Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) After the passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment through both houses of parliament and signed with unusual speed by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, the nation has structurally shrunk provincial autonomy and strengthened military authority over important national domains, as per a report.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar discussed the evolving world order and the imperative of India-Japan cooperation at the opening session of the India-Japan Forum here on Sunday.
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) A lawyers' convention in Pakistan has criticised the 26th and 27th ‘Constitutional Amendments’ and called for commitment to constitutional supremacy and the judiciary's independence, local media reported on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Dec 7 (IANS) Registration of political parties to contest the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 5 next year under the proportional representation (PR) system began in Nepal on Sunday.
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker will be on a visit to India from December 7-11, during which she is scheduled to meet Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and other officials and discuss regional security, economic cooperation, and shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The government’s approval of a Rs 45,000 crore ($5 billion) export support package has sent a positive signal that India is ready to deepen its engagement with fast-growing markets, especially across Southeast Asia, according to an article in the Vietnam Times.
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The Trump administration this week revealed a sweeping National Security Strategy that places “America First” at the centre of US foreign and defence policy, and calls for tighter borders, reindustrialisation, major shifts in global burden-sharing, and a sharpened push to counter China’s economic and military reach.
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian American Ashley J. Tellis, foreign policy expert on US and South Asian affairs, returned to federal court this week to contest the Justice Department's attempt to detain him pending trial, telling a judge that prosecutors have offered no legally valid basis to reopen his release conditions.
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The United States will anchor its China strategy on deterrence “through strength, not confrontation,” US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said, declaring that Washington intends to maintain an unambiguous military edge across the Indo-Pacific while keeping diplomatic channels with Beijing open.
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The United States has issued a sharp warning about China's accelerating military expansion, calling Beijing's defence buildup "historic" and underscoring the need to urgently strengthen America's defence industrial base — a development with direct implications for India's security calculus in the Indo-Pacific.
