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| Jan.2 |
New Delhi |
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Massive blackout |
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| Jan.9 |
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Hindu festival smooth start |
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| Jan.10 |
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Diamond trade halts in protest |
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| |
Western Canada |
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No bail for bomb suspects |
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| Jan.15 |
Kashmir |
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Voting in Kashmir after 23 years |
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| Jan.24 |
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Millions flock to Ganges festival |
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| Jan.25 |
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Dalai Lama condemns converting |
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| Jan.26 |
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Quake death toll could reach 1000 |
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| |
Gujarat |
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Up to 2,000 killed in quake
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| |
Gujarat |
 |
7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people Earthquake at 8:46 in the morning, centered near Bhuj, on the 51st celebration of Republic Day
| Gujarat officials have said that homeless will be offered food in exchange for aiding the reconstruction effort. Total property damage was estimated at $5.5 billion. In Ahmedabad as many as 50 multistory buildings collapsed and several hundred people were killed
|
| | |
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| Jan.27 |
Gujarat |
|
Quake death toll could be 15,000 |
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| |
Gujarat |
|
11,000 killed in quake
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| Jan.28 |
Gujarat |
|
125,000 not accounted for
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| Jan.29 |
Gujarat |
|
Indian PM visits quake location |
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| |
Gujarat |
|
Quake toll may reach 100,000
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| Jan.30 |
|
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Rescuers revive quake search plans |
|
| |
Gujarat |
|
Order collapses
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| Jan.31 |
|
|
13-year-old girl rescued |
|
|
| Feb.1 |
Gujarat |
|
Disease hits quake survivors |
|
| Feb.2 |
|
|
Quake bring India, Pakistan closer |
|
| Feb.3 |
Gujarat |
|
Tremors spark fear |
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| Feb.4 |
Gujarat |
|
14,000 still buried
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| Feb.5 |
|
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2 found alive 10 days after quake |
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| |
Pakistan |
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Leader calls for peace talks |
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| Feb.6 |
Gujarat |
|
Quake homeles: food for work |
|
| Feb.7 |
Gujarat |
|
Mourning the dead in Bhuj |
|
| |
|
|
Cheap AIDS drugs |
|
| |
|
|
Miner alive in pit after 6 days |
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| Feb.8 |
|
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Caste survives killer quake |
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| |
Gujarat |
|
New tremors |
|
| Feb.10 |
Kashmir |
|
11 die in Kashmir shootout |
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| Feb.13 |
|
|
Nationalists against Valentines |
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| Feb.15 |
|
|
India ready for census |
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| Feb.19 |
Kashmir |
|
9 killed in restive Kashmir |
|
|
| Mar.2 |
|
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40 killed in bus accident |
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| Mar.3 |
