India, UAE Sign MoU on Manpower

India and the UAE on Tuesday inked an MoU on manpower, revising existing mechanisms to protect the interests of Indian workers in that country, including measures to ensure that their employment contracts are followed in letter and spirit.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Minister for Overseas Affairs Vayalar Ravi and UAE Labour Minister Saqr Gobash Saeed Gobash here.

India, Pakistan foreign ministers begin talks

NEW DELHI: Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar Wednesday began talks that are expected to culminate in a host of confidence-building measures (CBMs) across the divided halves of Kashmir.

All issues, including terrorism and Kashmir, will figure in the discussions.

India, Pakistan foreign secretaries to meet today

Tuesday, July 26, 2011: Ahead of the crucial meeting between Foreign Minister SM Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday, government sources said that terror was still the number one issue on the agenda for talks with Pakistan.

Pakistani foreign secretary Salman Bashir arrived in Delhi on Monday and will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao on Tuesday to set the agenda for the meeting between the two foreign ministers.

Khar is expected to arrive in Delhi on Tuesday evening. She is likely to hold a meeting with Hurriyat leaders the same evening. While official sources did not confirm any knowledge of this meeting, they did say that such a meeting, if it happened, would be a “bad idea”.