Bilateral Relations

India-Pak. joint team traced jawan’s body

Pakistan Rangersdeny involvement in killing It was a joint search party of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers that located the mutilated body of head constable Narender Singh 30-40 metres inside Pakistani territory, a senior government official told The Hindu. He was found lying in a pool of …

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‘Will return home and work for peace’

Says situation in Afghanistan is far worse than it was earlier In a dramatic move that has set diplomatic circles in Delhi as well as political circles in Kabul abuzz, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India Shaida Mohammad Abdaliresigned during President Ghani’s visit to India on Wednesday. He explained his decision in …

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Kabul seeks support for peace

Afghanistan is going through a tough period, says envoy Afghanistan is seeking India’s support for its peace process, as well as for military hardware like helicopters, says Ambassador to India Dr. Shaida Abdali , ahead of President Ashraf Ghani’s visit to Delhi and talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on …

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Modi-Ghani talks to focus on security

Afghan President will arrive tomorrow Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will visit New Delhi this week to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss bilateral ties as well as the regional security situation, officials in Delhi and Kabul confirmed. Mr. Ghani will land in Delhi on Wednesday, and meet Mr. Modi …

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Pak. urged to create milieu for talks

MoS V.K. Singh responds to Islamabad’s Foreign Minister’s comments during Kabul visit India on Monday urged Pakistan to create a ‘conducive’ environment for restarting dialogue. The Indian response came from the Minister of State for External Affairs V. K. Singh, days after Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister spoke about holding talks …

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India not lowering guard on China border: Nirmala

‘Wuhan plan in place for better coordination among forces’ India will not lower its guard along the Line of Actual Control with China, while maintaining border peace in sync with the “Wuhan” spirit, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Nearly a month after talks with her Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe, …

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Shielding suspects, killing hopes of justice

In March 2015, barely two months into his presidency, Maithripala Sirisena pledged a fresh probe into war-time crimes. While firmly ruling out the UN’s direct participation, he said that the views of international experts would be considered, and that domestic investigators would work “efficiently and impartially”. His promise came as …

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