”Pranab Mukherjee” News

UN rights chief heads for Nepal, India

GENEVA (AFP) – UN rights chief Navi Pillay has left for Nepal , where she will assess the human rights situation after the end of a decade-long insurgency, and 03 18 2009 1:26PM (...more)

India renews criticism of "Buy American" drift

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the Obama administration's massive stimulus plan will restrict trade and weaken efforts to beat the global slump, renewing criticism of what
03 7 2009 11:49AM (...more)

India uses Lahore attack to put pressure on Pakistan

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India bemoaned the efforts of rival Pakistan to quash militancy after gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan
03 4 2009 2:53AM (...more)

India eases ban on China toys, wants safety stamp

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Monday relaxed a ban on the import of toys from China to allow shipments certified by global safety agencies, weeks after the government had imposed wide-ranging
03 3 2009 9:22AM (...more)

India urges Colombo to stop fighting, help refugees

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee urged Sri Lanka on Saturday to cease hostilities immediately and help evacuate thousands of people
03 1 2009 10:24AM (...more)

India says Pakistan's Zardari sincere in terror fight: report

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India believes Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is sincere about fighting terror but wants him to match his words with action, a senior government
03 1 2009 2:30AM (...more)

March for peace after Pakistan sharia deal

MINGORA, Pakistan (AFP) – A pro- Taliban cleric vowed Wednesday to restore calm to Pakistan 's troubled Swat valley , leading
02 23 2009 6:51AM (...more)

India warns of danger from resurgent Taliban

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India denounced the Taliban as a "danger to humanity" days after Pakistan struck a deal with Islamic
02 21 2009 9:15AM (...more)

India, US keep pressure on Pakistan

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India and the United States urged Pakistan Friday to dismantle radical Islamist groups and punish plotters of the Mumbai attacks after Islamabad admitted
02 18 2009 3:19AM (...more)

At least 800 civilians cross to safety in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (Reuters) – At least 800 civilians caught in raging fighting escaped Sri Lanka's war zone on Thursday, the military said, and the government renewed a call for Tamil Tiger rebels to surrender unconditionally
02 8 2009 12:36AM (...more)