Inaugurating the day-long conference, which was also
addressed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home
Minister P Chidambaram, Singh spoke on the challenges posed by

New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh Tuesday said regular Intelligence reports had warned of
"imminent attacks" in the country and that defensive

New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) Stepping up efforts to tackle
climate change, South Asian nations Tuesday decided to set up
weather monitoring stations, forestry centre and natural

India also decided to extend a grant of one million
dollars for strengthening the SAARC Forestry Centre in Thimphu
and an additional one million dollars for the coastal zone

New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) Ahead of the climate change talks
in Copenhagen, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday
accused developed nations of making "concerted attempts" to

New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) India Environment Minister Jairam
Ramesh Tuesday said he has suggested to Indian Prime Minister

Ramesh said there has always been a broad political
consensus regarding the Indian position on climate change.
"India has been engaged in climate change negotiations,

Ramesh said that his views in the discussion note had
been distorted and twisted and he reiterated India's
"non-negotiables" in the ongoing international climate change

Beijing, Oct 20 (PTI) Amid the Sino-India verbal spat
over Arunachal Pradesh, China Tuesday said it was "greatly
concerned" by the Dalai Lama's planned visit to the state even

New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) In an effort to strengthen its
position along the Sino-Indian border, India has decided to
provide more than 100 satellite phones, all terrain vehicles