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Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Echoes At South Asia Satellite Launch: 10 Points
Leaders of seven South Asian countries today came on the same platform via live video conference to witness, and celebrate the launch of the communication satellite from Sriharikota that promises to touch lives of millions of people in the region. "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas (Together, development for all)," Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom said...
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'Sky is not the limit,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ISRO's Successful 450-Crore Satellite Launch
The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) at ISRO, Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh successfully launched the 450-crore GSAT-9 or the South Asia Communication Satellite - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gift to six SAARC nations - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
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How Space Programmes Of India And Its Neighbours Stack Up: 10 Points
India is ready to launch Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gift - a communications satellite made under a Rs 450-crore project. Seven nations, including India which are part of SAARC, will use the satellite. But most of them have their fledgling space programmes. In real terms, the biggest beneficiaries could be Bhutan and Maldives, which have none. P...
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Countdown Begins For South Asia Satellite, PM Modi's 450-Crore Gift to Neighbours: 10 Facts
A 28-hour countdown is underway for India's gift to its neighbours -- the Rs 235-crore South Asia Satellite -- which will lift off today from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. India's space diplomacy is seen as a move to counter to China's growing influence in the area. While seven nations that are part of SAARC, including India, will use the satellit...
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SAARC Satellite, PM Modi's Gift Pak Said No To, Set To Take Off: 10 Facts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-year-old promise of a satellite for SAARC nations will be fulfilled this week. The Rs 235-crore "South Asia Satellite", which will cater to seven nations, including India, will take off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on May 5, piggybacking on the 'naughty boy of ISRO' - the Satellite Launch Vehicle - on its 11...
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Pakistan Attaches Great Importance To SAARC: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said his country attaches great importance to SAARC and wishes to see it as a vibrant regional organisation. Mr Sharif made the remarks during his meeting with Foreign Minister of Maldives Dr Mohamed Asim in Islamabad.
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Maldives Condemns 'International Terrorism', Urges Early SAARC Summit
Maldives on Friday while condemning "international terrorism" appealed to member nations of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to create a "conducive environment" for holding the eight-nation bloc's meetings. Pakistan was forced to postpone the SAARC summit after majority member states joined India in withdrawing their participati...
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Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar in Maldives on Final Leg of 'SAARC Yatra'
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, who is on a two-day visit to the Maldives on the concluding leg of his 'SAARC yatra' aimed at firming up India's ties with the grouping's members, today held wide-ranging discussions with the Maldivian Vice President.
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India Has to Lead, It Will Do Its Part: PM Narendra Modi at SAARC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the SAARC summit in Nepal. SAARC or the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is a grouping that comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
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It's New Government's prerogative: Congress on South Asian Leaders Being Invited for Narendra Modi's Swearing In
Congress today said it was the new government's prerogative to invite SAARC Heads of State and Government including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Narendra Modi's swearing-in as Prime Minister on May 26.
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Maldives: Violence grips atoll that hosted SAARC
Gutted vehicles and buildings in the picturesque Maldivian atoll Addu, which hosted the SAARC summit last year, are a stark reminder of the violence that swept through it following the ouster of Mohamed Nasheed as president.
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Optimistic, but Indo-Pak relations are subject to accidents: PM
After his much-hyped meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Maldives on the sidelines of the SAARC summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today on his way back said that he was "optimistic" of progress in relations with the estranged neighbour.
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SAARC Summit concludes with resolve to fight terrorism
The summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation or SAARC today decided on a matrix of political and financial issues declaring their resolve to fight terrorism in all forms and to liberalise trade by eliminating non-tariff barriers and ad valorem duties within the South Asian region.
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Navy deploys warships near Maldives for SAARC summit security
The Indian Navy has deployed its warships around the Maldives to provide security to the ongoing SAARC summit in the island nation.
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SAARC summit: Have always believed Gilani is man of peace, says PM after meet
SAARC summit: After a 90-minute meeting in the Maldives, the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan addressed the press. Dr Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani are attending the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit. These are the highlights of their statements to reporters after their one-on-one session.
