Washington, Au 26 (IANS) Days after the US President Donald Trump announced the nomination of close aide Sergio Gor as the country’s next ambassador to India, a leading expert on India-US relations asserted that the new envoy could act as a "direct line" from India to the White House.
Quetta, Aug 26 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch has slammed the Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar for attempting to dismiss the question of the 1971 Bangladeshi genocide by reducing it to a matter of “forgiveness in Islam” rather than extending a formal state apology during his official visit to Dhaka over the last weekend.
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) The recent case of Harjinder Singh, a Sikh driver in the United States, whose reckless driving in Florida, led to three deaths, underscores the importance of separating individual misdeeds from the collective identity of the Sikh faith, a report cited on Tuesday.
Dhaka: Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar's two-day official visit to Dhaka has proven once again that Bangladesh has emerged as a key location where the interests of four countries - China, Pakistan, the United States and Turkey - converge.
Dhaka, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s leadership, including its army-dominated elected civilian government, should revisit the seminal work, ‘We Owe An Apology To Bangladesh’, in which notable Pakistanis have expressed their outrage over the heinous crimes committed by Pakistani army in 1971 and provided a clear and concrete account of the suffering Bangladesh endured under the regime of former Pakistani President Yahya Khan and military officer Tikka Khan, a report cited on Tuesday.
Colombo, Aug 26 (IANS) Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupili Lankapura on Tuesday granted bail to former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on three surties of five million Lankan rupees each. Wickremesinghe has been named as a suspect in connection with the alleged misuse of government funds worth 16.6 million Lankan rupees for private overseas visit taken by a group of 10, local media reported.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India and Kuwait held the seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi on Tuesday to review bilateral ties. The officials of two nations discussed various ongoing initiatives and avenues to further deepen their strategic partnership in various sectors, including political, trade, investment, defence, energy, culture and people-to-people ties.
Tehran, Aug 26 (IANS) The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticised Australia's decision to expel Iran's ambassador and termed the anti-semitism allegations "baseless and invalid". The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Esmail Baqaei warned that a "reciprocal response" will be given against any improper diplomatic action.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India’s Project-75(I) is more than just the next step in naval procurement. It showcases a decisive leap in undersea warfare capabilities. India, with Project-75(I), can conduct continuous covert patrols across strategic sea lanes, bolstering its role as a security provider in the region, a report stated on Tuesday.
Canberra, Aug 26 (IANS) Australia said on Tuesday that it is expelling Iranian Ambassador to Australia and three other Iranian diplomats while suspending operations at its embassy in Tehran after country's intelligence revealed that Iranian government had directed two anti-semitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney that happened last year.
