Pranab Mukherjee

No discrimination against any State, says Manmohan

ON BOARD PRIME MINISTER’S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said there was no question of discrimination against any State by the Centre. To a question on Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achutanandan’s allegation ...

Obama’s Mixed Signals For Pakistan and India

By Warner Todd Huston At only five days into his transition period, Barack Obama may have already made several mistakes in his relations with the countries of India and Pakistan that could cloud his relationship with two of the...

FM press conference on Nov. 11

BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- China says here Tuesday that it deeply regretted Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee's remarks calling the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh" part of India's territory. "We deeply regret the Indian...

Universal Identification (UID) number for citizens by 2010

The Government of India will provide a Unique Identity (UID) Number to every resident of the country that will remain as the sole tool for a variety of purposes, eliminating the need for multiple documentary proofs.

Kashmir is not an Indo-Pak issue: Salahuddin

Reacting to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's recent statement that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral matter to be resolved in line with accords between the two countries, the chief of United Jihad Council, a...

China Briefs Nov 5 to Nov 9

By Gisela Sommer Epoch Times Staff Nov 11, 2008 Nov 5 -- Rise of China Strategic Challenge to Rising India: Minister NEW DELHI—The Times of India said that after years of dancing around this central factor in India's foreign...

“India should impress on Sri Lanka the need to adhere to ceasefire”

CHENNAI: The pressing need of the hour is for India to impress on the Sri Lankan government the need to adhere to a ceasefire, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said on Monday. In a statement, he recalled that a resolution was...

Congress minister endorses Jayalalitha's stand against LTTE

National,Politics, Mon, 10 Nov 2008 IANS Chennai, Nov 10 (IANS) Central minister E.V.K.S. Elangovan of the Congress, which is aligned to Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK, Monday endorsed Leader of Opposition J. Jayalalitha's stand...

Congress minister endorses Jayalalitha

Central minister E.V.K.S. Elangovan of the Congress, which is aligned to Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK, Monday endorsed Leader of Opposition J. Jayalalitha's stand against the Tamil Tigers - signalling fissures in the state's...

Pranav on India, China and emerging issues

What are the immediate challenges that we face? China as India's largest neighbour and as an emerging power is both a challenge and a priority. There are also a new set of challenges that China poses such as the strategic...