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Pakistan, India may temporarily recall their envoys: Report

​Signalling a fresh slide in ties, Pakistan and India may temporarily recall their high commissioners and scale down the size of diplomatic staff in each other's missions in the wake of the latest diplomatic spat over the spying episode, a media report said on Friday.

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Ministry of Commerce responds to Indian politicians' call to boycott Chinese products

Shen Danyang, the spokeperson for China's Ministry of Commerce, criticized the proposed boycott of Chinese products by some Indian politicians at a press conference held on Nov. 2.

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Pakistan accuses India of running Islamabad "spy ring"

​Pakistan says it has uncovered a network of spies working from India's mission in Islamabad.

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India says it is committed to global tobacco-control treaty

India reaffirmed on Tuesday its commitment to a World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco-control treaty, despite lobbying from its $11 billion industry that opposes some measures in the treaty that will be discussed at a conference next week.

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India slams Pakistan for expelling Indian High Commission official

India Friday slammed Pakistan for expelling an officer posted in its High Commission in Islamabad, a day after New Delhi asked a Pakistani High Commission official to leave the country on charges of espionage.

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China opposes India's invitation to Dalai Lama for activities in disputed border areas

China is firmly opposed to any visit by the Dalai Lama to the disputed border region between China and India, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday.

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India, Pakistan to expel diplomats amid Kashmir tension

India and Pakistan on Thursday announced they would each expel one of the other's diplomats amid growing tension between the nuclear-armed arch-foes over the disputed region of Kashmir.

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India to expel Pakistani visa official for "espionage"

India will expel a Pakistani visa official for "espionage activities", the foreign ministry said on Thursday (Oct 27), with tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours already running high.

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Historic mosque in India agrees to lift ban on women entering

A historic mosque in India agreed on Monday (Oct 24) to scrap a ban on women entering its inner sanctum, after a bitter legal battle about the restriction in the deeply religious country.

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India to further liberalize visa regime to woo tourists, businesses

India has said that it intends to further liberalize the visa regime in a bid to attract more tourists and businesses to the country.

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Donald Trump on India: 'We're going to be best friends'

​Donald Trump proclaimed Saturday that if elected, the US would be "best friends" with India, a comment that could cause consternation in Pakistan.

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Xi calls for joint efforts to enrich China-India partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi here Saturday and the pair exchanged views on enriching their countries' partnership and enhancing cooperation within multilateral frameworks.

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India's Modi to rally Brics nations as bloc's clout wanes

NEW DELHI • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will look to reinvigorate the Brics group of emerging nations at a summit this weekend, with India seen as a bright spot in a bloc whose clout has been undermined by economic woes.

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Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit India next week, meet PM Modi

Myanmar's newly installed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week in India, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday (Oct 12).

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China's poorest getting richer 3 times faster than India's poorest

India’s economy might be growing at a faster rate than many developed nations, but at per capita level, its growth rate of income is the lowest among emerging economies.

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India tries to hasten U.S. defense deals amid election uncertainty

India is trying to hasten a deal with the United States to buy Predator drone aircraft for military surveillance, one of several defense and nuclear projects the two sides are pursuing in the final months of the Obama administration.

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Japan, India to sign nuclear cooperation deal in November

Japan and India are likely to sign a civil nuclear cooperation pact during a visit to Japan by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in mid-November, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Saturday.