Pakistani diplomat electrocuted in Delhi homeOctober 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission died after being electrocuted at his south Delhi home, sources said here Monday. Political counsellor at the mission Mohabbat Khan Afridi was killed at about 9.30 p.m.
India-Pakistan talks begin; Islamabad still hedging bets over MumbaiSeptember 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - The Indian and Pakistan foreign ministers began crucial talks Sunday with India focusing on terror emanating from across the border and Islamabad still hedging its bets over action against the 26/11 Mumbai terror perpetrators. Hours before External Affairs Minister S.M.
Nalin Surie takes over as Indian high commissioner to BritainSeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Nalin Surie, a senior career diplomat, has taken over as the Indian high commissioner to Britain following the retirement of his predecessor Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, the High Commission announced. A diplomat of wide experience, Surie, who was secretary (west) in the external affairs ministry, took over Sep 18 and is expected to present his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II soon.
India quits Iran gas pipeline deal, says Pakistani diplomatSeptember 6th, 2009 TEHRAN -) India has exited from a gas pipeline deal it earlier planned with Iran and Pakistan, Mehr news agency reported citing a Pakistani diplomat. India definitely quitted the IPI (India-Pakistan-Iran) gas pipeline deal, the report said citing Pakistani ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Bux Abbasi, as saying here Sunday.
US diplomat leaves for Asia to talk about NKorean sanctionsAugust 18th, 2009 US diplomat leaves for AsiaWASHINGTON — A senior U.S. diplomat is leaving for Asia to talk with officials about ways to implement tough United Nations sanctions meant to derail North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
US embassy in Pakistan denies its diplomat dclared PNGAugust 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The US embassy here has denied reports that one of its diplomats had been declared persona-non-grata after an apparent scuffle with the police in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Gerald M. Feierstein, the charge de Affairs at the US mission here, told Online news agency that the facts about the incident, in which the diplomat allegedly pointed a gun at the police and which occurred in Peshawar's diplomatic enclave had been distorted.
Nirupama Rao to take over as new Foreign Secretary on Aug. 1July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Seasoned diplomat Nirupama Rao will take over as the new Foreign Secretary tomorrow. Rao, a 1973-batch IFS officer, is the second woman to hold the post of the top diplomat after Chokila Iyer and will succeed Shivshankar Menon, who is retiring on Friday.
China a victim of terrorism like India: DiplomatJuly 24th, 2009 DHAKA - China is a victim of terrorism like Bangladesh and India and wants to join the UN-led campaign against terror, a Chinese diplomat has said. Chinese special envoy Zhou Gang met the Bangladeshi leadership Thursday to brief them of the developments in China's Xinjiang province that recently witnessed protests by the Uighur community.
Senior US diplomat to travel to Pakistan and Afghanistan for talksJuly 21st, 2009 US diplomat to hold talks in Pakistan, AfghanistanWASHINGTON — The Obama administration's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan is traveling to those countries this week for talks. State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters that Richard Holbrooke will be in Islamabad from Tuesday through Thursday.
'Slumdog Millionaire' author to be India's diplomat in OsakaJuly 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vikas Swarup, whose book was turned into the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire", will be India's consul general in Osaka, Japan. On his first visit to India after the Oscar glory, Swarup, the author of "Q&A" , is upbeat about his new avatar as the country's most famous diplomat whose book has put India "in the consciousness of the world" in a new way.
Karim is Dhaka's new envoy to New DelhiJune 24th, 2009 DHAKA - Retired career diplomat Ahmad Tariq Karim has been appointed the new high commissioner of Bangladesh to India. Brought back from voluntary retirement and a sabbatical in a US university, Karim was the deputy high commissioner in New Delhi in the 1980s.
Iran protests EU stance on polls, summons Czech diplomatJune 16th, 2009 PRAGUE - Iran summoned a senior Czech diplomat Tuesday over the European Union's (EU) critical statements about the disputed Iranian presidential election, the Czech foreign ministry said. "I can confirm that our charge d'affaires Josef Havlas was today (Tuesday) summoned to the foreign ministry in Teheran," ministry spokesman Jiri Benes told DPA.
'This is good time for US investors to return to India'April 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Urging for 'greater US investment flow' into India, a top diplomat said here Thursday that this was a good time for foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to return to the country as the economic situation was improving. Speaking at an interactive meeting with members of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) here, Meera Shankar, India's ambassador designate to the US, underlined the need to take appropriate steps to further enrich the economic engagement.
India to deepen ties with regional groups in AfricaMarch 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India continues to remain a 'reliable partner' of Africa and is looking at deepening relations with regional groups in the continent, a senior Indian diplomat said here Monday. 'India has been and will always remain a reliable partner for Africa,' Nalin Surie, secretary (west) at the ministry of external affairs, said at the first day of the CII-Exim Bank conclave on India-Africa project partnership 2009.
UN High Commissioner visits NHRCMarch 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Navanethem Pillay, today visited the National Human Rights Commission of India. She was welcomed by the NHRC Chairperson, Mr.
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