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Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Echoes At South Asia Satellite Launch: 10 Points
Leaders of seven South Asian countries today came on the same platform via live video conference to witness, and celebrate the launch of the communication satellite from Sriharikota that promises to touch lives of millions of people in the region. "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas (Together, development for all)," Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom said...
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'Sky is not the limit,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ISRO's Successful 450-Crore Satellite Launch
The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) at ISRO, Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh successfully launched the 450-crore GSAT-9 or the South Asia Communication Satellite - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gift to six SAARC nations - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
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How Space Programmes Of India And Its Neighbours Stack Up: 10 Points
India is ready to launch Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gift - a communications satellite made under a Rs 450-crore project. Seven nations, including India which are part of SAARC, will use the satellite. But most of them have their fledgling space programmes. In real terms, the biggest beneficiaries could be Bhutan and Maldives, which have none. P...
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Countdown Begins For South Asia Satellite, PM Modi's 450-Crore Gift to Neighbours: 10 Facts
A 28-hour countdown is underway for India's gift to its neighbours -- the Rs 235-crore South Asia Satellite -- which will lift off today from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. India's space diplomacy is seen as a move to counter to China's growing influence in the area. While seven nations that are part of SAARC, including India, will use the satellit...
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SAARC Satellite, PM Modi's Gift Pak Said No To, Set To Take Off: 10 Facts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-year-old promise of a satellite for SAARC nations will be fulfilled this week. The Rs 235-crore "South Asia Satellite", which will cater to seven nations, including India, will take off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on May 5, piggybacking on the 'naughty boy of ISRO' - the Satellite Launch Vehicle - on its 11...
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Pakistan Attaches Great Importance To SAARC: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said his country attaches great importance to SAARC and wishes to see it as a vibrant regional organisation. Mr Sharif made the remarks during his meeting with Foreign Minister of Maldives Dr Mohamed Asim in Islamabad.
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Maldives Condemns 'International Terrorism', Urges Early SAARC Summit
Maldives on Friday while condemning "international terrorism" appealed to member nations of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to create a "conducive environment" for holding the eight-nation bloc's meetings. Pakistan was forced to postpone the SAARC summit after majority member states joined India in withdrawing their participati...
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Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar in Maldives on Final Leg of 'SAARC Yatra'
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, who is on a two-day visit to the Maldives on the concluding leg of his 'SAARC yatra' aimed at firming up India's ties with the grouping's members, today held wide-ranging discussions with the Maldivian Vice President.
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India Has to Lead, It Will Do Its Part: PM Narendra Modi at SAARC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the SAARC summit in Nepal. SAARC or the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is a grouping that comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
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It's New Government's prerogative: Congress on South Asian Leaders Being Invited for Narendra Modi's Swearing In
Congress today said it was the new government's prerogative to invite SAARC Heads of State and Government including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Narendra Modi's swearing-in as Prime Minister on May 26.
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Maldives: Violence grips atoll that hosted SAARC
Gutted vehicles and buildings in the picturesque Maldivian atoll Addu, which hosted the SAARC summit last year, are a stark reminder of the violence that swept through it following the ouster of Mohamed Nasheed as president.
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Optimistic, but Indo-Pak relations are subject to accidents: PM
After his much-hyped meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Maldives on the sidelines of the SAARC summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today on his way back said that he was "optimistic" of progress in relations with the estranged neighbour.
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SAARC Summit concludes with resolve to fight terrorism
The summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation or SAARC today decided on a matrix of political and financial issues declaring their resolve to fight terrorism in all forms and to liberalise trade by eliminating non-tariff barriers and ad valorem duties within the South Asian region.
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Navy deploys warships near Maldives for SAARC summit security
The Indian Navy has deployed its warships around the Maldives to provide security to the ongoing SAARC summit in the island nation.
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SAARC summit: Have always believed Gilani is man of peace, says PM after meet
SAARC summit: After a 90-minute meeting in the Maldives, the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan addressed the press. Dr Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani are attending the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit. These are the highlights of their statements to reporters after their one-on-one session.
