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India progressing well on ASEAN partnership

Oct 11, 2013 - 7:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

JAKARTA (TIP): India has made significant progress on its proposed plan of action for expanding partnership with the 10-nation ASEAN grouping in areas of economic, political, security and socio-cultural cooperation, and the two sides are […]

‘International Day of Non- Violence’ commemorated at the United Nations

Oct 4, 2013 - 7:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to United Nations, New York hosted a special event on October 2 at the United Nations to commemorate the “International Day of Non Violence”. UN Secretary General […]

Europe

Indians Across World Celebrate Independence Day With Gusto

Aug 17, 2013 - 12:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING/MELBOURNE (TIP): Indians across the globe on August 15 donned patriotic colours as they celebrated the country’s 67th Independence Day, unfurling the national flag and organising cultural events to mark the occasion. India‘s ambassador to […]

MANIPUR – A Jewel Of India

Jul 26, 2013 - 7:24 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Manipur, a little Shangarila located in North-East India, is a Jewel of India. This little corner is a paradise on Earth where Mother Nature has been extra generous in her bounty. Least touched and least […]

Changlang In The Lap of Mother Nature

Jul 1, 2013 - 2:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Changlang District is situated on the southeastern corner of the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, near the Myanmar border. Known for its rich biodiversity and scenic beauty, Changlang is a popular tourist destination in North-East […]

Myanmar Gives Official Blessing To Anti-Muslim Monks

Jun 29, 2013 - 11:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (TIP): The Buddhist extremist movement in Myanmar, known as 969, portrays itself as a grassroots creed. Its chief proponent, a monk named Wirathu, was once jailed by the former military junta for anti-Muslim violence […]

Social Media And Our Responsibility: Individual And Collective

Jun 21, 2013 - 9:10 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

While the Social media has undoubtedly revolutionized our communication and brought the world together, there are also multiple fallouts. Social media, especially the Facebook, Twitter and their multiple avatars, undoubtedly is a great revolution today. […]

Suu Kyi announces bid for Presidency

Jun 8, 2013 - 2:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NAY PYI TAW (TIP): Myanmar‘s prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said that she aspires to be the president of Southeast Asian country although the Constitution bars her from contesting elections in 2015. […]

Asia

India, Myanmar, Thailand Trilateral Highway May Start By 2015-16

Jun 8, 2013 - 2:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NAY PYI TAW (MYANMAR) (TIP): The proposed trilateral highway covering India, Myanmar and Thailand is expected to be operational by 2015- 16, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said on june 7. Leading a business […]

Asia

US urges Myanmar to remove its two child policy for Muslims

May 31, 2013 - 2:13 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has appealed to Myanmar to immediately shun its plan of a two-child policy for Rohingya Muslims. “We are deeply concerned over reports that local officials in Myanmar’s Rakhine state plan […]

Europe

China Emerging As New Force In Drone Warfare

May 7, 2013 - 6:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China‘s security forces considered a tactic they’d never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills […]

Asia

Two Dead, Mosques Destroyed In Myanmar Unrest : Police

Mar 22, 2013 - 8:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (TIP): Two people including a Buddhist monk were killed and at least three mosques were destroyed after riots broke out in a town in central Myanmar, police said. Around 200 people fought in the […]

Myanmar Protest: Probe Alleges Police Used White Phosphorus

Feb 15, 2013 - 6:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (TIP): Anindependent investigationsays white phosphoruscaused the severe burnsmonks and other protesterssuffered when Myanmarpolice broke up theirprotest at a mine inNovember.Lawyer Aung Thein saida laboratory found traces ofthe chemical on canistersleft by police and recoveredafterward.He […]

As I See It : When The Us Fails, Others Suffer

Feb 8, 2013 - 6:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Nuclear’ Iran is getting to be a bigger botherfor the US and the rest of the world thanmany had assumed in the earlier stages. It isfallacious to argue that Tehran will become a stablepartner in […]

Business & Economics

The Republic Of India

Jan 25, 2013 - 8:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The Republic of India is a large South Asian country rich in ethnic diversity,with over one billion people speaking hundreds of languages. Politically it is the world’s largest liberal democracy. The Indian economy is the […]

Asia

Suu Kyi’s Party Gets Funds From Cronies Of Ex-Junta

Jan 18, 2013 - 7:32 am EST @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (TIP): Cronies of Myanmar‘s military junta which kept democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for nearly two decades have reached a milestone in their quest to rehabilitate their image: they’re now […]

Asia

Red Cross Head Peter Maurer Makes First-Ever Visit To Myanmar

Jan 18, 2013 - 7:30 am EST @theindpanorama 0

GENEVA (TIP): The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has arrived in Myanmar to meet with President Thein Sein and other officials, the first-ever visit to the nation by an ICRC president. […]

Asia

Myanmar Government Apologizes For Crackdown Violence

Dec 21, 2012 - 7:12 am EST @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (MYANMAR) (TIP): Myanmar’s government has formally apologized to the country’s Buddhist monks for its recent crackdown on protesters at a copper mine that injured more than 100 of their monastic colleagues. President’s Office Minister […]

Business & Economics

Visa on Arrival Scheme Registers A Growth of 25 Percent

Dec 14, 2012 - 4:33 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The “Visa on Arrival” (VoA) Scheme of the government has become popular with the tourists. The scheme registered a growth of 25% during the period January-November 2012 over the corresponding period of […]

Asia

Apollo enters Myanmar with telemedicine service

Dec 14, 2012 - 4:28 am EST @theindpanorama 0

AHMEDABAD (TIP): Healthcare provider, Apollo Group of Hospitals has launched its telemedicine service in Yangoon. This facility will allow Myanmar to consult Indian doctors and have accessibility to quality treatment and latest medical technology without […]

Featured

As I See It:Welcome Change

Dec 7, 2012 - 6:55 am EST @theindpanorama 0

One must congratulate the Government of India for taking the bold step of joining the 138 nations voting ‘Yes’ for the resolution to upgrade Palestine to a non-member observer state in the United Nations. What […]

Europe

China Omits India, Pak from 72-Hour Visa Free Travel

Dec 7, 2012 - 6:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The list mostly includes US and European countries but China‘s neighbours in South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are missing BEIJING (TIP): China announced a 72-hour visa free stay in Beijing […]

Asia

Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM) to open a representative office in Myanmar

Dec 7, 2012 - 5:23 am EST @theindpanorama 0

GUWAHATI (TIP): In order to increase the bilateral trade between the Northeast India and Myanmar, Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM) will open a representative office in Myanmar. Chairman & Managing director of the bank, T.C.A […]

Asia

‘U.S. Can’t Squeeze China Out Of Myanmar’

Nov 28, 2012 - 6:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

U.S. can’t Squeeze China Out Of Myanmar‘. That was the message that China sought to convey to President Barack Obama as he completed his eight-hour visit to Yangon (Rangoon) on November 19, 2012, during which […]

Featured

PMI hosts Musical Concert at the UN to Mark India’s Presidency of the UN Security Council

Nov 28, 2012 - 5:30 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): ‘Love Towards All, Malice Towards None’ was the theme of the musical concert hosted by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations on the occasion of India’s Presidency of the […]

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