLAWS) organised a seminar on “India-China
Strategic Relationship: Challenges and Prospects”
with a visiting team from the PLA Academy
of Military Sciences in Beijing, on October
19, 2009 at the CLAWS campus.
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|
China learns that 2009 is not 1962 |
| |
November 2009
The inscrutable Chinese are supposed to
take every step after careful deliberation.
Whether it is Mao Zedong’s smile for an
Indian envoy to open a new chapter after
the 1962 conflict or the summoning of the
Indian ambassador in Beijing to the foreign
office at 2 a.m. to express displeasure,
the Mandarins are believed to be sticklers
for sign language.
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|
Will November Knocks Push Peace in South Asia?
|
| |
November 2009
New Delhi. November 2009 means many significant
things for India, for the region and the
key players.
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India should not allow Saeed to hijack bilateral
ties: Pakistani envoy |
| |
November 2009
New Delhi. India should not allow one individual,
Hafiz Saeed, to hold the entire bilateral
relationship hostage, says Pakistan’s envoy
to India, making a strong pitch for the
resumption of the composite dialogue, days
ahead of a crucial meeting between Indian
and Pakistani leaders.
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|
United Nations at the Crossroads |
| |
November 2009
New Delhi. As the United Nations (UN) steps
into its 64th year since establishment,
the priority areas for the UN in the coming
future revolve around reforming the organisation,
enhancing its relevance and effectiveness
for the world in the 21st century.
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|
India is Ukraine's key Asian partner |
| |
November
2009
Eighteen years back, India recognized the
newly-born independent state of Ukraine.
Starting from that day the multidimensional
cooperation between our two friendly countries
has witnessed as stories of real success,
despite some temporary slowdowns.
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|
India and the US: Personalities and Perceptions
will take the relations foward |
| |
September
2009
New Delhi. The most significant thing
about the recent visit to India of the US
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
is that it helped remove many, though not
all, of the reservations that the Indian policy
planners have nursed about the Obama Administration’s
approach to South Asia. |
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|
|
India- US Relations: A Strategic Overview
|
| |
August
2009
New Delhi. India-US relations can perhaps
be rated like Charles de Gaulle dubbing of
Brazil: has potential and always shall. Implicit
is doubt that this potential could translate
into realty. |
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|
Bangladesh Rifles being Revamped |
| |
September
2009
New Delhi. A complete revamp of the Bangladesh
Rifles (BDR), the country's border guards
whose troopers mutinied in February killing
73 people, is on the cards. |
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|
|
BRIC: Shaping the New Economic and Strategic
Architecture |
| |
August
2009
New Delhi. BRIC is an acronym for the
economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China
combined. The term was first prominently used
in a Goldman Sachs report from 2003, which
speculated that by 2050 these four economies
would be wealthier than most of the current
major economic powers. |
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|
Pakistan’s Army: Living in a state of strategic
denial |
| |
August
2009
A two-day international conference on
genocide that concluded in Dhaka July 31 exhorted
the UN to recognise the mass killings and
rape that the Pakistan Army had unleashed
in the torturous and tumultuous events that
preceded the birth of Bangladesh in December
1971. |
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|
|
Is the Pakistani army zeroing in on Zardari
|
| |
August
2009
New Delhi. As the war against Taliban
by Pakistan intensifies with Operation “Rah-e-Rast”,
it has automatically brought into fore the
higher rate of Pakistani army’s casualty figures. |
| |
|
|
Increase in Pakistan's Defence Expenditure
|
| |
August
2009
Facts unfolded fast as on Saturday, 13
June 2009, the Pakistani Government presented
its Pak Rs 2.9 trillion consolidated budget
for 2009-10 in the National Assembly with
an additional Rs 47 billion for defence, thereby
enhancing the military expenditure by a record
15.8 per cent. |
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|
|
Bangladesh: Paramilitary force attacks Military!
