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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

REUTERS on December 06, 2016
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers last year had made the world safer, rejecting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump references to the pact as a "disaster" and "the worst deal ever negotiated".

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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

GLOBE AND MAIL on November 16, 2016
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could hardly conceal his excitement last week on hearing the news that Donald Trump had been elected U.S. president.

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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

REUTERS on November 10, 2016
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Donald Trump's election as president raises the prospect the United States will pull out of the nuclear pact it signed last year with Iran, alienating Washington from its allies and potentially freeing Iran to act on its ambitions. Outgoing President Barack Obama's administration touted the deal, a legacy foreign policy achievement, as a way to suspend Tehran's suspected drive to develop atomic weapons. In return Obama, a Democrat, agreed to a lifting of most sanctions.

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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

reuters on November 06, 2016
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U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system battery would be deployed to South Korea within eight to 10 months, an official from the U.S. forces in South Korea said.

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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

The Hindu on October 26, 2016
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In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties, New Zealand on Wednesday pledged a “constructive approach” to India’s bid to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), even as both sides held talks on preventing “global uncertainties”.

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ADMIN on October 24, 2016
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India’s announcement that it will not participate in the forthcoming 19th SAARC summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad did not come as a surprise. There was already a rethink afoot on India’s participation after the shabby treatment meted out to Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his visit to Islamabad to attend the SAARC Home Ministers’..

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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

ADMIN on October 24, 2016
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South Asia is the least integrated region in the world, and that is not in line with global trends. This is a major reason constraining India’s economic potential and its re-emergence as a global power. With China now a USD 10 trillion economy, compared to India’s economy of USD two trillion, India is at a defining movement on how the Asian Century will be..

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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

ADMIN on October 24, 2016
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The September 18, 2016 attack on a Brigade Headquarters in the Uri sector of Jammu & Kashmir by terrorists belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad completely unravelled the special efforts made at the political level by Prime Minister Modi to improve relations with Pakistan ever since his government came to power. The incident jolted important members of ..

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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

ADMIN on October 24, 2016
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On September 21, 2016, the Union Cabinet approved the enactment of the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill 2016. The Bill repeals five obsolete British statutes on admiralty jurisdiction in civil matters, namely, (a) Admiralty Court Act, 1840 (b) Admiralty Court Act, 1861, (c) Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890, (d) ..

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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

ADMIN on October 24, 2016
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The Indus Waters Treaty (1960) has not been immune to the vicissitudes currently affecting India-Pakistan relations. In the aftermath of the attack by Pakistani terrorists on an Indian Army camp in Uri on 18 September 2016, the Government of India (GOI) has indicated its decision, at the highest level, to comprehensively review the functioning of the Treaty. Read more

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Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission

Vinod Malik on October 16, 2016
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On September 21, 2016, the Union Cabinet approved the enactment of the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill 2016. The Bill repeals five obsolete British statutes on admiralty jurisdiction in civil matters, namely, (a) Admiralty Court Act, 1840 (b) Admiralty Court Act, 1861, (c) Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890.

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