Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Days after Pakistan openly expressed support for US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday took a U-turn by reversing Islamabad's stance.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) When Soviet troops marched into Afghanistan in December 1979, Pakistan’s geopolitical weight surged overnight. The country, then ruled by General Zia-ul-Haq, an Islamist military dictator on a mission to Islamize the state and society, discovered an opportunity. Zia cast Pakistan as the bulwark of the Western capitalist bloc against Soviet communism.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday met the visiting Special Advisor to President of Brazil, Celso Luis Nunes Amorim in New Delhi as they discussed opportunities to deepen strategic cooperation between the two nations.
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has given an ultimatum to Hamas to sign his Gaza peace plan by Sunday or “all hell will break loose.”
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has demonstrated a core contradiction in Pakistan's decades-long Kashmir policy. Pakistan claims to defend rights of Kashmiris at international forums. However, reality in PoK is far less flattering. The protests and crackdown have showcased that Pakistan's grip on PoK is weak, a report detailed on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met with visiting Special Advisor to the President of Brazil, Ambassador Celso Luis Nunes Amorim in New Delhi for the 6th India-Brazil Strategic Dialogue on Friday. The two officials reviewed ongoing progress in the Strategic Partnership, including in various sectors like defence and security, energy, rare earths and critical minerals, and health and pharmaceuticals.
Jerusalem, Oct 3 (IANS) A video showing Israeli police playing the Indian National Anthem on Haifa Day recently has gone viral on social media, displaying the unique bonhomie between the strategic partners.
Geneva, Oct 3 (IANS) Several human rights activists, politicians and experts gathered in Geneva earlier this week to discuss the effects of radicalization being felt in Europe and South Asia as extremism, anti-semitism and terrorism, as well as indoctrination of youth, become more rampant.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India on Friday slammed the recent remarks made by Bangladesh's Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, highlighting that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government has a habit of routinely shifting the blame and diverting attention from internal failures.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday confirmed that Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will be on an official visit to India from October 9-16.
