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American athletes headed to India for sports diplomacy

Feb 12 2013, 12:12pm CST | by

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Two US athletes, Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin and Olympian Natasha Watley, are headed to India as sports envoys to encourage youth participation in sports.

Washington, Feb 12 — Two US athletes, Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin and Olympian Natasha Watley, are headed to India as sports envoys to encourage youth participation in sports....

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Chinese premier Li arrives today, Indian PM to discuss all issues including border dispute

Source: Samaylive  |   May 18 2013, 11:04pm CDT

At the same time New Delhi thinks “very highly” of Li’s decision to make India his first overseas stop since taking charge as premier, Indian foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said on Saturday. After arriving just ...

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"India is ready to write a new chapter of our relationship with China"


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Chinese Premier Heads to India to Boost Ties

Source: ABC News  |   May 18 2013, 10:45pm CDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier is heading to India on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to expedite efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic tie ...

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Source: Sify  |   May 18 2013, 6:06pm CDT

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7 hours ago

Qatar Airways seeks more routes from India

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 18 2013, 4:26pm CDT

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S&P affirms negative rating outlook for India

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 18 2013, 4:26pm CDT

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9 hours ago

India is the toast of breakfast meetings

Source: Asian Age  |   May 18 2013, 2:30pm CDT

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All issues on the table during Li’s visit: India

Source: The Nation - Pakistan  |   May 18 2013, 2:00pm CDT

India says all issues will be “on the table”, including a recent border spat and a festering trade imbalance, during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the South Asian giant which starts on Sunday. At the same time New De ...

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9 hours ago

India should ask China to stay away from Arunachal border: Takam Sanjoy

Source: Webindia123  |   May 18 2013, 1:59pm CDT

Arunachal Pradesh Member of Parliament Takam Sanjoy on Saturday urged the Indian Government to be assertive in asking China to stay away from his state. "We are optimistic that the Indian Government will be very assertive on various issues affect ...

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9 hours ago

India, China ‘look at bigger picture’

Source: Asian Age  |   May 18 2013, 1:43pm CDT

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9 hours ago

Measuring poverty in India

Source: The Express Tribune Pakistan  |   May 18 2013, 1:39pm CDT

The writer is a columnist. He is also a former editor of the Mumbai-based English newspaper Mid Day and the Gujarati paper Divya Bhaskar [email protected] I wrote in a previous column about India’s growth flattening out. Despite having a poor per capi ...

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American athletes headed to India for sports diplomacy

Feb 12 2013, 12:12pm CST | by

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Two US athletes, Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin and Olympian Natasha Watley, are headed to India as sports envoys to encourage youth participation in sports.

Washington, Feb 12 — Two US athletes, Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin and Olympian Natasha Watley, are headed to India as sports envoys to encourage youth participation in sports.

During their Feb 12-18 trip to India, Larkin and Whatley will lead baseball and softball clinics in New Delhi and Imphal for underserved youth and their coaches, as well as engage in dialogue on sports and diversity, the State Department announced Tuesday.

In both cities, the sports envoys will meet with officials from the Indian Baseball and Softball Associations as well as representatives from NGOs that promote youth sports opportunities.

Throughout the exchange, they will speak with local media about how sports encourage in the development of good sportsmanship, leadership, and teamwork skills.

Working with Major League Baseball and USA Softball, this trip marks state department's first joint baseball and softball programme, its bureau of educational and cultural affairs said in a media release.

Sports diplomacy builds on the state department's efforts to create opportunities for young people so that they can share experiences and foster greater international cooperation, it said.

SportsUnited, which is a part of the educational and cultural affairs bureau, has brought over 1,000 athletes from 65 countries to the US to participate in sport visitor programmes.

SportsUnited has also sent approximately 250 US athletes to almost 60 countries since 2005.

-- Indo-Asian News Service

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