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MUMBAI, Mar. 14th (Dawn) - Police in Mumbai said on Sunday they have arrested two men they say were preparing to attack several targets in the Indian financial hub, including the offices of energy firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp.

Mar. 7th (China Daily) - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday that enhanced cooperation among Brazil, Russia, India and China, or the BRIC countries, is beneficial to the world.

MUMBAI, Feb. 25 (Wall Street Journal) - India plans to allocate 1.47 trillion rupees ($31.71 billion) to defense spending for the next fiscal year, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday while presenting the annual budget in Parliament.

BRASILIA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil, Russia, India and China will seek to expand coordination beyond the economic realm at their second summit slated for April.

Feb. 16 (VOA News) - India is expected to spend $100 billion in the next decade on its military.  The South Asian nation is believed to be the world's largest buyer of weaponry, and there is an intense competition among foreign arms merchants for a slice of that market.  The key players have gathered in New Delhi for the four-day India Defense Exhibition.

TEHRAN, Feb.7 (ANI) - Iran Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said that China is keen to join the IPI Pipeline Project.

NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 (Dawn) - India has offered to hold foreign-secretary level talks with Pakistan, two Indian television stations said on Thursday, resuming a bilateral dialogue suspended after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Feb. 3 (Bangkok Post) - The economic crisis of 2008-09 appears to be over, but along the way it has transformed the shape and dynamics of the global economy.

Jan. 28 (Financial Times) - Brazil, Russia, India and China have issued a record amount of equity since the start of the year, as the so-called Bric countries have rushed to take advantage of increased appetite for emerging market assets.

NEW DELHI, Jan. 22 (India Times) -  The future of automotive industry lies in the BRIC Countries, as these emerging markets will account for 30 per cent of world auto sales in 2014, besides providing opportunities for research and development, sourcing and manufacturing, says a study.