New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday stressed the need for BIMSTEC nations to collaborate, take decisive actions for mutual benefit, and find solutions through discussions, amid the conflicts and geopolitical uncertainties.
Washington, July 16 (IANS) The Trump administration has told lawmakers that it is reshaping US development finance and overseas investment to reduce America's dependence on China for critical minerals, energy, telecommunications and other strategic supply chains, arguing that economic security has become inseparable from national security.
Islamabad, July 16 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary committee has decided to hold a nationwide movement starting August 5 for the release of party chief Imran Khan and to raise other demands, according to local media reports.
Washington, July 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence has pledged to streamline the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), saying the agency should focus on oversight and coordination rather than expanding into operational roles.
Islamabad, July 16 (IANS) At least two policemen were killed and 26 people, including 22 police personnel, were injured after armed assailants carried out attacks in Bannu and Lower Dir districts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Thursday.
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) With the land routes becoming extremely difficult to infiltrate, the Lashkar-e-Taiba is now planning to send its terrorists using the water routes. Latest Intelligence inputs suggest that the Lashkar-e-Taiba, with the help of the ISI, is examining the water routes that could be used to infiltrate India.
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) With the peaceful protests in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) refusing to die owing to an adamant establishment, plans are afloat to manufacture chaos. A narrative shift is what the Pakistan establishment is desperate for, and hence it has been decided to make the protests chaotic.
Washington, July 16 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US senators has unveiled legislation to increase scrutiny of foreign ownership in America's pharmaceutical industry, warning that growing dependence on China for critical medicines and drug ingredients poses risks to US national security and public health.
Tehran, July 16 (IANS) Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has said the country's national security is tied to maintaining "Iranian arrangements" in the administration of the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that Tehran will not allow the "enemy" to impose its will.
Washington, July 16 (IANS) Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has said that "inflation is a choice" and pledged that persistently high price growth would not continue under his leadership, signalling that restoring price stability remains the US central bank's overriding priority despite uncertainty over artificial intelligence, geopolitical tensions and other economic risks.