Kashmir |
|
Police killed in Kashmir ambush |
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| Mar.14 |
New Delhi |
|
Arms scandal envelops government
|
| Mar.15 |
New Delhi |
|
Defense minister resigned
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| Mar.17 |
New Delhi |
|
Congress party plots comeback |
|
| Mar.18 |
New Delhi |
|
Congress rejects scandal probe |
|
| Mar.25 |
New Delhi |
|
Vajpayee vows root out corruption |
|
|
| Apr.11 |
|
|
Election clashes kill 18 |
|
| Apr.18 |
Bangladesh |
|
India, Bangladesh border clash |
|
|
| May.3 |
Pakistan |
|
India war games alarm Pakistan
|
| May.10 |
North East India |
|
Violence strikes as elections begin |
|
| May.23 |
Washington |
|
U.S. urges Kashmir dialogue |
|
| May.24 |
Pakistan |
|
Pakistan upbeat on Kashmir talks |
|
|
| Jun.8 |
Kashmir |
|
4 killed in grenade blast at shrine |
|
| Jun.17 |
|
|
3 arested in U.S. embassy bomb plot
|
| Jun.18 |
New Delhi |
|
Monkey man called imaginary |
|
| Jun.19 |
|
 |
Pakistan-India set summit date General Musharraf, would visit India for the talks about the territory of Kashmir
|
| |
North East India |
|
Curfew imposed after clashes |
|
| Jun.21 |
North East India |
|
Curfew prompts food stampede |
|
| Jun.22 |
|
|
Train crash kills 53
|
|
| Jul.4 |
Pakistan |
|
Kashmir solution is top priority
|
| Jul.13 |
Kashmir |
|
15 killed |
|
| |
New Delhi |
|
Musharraf arrives in New Delhi Pakistan's President has arrived ahead of talks with Indian Prime Minister
|
| Jul.15 |
Kashmir |
 |
18 dead in Kashmir. Leaders Met Army exchanged gunfire with militants. Pakistani President held one-on-one talks with Indian PM
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| |
|
|
India, Pakistan cordial summit| Prime Minister Vajpayee and President Musharraf met twice at Taj Mahal and described talks as frank and constructive | |
|
| Jul.16 |
|
|
Kashmir blamed for summit failure |
|
| Jul.20 |
|
|
Flood crisis deepens |
|
| Jul.27 |
|
 |
Bandit Queen murder suspect The suspect is headed to New Delhi
|
|
| Aug.5 |
|
|
Flooding worsens |
|
| |
|
|
Asylum blaze kills 25 |
|
| Aug.8 |
|
|
Teen lovers hanged Parents caught the lovers, Jat and Brahmin, during a rendezvous. Family members hanged them on roof of a house
|
| Aug.15 |
New Delhi |
|
Vajpayee taunts Pakistan |
|
| Aug.16 |
|
|
15 dead in factory blast |
|
| Aug.22 |
New Delhi |
|
Sex twist to arms scandal |
|
| |
|
|
6 untouchables killed in caste war |
|
| Aug.23 |
Vatican |
|
Mother Teresa sainthood considered |
|
| Aug.24 |
New Delhi |
|
Indian police charge bin Laden Terrorist leader has been charged with planning to bomb the U.S. Embassy, based on the confessions of 2 men
|
| Aug.25 |
|
|
Floods displace 3 million |
|
| Aug.30 |
|
|
No sex as Indians watch TV |
|
|
| Sep.4 |
|
|
Mother Teresa underwent exorcism |
|
| Sep.7 |
|
|
Mother Teresa's letters reveal doubts |
|
| Sep.22 |
 Pakistan |
|
Bush ends Pakistan nuclear sanctions| US President has waived sanctions against India and Pakistan. He said that the sanctions not in the US national interests | |
|
|
| Oct.1 |
Kashmir |
|
Militants attack Kashmir assembly 29 people have been killed. A suicide attacker detonated a bomb. Gunbattle lasted several hours
|
| Oct.3 |
New Delhi |
|
Hijack was false alarm Passengers aboard a plane have left the aircraft. It wa reported seized by 2 hijackers
|
| |
Kashmir |
|
Kashmir chief calls for war |
|
| Oct.5 |
New Delhi |
|
Blair visits India UK Prime Minister had talks on the final leg of a tour to shore up support for the campaign against terrorism
|
| Oct.8 |
Pakistan |
|
Musharraf wants talks with India Pakistani President has requested the resumption of peace talks in a telephone call to Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee
|
| Oct.16 |
New Delhi |
|
Powell arrives in India Secretary of State touched down in the Indian capital hours after meetings in Pakistan
|
|
| Nov.4 |
|
|
Untouchables seek Buddhist escape |
|
| Nov.6 |
Moscow |
|
Vajpayee held talks with Putin |
|
| Nov.10 |
Pakistan |
|
Pakistan offers nuclear test ban
|
| Nov.14 |
Qatar |
|
India, EU close to WTO agreement
|
| Nov.23 |
South Africa |
|
South Africa, India defy ICC
|
| |
|
|
