Holbrooke is slated to travel to Afghanistan and
Pakistan, along with the Middle East next week. But India is
not on his itinerary this time.

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Describing the recent attacks on
Indian students in Australia as "tragic", Indian Foreign
Secretary Nirupama Rao has said the environment of fear and

On Pakistan, the foreign secretary said India has not
shut the door on dialogue with Islamabad, but at the same time
New Delhi cannot be "oblivious to the people's grief and the

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Against the backdrop of attacks
on Indians in Australia, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, Jan 7 (PTI) India Friday said it wants a
freer global trade through a Doha Accord this year to help its
exports which have been in troubled waters following the

In his address, Indian External Affairs Minister SM
Krishna said some countries are spreading a "dangerous canard"
that the developing countries are coming in the way of

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) India Friday said it was still to
see effective steps to end infiltration and dismantle terror
infrastructure by Pakistan, which has taken some "halting

Krishna also talked about India's stand on major global
issues such as world trade, non-proliferation and climate
change.

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Reaching out to the Indian
diaspora, Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh Friday
invited them to "actively" participate in the country's

Singh noted that the rapid economic growth over the last
two years had helped lift millions of people from poverty in
the country "but more needs to be done".