India says it plans to allow Pakistan to directly invest in the country, in another sign of warming ties between the longtime rivals. Indian Trade Minister Anand Sharma told reporters Friday that “India has taken an in-principle decision to allow Pakistan FDI (foreign direct investment) in India to deepen our economic engagement. He did not […]
India to Allow Direct Investment From Rival Pakistan
Posted April 13th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
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India Protests US Detention of Bollywood Star
Posted April 13th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
India is criticizing the detention of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan by U.S. immigration officials. Khan was on his way to speak at Yale University Thursday when immigration authorities questioned him for nearly two hours at White Plains Airport in New York state. The actor arrived at the airport from India in a private plane. […]
India to Allow Direct Investment From Rival Pakistan
Posted April 13th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
India says it plans to allow Pakistan to directly invest in the country, in another sign of warming ties between the longtime rivals. Indian Trade Minister Anand Sharma told reporters Friday that “India has taken an in-principle decision to allow Pakistan FDI (foreign direct investment) in India to deepen our economic engagement. He did not […]
Indian Maoist Rebels Free Italian Tour Guide
Posted April 12th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Indian Maoist rebels have released an Italian tour guide who was abducted a month ago in the eastern state of Orissa. Paolo Basusco told reporters in the state capital, Bhubaneshwar, Thursday that he was feeling strong and healthy and that he loves Orissa. Rebels kidnapped Bosusco and another Italian, Claudio Colangelo, on March 14 while […]
Battered Baby Girl Dies in India
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
A three-month-old baby who police say was beaten by her father for being a girl has died from her injuries in southern India. Doctors in the city of Bangalore said Neha Afreen suffered cardiac arrest early Wednesday after numerous convulsions. Afreen was hospitalized on Sunday with head trauma, burns and bite marks. Her father, Umar […]
India Convicts 23 for 2002 Deadly Religious Riots in Gujarat
Posted April 9th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
A court in India has convicted 23 people in connection with the killing of nearly two dozen Muslims during religious riots that swept through the western state of Gujarat in 2002. The court on Monday found the 23 suspects guilty of setting fire to a house in Gujarat’s Ode village where Muslim families had taken […]
India, Pakistan Hold ‘Positive’ Talks
Posted April 8th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari visited India on Sunday and met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. It was the first visit to India by a Pakistani head of state since 2005. The two leaders discussed topics ranging from terrorism to the disputed Kashmir region. During a joint news conference, Mr. Singh […]
Pakistan’s Zardari Visits India
Posted April 8th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari is in India, where he met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. The visit is the first to India by a Pakistani head of state since 2005. Standing next to Mr. Singh Sunday, Mr. Zardari told reporters the two discussed all important bilateral issues, and that he […]
Pakistan’s Zardari Visits India
Posted April 8th, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari is in India, where he met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. The visit is the first to India by a Pakistani head of state since 2005. Standing next to Mr. Singh Sunday, Mr. Zardari told reporters he expects the Indian leader to visit Pakistan soon. The […]
Zardari to Visit India
Posted April 8th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari is set to go to India Sunday where he will meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. It will be the first visit to India by a Pakistani head of state since 2005. The two nuclear-armed nations are seeking to normalize relations following the 2008 terror attacks […]
