Thimphu (Bhutan), June 11 – Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that takes pride in living by a pristine set of values, began its second attempt to ban the sale of tobacco and tobacco products this month by enacting legislation that makes it illegal to buy or sell cigarettes in the country. On June 1, the national [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday invited his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan. ‘Prime Minister Gilani invited him (Singh) to visit Pakistan. He said he would love to visit Pakistan,’ Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told reporters here, after a meeting between the two leaders on the [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – Vowing to plant ’10 million trees over the next five years’ to build a ‘green and happy South Asia’ and boost trade cooperation, the 16th SAARC summit concluded Thursday in this scenic capital city of an environment-conscious Bhutan. Heads of states and governemnts of eight member-states of the South Asian Association [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – India’s role in Afghanistan and the Balochistan issue did not figure in the talks here Thursday between the Indian and Pakistani prime ministers, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said. Rao said all bilateral issues including terrorism, water row and border dispute were discussed but Afghanistan and Balochistan were not when Manmohan Singh [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Yousuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan Thursday held their first talks in nine months here and agreed to think afresh on how to ‘honestly’ take forward their peace process stalled after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. During their 50-minute talks at Bhutan House here, the [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – The twice-postponed meeting of SAARC home ministers on ways to jointly combat terrorism, crime and drug trafficking in South Asia will now be held in June in Islamabad. ‘The meeting will take place in Islamabad on June 26,’ Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters here after a meeting between [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – Signalling a step forward in their post 26/11 ties, India and Pakistan Thursday asked their foreign ministers and foreign secretaries to meet to work out the modalities of restoring trust that could pave the way for ‘substantive dialogue’ between the two countries. In their first formal meeting in nine months, Indian [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conveyed his ‘deep concern’ about Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, to his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday. Pakistan, in turn, referred to legal difficulties in prosecuting him. ‘PM (Manmohan Singh) mentioned deep concern about Hafiz Saeed and [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday directed their foreign ministers and foreign secretaries to work out the modalities of restoring trust that could pave the way for dialogue between the two countries. The two leaders held 50-minute talks at Bhutan House in the SAARC [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – The talks between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani have changed the climate between the two countries, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said here Thursday. ‘The outcome of the meeting has changed the climate between India and Pakistan,’ Qureshi told reporters after the 50-minute [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – The message of the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistan counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani was to chart ‘a course forward’, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said here Thursday. She told reporters after the 50-minute meeting between the two leaders that the ‘searchlight was on the future’.
Thimphu, April 29 – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met for about 50 minutes on the sidelines of the SAARC summit here in a bid to explore the possibilities of resuming their long-stalled dialogue and normalising ties. The two leaders held their first one-on-one meeting since the July [...]
Thimphu, April 29 – Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Yousuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan met for 50 minutes here Thursday, their first official meeting since the July 2009 talks in the Egyptian town Sharm-el-Sheikh.
Thimphu, April 29 – They may not see eye to eye but they can certainly take a walk together. And that’s exactly what Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani did at the insistence of their SAARC colleagues at their 16th regional summit here. Heads of states present at the [...]
Thimphu, April 28 – Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed Wednesday created a flutter at the 16th SAARC summit here by asking India and Pakistan to mend their ties for greater regional cooperation. ‘I hope neighbours can find ways to compartmentalise their differences while finding ways to move forward. I am of course referring to India and [...]
Thimphu, April 28 – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani here Thursday on the margins of the SAARC summit, an Indian official said Wednesday, ending the suspense over the much anticipated dialogue between the two South Asian rivals. Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said the two [...]
Thimphu, April 28 – South Asian leaders Wednesday admitted their mutual differences, particulary those between India and Pakistan, failed SAARC to overcome key challenges of poverty, climate change and terrorism in the region as they met for their 16th summit in the Bhutan capital Wednesday. At the opening of the two-day South Asian Association for [...]
Thimphu, April 28 – This is the text of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech at the inauguration of the 16th SAARC summit here Wednesday: ‘At the outset, I wish to congratulate His Excellency the Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Jigmi Thinley for his unanimous election as chairperson of the South Asian Association for Regional [...]
Thimphu, April 28 – The 25-year experience of SAARC has been like a glass half empty, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday, warning South Asian leaders that the region housing a fourth of the human race could face ‘marginalisation and stagnation’ if not empowered and better connected. ‘In looking back at these two-and-a-half decades [...]
Thimphu, April 28 – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani here Thursday on the margins of the SAARC summit, an Indian official said Wednesday, ending the suspense over the much anticipated talks between the two South Asian rivals. Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said the two [...]
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