New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Pakistan, battling insurgencies at home and tensions along multiple borders, is too overstretched to offer meaningful military support to Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Pact, a report has highlighted.
Riyadh, Oct 19 (IANS) India's Consul General in Jeddah, Fahad Suri, held a meeting with Madinah's Deputy Governor Prince Saud bin Nahar bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Monday with discussions focused on strengthening ties between India and Saudi Arabia, matters related to the Indian community and enhancing cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
Taipei, Oct 19 (IANS) China wants to break away from the US-centered international system and establish a separate regional order in Asia anchored in Beijing with its activities in the Pacific suggesting that it means to bring the western half of the ocean under its hegemony, a report highlighted citing a Japanese specialist on China’s maritime policy.
Rome, Oct 19 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Italy on Monday issued an advisory for Indian nationals in the country, urging them to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas amid ongoing protests and demonstrations,
Tehran, Oct 19 (IANS) No longer limited to private briefing rooms, Iranian misgivings about Pakistan's mediation have now emerged in the public record and the language used in Tehran is sharper than anything Western analysts have been willing to publish. Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Naderi wrote that Pakistan's entry with Saudi Arabia against the people of Yemen implies that Islamabad cannot be labelled as a mediator, a report has detailed.
Quetta, Oct 19 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation on Monday alleged that four men were forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani forces in Balochistan.
Beijing, Oct 19 (IANS) The unresolved border dispute remains a central security concern and the principal obstacle in India-China relations which are still short of their pre-2020 status quo despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to New Delhi last month for the BRICS summit prompting speculation that both countries are moving toward a reset, a report has highlighted.
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Before redrawing map, Pakistan must first address its deepening crisis of governance, accountability, and democratic representation that continues to undermine state institutions in the country, a report has detailed.
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Pakistan's recent steps towards protecting religious minorities are in stark contrast to continuous violations of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB), a new report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) titled ‘Sanctuary Denied: Freedom of religion or belief in 2025/26’ has highlighted.
Nairobi, Oct 19 (IANS) India on Monday handed over the second consignment of 11 tonnes of medical assistance to Kenya to support its Ebola preparedness and response.
