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India says peace process must be 'Afghan-led, Afghan-owned'
20 Jul 2010
The Indian representative to the international conference in Kabul, SM Krishna, has stressed that any new process to stabilise the situation here must be fully "Afghan-led and Afghan-owned."
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International donors’ conference opens at Kabul
20 Jul 2010
An international donors conference in Kabul, amongst others things, will also look at reconciliation with the Taliban and set the pace for geo-political manoeuvrings in the Indian sub-continent region.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan land transit agreement excludes Delhi
19 Jul 2010
Afghanistan and Pakistan have signed an agreement which allows Afghanistan to use Pakistani land routes to access India and allow reciprocal Pakistani access to Central Asian destinations.
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Indo-Pak: UPA scrambles to contain damage
By Rajiv Singh | 16 Jul 2010
Delhi went into scramble mode today to contain potential damage from the taunts let loose by Pakistan at Indian foreign minister SM Krishna even before he had left Pakistani soil.
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Indo-Pak peace talks degenerate into blah
16 Jul 2010
The Indo-Pak dialogue hit a nasty road bump yesterday with the foreign ministers meet not only failing to yield results but also deteriorating into a slanging match at a joint press conference.
Ending the Maoist insurgency is not a mission impossible
12 Jul 2010
Ending the Maoist insurgency requires different strategies towards different layers of the insurgents, argue Manu Sharma and Raja Karthikeya
India voices concern over China-Pakistan rail link proposal
07 Jul 2010
China is reported to be planning to build rail link to Pakistan via Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), so as to extend its reach to the Arabian Sea
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Gen Petraeus takes over in Afghanistan; calls for united efforts
03 Jul 2010
In a key development, Gen David H Petraeus, the architect of US’s military turnaround in Iraq, assumes command as chief of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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DRDO to test Swedish radar to spot Naxal IEDs
03 Jul 2010
With casualties of security forces mounting because of increased use of Improvised Explosive Devices, India is testing a Swedish radar designed to sniff them out before they cause damage.
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US again shows hunger for Indian defence deals
02 Jul 2010
A top Pentagon official has made a fresh pitch for US companies to get the $10-billion deal for 126 fighter aircraft of C-17 transport aircraft.
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GoI seeks security access to BlackBerry services within 15 days
01 Jul 2010
Research in Motion and the Government of India appear headed for another face-off with the Blackberry service provider being given 15 days to allow Indian security agencies access to its services.
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IAF readies evaluation reports of MMRCA fighters
01 Jul 2010
The IAF’s marathon attempt to secure a medium range, multi-role combat aircraft has crossed another milestone with technical evaluation reports from field trials now ready for consideration.
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Sino-Pak N-deal will require NSG clearance: US
29 Jun 2010
The US has asked China to clarify details of its proposed initiative to supply two nuclear reactors to Pakistan, saying the deal would need an agreement of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
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After Canada, India begins nuclear talks with Japan
28 Jun 2010
In a historic development Japan and India began the first round of talks in Tokyo today on exporting nuclear power generation technology to this energy-starved nation.
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India, Canada sign nuclear cooperation pact
28 Jun 2010
In a major boost to bilateral relations, India and Canada on Sunday signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement and also decided to treble bilateral trade to $15 billion in the next three years.
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Indo-Russian 5th-gen fighter three times cheaper than F-22 Raptor
19 Jun 2010
Russia's fifth generation fighter will be about three times as cheap as its American, and sole counterpart, the F-22 Raptor, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has said.
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Indian Army test fires Prithvi-II missile
18 Jun 2010
India successfully test-fired an indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, short range ballistic missile, the Prithvi-II, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Orissa coast on Friday.
M&M sets up JV for armoured vehicles sale in UAE
17 Jun 2010
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Towards a new Indian approach in Afghanistan
15 Jun 2010
Authors from The India Research Group, a recently formed think-tank of Indian policy professionals, have released a report that seeks to revise India’s strategy in Afghanistan. The report argues that the challenge for India lies in converting its tremendous soft power advantages here into meaningful geo-political influence. By Raja Karthikeya, Mohsin Khan and Saurabh Naithani
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