Bilateral Relations

The rail route to Herat, if extended to Kabul, will also link India’s air corridor India will be invited to help with a key rail link in Afghanistan, during the visit of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev early next week, a presidential aide told The Hindu . The rail link of …

Indian diplomats are very smart, and we have learnt a fair bit from them, says exiled former Maldivian President Following the upset victory of the joint Opposition candidate, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in the Maldivian presidential elections, exiled former President Mohamed Nasheed , among the fiercest critics of outgoing President Abdulla …

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj kicked off her week-long diplomatic engagements at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday morning, attending a special meeting on drugs convened at the instance of U.S President Donald Trump. Ms. Swaraj will attend several bilateral and multilateral meetings over the next few days. …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that Pakistan’s offer of “friendship” to India should not be considered as its weakness and the Indian leadership should shun “arrogance” to hold peace talks. Addressing Punjab bureaucracy here on Sunday, Mr. Khan said, “I hope the Indian leadership will shun arrogance and …

Defence Acquisition Council to take up deal through the government-to-government route A deal to procure the Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel through the government-to-government route has been brought before the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) for approval. However, some validation trials have to be held before the deal is signed. …

The Chief of the Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, said here on Saturday that stern action was needed to avenge the barbarism by terrorists and the Pakistan Army against Indian soldiers. The comment comes after a BSF jawan was shot and his throat slit recently, followed by the brutal killings …

India, Pakistan Foreign Ministers may face off at UN Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday charged India with having “trampled on diplomatic norms” by cancelling the meeting between Foreign Ministers that it had agreed to just a day prior. Speaking to presspersons in Islamabad, Mr. Qureshi said the …

India cites killing of policemen, issue of Burhan Wani stamps India blamed ‘Pakistan-based entities’ for Friday’s killing of three special police officers in Kashmir and called off the meeting in New York between Foreign Ministers. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said talks in the current circumstances would be futile …

Delhi cites killing of three policemen in Shopian, issue of Burhan Wani stamp India blamed ‘Pakistan-based entities’ for Friday’s killing of three special police officers in Shopian in Kashmir and called off the planned meeting of Foreign Ministers in New York. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said talks in …

Doctors Without Borders reach out to new mothers in Khost province, where the Taliban is active The mother was admitted at 9:30 am, the birth recorded at 9:35. Women often arrive in extremis at the Doctors Without Borders maternity hospital in southeastern Afghanistan, one of the most active in the …