The word precedent and its various forms will resonate across India in the coming days as Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj’s nod to prosecute Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa over corruption charges is hotly contested or defended. The legality or otherwise of Bhardwaj’s decision may also be decided by courts with unprecedented speed as compared to the [...]
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Better set a precedent than follow, Yeddyurappa learns the hard way
January 24th, 2011 |
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No impact of Chinese dam on Brahmaputra: Krishna
April 22nd, 2010 |
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China has assured India that a hydroelectric dam it is constructing on Tsangpo river in Tibet will not impact the downstream flow to Brahmaputra, parliament was informed Thursday.
“It is a fact that when we met in Beijing, the question of the power station did come up. The Chinese foreign minister assured me that there would [...]
Congress stays away from Tharoor row
April 13th, 2010 |
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The Congress Tuesday stayed clear of the Indian Premier League (IPL) row involving Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor even as his boss S.M. Krishna met party president Sonia Gandhi, apparently over the controversy.
As the row appeared to be snowballing into a major controversy with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding Tharoor be sacked [...]
China, India should jointly face global problems: Krishna
April 6th, 2010 |
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India and China should work together to face global problems, India’s External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here Tuesday while stressing that the “true test of our maturity is how well we handle our problems”.
Krishna, who reached here Monday for a four-day visit, was addressing a gathering at the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS).
Speaking [...]
The week ahead
April 4th, 2010 |
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The leaders of Russia and America will sign a new strategic-arms reduction treaty in Prague
• BARACK OBAMA will meet Russia’s president, Dmitry Medvedev, in Prague on Thursday April 8th to sign a strategic-arms reduction treaty. Over ten years this will cut the number deployed strategic warheads to 1,550 on each side. Delivery systems (missiles, bombers and the like) will be reduced to 700 apiece. That is still enough to wipe out whole continents, but it makes the Nobel peace prize sitting on Mr Obama’s mantelpiece look a little less like an invitation to hubris.
• THE foreign ministers of India and China will meet in Beijing on Monday 5th April. Asia’s two rising powers have a polite but tense relationship—thanks to their long-running and lengthy border dispute, and the sense that they are competing for the same slot as Asia’s dominant power. India’s foreign minister, S.M. Krishna, and his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, are expected to hold talks on bilateral, regional and global themes. …
Fresh attacks on Indians, Krishna meets Smith for 2nd time in two days
January 29th, 2010 |
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As attacks against Indians continued unabated in Australia, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Thursday met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith for the second time in two days and is understood to have conveyed displeasure over the assaults.
Krishna met Smith in London on the sidelines of the conference on Afghanistan hosted by British Prime [...]
India, Britain to discuss various issues ahead of Afghan conference
January 27th, 2010 |
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London, Jan.27 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, who is currently in London to attend a one-day conference on Afghanistan, has said he is looking forward to the summit and is keen to cement New Delhi’s relationship with the rest of the international community.
Interacting with reporters here before the meeting, Krishna and British [...]
Krishna reiterates issue of Indian nationals’ safety in Australia
January 27th, 2010 |
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External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has deplored the attacks on two Indian nationals in Australia yesterday and said that the issue of racism will top his agenda during his meet with Australia’’s Foreign Minister Stephen Smith in London on Wednesday.
In an exclusive interview to Times Now, Krishna emphasised that the safety of [...]
Krishna asks Qureshi for speedier 26/11 probe
January 13th, 2010 |
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In the first high-level official conversation between the two countries in months, Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi and asked him to expedite the probe to bring to justice terrorists linked to the 26/11 Mumbai massacre.
Krishna and Qureshi also reviewed the status of the trial in [...]
Indian govt. had no role to play on Ladakh road project, says Krishna
December 10th, 2009 |
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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna told the Lok Sabha that the Centre was not consulted on either the start or end of the project and had come to know of it only through media reports.
“The government of India had no role to play in starting the road project or halting (it). It was [...]
Pak should also be included in Indian govt’s talks with Kashmiri leaders: Qureshi
November 21st, 2009 |
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad should also be included in the talks between the Indian government and Kashmiri leaders, as it is also a party to the dispute.
Interacting with media persons here, Qureshi denied being involved in any back-channel diplomacy with India, and added that Islamabad wants a constructive engagement [...]
Krishna downplays Mirwaiz’s China visit
November 21st, 2009 |
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External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday said that Chairman of the separatist Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was free to travel wherever he wanted, including China.
Mirwaiz is expected to visit China and Pakistan later this month.
His proposed visit to China comes at a time of diplomatic skirmishes between New Delhi and Beijing, especially [...]
Issues regarding country’’s security to be looked into carefully: Krishna
November 18th, 2009 |
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External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Tuesday said that the country’’s security would be looked into carefully following the arrest of David Coleman Headley, a Pakistan-born American national, by FBI for plotting terror-attacks overseas including India.
Addressing the media on the sidelines of a conference in the national capital, Krishna said that the issues of [...]
India committed to fulfilling its SAARC responsibilities: Krishna
November 17th, 2009 |
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India is committed to fulfilling its responsibilities in SAARC in an asymmetric and non-reciprocal manner for the benefit of the countries in the region, said External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna in the capital on Tuesday.
Delivering the inaugural address at a conference on South Asian economic integration at FICCI, Krishna said that the Recent exchanges [...]
Government probes how 26/11 terror suspects obtained Indian visas: Krishna
November 17th, 2009 |
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External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today said that the government has begun its investigation on how the 26/11 terror suspects David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana managed to get Indian visas.
The matter is being looked at very carefully said Krishna, surprised at how the visa was granted to Headley by Indian Consulate General in [...]
Iran’’s Foreign Minister meets S M Krishna
November 16th, 2009 |
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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna here today.
Mottaki is on a two-day visit to India.
Earlier in the day, he met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The two leaders reportedly discussed issues like the trilateral gas pipeline and terrorism originating from Pakistan.
This is the first high-level contact since the re-election of Iranian President [...]
Columbian Foreign Minister meets Krishna
November 10th, 2009 |
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Columbian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez met his Indian counterpart S. M Krishna in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Bermudez is on a three-day visit to India.
His visit marks the 50 years of international relations between the two countries.
The visit is taking place in the wake of a significant increase in Indian investment in Colombia.
Krishna meets Russian Deputy Prime Minister
November 10th, 2009 |
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External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Monday discussed bilateral issues with Russian Deputy Prime Minister S.S. Sobyanin in the national capital.
Both sides reviewed cooperation in a number of priority sectors such as nuclear energy, space research, high technology, information and communications technology, and pharmaceuticals.
They also discussed ways and means of enhancing cooperation in these [...]
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit India in October
September 30th, 2009 |
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will visit India next month to attend the trilateral Russia-India-China (RIC) meeting in Bangalore.
Jiechi will be joined by his Indian and Russian counterparts S M Krishna and Sergei Lavrov.
Jeichi is visiting India at a time when the media is widely speculating about brewing tensions between the two Asian giants over [...]
Pakistan asks India not to hold back ties due to Mumbai attacks
September 27th, 2009 |
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Pakistan has asked India not to hold back the bilateral talks because of investigation of the Mumbai terror attacks, and assured New Delhi that it has done what was required in the case.
India has been pushing Pakistan to act fast and in a transparent manner to ensure that those behind the attacks are brought to [...]