India's IWT stance reflects calibrated exercise of sovereign rights

IANS | April 22, 2026 7:41 PM

Colombo, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s military establishment treated the sponsorship of terrorism as a low-cost instrument with repercussions largely limited to diplomatic censure, episodic pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) or restrained military retaliation while the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) continued to function as a "one-way flow of strategic goodwill", a report highlighted on Wednesday.

Pakistan client of Chinese Communist Party, using terror outfits as foreign policy arm for long: Former US NSA (IANS exclusive)

Lalit K Jha | April 22, 2026 6:46 PM

Washington, April 22 (IANS) Raising serious doubts over Pakistan's offer to broker talks between the United States and Iran, former US National Security Advisor (NSA) H R McMaster on Wednesday accused Islamabad of pursuing a dual-track approach in security cooperation while asserting that the country should certainly be considered as a client of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

No plan to attend Islamabad talks: Iran​

IANS | April 21, 2026 11:34 PM

New York, April 21 (IANS) Iran on Tuesday said it has no plans at present to send a delegation to Islamabad for talks with the United States, citing “contradictory messages” and “unacceptable actions” by Washington, further clouding prospects of negotiations ahead of the ceasefire deadline.​

Iran-US talks uncertain as Tehran refuses to join before ceasefire deadline​

IANS | April 21, 2026 11:25 PM

New York, April 21 (IANS) With the clock ticking on the tenuous ceasefire, the resumption of talks between Iran and the United States was clouded by Tehran’s refusal to commit to participating in the negotiations as Tuesday drew to a close, even as President Donald Trump sounded confident it was on.