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Indo-China war will suit none, only boost US arms sale: Omar
Daily Excelsior, 8 February 2012
JAMMU, Feb 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called for peaceful and cordial relations between India and China saying that a war between the two countries only suited the United States as it will
boost its vested ...
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U.S. Sending Commander to Repair Ties With Pakistan
NYT, 7 February 2012
WASHINGTON — A senior American military commander is expected to travel to Pakistan this month in what Obama administration officials say is the first step toward thawing a strategic relationship that has been in effect frozen for more than ...
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NATO Focuses on Timetable for Afghan Withdrawal
NYT, 2 February 2012
BRUSSELS — The secretary general of NATO echoed Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Thursday and said that the United States and its allies would step back from a combat role in Afghanistan in mid-2013, leaving Afghan forces in ...
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Historic US, Taliban talks begin in Qatar
The News, 30 January 2012
NEW YORK: The US on Sunday agreed to transfer important Taliban figures from Guantanamo Bay to Qatar. According to The New York Times, several Taliban negotiators have begun meeting with
American officials in Qatar, where they ...
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Sherry says Pak-US ties must be based on “mutual respect”
Dawn, 28 January 2012
WASHINGTON: In her first public engagement since assuming office two weeks ago, Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington Sherry Rehman reached out to the Pakistani-American community to seek their support towards better Pakistan-US relations, which she underscored, must be ...
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