Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee asks Pakistan not to create war hysteria

Pranab Mukherjee asks Pakistan not to create war hysteriaNew Delhi, Dec 27 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked Pakistan to stop creating a war hysteria and take immediate action against those involved in the recent Mumbai attacks.

Talking to reporters here on Friday, he said that New Delhi expects Islamabad to deal with the menace that has become a threat to the regional peace and stability.

PM to brief 120 Indian envoys on terror, Pakistan

PM to brief 120 Indian envoys on terror, PakistanFrom Monday onwards, Over 120 Indian ambassadors will start a specially convened two-day meeting in the capital. The focus will be on the fallout of the Mumbai attacks and ties with Pakistan. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will speak to the envoys. Home Minister P Chidambaram is also likely to attend.

Pranab Mukherjee to make statement on Antulay''s remarks today

New Delhi, Dec 23: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will make a statement in Parliament today on the remarks made by Union Minister for Minority Affairs AR Antulay over the killing of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror attacks.

On Monday, the Rajya Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments following uproar that occurred over the remarks by Antulay. He has been in the line of fire after he expressed doubts about the circumstances in which Karkare was killed during the recent Mumbai attacks. He also demanded a probe into Karkare''s death.

Pranab Mukherjee asks Pakistan to handover terrorists

Pranab Mukherjee asks Pakistan to handover terrorists

We have given enough evidences, Islamabad must act: Pranab Mukherjee

Kolkata, Dec. 21 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday reiterated that enough evidence regarding the Mumbai terror attacks has been handed over to Pakistan and that it must take concrete steps on the issue.

"Islamabad must act", he said.

Addressing a press conference at the Bengal Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata, Mukherjee said: "Pakistan has been contradicting its statements. Enough evidence has been given to Pakistan. Pakistan must cooperate and not contradict us. Mere talk is not enough. It has to act."

Islamabad has been provided with enough evidences regarding Mumbai carnage but it has failed to act satisfactorily so far.

Efforts to break deadlock over India-Iran pipeline project

New Delhi, Dec 19 : Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Mehdi Akhoundzadeh met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here last evening.

India and Iran had held talks on the proposed 7.4 billion dollar Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project on Wednesday.

According to reports, the two sides discussed ways to break the deadlock over the project during a high-level meeting.

The Indian side was led by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon while the Iranian side was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Mehdi Akhoundzadeh.

Earlier, both sides had decided to set up a trilateral Ministerial mechanism to resolve various issues related to the project.

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