Referee dispute |
|
| Nov.24 |
South Africa |
|
S. Africa builds lead in unofficial test |
|
| Nov.26 |
South Africa |
|
ICC confirmed decisions on Indian test |
|
|
| Dec.3 |
|
|
Off-spinner sparks England collapse |
|
| Dec.4 |
|
|
India takes charge in second test |
|
| Dec.8 |
Kashmir |
|
10 die in violence
|
| Dec.11 |
|
|
Kumble rattles England |
|
| Dec.12 |
|
|
Test century boosts England |
|
| Dec.13 |
|
|
Giles thwarts Tendulkar |
|
| |
|
|
Attack prompts security crackdown
|
| |
New Delhi |
|
Gunbattle at parliament. 12 killed| 5 armed intruders stormed the building. 2 gunmen have been killed. Parliament had been adjourned | | |
|
| Dec.14 |
New Delhi |
|
Kashmiri militants blamed for attack India says Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based separatist group, is responsible for attack on parliament, citing technical evidence
|
| |
|
|
England sets India daunting total |
|
| |
|
|
Suspects held over parliament raid
|
| Dec.15 |
|
|
Cautious India salvages draw |
|
| |
Pakistan |
|
Pakistan-India spar over attack
|
| Dec.17 |
|
|
India demands action from Pakistan
|
| Dec.18 |
New Delhi |
|
India 'not looking for war' Prime Minister Vajpayee is keeping all his options open
|
| Dec.19 |
|
|
Troops deployed on border
|
| Dec.20 |
|
|
England make double strike |
|
| Dec.21 |
|
|
Tendulkar scores 90 |
|
| Dec.23 |
Kashmir |
|
2 border troops shot dead
|
| Dec.24 |
Kashmir |
|
Border tensions rise
|
| Dec.25 |
Pakistan |
|
Missiles moved to border India and Pakistan have moved ballistic missiles and troops close to their border regions and evacuated villages
|
| Dec.27 |
|
|
India imposes Pakistan sanctions Indian government takes minimal diplomatic steps, while urging the Pakistan to take action against 2 militant groups
|
| |
USA |
|
US warns India and Pakistan
|
| Dec.28 |
Pakistan |
|
Pakistan voices war fears
|
| |
Pakistan |
|
Pakistan ready for talks with India| Pakistan President Musharraf is ready to meet Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee at a regional summit in Nepal | |
|
| |
Pakistan |
|
Villagers flee India-Pakistan border Two countries mass troops and artillery along their border. Delhi has rejected talks with Pakistan President Musharraf
|
| Dec.29 |
|
|
Parties back tough stance
|
| Dec.30 |
Kashmir |
|
Fighting as standoff continues 2 Indian soldiers have been killed and 6 wounded during several hours of cross-border clashes
|
| Dec.31 |
|
|
Militant arrests in Pakistan welcomed Foreign minister Jaswant Singh called arrests a 'step in the correct direction'
|
| |
New Delhi |
|
Pakistan given 'wanted' list
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.5 |
Pakistan |
Leader calls for peace talks |
|
| Feb.10 |
Kashmir |
11 die in Kashmir shootout |
|
| Mar.3 |
Kashmir |
Police killed in Kashmir ambush |
|
| Mar.15 |
New Delhi |
Defense minister resigned
|
| Apr.18 |
Bangladesh |
India, Bangladesh border clash |
|
| May.3 |
Pakistan |
India war games alarm Pakistan
|
| May.23 |
Washington |
U.S. urges Kashmir dialogue |
|
| May.24 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan upbeat on Kashmir talks |
|
| Jun.19 |
North East India |
Curfew imposed after clashes |
|
| Jul.13 |
Kashmir |
15 killed |
|
| Jul.15 |
Kashmir |
18 dead in Kashmir. Leaders Met Army exchanged gunfire with militants. Pakistani President held one-on-one talks with Indian PM
|
| Sep.22 |
Pakistan |
Bush ends Pakistan nuclear sanctions| US President has waived sanctions against India and Pakistan. He said that the sanctions not in the US national interests | |
|
| Oct.1 |
Kashmir |
Militants attack Kashmir assembly 29 people have been killed. A suicide attacker detonated a bomb. Gunbattle lasted several hours
|
| Oct.3 |
Kashmir |
Kashmir chief calls for war |
|
| Oct.8 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf wants talks with India Pakistani President has requested the resumption of peace talks in a telephone call to Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee
|
| Nov.10 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan offers nuclear test ban
|
| Dec.8 |
Kashmir |
10 die in violence
|
| Dec.14 |
New Delhi |
