Girija Prasad Koirala dead 20 March 2010, 20-1 Hrs
Kathmandu/New Delhi, March 20 Former Nepalese prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, the architect of the peace negotiations that ended a decade of Maoist insurgency, died Saturday after suffering from respiratory problems for nearly a fortnight. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described him as 'one of Nepal's tallest leaders and an elder statesman of South Asia'.
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Dialogue the only way, but Pakistan must control terror machine: PM 05 March 2010, 05-1 Hrs
New Delhi, March 5 Asserting that dialogue was the only way forward, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that not talking to Pakistan will not isolate it but made it clear that 'the terror machine has to be controlled by Pakistan, even if non-state actors are at work' for any meaningful dialogue to progress.
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'This woman suckered us', said Nixon of Indira Gandhi: Book 02 March 2010, 02-0 Hrs
New Delhi, March 2 'She suckered us. Suckered us.....this woman suckered us.' So said an enraged US president Richard Nixon of Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi after learning that war had broken out on the subcontinent on Dec 3, 1971, and Indian forces had made a decisive push towards then East Pakistan that it recognised as Bangladesh three days later.
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Manmohan arrives after historic Saudi visit 01 March 2010, 01-1 Hrs
New Delhi, March 1 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Monday evening after a historic three-day visit to Saudi Arabia.
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Indian PM concludes historic Saudi visit 01 March 2010, 01-1 Hrs
Riyadh, March 1 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday concluded a historic three-day visit to Saudi Arabia during which 10 bilateral agreements were signed and the Riyadh Declaration was issued to strengthen ties between India and the influential Arabic Gulf nation.
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Indian PM departs after historic Saudi visit 01 March 2010, 01-1 Hrs
Riyadh, March 1 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for home Monday after a historic three-day visit to Saudi Arabia that saw the two countries sign 10 bilateral agreements and issue a Riyadh Declaration for deepening their relationship.
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Extradition treaty among series of Indo-Saudi pacts signed 01 March 2010, 01-0 Hrs
Riyadh, March 1 A pathbreaking extradition treaty was among five agreements signed between India and Saudi Arabia in the presence of visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz here late Sunday night.
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Saudi media gives wide coverage to Manmohan's visit 28 February 2010, 28-1 Hrs
Riyadh, Feb 28 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia, the first by an Indian prime minister in 28 years, is being widely covered by the Saudi press with the Arab News headlining the front page with 'Indian PM on historic visit'.
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India, Saudi Arabia to sign about ten agreements 28 February 2010, 28-1 Hrs
Riyadh, Feb 28 Around ten agreements, including an extradition treaty, is likely to be signed during the current visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Saudi Arabia. A Riyadh Declaration is likely to cement the bilateral ties that have gone 'beyond the normal cliches', Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said here.
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Some facts on Saudi-India relations 27 February 2010, 27-1 Hrs
New Delhi, Feb 27 Manmohan Singh arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday evening on a three-day visit, the first by an Indian prime minister since 1982. Here are some salient facts about bilateral relations between the two countries:
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