Fresh oil subsidies could aggravate inflation: PM

Fresh oil subsidies could aggravate inflation: PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that any fresh subsidies for oil marketing companies to bring down fuel prices would only increase the government's budgetary burden, which eventually could aggravate the inflationary pressures even further. "If the (fuel) prices go up, we have to either raise domestic prices or absorb the increased cost in asking the oil marketing companies to subsidise other elements of the petroleum sector, or...
06:35 PM, Nov 13, 2011
TWTW: Cyrus' take on the SAARC meet between PM, Gilani

TWTW: Cyrus' take on the SAARC meet between PM, Gilani

This week on The Week That Wasn't, Cyrus Broacha brings the funny side to the SAARC Summit and TMC's demand for a roll-back in fuel prices. ...
12:15 PM, Nov 13, 2011

PM firm on fuel hike, says subsidies unsustainable

PM firm on fuel hike, says subsidies unsustainable On Board Air India One: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned from Maldives on Saturday night where he attended the SAARC Summit and held a bilateral meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani. The Prime Minister stood firm on the issue of the petrol hike, saying subsidies are already unsustainable. "One reason why inflation has become a problem, and this is concerning everybody, is the rise in prices of fuel...
07:19 AM, Nov 13, 2011
Saarc Special: Have India-Pak moved beyond 26/11?

Saarc Special: Have India-Pak moved beyond 26/11?

Manmohan Singh met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani to give a push to the normalisation of bilateral relations marked by "shrinking" trust deficit. ...
11:29 PM, Nov 12, 2011

India, Pakistan trade ties encouraging: US

India, Pakistan trade ties encouraging: US Addu (Maldives): Recent measures to normalise trade between India and Pakistan are encouraging signs towards the realisation of a 'new silk road' connecting south and central Asia, a US official said on Friday. Robert O Blake the Assistant Secretary of State for Southern and Central Asian Affairs said that the concept of making Afghanistan a hub of economic activity will provide an 'alternative to insecurity and extremism'. Blake was speaking...
08:18 AM, Nov 12, 2011
India rejected so China built SL ports: Rajapaksa

India rejected so China built SL ports: Rajapaksa

In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said India is the most preferred investor. ...
03:41 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Pak Army backs talks with India: Musharraf

Pak Army backs talks with India: Musharraf

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says the current talks between India and Pakistan have the backing of the Army. ...
08:06 AM, Nov 11, 2011

New chapter in Indo-Pak ties as PM-Gilani meet

New chapter in Indo-Pak ties as PM-Gilani meet Maldives: India and Pakistan have declared a new chapter in their relationship, after the Prime Ministers of the two countries met on the sidelines of the SAARC Summit. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani a man of peace, although there was no breakthrough on terror. There were tight handshakes and warm words as Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani came together for a meeting...
07:35 AM, Nov 11, 2011
Has the post 26/11 trust deficit between India, Pak reduced?

Has the post 26/11 trust deficit between India, Pak reduced?

Both Manmohan Singh and Gilani vowed to open 'a new chapter' in bilateral ties by putting accusations and counter-accusations to an end. ...
10:45 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Saarc Special: Have India-Pak moved beyond 26/11?

Saarc Special: Have India-Pak moved beyond 26/11?

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani in Addu, Maldives to give a push to the normalisation of bilateral relations marked by "shrinking" trust deficit. Join CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar on Sat, 10 pm to know where the two neighbours are headed now. ...
04:20 PM, Nov 10, 2011

Terror and trade dominate Singh-Gilani talks

Terror and trade dominate Singh-Gilani talks Addu (Maldives): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the SAARC summit on Thursday. Sources say terror and trade dominated the bilateral talks between the leaders on both the nations. According to sources, Gilani made a strong pitch for Singh's visit to Pakistan. Singh's visit to the neighbouring country has been delayed after the 26/11 terror attacks and souring of the relations...
11:15 AM, Nov 10, 2011

PM, Gilani meet to discuss bilateral relations

PM, Gilani meet to discuss bilateral relations Addu: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani in Addu to give a push to normalisation of bilateral relations marked by "shrinking" trust deficit. The meeting on the sidelines of the 17th SAARC summit comes a week after Pakistan took a path-breaking decision to confer MFN status to India 16 years after it got a similar treatment from New Delhi and the return of...
10:16 AM, Nov 10, 2011
SAARC: MFN on agenda when Manmohan, Gilani meet

SAARC: MFN on agenda when Manmohan, Gilani meet

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani are expected to discuss the Most Favoured Nation status and growing trade when they meet on the sideline of the SAARC summit on Thursday. ...
09:17 AM, Nov 10, 2011
PM, Gilani to discuss Afghanistan reconstruction

PM, Gilani to discuss Afghanistan reconstruction

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani are to meet on the sidelines of the SAARC summit to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. ...
08:58 AM, Nov 10, 2011

Can India, Pak convert thaw into friendship?

Can India, Pak convert thaw into friendship? Addu: As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Maldives on Thursday, the atmospherics seem right. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday said "animosity is in the past" and Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar had said "this relationship is on the right track. Better than ever in the past." But while building the next steps in...
07:09 AM, Nov 10, 2011
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