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Is the govt really clueless about Sonia's foreign tours?

No government department seems to have any information about the tours and travels undertaken by the United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi as a Right To Information application kept......

Krishna-Hina talks: Water, Kashmir, Siachen...

The joint statement following meeting between the Minister of External Affairs of India and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Minister of External Affairs of India, SM Krishna and the......

Canada mum about giving Modi a visa

Nobody inCanada's Department of Foreign Affairs would talk as to whether they have decided to give a visa to Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, to enable him to travel to Canada to meet with......

Meet the Indian behind G8, G20 summits in Canada

Sanjeev Chowdhury, director general, department of foreign affairs in Canada, headed the team that organised the G8 and G20 summits in Huntsville and Toronto from June 25 to 27. When Sanjeev......

'Nothing can be taken for granted in Indo-US ties'

California Congressman Ed Royce, ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and senior member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Nonproliferation, is disappointed that remaining......

FDI from Pak: RBI to issue notification by month-end

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has finally sanctioned the proposal of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) from Pakistan. But the final notification will be issued by......

Aviation FDI may soon take wing

The proposal to allow foreign airlines to pick up stakes in domestic carriers may become a reality soon. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the commerce ministry has floated a......

US trade mission to visit India next month

The India-US World Affairs Institute will lead a certified trade mission to India in collaboration with the US Department of Commerce later this year. The trade mission will visit Hyderabad, Mumbai......

Ministry for 49% FDI in multi-brand retail

Amid a debate within the government on allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, the nodal consumer affairs ministry is insisting on a foreign direct investment cap of 49 per cent......

Setback in store for Cash & Carry firms

Key government departments have come to a consensus on the definition of a "group company" in the context of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the wholesale cash & carry trade. Under current......

Aussies advised not to tour India

In what could be a huge dampener to the participation of Australian cricketers in the IPL, the Foreign Department in Melbourne has warned them of the "high risk of terrorist activity" in India.......

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Q. Can kurshed do a little better than now on times ow?
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Q. What are duties and responsibility of foreign ministry?
Victor: A. he External Affairs Minister or the Indian Foreign Minister is a position of office at cabinet level within the Government of India. The chief...... more

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Q. who is U.S. foreign secretary?
Ravinesh Kumar: A. The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a...... more

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Q. Death in Indian society turns out to be a very costly affair for the decendants of the dead person.The pundits spare no opportunity to suck the last rupee out of their pocket in the name of different customs and donations, to bless the dead.And after that the meal to all the relatives & friends.People realize they are being fleeced but cannot protest and suffer badly.Can we not change the customs so that the kin of the dead are not subjected to a serious bankruptcy and mental tension?No offence meant to anyone's religious feelings!
Surendra Dubey: A. You have probably expressed what most of the people feel when there is death in the family. Unfortunately most of the people believe in life after...... more

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Q. The govt has not been able get justice for Bhopal Gas victims.The CBI too fooled the nation by not properly registering the case. Is Indian govt weak enough as not to ask extredition of Americans? Why can not the Indian govt amend laws and bring justice and compensation for victims? Should Indian govt officials should be booked for man slaughter as they did everything possible to let go criminals scot free? Does Indian govt fears Americans? Will Americans allow such an affair on their soil and let the culprits go free?
HEMANT MEHTA: A. Ofcourse Indian govt. fears Americans. Indian govt. is the most pathetic & useless govt. in the whole world who knows only to give speech in...... more

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Chinese Premiere arrives in India for his 3 day visit, will meet Manmohan Singh to discuss incursion issue

Li's visit comes days after the 20-day India-China border stand-off was resolved May 5. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang departed from Beijing on Sunday... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1836679/report-chinese-premiere-arrives-in-india-for-his-3-day-visit-will-meet-manmohan-singh-to-discuss-incursion-issue

Chinese premier Li Keqiang departs for India

Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang departed here on Sunday for official visits to four nations, with India being the first stop. From India, Li... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-departs-for-india_849484.html

Chinese Premier to visit India from Sunday

New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) Days after the Ladakh border standoff and visit of India's external affairs minister Salman Khurshid to China, the Chinese... ...

http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2013/newsDetails190513b.php

From Manmohan-vintage rouble scam to Narendrabhai's ethical incapacities

Reminiscences by civil servants are often marred by the I factor. The eagerness to justify their mistakes usually detracts from the credit side.... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/opinion/pointofview/From-Manmohan-vintage-rouble-scam-to-Narendrabhai’s-‘ethical-incapacities’/2013/05/19/article1595927.ece

Love thy neighbour, for now

Nawaz Sharif roared back into power with an emphatic win. Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Sharif had said he would not allow Pakistan soil... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/Love-thy-neighbour-for-now/2013/05/19/article1593003.ece

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News for Foreign Affairs Department

Is the govt really clueless about Sonia's foreign tours?

Krishna-Hina talks: Water, Kashmir, Siachen...

Canada mum about giving Modi a visa

Meet the Indian behind G8, G20 summits in Canada

'Nothing can be taken for granted in Indo-US ties'

FDI from Pak: RBI to issue notification by month-end

Aviation FDI may soon take wing

US trade mission to visit India next month

Ministry for 49% FDI in multi-brand retail

Setback in store for Cash & Carry firms

Aussies advised not to tour India

People speak for foreign affairs department

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