Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at strengthening their countries’ ties. The agreement covers a wide range of issues, including security cooperation, trade and economic ties, and social and cultural exchanges. It is the first comprehensive pact the Afghan government has finalized with any […]
Afghanistan, India Sign Comprehensive Partnership Deal
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Regional Tensions Frame Karzai’s India Visit
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in India for a two-day visit that is expected to strengthen the two countries’ economic and security ties. Mr. Karzai and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met in New Delhi late Tuesday. In addition to economic deals, the two leaders are expected to sign an agreement that calls for India […]
Regional Tensions Frame Karzai’s India Visit
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in India for a two-day visit that is expected to strengthen the two countries’ economic and security ties. Mr. Karzai and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are scheduled to meet in New Delhi later Tuesday. In addition to economic deals, the two leaders are expected to sign an agreement that […]
Amid Tension with Pakistan, Karzai Begins Two-Day Visit to India
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai departed Tuesday for a two-day diplomatic trip to India, a visit that comes amid increasing tension with Pakistan, a traditional foe of both countries. President Karzai will meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, where the two leaders are expected to boost economic ties. Mr. Karzai and Mr. […]
India Rethinks Controversial Poverty Benchmark
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say social benefits will not be limited to those who make less than 50 cents a day in rural areas and 66 cents a day in urban areas. Planning Commission head Montek Singh Ahluwalia said Monday that government entitlements should go beyond the controversial poverty benchmark proposed last month by the federal government. […]
Gandhi Makes First Public Appearance Since Surgery
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Sonia Gandhi, the head of India’s ruling Congress Party, has made her first public appearance in India since undergoing surgery in the U.S. for an undisclosed illness. She participated Sunday in a birthday memorial in New Delhi for independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi returned to India in early September and resumed work about a […]
Indian Court Rules Against Tata Motors in Land Dispute
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 5:51 pm (UTC-5)
A court in India’s northeastern state of West Bengal has ruled the state’s government acted legally in taking back 400 hectares of agricultural land purchased by Tata automaker to build a new car factory. The Kolkata High Court upheld a law passed in June allowing the state government to reclaim the land allotted for Tata […]
India, Pakistan Agree to Boost Trade to $6 Bn in 3 Years
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
India and Pakistan have agreed to boost trade ties as part of a peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals, who resumed talks earlier this year after a break of several years. In a joint statement issued Wednesday following talks in New Delhi, the Indian and Pakistani trade ministers pledged to more than double the value […]
Building Collapses in New Delhi’s Old City, 5 Killed
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Indian authorities say a low-rise building has collapsed in Delhi’s walled old city, killing at least five people and injuring more than 20 others. Officials say construction work at an adjacent site likely triggered the building’s collapse, which happened late Tuesday. Rescuers were trying to reach at least 20 people feared trapped in the rubble. […]
Indian Kashmir Agrees to DNA Testing of Bodies from Unmarked Graves
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 10:16 am (UTC-5)
Indian Kashmir’s top official says authorities will conduct DNA tests to identify the more than 2,000 bodies buried in unmarked graves linked to a long-running separatist conflict. The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir state, Omar Abdullah, said Tuesday relatives of missing people should provide samples to forensic experts for DNA profiling of the bodies. […]
