Describing Indo-US relations as one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century, the US on Monday said that it "fervently" supports India's rise. "The President considers US relations with India, the world's largest democracy, to be 'one of the defining partnerships of the twenty-first century'", National Security Adviser to the US President Tom Donilon said in his address to the Asia Society in New York. ...
03:00 AM, Mar 12, 2013
The US has said it supports India's "critical" role as a leader in maintaining regional stability and both have a common interest in promoting global security and the free flow of global trade and commerce. "We have a shared interest in promoting global security, stability, and economic prosperity through trade, investment and connectivity," the State Department said in a background note on India released yesterday. ...
01:57 PM, Jan 01, 2013
New Delhi: The dozens of vehicles that roared into northeast India this week on a rally from Indonesia symbolize deeper ties between the South Asian giant and Southeast Asia, but the dreadful roads along several parts of the 8,000 km journey also show how much remains to be done. The caravan crossed jungles and mountains in eight nations before reaching the remote Manipur, bordering Myanmar, in an event promoting a...
05:07 PM, Dec 19, 2012
New Delhi: Connectivity is the buzzword in India's relations with the 10-member Asean as it rebuilds road and sea links to boost trade and people-to-people ties with an economically vibrant region. A Trilateral Highway - linking Thailand and Myanmar with India - called Friendship Road is slowly nearing completion, while a car rally kicks off from Yogakarta in Indonesia to finally end in India's northeast. An Indian naval ship is...
04:43 AM, Nov 26, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard pose for a group photo at the Gala Dinner hosted by Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen ahead of 10th India-ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2R), US President Barack Obama (L) with others Head of States pose for a group photo at the Gala Dinner hosted by Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen ahead of East...
12:09 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Phnom Penh: The first-ever ASEAN global dialogue was held here Tuesday, focusing on global challenges, particularly economic and financial issues. The dialogue, held back to back with the 21st ASEAN Summit and related Summit, was attended by the leaders or representatives of East Asia Summit and the heads or representatives of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the Asian Development Bank, and the UN Conference...
11:15 AM, Nov 20, 2012
Ahead of the ASEAN summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met US President Barack Obama briefly. They were dressed in the traditional local attire for a photo session. ...
10:08 AM, Nov 20, 2012
Phnom Penh: PM Manmohan Singh on Monday announced that India is ready to conclude the delayed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in services and investment with ASEAN by next month that will provide a "springboard" for rapid expansion in ties, as he invited investments from the 10-nation grouping citing "enormous opportunities". Contending that enhanced cooperation between India and ASEAN was crucial for promotion of peace, security and stability in the region...
09:47 AM, Nov 20, 2012
Phnom Penh: China's new leadership will accord great importance to relations with India, outgoing Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh during a meeting on Monday. Wen said he cherished working with Singh over the last eight years during which they met 14 times. The new Chinese leadership will give "great importance" to relations with India, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai quoted Wen as saying. "We established good...
05:22 PM, Nov 19, 2012
The ASEAN Summit begins in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday. Prime minister Manmohan Singh is expected to hold bilateral talks with China and Malaysia. ...
10:32 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Phnom Penh: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the Cambodian capital on Sunday to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summits which will provide an opportunity for India to enhance its economic cooperation with the region amid lingering financial crisis in the western world. Singh is here for three days during which he is also expected to have a meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and some other world leaders...
02:29 PM, Nov 18, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday the ASEAN-India summit in Phnom Penh would help to take relations with the 10-member bloc to a new level. In his departure statement before leaving for Cambodia to attend the 10th ASEAN-India Summit and the 7th East Asia Summit, the prime minister said the move to launch negotiations for a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership among the ASEAN countries and its economic...
10:19 AM, Nov 18, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left on Sunday morning for the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh where he is to attend two regional summits. The November 18-20 visit is to attend the 10th ASEAN-India Summit and the 7th East Asia Summit. The prime minister is accompanied by Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and other senior officials. ...
10:13 AM, Nov 18, 2012
Defence Minister AK Antony has called for a need to revive the concept of open seas. ...
09:57 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Dr Manmohan Singh will be the first Indian Prime Minister in last 25 years to visit one of our most important neighboring countries, Myanmar. The ...
05:35 PM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: The South China Sea is the property of the world and must be free for trade to prosper, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Friday after China warned India against exploring oil in the area. "India maintains that South China Sea is the property of the world those trade ways must be free from any national interference. It has to be used for increasing trade related activities...
03:59 AM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: India and Vietnam are likely to meet the bilateral trade target of $7 billion by 2015, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Ranjit Rae said on Friday. "The two-way trade is likely to reach $7 billion by 2015," an Assocham statement quoted Rae as saying at an international exposition being held in Hanoi from April 4-7. Last year, trade between the two countries stood at $4 billion. Rae said there...
01:54 AM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: Economic integration, non-traditional security challenge and evolving security will be discussed at a high-level dialogue which will be attended by delegates from 10-member countries of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the national capital on Monday. Organised against the backdrop of an important milestone in the ASEAN-India relationship, the two-day dialogue - Delhi Dialogue IV - will also see the country launching year-long engagements with the...
08:23 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Manila: The Philippines is urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to hold a summit of China and five other Asian claimants to disputed South China Sea territories. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Sunday he asked his ASEAN counterparts in Cambodia last week to back the Philippines' call for the 10-member bloc to organise such a meeting "as soon as possible." He said Manila is ready to host...
12:01 PM, Jan 15, 2012
Bali: President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao conferred on Saturday in a surprise meeting on the sidelines of a major Asian summit, focusing on the economic matters that have prompted disputes between the two major world powers. The session was not a formally planned moment of diplomacy but rather a late add-on to let the two men continue their conversation from a group dinner the night before. "We...
02:27 PM, Nov 19, 2011
