India expresses concern over growing Taliban terrorOctober 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Friday expressed concern over the Taliban's terror activities in the region and said forces of terror within Pakistan are threatening to spillover.
India Week and Indian Food Festival opens in AstanaSeptember 9th, 2009 ASTANA - An India Week and Indian Food Festival underway in this Kazakhstan capital is giving people here a unique opportunity to enjoy the delicious cuisine of India prepared with original Indian spices and traditional flavours and with Indian music and films making for a genuine Indian ambiance. The festival, inaugurated here Tuesday by Indian Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar, will shift Sep 14 to the previous capital of Almaty, where it will run till Sep 18.
India's Independence Day celebrated in Kazakh capital AstanaAugust 15th, 2009 ASTANA - India's 63rd Independence Day was celebrated in this Kazakhstan capital Saturday with a flag hoisting by Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar and the singing of the national anthem and patriotic songs. Indian nationals living in Astana and cities like Karaganda (250 km), Atyrau (3,000 km), Pavlodar (500 km), officials of the embassy along with their families and children participated enthusiastically in the celebrations.
India, Kazakhstan must actualize strategic partnership potential: ExpertsAugust 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Panelists participating in a book launch on Kazakhstan on Friday said all ingredients for a wholesome strategic partnership between India and Kazakhstan exist, and the two governments would be remiss in their responsibility in not realizing the full potential of this partnership. Speaking after the launch of the book "Contemporary Kazakhstan: The Way Ahead", former diplomat Rajiv Sikri said as both India and Kazakhstan possessed a high and welcome degree of scholarship and exchange, there was scope for broadening cooperation in areas other than civil nuclear, gas and oil.
Pakistan victim, but its rulers must fight terror: ChidambaramJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Without naming Pakistan, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday that while India sympathised with its people for suffering from terrorism, it was also the responsibility of its rulers to deal with the scourge.
Pakistan must dismantle terror set up for peace process, says KrishnaMay 29th, 2009 BANGALORE - External Affairs minister S.M.Krishna on Friday said that peace process with Pakistan could only resume if Pakistan dismantled terror aiding set-ups functioning on its soil. Addressing media persons here, Krishna said Pakistan is expected to take certain step to show India and the rest of the world that it is actually serious about fighting terrorism.
71 Indian companies participate in key Kazakhstan expoMay 26th, 2009 ALMATY - Indian and Kazakhstan business ties received a significant fillip when 71 Indian premier companies participated in a major trade promotion jamboree in this scenic commercial capital of Kazakhstan. The Indian trade fair provided an "excellent opportunity for Indian and Kazakhstani businessmen to forge one-to-one contact and promote and enhance economic cooperation", Indian Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar said in a press statement issued here Tuesday.
India taking part in three key business expos in KazakhstanMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Business ties between India and Kazakhstan are set to receive a further fillip with captains and representatives of Indian industry taking part in three international business expos in Astana and Almaty. According to sources in the Embassy of Kazakhstan, at least 70 to 80 Indian companies are taking part in the India Expo in Almaty, which began today and will end on May 23.
India, Pakistan have to jointly fight terror: PMMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expressing sympathies over the terror attack on a Pakistani police academy, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday that both countries should jointly take on terrorists. 'I have always said that India and Pakistan have to face jointly the scourge of terrorism,' he told reporters on the sidelines of the civil investiture ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here.
India, Kazakhstan to sign contract for Satpayev oil blockMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Kazakhstan will sign an exploration and production agreement for the the Satpayev oil block on the Caspian Sea before the new domestic Kazakh law on reviewing contracts of foreign companies comes into force, it was announced here Friday. This was decided at the seventh meeting of the two-day India-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) on trade, economic, scientific, technological, industrial and cultural cooperation that ended in Astana Friday, a government release said.
US sees ties with strategic partner India growing strongerMarch 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US says it considers India as a strategic partner, as well as an economic partner and sees their relations 'growing and becoming stronger,' under the administration of President Barack Obama. 'I don't see the US-India relation doing anything but growing and becoming stronger, no matter who the next ambassador is,' State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid told reporters Friday when asked how relations would shape up with the return of David Mulford, a Bush appointee.
India, Kazakhstan sign nuclear pactJanuary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Kazakhstan Saturday signed five agreements, including one on civil nuclear energy. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who arrived Friday night on a four-day visit ahead of the Republic Day parade Monday where he will be the chief guest, signed the agreements with the External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of President Pratibha Patil.
Kazakhstan signs civil nuclear deal with IndiaJanuary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Central Asian republic Kazakhstan Saturday became the fourth nation after the US, France and Russia to sign a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with India. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is on a four-day visit to the country ahead of India's Republic Day parade where he is the chief guest, was present at the delegation-level talks between the two countries here, along with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and President Pratibha Patil.
Kazakh president comes to India Jan 23, n-deal on the wayJanuary 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Kazakhstan are set to invigorate their ties when they sign a nuclear pact and other economic agreements during the four-day visit of the energy-rich Central Asian country's President Nursultan Nazarbayev that begins Jan 23. 'The visit will further consolidate and provide fresh impetus to the bilateral relations,' the external affairs ministry said here Wednesday while announcing his visit.
'Trade ties with India to improve during Kazakh president's visit'January 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Trade ties between India and Kazakhstan are headed for a major boost during President Nursultan Nazarbayev's visit to New Delhi, scheduled later this month. Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister for Trade and Industries Zhanar S.
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