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India and China will sign a Border Defence Cooperation Agreement during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit next week under which no tailing of each other’s patrols and no shooting at each other under any conditions by troops have been provided.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will embark on a visit to Russia and China next week. The prime minister will visit Moscow from Oct. 20 to 22 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin

Pakistan accused India of killing a paramilitary soldier in “unprovoked firing” across the border in eastern Punjab province Thursday in the latest frontier flare-up between the nuclear-armed neighbours. A spate of cross-border skirmishes this year have raised tensions between India and Pakistan, who have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947.

 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to China from October 22 to 24 as guest of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. “Chinese leaders will meet Singh and exchange views on issues of common concern,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying was quoted as saying. Singh will deliver …

The Indian army on Tuesday accused Pakistani troops of violating the ceasefire along the de-facto border, Line of Control (LoC), in the disputed Kashmir region. The defence spokesman, Col RK Palta said that the Pakistani army opened unprovoked fire Tuesday morning on Indian positions in Hamirpur area of the Line …

Senior military officials from Pakistan and India are expected to meet next month to come up with a clear plan to restore ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC). Officials told The Express Tribune on Sunday that the decision to clam down the ongoing tensions at the LoC was taken …

Turkey and India on Monday signed 11 agreements to enhance cooperation during a visit by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee to Ankara. Mukherjee, the first Indian head of state to visit Turkey in 15 years, met with top Turkish officials, including President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Saturday that Pakistan wanted a negotiated settlement of all outstanding issues with India including Kashmir, said an official press release. According to the press release, the Foreign Secretary urged India to come to the negotiating table instead of leveling allegations against …

Indra 2013, a joint military exercise between India and Russia, will be held in India between October 18-28, the spokesman of Russia’s Eastern Command, Alexander Gordeyev said. The international exercises will be conducted at the Mahajan field firing range in India’s Rajasthan state and involve about 250 paratroopers

The Interior Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has rejected the allegations leveled by the Indian external affairs minister Salman Khurshid against the Pakistan Army that it was hindering the peace process between the two countries. In a statement issued by the Press Information Department, the Minister termed the …