|
| |
March
2009
Used to frequent military intervention
in its affairs, Bangladesh on February 25-
26 witnessed a gory mutiny in the heart of
the national capital by troopers of the Bangladesh
Rifles (BDR), the paramilitary force engaged
in guarding the country’s 4,000 km-plus borders
with India and Myanmar. |
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|
|
Pakistan’s ‘Switzerland’ now a haven for Al
Qaida |
| |
January
2009
Pakistan. Called Pakistan’s ‘Switzerland’
because of its immense beauty and tourism,
Swat has become a haven for Taliban and their
patrons, the Al Qaida. |
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|
|
India, Afghanistan urge all countries to prevent
terror acts from their soil |
| |
January
2009
New Delhi. India and Afghanistan have
called for bilateral and international cooperation
to prevent and fight terrorism. |
| |
|
|
PAKISTAN Lies, Terror & ISI |
| |
January
2009
New Delhi. By now, the Pakistani complicity
in terrorism, though not necessarily of the
usually petri.ed civilian rulers, is there
for all to see. |
| |
|
|
Bangladesh:
Turning Tides |
| |
January
2009
Bangladesh. The most significant outcome
of the December 29 election in Bangladesh
is that it marks a turning of tide against
terrorism in South Asia. |
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|
|
India
and Egypt Surer than Slogans |
| |
December
2008
Cairo. Slogans and diplomatic niceties
do matter, especially in times of global climacteric
changes. The conferment of the Jawaharlal
Nehru for International Understanding on Mubarak
draped in a well-deserved standing as one
of the Arab world's most moderate and level-headed
leaders in an especially uproarious region
was replete with symbolism. |
| |
|
|
India,
Egypt seek to open new chapter for bilateral
relations |
| |
December
2008
New Delhi. India and Egypt have stressed
the need for proper representation to all
regions while restructuring the international
financial architecture and called for a broad-based
discussion for reshaping the present economic
order, while seeking to convert their ties
into strategic partnership. |
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|
|
Military
reform to change army structure |
| |
December
2008
Moscow. The Russian army is changing.
In addition to troop-size reduction, yet another
reform is aimed at fundamentally changing
personnel composition and structure, especially
within the Ground Forces. . |
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|
|
Russia
set to implement ambitious army reform |
| |
December
2008
Moscow. On October 14, Russian Defense
Minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced plans
to overhaul the national military establishment
by 2012. However, many aspects of the proposed
army reform have yet to be clarified. |
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|
|
US-India
strategic relationship ‘very important’, Obama
tells PM |
| |
November
2008
New Delhi. The new US administration would
like to work with India on all global issues,
US president-elect Barack Obama said in an
early morning phone call this month to Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh. |
| |
|
|
What
India should expect from Barack Obama, what
it shouldn’t |
| |
November
2008
Lake City, Florida. As presidentelect Barack
Obama waits to take over the administration
of the US, he faces daunting challenges on
both the domestic and foreign fronts. |
| |
|
|
Bahrain
lands craft contract for Abu Dhabi Ship Building
|
| |
November
2008
Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB)
has been awarded a contract to build Afour
landing craft for the Bahrain Naval Forces.
