Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the Brazilian capital Wednesday to attend two back-to-back multilateral summits that aim at greater cooperation among top emerging economies of the world.
Manmohan Singh was accorded a colourful ceremonial welcome at the Brasilia airbase. He was warmly received by Brazil’s Defence Minister Nelson Jobim.
He will participate in the IBSA [...]
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Manmohan arrives in Brazil for IBSA, BRIC summits
April 15th, 2010 |
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Manmohan Singh to attend two summits in Brazilian capital
April 14th, 2010 |
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Heads of state and government from India, Brazil, South Africa, China and Russia will meet this week in the Brazilian capital for the fourth India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) and the Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC) summits here. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who attended the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, will attend both the summits.
The fourth IBSA [...]
Tharoor row: Opposition gets ammo against UPA
April 14th, 2010 |
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The political storm triggered by Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor’s alleged meddling in the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise business is likely to dominate parliament proceedings that resume Thursday, opposition party leaders said.
Already up in arms over the price rise and internal security in the wake of the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh [...]
India, China working for practical solution to border issue: PM
April 14th, 2010 |
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Ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Brazil, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India and China were working hard to find “pragmatic solution” to the border problem and were working closely on an array of global issues, including climate change.
“We have the border problem and that problem is to be resolved. [...]
No drift in India-US ties: Manmohan
April 14th, 2010 |
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Discounting suggestions that Indo-US relations were in a drift or were not as warm as they used to be under the previous Bush administration, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the two countries enjoyed a multi-faceted relationship and was not just a “single track operation”.
“Well I have a very good relationship with President Obama. So I [...]
No dialogue before steps taken against 26/11 attackers: PM
April 14th, 2010 |
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A fortnight before a likely meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani in Bhutan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said India can resume dialogue with Pakistan on all issues only if it takes “credible steps” to bring the known perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage to justice.
Underscoring India’s growing exasperation with lack of action by [...]
No talks before Pakistan punishes 26/11 terrorists: Manmohan
April 14th, 2010 |
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India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday asked Pakistan to do at least “the minimum” of punishing all those involved in the Mumbai terror attacks before India can think of resuming talks.
“Pakistan must take credible steps to bring the perpetrators of the horrible crime of 26/11. That’s the minimum we expect Pakistan to do,” Manmohan Singh [...]
India will get access to Headley: Manmohan
April 14th, 2010 |
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Two days after he held talks with US President Barack Obama, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed confidence that India will get access to David Coleman Headley, the Mumbai terror plotter who is currently in the US custody.
“The president is aware of legal position and we will get access to Headley,” Manmohan Singh told [...]
Maoists stepped into vacuum between tribals, government: Home Secretary
April 13th, 2010 |
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“Overenthusiastic” officials tried to shift tribal people out of their homes in the forests and drove them into the extended arms of Maoists who exploited their vulnerability to win them over to their side, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai has said.
“Overenthusiastic collectors and other officers who tried to shift them (tribes) out of forests created the [...]
IPL row: BJP wants PM to sack Tharoor
April 13th, 2010 |
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sack Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor for allegedly misusing his official position to secure an Indian Premier League (IPL) deal for his friend Sunanda Pushkar.
BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad also demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the [...]
US, India to discuss Headley access
April 13th, 2010 |
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India’s request for access to David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani American key plotter of the Mumbai attacks, is expected to gain traction after Sunday’s meeting between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
“Obviously, we have kept India apprised of our ongoing investigation with respect to Headley,” State Department spokesman P J Crowley told reporters [...]
Gilani talks to Manmohan at Obama dinner
April 13th, 2010 |
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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Monday walked up to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and talked to him for a few minutes when the two leaders met at a dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama for visiting world leaders at the Nuclear Security Summit.
The leaders of India and Pakistan have avoided a bilateral [...]
Nuclear summit begins, Obama welcomes world leaders
April 13th, 2010 |
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The two-day Nuclear Security Summit began Monday as US President Barack Obama welcomed leaders of 46 countries who have gathered in the American capital to ensure bomb-making materials do not fall into the hands of terrorists.
Obama welcomed world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao, shaking their hands and posing [...]
Obama asks Pakistan to punish Mumbai attackers
April 12th, 2010 |
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Hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern over Pakistan’s will to punish those responsible for the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, President Barack Obama asked Islamabad to move against the perpeterators.
A couple of hours after meeting Manmohan Singh, Obama Sunday told Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani that the Indian leader was sincere in improving [...]
India asks US to combat Pakistan-origin terror
April 12th, 2010 |
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Highlighting Pakistan-origin terrorism as a threat to South Asia, India underlined Islamabad’s lack of action against 26/11 terrorists when Washington pressed for reduction of tensions between the two neighbours.
“There was no will on part of Pakistan to punish those responsible for the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,” India’s Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told journalists here Sunday [...]