Kashmiri militants blamed for attack India says Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based separatist group, is responsible for attack on parliament, citing technical evidence
|
| Dec.18 |
New Delhi |
India 'not looking for war' Prime Minister Vajpayee is keeping all his options open
|
| Dec.19 |
|
Troops deployed on border
|
| Dec.23 |
Kashmir |
2 border troops shot dead
|
| Dec.24 |
Kashmir |
Border tensions rise
|
| Dec.25 |
Pakistan |
Missiles moved to border India and Pakistan have moved ballistic missiles and troops close to their border regions and evacuated villages
|
| Dec.27 |
USA |
US warns India and Pakistan
|
| Dec.28 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan voices war fears
|
| Dec.28 |
Pakistan |
Villagers flee India-Pakistan border Two countries mass troops and artillery along their border. Delhi has rejected talks with Pakistan President Musharraf
|
| Dec.30 |
Kashmir |
Fighting as standoff continues 2 Indian soldiers have been killed and 6 wounded during several hours of cross-border clashes
|
| Dec.31 |
|
Militant arrests in Pakistan welcomed Foreign minister Jaswant Singh called arrests a 'step in the correct direction'
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.2 |
New Delhi |
Massive blackout |
|
| Jan.26 |
|
Quake death toll could reach 1000 |
|
| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
Up to 2,000 killed in quake
|
| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people Earthquake at 8:46 in the morning, centered near Bhuj, on the 51st celebration of Republic Day
| Gujarat officials have said that homeless will be offered food in exchange for aiding the reconstruction effort. Total property damage was estimated at $5.5 billion. In Ahmedabad as many as 50 multistory buildings collapsed and several hundred people were killed
|
| | |
|
| Jan.27 |
Gujarat |
Quake death toll could be 15,000 |
|
| Jan.27 |
Gujarat |
11,000 killed in quake
|
| Jan.28 |
Gujarat |
125,000 not accounted for
|
| Jan.29 |
Gujarat |
Indian PM visits quake location |
|
| Jan.29 |
Gujarat |
Quake toll may reach 100,000
|
| Jan.30 |
|
Rescuers revive quake search plans |
|
| Jan.30 |
Gujarat |
Order collapses
|
| Jan.31 |
|
13-year-old girl rescued |
|
| Feb.1 |
Gujarat |
Disease hits quake survivors |
|
| Feb.2 |
|
Quake bring India, Pakistan closer |
|
| Feb.3 |
Gujarat |
Tremors spark fear |
|
| Feb.4 |
Gujarat |
14,000 still buried
|
| Feb.5 |
|
2 found alive 10 days after quake |
|
| Feb.6 |
Gujarat |
Quake homeles: food for work |
|
| Feb.7 |
Gujarat |
Mourning the dead in Bhuj |
|
| Feb.7 |
|
Cheap AIDS drugs |
|
| Feb.7 |
|
Miner alive in pit after 6 days |
|
| Feb.8 |
|
Caste survives killer quake |
|
| Feb.8 |
Gujarat |
New tremors |
|
| Mar.2 |
|
40 killed in bus accident |
|
| Jun.22 |
|
Train crash kills 53
|
| Jul.20 |
|
Flood crisis deepens |
|
| Aug.5 |
|
Flooding worsens |
|
| Aug.5 |
|
Asylum blaze kills 25 |
|
| Aug.16 |
|
15 dead in factory blast |
|
| Aug.25 |
|
Floods displace 3 million |
|
| Oct.3 |
New Delhi |
Hijack was false alarm Passengers aboard a plane have left the aircraft. It wa reported seized by 2 hijackers
|
| Dec.28 |
Pakistan |
Villagers flee India-Pakistan border Two countries mass troops and artillery along their border. Delhi has rejected talks with Pakistan President Musharraf
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Nov.23 |
South Africa |
South Africa, India defy ICC
|
| Nov.23 |
|
Referee dispute |
|
| Nov.24 |
South Africa |
S. Africa builds lead in unofficial test |
|
| Nov.26 |
South Africa |
ICC confirmed decisions on Indian test |
|
| Dec.3 |
|
Off-spinner sparks England collapse |
|
| Dec.4 |
|
India takes charge in second test |
|
| Dec.11 |
|
Kumble rattles England |
|
| Dec.12 |
|
Test century boosts England |
|
| Dec.13 |
|
Giles thwarts Tendulkar |
|
| Dec.14 |
|
England sets India daunting total |
|
| Dec.15 |
|
Cautious India salvages draw |
|
| Dec.20 |
|
England make double strike |
|
| Dec.21 |
|
Tendulkar scores 90 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.10 |
|
Diamond trade halts in protest |
|
| Feb.7 |
|
Cheap AIDS drugs |
|
| Nov.14 |
Qatar |
India, EU close to WTO agreement
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.10 |
