Panaji: The Russian mafia could be operating in Goa, just as the Indian tourism mafia could be operating in Pakistan, said Russia’s newly-appointed honorary consul Victor Albuquerque here today. Albuquerque, a reputed businessman in Goa was speaking to reporters in his first media conference after being appointed honorary consul a [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India and China favour early resolution of their border dispute and want peace to be maintained on the frontier until then, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday. Manmohan Singh also told the media along with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that they had “wide ranging and [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement to the media Monday on Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India: It is an honour for me to welcome Premier Li on his first official visit to India. It has been an immense pleasure to get to [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that he hoped to visit China “at the earliest opportunity”. Addressing the media along with Premier Li Keqiang, Manmohan Singh he looked forward to seeing the Chinese leader “very soon”. “I have also accepted his gracious invitation to [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India and China were “strategic partners and good friends” that could speak to each other with candour, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday while stressing on discussions on the border issue and river waters. Addressing the media alongside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the visiting premier [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that India and China’s relationship is essential for stability and prosperity in Asia and the world, while stressing the need “for an early resolution of the boundary dispute. “There are many areas of convergence between us. We agreed that [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India and China do have “difficult issues left over from history” but are destined to exist together, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said in a published article Monday. Writing in The Hindu newspaper, Li warned that there would be no Asian century if India and China [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Monday described the consensus reached on various issues between China and India as “a big stride forward” and called for conducting dialogue in a “mature and sensible way”. It was fair to say that the two sides had “arrived at [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Stating that he looked forward to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit later this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang turned poet of sorts Monday to say that seeds sowed in spring sould be harvested in autumn. Addressing the media alongside Manmohan Singh, he said the Indian [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India and China were “strategic partners and good friends” that could speak to each other with candour, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday while stressing on discussions between the two on the border issue and river waters. Addressing the media alongside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, [...]