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Transmission device found near China border posed no threat: Cops
Times of India, 19 May 2013
SHIMLA: Six months after the recovery of a mysterious transmission device from a forest area near Jangi village of Kinnaur district, located close to China border, Himachal Pradesh police have concluded in its report that no in-built secrecy provisions...
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Li arrives; border, water disputes on agenda
Hindu, 19 May 2013
Nearly 27 years after he made his last trip to India, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on his first overseas official visit and will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan
Singh on all contentious issues,...
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Manmohan may chance in on Obama during New York visit
Hindu, 19 May 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could meet United States President Barack Obama when he visits New York for the United Nations General Assembly towards the end of September.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could meet United States President Barack Obama...
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Don’t dilute promise on better deal for Tamils, India tells Sri Lanka
Hindu, 19 May 2013
India tried to contain the after effects of a selective briefing it gave on Friday about its relations with Sri Lanka.During a telephonic conversation on Friday, the External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid advised his Sri Lankan counterpart G L Peiris...
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Up to leaders of India and Pakistan to work on their ties: US
Times of India, 17 May 2013
WASHINGTON: As Pakistan's Prime Minister- elect Nawaz Sharif prepares to form his government, the US has said that it is up to the leaders of India and Pakistan to work on their relationship."In terms of
the scope and how a developing...
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Sri Lanka to sign MoU on Sampur power plant this month
Colombo Page, 17 May 2013
May 17, Colombo: Sri Lanka will sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's National Thermal Power Company (NTPC) for the construction of the coal power plant in Sampur this month Power and Energy Ministry said. Power and Energy Ministry...
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Army not to oppose talks with India: Nawaz
The News, 15 May 2013
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N chief, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, has said the Pakistan Army will never oppose talks with India. Talking to the foreign media, Nawaz said his government would focus on the revival of the national economy. He said the revival of...
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Is India-China deal on border issue in the works?
Hindu, 15 May 2013
India has concurred with the Chinese desire for early settlement of the border issue, leading diplomats with long years in the field to smell a deal in the offing.On Monday, a senior Chinese government official called the three-week face off between...
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How India dealt with Iran without treading on U.S. toes
Hindu, 15 May 2013
India has managed to balance the task of assuaging American paranoia about dealing with Tehran as well as confirming with Iran plans to participate in developing a port during External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid’s recent visit to Iran.These...
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Nawaz wants to end mistrust with India, boost ties with US
Dawn, 14 May 2013
LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif, poised to become prime minister for a third time after a decisive victory in the elections, said on Monday that the mistrust which had long dogged relations with India needed to be
addressed. He also pledged to strengthen...
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Border issue must stay in focus, says Chinese official
Colombo Page, 14 May 2013
Taking a lesson from the recently-ended three-week faceoff between the two armies, India and China must take the second step towards resolving the border issue as quickly as possible, a senior Chinese
Government official has counselled....
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Chinese premier to visit India, Pakistan, Switzerland, Germany
People Daily, 13 May 2013
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Premier Li Keqiang will pay official visits to India, Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany from May 19 to 27, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday. Li will make the visit at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan...
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Manmohan congratulates Nawaz, invites him to India
Hindu, 13 May 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has congratulated Nawaz Sharif, whose party won the most seats in the recent Parliamentary elections in Pakistan. His strategic policy managers heaved a sigh of relief over
the relatively decisive mandate because...
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