Western Canada |
No bail for bomb suspects |
|
| Feb.19 |
Kashmir |
9 killed in restive Kashmir |
|
| Mar.14 |
New Delhi |
Arms scandal envelops government
|
| Mar.15 |
New Delhi |
Defense minister resigned
|
| Mar.18 |
New Delhi |
Congress rejects scandal probe |
|
| Mar.25 |
New Delhi |
Vajpayee vows root out corruption |
|
| Apr.11 |
|
Election clashes kill 18 |
|
| Jun.8 |
Kashmir |
4 killed in grenade blast at shrine |
|
| Jun.17 |
|
3 arested in U.S. embassy bomb plot
|
| Jun.18 |
New Delhi |
Monkey man called imaginary |
|
| Jun.21 |
North East India |
Curfew prompts food stampede |
|
| Jul.27 |
|
Bandit Queen murder suspect The suspect is headed to New Delhi
|
| Aug.8 |
|
Teen lovers hanged Parents caught the lovers, Jat and Brahmin, during a rendezvous. Family members hanged them on roof of a house
|
| Aug.22 |
New Delhi |
Sex twist to arms scandal |
|
| Aug.22 |
|
6 untouchables killed in caste war |
|
| Aug.24 |
New Delhi |
Indian police charge bin Laden Terrorist leader has been charged with planning to bomb the U.S. Embassy, based on the confessions of 2 men
|
| Dec.13 |
|
Attack prompts security crackdown
|
| Dec.13 |
New Delhi |
Gunbattle at parliament. 12 killed| 5 armed intruders stormed the building. 2 gunmen have been killed. Parliament had been adjourned | | |
|
| Dec.14 |
|
Suspects held over parliament raid
|
| Dec.17 |
|
India demands action from Pakistan
|
| Dec.31 |
New Delhi |
Pakistan given 'wanted' list
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.9 |
|
Hindu festival smooth start |
|
| Jan.15 |
Kashmir |
Voting in Kashmir after 23 years |
|
| Jan.24 |
|
Millions flock to Ganges festival |
|
| Jan.25 |
|
Dalai Lama condemns converting |
|
| Feb.2 |
|
Quake bring India, Pakistan closer |
|
| Feb.5 |
Pakistan |
Leader calls for peace talks |
|
| Feb.6 |
Gujarat |
Quake homeles: food for work |
|
| Feb.8 |
|
Caste survives killer quake |
|
| Feb.13 |
|
Nationalists against Valentines |
|
| Feb.15 |
|
India ready for census |
|
| Mar.14 |
New Delhi |
Arms scandal envelops government
|
| Mar.17 |
New Delhi |
Congress party plots comeback |
|
| Mar.18 |
New Delhi |
Congress rejects scandal probe |
|
| Mar.25 |
New Delhi |
Vajpayee vows root out corruption |
|
| Apr.11 |
|
Election clashes kill 18 |
|
| May.10 |
North East India |
Violence strikes as elections begin |
|
| Jun.19 |
|
Pakistan-India set summit date General Musharraf, would visit India for the talks about the territory of Kashmir
|
| Jun.19 |
North East India |
Curfew imposed after clashes |
|
| Jul.4 |
Pakistan |
Kashmir solution is top priority
|
| Jul.13 |
New Delhi |
Musharraf arrives in New Delhi Pakistan's President has arrived ahead of talks with Indian Prime Minister
|
| Jul.15 |
|
India, Pakistan cordial summit| Prime Minister Vajpayee and President Musharraf met twice at Taj Mahal and described talks as frank and constructive | |
|
| Jul.16 |
|
Kashmir blamed for summit failure |
|
| Aug.15 |
New Delhi |
Vajpayee taunts Pakistan |
|
| Aug.23 |
Vatican |
Mother Teresa sainthood considered |
|
| Aug.30 |
|
No sex as Indians watch TV |
|
| Sep.4 |
|
Mother Teresa underwent exorcism |
|
| Sep.7 |
|
Mother Teresa's letters reveal doubts |
|
| Oct.5 |
New Delhi |
Blair visits India UK Prime Minister had talks on the final leg of a tour to shore up support for the campaign against terrorism
|
| Oct.16 |
New Delhi |
Powell arrives in India Secretary of State touched down in the Indian capital hours after meetings in Pakistan
|
| Nov.4 |
|
Untouchables seek Buddhist escape |
|
| Nov.6 |
Moscow |
Vajpayee held talks with Putin |
|
| Dec.15 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan-India spar over attack
|
| Dec.27 |
|
India imposes Pakistan sanctions Indian government takes minimal diplomatic steps, while urging the Pakistan to take action against 2 militant groups
|
| Dec.28 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan ready for talks with India| Pakistan President Musharraf is ready to meet Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee at a regional summit in Nepal | |
|
| Dec.29 |
|
Parties back tough stance
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