The Chinese Premier has talked a language no other visiting Chinese leader has spoken before. How hopeful should New Delhi be about betterment of ties with Beijing? CNN-IBN's international affairs editor Surya Gangadharan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue.
Q. Myanmar is neighbour to both but more friendly with China. Will our friendliness with China help in improvement of Relationship with Myanmar? Asked by: sundar1950in
A. I don't agree. Myanmar uses India to balance off China. The Myanmar military has always been suspicious of China. Their dependence on China for arms hasn't made things easier. And people don't like the presence of Chinese settlers especially in the north. So India is doing fine there don't worry....
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British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday began his India visit seeking a "special relationship" between the two countries, saying it is "about the future and not the past" for which sky is the limit. ...
04:25 PM, Feb 18, 2013
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12:23 PM, Oct 29, 2012
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will arrive in Kolkata on Sunday on a 3-day visit to India. ...
10:30 AM, May 06, 2012
Washington/New Delhi: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit India early next month as part of a three-nation Asia tour to consult with the Indian leadership on key regional and global issues including Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Myanmar. Clinton's sudden decision to visit India came as a surprise as a stopover in New Delhi was not on her initial Asia itinerary that was primarily meant to attend the fourth...
09:20 PM, Apr 26, 2012
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will travel to India this week on a three-day visit during which he will discuss current regional and global issues with the country's senior political leadership. The Secretary-General will depart from the US on Wednesday for the three-day trip, which will include visits to New Delhi and Mumbai. In Delhi, Ban will have meetings with the "senior political leadership to discuss current regional...
11:59 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Islamabad: The sudden visit of President Asif Ali Zardari and his son Bilawal to India has invited ire from their political opponents in Pakistan with cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan questioning the timing of the tour, when the country was faced with a tragedy of the 135 soldiers missing in avalanche in Siachen glacier. Hoping to ride to political power in Pakistan on the gathering anti-establishment fervour, Imran Khan trained his guns...
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New Delhi: In a major turnaround on Thursday, the Pakistan judicial commission probing the 26/11 Mumbai attacks called off its India visit without giving any apparent reason. The commission was supposed to record the statements of the 26/11 witnesses. India has, time and again, raised concerns about the slow pace of the 26/11 trial in Pakistan. Although no reason was given for the cancellation of the trip, sources say it...
10:03 AM, Feb 03, 2012
New York: After pop diva Lady Gaga, India could soon see a visit from US reality star and socialite Kim Kardashian who says she would love to go to the country and experience its fashion and traditions. "I would love to go to India," Kardashian, in the city to attend Indian-American businessman Vikram Chatwal's 40th birthday bash, told PTI. She said she loves and is inspired by Indian fashion and...
03:37 PM, Oct 29, 2011
Mumbai: International socialite Paris Hilton, who landed here early Saturday, says she loves India and is excited about her three-day trip. "Yay! So excited! This is going to be an amazing trip!" Hilton tweeted after stepping into the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here. The heiress, who is in India to launch the Fall-Winter designs of her handbags, sported a blue jumpsuit when she arrived, amid a flutter of shutterbugs. "Wow!...
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A look of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's wardrobe as she visits India. ...
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11:50 PM, Mar 04, 2011
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