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Spanish PM Zapatero arrives in New Delhi

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a four-day visit during which the two countries will sign Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty on criminal matters and two other pacts. The visit is the first at the Head of the Government level from either side in 13 years and coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Zapatero will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday after which the two countries will sign three accords -- Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty on Criminal Matters, MoU on Institutionalisation of Political

India signs UN treaty against nuclear terrorism

NEW DELHI : India has signed a UN-sponsored global treaty on preventing nuclear terrorism, an official said Wednesday. India signed the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism on Monday at the United Nations, said Navtej Sarna, a spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs. The treaty, which makes it a crime to damage a nuclear facility or possess radioactive material or weapons with the intention of committing a terrorist act, was adopted by the UN General Assembly in April 2005. It has already been signed by some 105 countries, including the United States, Russia and France.

New Delhi to host Saarc Summit next year

The 14th Saarc Summit will be held in New Delhi next year on April 3 and 4. This was announced after a meeting of the Saarc Foreign Ministers in Dhaka on Wednesday. At the 14th Summit, India will become the Chairman of the regional grouping for a year taking over from Bangladesh. The last Saarc Summit was held in Dhaka in November last year. At the next Summit, Afghanistan will be formally included as the eighth member of the South Asian grouping.

Delhi, Dhaka to resolve trade tariffs issue

DHAKA: Bangladesh and India have decided to examine non-tariff and para-tariff barriers (NTBs), and prepare a list of other barriers that hinder their trade prospects . The Commerce Ministers of India and Bangladesh, after a meeting on bilateral trade here, also decided to make a ministerial-level visit to the India-Bangladesh main trade facilitation hub — the Benapole-Petrapole — for eliminating infrastructural and other impediments there. It was decided that the Commerce ministers of the two countries would meet in Benapole and Petropole landport on June 19 and 21 to review the findings of the task force. We will meet soon

48 hours in New Delhi

NEW Delhi is one big sensory overload filled with cultural pleasures and contrasts. 1. Touchdown As soon as you arrive in New Delhi – described by Lonely Planet as the crowded, colourful and unruly heart of India – the first thing you notice is the smell. While not overpowering, it does take some getting used to. The sight of shanty towns surrounding the airport is also a sign of how the city struggles with poverty. Be prepared for some of the worlds tightest security. The airport is to the south of the city and make sure you have a taxi booked