The multi-million dollar contract was won
in the face of stiff competition from international
shipyards. |
| |
|
|
Gen
Kayani visiting NATO |
| |
November
2008
Islamabad. Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Gen
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will visit the NATO Headquarters
in the Belgian capital of Brussels later this
month. |
| |
|
|
India-Russia
Defence Cooperation Problems and Prospects
|
| |
November
2008
New Delhi. Towards the end of September India
and Russia agreed to extend the term of the
Indo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission
for Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC)
for another ten years — till 2020. |
| |
|
|
India,
Singapore review defence cooperation |
| |
October
2008
Singapore. India and Singapore recently
concluded a two-day defence dialogue to take
stock of their growing military ties, assess
threats to stability in the region and share
security concerns. |
| |
|
|
Pakistan
Army’s Change of Guards |
| |
October
2008
Forty three years ago, during the 1965
Indo-Pakistan War, there were only two Lt
Generals in the Pakistani Army, Bakhtiar Rana,
the Commander of I Corps and Altaf Qadir,
on deputation to the Central Treaty Organisation
(CENTO), in Turkey. |
| |
|
|
The
assault on Marriott Hotel |
| |
October
2008
Latest medical researches have shown
that stem cells gone bad can be the cause
of cancer. The new President of Pakistan,
Asif Ali Zardari, said after Saturday’s blast
in Islamabad that terrorism is like cancer
and that he was bent upon eradicating it from
the body politic. |
| |
|
|
China’s
South Sea Fleet Gains Strength: Indicators,
Intentions & Implications |
| |
October
2008
China. The Chinese Navy is organised
into three fleets: The North Sea Fleet (NSF)
adjoining the Yellow Sea, the East Sea Fleet
(ESF) facing the East China Sea and potentially
responsible for any military operation against
Taiwan, and the South Sea Fleet SSF) responsible
for securing China’s maritime interests in
the South China Sea (SCS) and beyond. |
| |
|
|
Wanted:
Better South Asia experts for the US |
| |
August
2008
London. There is an urgent need for better
South Asia experts to advise the next US government,
says former American diplomat Robin Raphel. |
| |
|
|
Despite
tensions, SAARC leaders sounds optimistic |
| |
August
2008
Colombo. The 15th South Asian Association
of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, held
in Sri Lanka recently, was overshadowed by
heightened tensions between India and Pakistan,
though the two nations vowed to work together
and save a tenuous peace process in the troubled
region.. |
| |
|
|
Growing
instability in Pakistan |
| |
August
2008
New Delhi. Pakistan is again in the news
due to the decision of the ruling coalition
to impeach President Pervez Musharraf. India’s
National Security Adviser NSA) M K Narayanan
has said that the impeachment may give rise
to a big vacuum that will provide freedom
to radical extremist elements. |
| |
|
|
‘Next
US president must focus on ties with, India,
China, Russia' |
| |
August
2008
Washington. The next US president has
been advised to pay particular attention to
three key relationships - China, India and
Russia - as he reintroduces America to the
world to regain its trust in its power and
purpose. |
| |
|
|
US
needs to lean on Saudi Arabia to pressure
Pakistan |
| |
June
2008
On the night of June 10, American air strikes
took place on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
in Mohmand agency. It killed 27 people, of
which 11 belonged to the Frontier Constabulary.
|
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|
India
helps Bhutan reach out to World |
| |
May
2008
New Delhi. After losing out to China in much
of the South Asian region and elsewhere, India
may have just about pre-empted the more powerful
and aggressive neighbour in Bhutan. |
| |
|
|
German
Army Chief in India |
| |
May
2008
New Delhi. Lt Gen. Hans Otto Budde, Chief
of the German Army was in New Delhi on an
official visit to India from 18-24 May. |
| |
|
|
Sarcozy,
French Hearts and Arms for India |
| |
February
2008
New Delhi. When French President Nicolas
Sarkozy visited India in the last week of
January, it was not exactly vini, vidi, vici. |
| |
|
|
Pakistan's
retired military officers embark on mea culpa |
| |
February
2008
In an extraordinary development, unprecedented
in the annals of Pakistan's troubled history,
almost a hundred retired senior military officers,
including former chiefs of staff, met Jan
31 in Islamabad and denounced President Pervez
Musharraf - till recently the chief of army
staff - and described him as the "main
obstacle to democracy" in the run-up
