India, China reaffirm the need to maintain peace and tranquility on border

HUA HIN - India and China have reaffirmed the need to maintain peace and tranquility on the border during their talks held on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Thailand.

East Asia summit welcomes revival of Nalanda University

HUA HIN - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Sunday welcomed India’s initiative to revive the Nalanda University in Bihar, noting that the varsity was a great ancient centre of learning.

India comes under pressure to sign CTBT

HUA HIN - The East Asia Summit Sunday sought to pressure India into signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).

India-China border dispute cannot be wished away: Manmohan Singh

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the border dispute between India and China is a complex and time consuming issue, which will be discussed by Foreign Ministers of both the countries in Bangalore from 27th October.

Dalai Lama an honoured guest of India, is free to travel anywhere: PM

HUA HIN - A day after holding discussions with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of 15th ASEAN Summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday described Tibetans’ spiritual guru Dalai Lama as “an honoured guest of India, adding that he is free to travel anywhere he wishes to (in India).”

India, China for peace on border, Beijing rebuffed over Dalai Lama (Roundup)

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday rebuffed Beijing over its opposition to the Dalai Lama’s planned visit to Arunachal Pradesh while declaring that he and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have agreed to maintain “peace and tranquility” along their disputed border.

PM for ‘practical’ solution to Kashmir issue

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday he favoured “practical, pragmatic solutions” to the Jammu and Kashmir problem and a dialogue with the separatist Hurriyat Conference.

Manmohan refuses to join issues with Raja

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday declined to join issues with Communications Minister A. Raja, who has been linked to wrongdoing in spectrum allocation.

PM satisfied with monetary, fiscal policies

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday that the monetary policy was the exclusive domain of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and expressed satisfaction with the country’s monetary and fiscal policies.

Centre, states must battle Maoists jointly: PM

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday that the central and state governments needed to fight the Maoists together.

PM seeks dialogue with Hurriyat

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday he was waiting for the separatist Hurriyat Conference to discuss the Jammu and Kashmir issue with his government in a “constructive dialogue”.

India, China to keep ‘peace and tranquility’ on border: PM (Second Lead)

HUA HIN - Asserting that the Sino-Indian border dispute cannot be wished away, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday that he and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao had agreed to maintain “peace and tranquility” on their winding and disputed frontier.

Manmohan Singh urges ASEAN leaders to ensure co-operation in growth policies

HUA HIN - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday called the international community to learn lessons from the global economic crisis and ensure co-operation in growth policies.

India, China to maintain peace on border: Manmohan

HUA HIN - India and China have agreed to maintain “peace and tranquility” on their disputed border, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday.

India, China to keep peace on border: Manmohan

HUA HIN - India and China have agreed to maintain “peace and tranquility” on their disputed border, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday.

Learn from crisis, keep economy sound and strong: Manmohan

HUA HIN - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday urged the world to learn from the global economic crisis by keeping “the real economy strong and sound”.

Fourth East Asia Summit opens

HUA HIN - The fourth East Asia Summit (EAS), in which the leaders of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries and their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand would discuss regional cooperation, opened here Sunday.

No defence ties with China, says Sri Lanka

HUA HIN - Sri Lanka has “very close” and “very special” ties with China but there is unlikely to be a defence relationship between Beijing and Colombo, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollogama has said.

ASEAN pats Manmohan on his second term

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was hailed by ASEAN leaders for taking the reins of India for a second term as he met them bilaterally and collectively here.

Manmohan Singh attends East Asia Summit

HUA HIN - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday joined East Asia leaders to discuss regional and international issues on the last day of his visit to Thailand to take part in the Asean and East Asia summits.

Manmohan and Wen talk over dinner too

HUA HIN - Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Wen Jiabao of China may not have had a one-on-one here, but they got a chance to chat at the Saturday dinner hosted by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

India signs Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN members

HUA HIN - India signed a Freed Trade Agreement (FTA) with the ASEAN members here on Saturday.

It could be possible after the final obstacle on the Free Trade Agreement between India and ASEAN members was removed, as the last country; Vietnam also signed on the agreement.

Nalanda University will be an international institution, says Manmohan Singh

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, presently on a three-day visit for the 15th ASEAN Summit, has put forward the issue of setting up Nalanda University as an international institution.

India, Japan agree to work together on climate change issue

HUA HIN - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Yukio Hatoyama have agreed to work together in a positive and constructive way on the climate change issue.

Manmohan Singh announces five key initiatives for boosting India-ASEAN ties

HUA HIN - Emphasizing India’s engagement with the ASEAN countries as a key element of his country’s vision of an Asian economic community that is based on an open and inclusive architecture, visiting Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Saturday said New Delhi wishes to partner ASEAN in realizing this vision for mutual benefit, mutual prosperity and mutual respect.

China increases preferential credit to ASEAN by five billion US dollars

HUA HIN - China on Saturday announced that it would raise the preferential part of the commercial credit it offers to Southeast Asian nations by five billion U.S. dollars.

China makes six-point proposal for cooperation with ASEAN

HUA HIN - Chinese Prime Minster Wen Jiabao made a six-point proposal for strengthening cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during his address at the bloc’s summit here Saturday.

ASEAN for business council with India

HUA HIN - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said Saturday that it stood for the early establishment of an ASEAN-India business council to strengthen business networks and opportunities.

China, India agree to narrow differences on border issues

HUA HIN - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh Saturday agreed here to make efforts to gradually narrow differences on the border issues between the two countries.

And now an ASEAN-US summit

HUA HIN - Battered by the global economic crisis, the US has decided to convene a summit meeting with the influential Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next month.