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India, Pakistan drive US ticket demand for Twenty20 World Cup


February 25, 2024

FORT LAUDERDALE: Organisers of June’s ICC T20 World Cup games in the United States say that early ticket sales have shown there is a huge demand for the sport among cricket lovers in the country. The highly anticipated clash in New York between cricket rivals Pakistan and India was over-subscribed by 200 times in the public ballot for tickets, the …

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India, France agree on joint defence production


January 27, 2024

India and France have agreed to work together on the joint production of defence equipment including helicopters and submarines for the Indian armed forces and production for friendly countries, New Delhi said. The deal was reached during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended a state banquet hosted by President Draupadi Murmu, the government …

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India, China eye strategic areas bordering ‘last barrier’ Bhutan


January 5, 2024

Squeezed between giant arch-rivals India and China, the landlocked mountain kingdom of Bhutan was long isolated by icy Himalayan peaks. But as Bhutan readies to elect a new parliament in Thimphu on January 9, China and India are watching the contest with keen interest as they eye strategic contested border zones, analysts warn. A “cooperation agreement” inked between Bhutan and …

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India, US push defence deals amid ‘global challenges’


November 11, 2023

NEW DELHI: India and the United States announced progress on key defence deals and said they would expand their growing partnership in the face of geopolitical challenges as their top diplomats and senior ministers met on Friday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in …

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India, US begin talks to boost partnership amid ‘global challenges’


November 10, 2023

Top cabinet officials of India and the United States held talks on Friday, stressing the need to further strengthen their friendship to be able to deal with urgent global, geopolitical challenges. The so-called annual “2+2 Dialogue” between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and their Indian counterparts Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath …

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India, Pakistan once again cross swords


September 24, 2023

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan and India once again crossed swords in the United Nations on Friday, hours after Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar reminded the UN Security Council that it still had an unfinished business, implementing its own resolutions for holding a plebiscite in the disputed territory. The Indians were particularly upset with his description of India’s grave human rights abuses …

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India, Pakistan women reach Asian Games cricket semis after day of washouts


September 21, 2023

India and Pakistan’s women’s cricket teams both reached the last four of the Asian Games on Thursday despite their matches being washed out in Hangzhou. India batted first in the Twenty20 encounter against Malaysia and piled up 173-2 in their rain-interrupted 15 overs. Malaysia faced just two balls and were 1-0 in reply when the rain returned and the match …

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India, Sri Lanka eye Asia crown for World Cup momentum


September 16, 2023

Rohit Sharma’s India faces underdogs Sri Lanka in Sunday’s Asia Cup final, a crucial momentum-builder heading into next month’s ODI World Cup. The cricketing giants have 13 Asian titles between them and Sri Lanka have a history of sneaking into the tournament’s final — to the consternation of fans keen for any showdown between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. Bangladesh ended India’s unbeaten …

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US, India, Saudi, EU unveil rail, ports deal on G20 sidelines in New Delhi


September 10, 2023

Global leaders announced a multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi. The pact comes at a critical time as US President Joe Biden seeks to counter China’s Belt and Road push on global infrastructure by pitching Washington as an alternative partner and investor …

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India, Pakistan spar at SCO video summit


July 5, 2023

NEW DELHI: The prime ministers of India and Pakistan sparred over minority rights and cross border terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s summit on Tuesday. President Xi Jinping of China, where the story of the SCO began in 2001, offered a wider aperture to see the world in crisis, and spelled out steps to face the challenges. Indian Prime Minister …

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