to the Feb 18 national elections. |
| |
|
|
Vietnam
India’s Tough Eastern Friend |
| |
December
2007
Hanoi. The name ‘Vietnam’ itself brings
back memories of long years of wars, most
of them involving super powers; the acts of
heroism and vision of some of its iconic leaders,
the resilience and determination of its people
and in recent times, the economic recovery
and the growth trajectory of this nation of
84 million people, spread over an area just
about the size of Rajasthan, in an S-shaped
strip in the easternmost part of the Indo-Chinese
peninsula. |
| |
|
|
Dr
Henry Kissinger and India |
| |
October
2007
New Delhi. Thirty-six years after being
instrumental in dispatching of the US Navy’s
Seventh Fleet to the Bay of Bengal to browbeat
India at the height of a war that saw the
emergence of Bangladesh, America’s superdiplomat,
Dr Henry A Kissinger, was in Kolkata recently
to hardsell the Indo-US civil nuclear deal. |
| |
|
|
India
China Relations |
| |
September
2007
A series of factors, ranging from growing
Chinese sense of competition towards India,
the perception that the neighbour is getting
too close to the United States and Beijing’s
domestic politicomilitary compulsions have
contributed to the slowing down of Sino-Indian
border talks. |
| |
|
|
How
they untangled the India-US nuclear deal |
| |
August
2007
US negotiator R Nicholas Burns gave a press
briefing giving vital indications on some
key elements in the Indo – US civil
nuclear agreement. Details of the agreement
were published later but what Mr Burns said
is indeed interesting. |
| |
|
|
Tempest
in a teacup over a deal! |
| |
August
2007
Washington. The tempest in New Delhi that
threatens to unravel the India-US civil nuclear
deal may well be the proverbial “storm
in a teacup”, as the hapless Indian
ambassador here suggested in a moment of indiscretion. |
| |
|
|
King
Zahir Shah The last Afghan monarch |
| |
August
2007
New Delhi. Afghanistan’s last monarch,
King Mohammed Zahir Shah, who passed away
recently at the age of 92, was a friend of
India who enjoyed a personal rapport with
Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. |
| |
|
|
Containing
Russia? |
| |
August
2007
Ultimately, a mature democracy, with a vibrant
civil society and a well-structured party
system, will emerge from a higher level of
social and economic development. |
| |
|
|
US
'pays-off' Pakistan to fight terrorism: Congressmen
skeptical |
| |
August
2007
New Delhi. Sceptical about the way Pakistan
is using American money, US Congressmen have
asked the Bush Administration to ensure that
the money is used to fight terror and not
to train guns at India. |
| |
|
|
India,
South Korea to strengthen Defence Cooperation |
| |
August
2007
New Delhi. India and South Korea have decided
to strengthen bilateral cooperation in defence,
basically in ship building. |
| |
|
|
Taliban
Resurgence Creating ARC of Instability: India |
| |
August
2007
New Delhi. Warning that the Taliban’s
resurgence in Afghanistan had created an “arc
of instability”, External Affairs Minister
Pranab Mukherjee says that India was prepared
to work with the world to restore peace in
the area. |
| |
|
|
NATO
likey to stay in Afghanistan |
| |
July
2007
New Delhi. NATO troops are likely to stay
in Afghanistan for at least five to six years.
This was stated by NATO’s Deputy Secretary
General, Ambassador Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo,
in an interview with India Strategic here
during a recent visit. |
| |
|
|
India
and UAE are great friends |
| |
June
2007
New Delhi. The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
has reiterated that the security and stability
in the Indian subcontinent and the strategic
Gulf are interlinked and sought India's cooperation
in defusing the Middle East crises. |
| |
|
|
Pakistan
Creates Army Commands |
| |
June
2007
It appears that Pakistan has finally taken
the decision to reorganize its operational
deployment based on Corps to create three
new geographical commands aimed at improving
the operational efficiency and working of
its land forces. |
| |
|
|
BANGLADESH
upgrades Top Brass |
| |
June
2007
Bangladesh has upgraded its military top brass
in a significant strategic development in
South Asia, and has its first serving four-star
general in Army Chief, Lt Gen Moeen U Ahmed. |
| |
|
|
Chile
chills out warmth with India |
| |
May
2007
Chile, the farthest country from India at
a distance of 17000 km on the edge of Antarctic,
is ready to cooperate with India on many fronts,
from a study of glaciers to help conserve
water to training troops in the Indian mountains
and deserts. The Andes´ mountains in
Chile are the next highest after the Himalayas. |
