Minsk, Aug 15 (IANS) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday stated that India rightfully enjoys authority on the global stage and plays a significant constructive role in addressing pressing issues on the international agenda.
Dhaka, Aug 15 (IANS) Marking National Mourning Day on Saturday, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused anti-Awami League and anti-Bangladesh forces of conspiring to turn Bangladesh into Pakistan. She alleged that Bangladesh had descended into widespread anarchy, with Awami League supporters, minorities and women living under constant fear and insecurity.
Islamabad, Aug 15 (IANS) Pakistan’s "hard state" approach has fuelled insurgency, deepened political divisions and intensified instability across Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces while persistent protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) further expose the depth of its internal turmoil which no amount of international goodwill can offset, a report has stated.
Islamabad, Aug 15 (IANS) The escalating unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) - characterised by economic exploitation, political subjugation and periodic repression - exposes the operating model of Islamabad that lectures the world on Kashmir while illegally occupying the region, a report has stated.
Dhaka, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, on Saturday stressed the need for joint efforts to deepen the bilateral partnership between India and Bangladesh across key sectors, while reinforcing the longstanding friendship between both countries, local media reported.
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Amid escalating unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Pok), Islamabad's longstanding narrative of representing the interests of Kashmiri Muslims has suffered a major blow over the past two months as security forces have killed dozens of protesters, shut down the internet for weeks and expelled foreign journalists from the occupied territory entirely, a report has stated.
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Pakistan’s strategic elite has long portrayed nuclear deterrence as an almost "absolute guarantee" of national security and territorial sovereignty. Under the doctrine of “full-spectrum deterrence”, the promise was that nuclear weapons would deter aggression across the entire spectrum of conflict. But that promise has proved both false and misleading, a report has stated.
Canberra, Aug 15 (IANS) Extending his heartfelt wishes to India on the country's 80th Independence Day, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday lauded the country’s remarkable progress and its global stature as the world’s largest democracy and fastest-growing major economy.
Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day on Saturday with participation of members of the Indian community, Embassy officials and their families and friends of India in Nepal.
Paris, Aug 15 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron joined several top world leaders who continue to extend their wishes to the people of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the country's 80th Independence Day, on Saturday.
