United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) In the face of "unacceptable attacks on commercial shipping and merchant marines", India and Liberia, the two largest maritime forces launched an international group to advocate for maritime safety, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
Naypyidaw, Sep 25 (IANS) China’s wrongful detention of American citizen Min Zin raises concerns over a chilling effect on US academic research, with scholars increasingly wary of conducting critical work on China, a report has stated.
Kabul, Sep 25 (IANS) Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has accused Pakistan of launching attacks against Afghanistan to divert attention from its internal problems and evade its obligations under the Mecca Pact, local media reported.
Quetta, Sep 25 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Friday took out a protest rally in Geneva during the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council, drawing the attention of the international community to the escalating human rights abuses committed by Pakistani authorities in Balochistan.
Beijing, Sep 25 (IANS) The nuclear policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) demonstrates inefficient technocrats and deliberate political choices. Engineers in China work under pressure to meet expansion targets, regulators raise thresholds instead of shutting down plants, and officials hide information by paying money, a report has detailed.
Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) The Pakistani military's influence extends well beyond the security establishment, with parallel institutions and its personnel embedded in the civil bureaucracy and federal cabinet. Its reach also runs deep into the country’s economic and social spheres, while major foreign-policy decisions require its approval, a report has stated.
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) "The scale and breadth" of US relations with India are growing, with the energy sector exemplifying it as New Delhi tries to diversify its sources, according to Bethany Morrison who looks after the region in the US State Department.
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump wants more attention paid to South Asia, "a critical" part of the world, according to a US State Department official charged with the region's diplomacy.
United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) 'A terrorist country is asking me that? Come on!"
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) India and the European Union (EU) on Friday discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation in the tourism, hospitality and transport sectors.
