Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) provisional central committee general secretary Santosh Rana on Friday said Indian expansionist attitude had created distrust and confusion among the neighbouring countries. Santosh, also one of the leaders of Naxalbari Movement, which took place in the state of West Bengal, India, said this while delivering ‘Dr Ahmed Sharif Memorial Lecture’ [...]

  Five new items have been included in the revised list of 61 items, against which duty-free market access to India has been sought, a senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Potato, MS (Mild Steel) Rod, Bar Angle, lubricant oil and Coriander seed are the new items included in the revised list. [...]

  All outstanding issues between Bangladesh and India are expected to be resolved before the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Bangladesh, reports BSS. This optimism was expressed when visiting Indian Foreign Minister S M Krishna called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed various matters of common interests with her, [...]

  Bangladesh is fully prepared to finalise the transit fees during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Dhaka visit later this year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s foreign affairs adviser Gowher Rizvi said this yesterday making it clear that India will not be given transit facilities without reasonable fees. “There has never been allowing of transit facilities [...]