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Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj holds bilateral talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi

New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. The Chinese foreign minister is in India to establish political contacts with the new Indian government in order to boost the bilateral ties between the two countries. Wang Yi, who arrived in Delhi as a Special Envoy of President Xi Jingping, is also expected to call on President Pranab Mukherjee and meet the new National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. He will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit. Jun 8, 2014
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Chinese foreign minister arrives in New Delhi to boost bilateral ties

New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to meet his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj in a bid to bolster bilateral ties between the two Asian giants. Wang, the special envoy of the Chinese president, will hold talks with Swaraj on Sunday. He will meet President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. This will be the first meeting between the two governments after the Indian general election while Chinese Premier Li Keqiang already spoke to Modi over phone soon after he was sworn in. Jun 8, 2014
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Modi's Bhutan visit would send a positive signal: BJP

New Delhi, June 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to neighbouring Bhutan later this month in his first foreign visit after assuming power. According to sources, Modi hold talks on key bilateral and regional issues with the leadership of the Himalayan nation. Reacting over this BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh said on Friday that UPA cancelled the subsidy on cooking gas and kerosene oil to Bhutan which was a wrong move and Modi's visit will now send a right message. He added that the visit would ensure Bhutan that India considers it a friendly neighbour. Jun 6, 2014
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Modi's decision to meet Obama in Sept is a welcome move: Bharat Verma

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has confirmed to US President Barack Obama that he will have a bilateral meeting with him in Washington in the last week of September this year. Obama had invited Modi to the US when he called up the PM to congratulate him. Reacting to this, Defence Analyst Captain (Retd) Bharat Verma on Thursday said that it will be a welcome move if Modi meets President Obama in September. He added that it will be a step in national interest. Jun 5, 2014
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Oman Foreign Minister congratulates Modi on forming new government

New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Oman's Foreign Minister, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, conveying the wishes of the Sultan and congratulating him on forming the new government. Abdullah reassured Modi of the importance of bilateral ties between the two countries. Modi thanked Oman’s Sultan for his humble gesture and hoped for further enhancement of the relations. He also thanked the Sultan through Abdullah for taking care of the Indians living in Oman. Jun 4, 2014
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India makes arrangements to evacuate its nationals from violence-hit Ukraine

New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Arrangements to evacuate all Indian nationals, mainly students, from violence-hit Ukrainian city of Lugansk to Kyiv have been made in cooperation with the Ukrainian government said MEA Spokesperson, Syed Akbaruddin. In Lugansk, at least two people were killed and several injured in an explosion which separatists controlling the eastern city said was the result of an air strike by the Ukrainian military. Meanwhile, Indian Foreign Ministry is in constant touch with the Ukrainian government to ensure safety of all the Indian nationals. Jun 4, 2014
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Singapore Navy Chief receives tri-service Guard of Honour in New Delhi

New Delhi, June 03 (ANI): Singapore Navy Chief, Rear-Admiral, Ng Chee Peng, who is on a visit to India, received a tri-service Guard of Honour at presidential palace in New Delhi on Tuesday. Rear-Admiral is on a visit which is a part of Singapore Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) between the two countries. Indian navy chief, Admiral Robin K Dhowan, said Ng Chee Peng's visit to India will strengthen the ties between the two maritime nations. SIMBAX is in its 21st edition and is held every year since its induction in 1994 starting off with anti-submarine warfare. Ng Chee Peng hoped for scope of SIMBAX between the two nations to reach a higher plane. Jun 3, 2014