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Cabinet nod for MoU for bridge between India and Nepal at Dharchula

Jan 8, 2022 - 8:48 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Kathmandu (TIP): Union Cabinet on January 6 approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for construction of a bridge over Mahakali river at Dharchula in Uttarakhand. Briefing the media on […]

India dismisses Pakistan’s fresh offer to host SAARC summit this year

Jan 7, 2022 - 8:25 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP)- India on Thursday, Jan 6, dismissed Pakistan’s fresh offer to host the long-pending summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), saying there is no consensus that will allow the […]

The U.S.-India health-care partnership will be crucial in the battle against the coronavirus

Sep 4, 2020 - 6:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The India-U.S. partnership in medical research has been complemented by the strength of our cooperation in pharmaceuticals. India’s capabilities in R&D and in manufacturing have made its pharmaceutical sector the world’s third largest by […]

India’s international response to Covid-19

Apr 17, 2020 - 7:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

By Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji India’s international response to the challenge posed by the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated her global leadership as a reliable first responder to humanitarian crises. India’s international response to […]

Being a good neighbor

Dec 28, 2018 - 7:15 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

India must shed its zero-sum style foreign policy-making, and work towards South Asian integration “The Narendra Modi government’s neighbourhood policy began exceptionally well with Mr. Modi reaching out to the regional capitals and making grand […]

Peace, security in S Asia essential for progress: Swaraj at SAARC meet; Pakistan says India obstructing

Sep 28, 2018 - 7:32 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK(TIP): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj emphasized to SAARC countries that an environment of peace and security in South Asia is essential for cooperation and economic development, but Pakistan accused India of obstructing the […]

"The decision to invite BIMSTEC countries, in place of SAARC, to the summit is clearly a decision that relocates India's 'neighborhood first' policy to its east." Picture shows BRICS leaders at 2014 summit (File photo)

‘Bangladesh relies on BIMSTEC after SAARC failure’

Apr 28, 2017 - 7:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh is hopeful of forging regional cooperation through BIMSTEC after the failure of SAARC, a top aide of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday. “In this context coming together in BIMSTEC is […]

Pakistan trade body hints at reviewing ties with India

Oct 28, 2016 - 5:07 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistan trade body has announced that it would consider suspending trade with India if the current hostile situation did not improve soon, a media report said on Oct 28. The Federation of […]

Hitting where it hurts: India must keep up the momentum

Sep 30, 2016 - 10:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

As I write these lines, Pakistan has strongly denied that the Indian army carried out surgical strikes across the LoC. It has claimed, indeed asserted, through the official army spokesman that the Indian action was […]

Indian Army soldiers keep guard on top of a shop along a highway on the outskirts of Srinagar on September 29. (Reuters)

Crossing the Line of Control

Sep 30, 2016 - 10:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

After running through a variety of non-military responses to the September 18 terrorist strike at an Army camp in Uri, the Centre on Thursday announced that Indian forces had carried out “surgical strikes” across the […]

BANGLADESH, BHUTAN PULL OUT OF SAARC SUMMIT

Sep 30, 2016 - 9:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Apart from India, Bangladesh and Bhutan have also pulled out of the Saarc Summit in Islamabad in November, saying the environment is not right for the successful holding of the meet. The […]

Rice phones Doval to put US support behind India, warns Pak on terror

Sep 30, 2016 - 9:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration on Sept 28 affirmed its support to New Delhi on the issue of cross-border terrorism ahead of India‘s surgical strike inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir, while putting Islamabad on notice for […]

INDIA INC GEARS UP TO BE GST-COMPLIANT IN TIME

Aug 5, 2016 - 10:48 am EDT @theindpanorama Comments Off

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (TIP): While Rajya Sabha was debating the amendment to the Constitution for rolling out Goods and Services Tax (GST), the top management of a large company was closeted with consultants from a global tax […]

Another SAARC farce: Much ado about nothing in Islamabad

Aug 5, 2016 - 7:19 am EDT @theindpanorama Comments Off

Another ministerial meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has come and gone, this time in Islamabad, with people of its eight-member nations none the wiser about the purpose of the get-together. The […]

AMID INDIA-PAK TENSION, RAJNATH SINGH TO VISIT ISLAMABAD NEXT WEEK

Jul 29, 2016 - 9:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Home minister Rajnath Singh will visit Islamabad on August 3 and 4 to attend the meeting of home ministers and interior ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc)?nations. This will […]

INDIA IMPROVES ties with neighbors

Jan 8, 2016 - 4:21 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Building upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s initiative of inviting all SAARC leaders to his swearing-in ceremony in May 2014, the neighbourhood continued to be the primary focus of India‘s foreign policy in 2015. While relations with […]

Prabhu Dayal serves hot Karachi Halwa

Jan 1, 2016 - 3:22 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Why would Zia want to climb five floors of a hotel? Why did someone think Zia could fix his TV? Was Zia practicing Urine therapy? What did Christopher Lee and Alyque Padamsee […]

Sushma Swaraj with Nawaz Sharif and Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad on December 9.

INDIA-PAKISTAN TALKS BACK ON TRACK

Dec 11, 2015 - 2:13 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP): As External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj walked past the Pakistani media waiting in the Foreign Office corridor on Dec 9 evening, she was asked, “Ma’am, koi breakthrough hai.” Standing behind a lectern, she didn’t […]

Putting India Emphatically on Global Map – Part 2

Jul 3, 2015 - 5:58 am EDT Kanwal Sibal 0

Continued from Putting India Emphatically on Global Map – Part 1 It defies logic that a country that is considered as our most serious adversary and whose policies in our region has done us incalculable strategic harm should […]

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Putting India Emphatically on Global Map – Part 1

Jun 19, 2015 - 7:58 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Prime Minister Modi has surprised his own people and, no doubt, external observers, by his foreign policy activism since he took office. In his year in power he has travelled abroad 16 times- and 19 if […]

Nepal to ink transport deal with India, Bangladesh, Bhutan

Jun 13, 2015 - 4:11 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal will sign the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement in Thimphu on Monday to facilitate transportation of both people and goods among the four Saarc member countries. Minister for Physical Infrastructure […]

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