Trump delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada for one month

IANS | March 7, 2025 7:11 AM

Washington, March 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signed executive actions that delay for nearly one month tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada that are covered by the USMCA free trade treaty, a significant walkback of the administration's signature economic plan that has rattled markets, businesses and consumers.

Syria's interim FM pays landmark visit to chemical weapons watchdog

IANS | March 6, 2025 9:27 PM

Damascus, March 6 (IANS) Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani on Thursday wrapped up a 24-hour diplomatic visit to the Netherlands, including a historic stop at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague.

US likely to bar entry of Pakistanis, impose complete travel ban soon

Hamza Ameer | March 6, 2025 5:21 PM

Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, is likely to feature on top of the list of countries that are expected to face new travel restrictions - including a complete ban on citizens of these countries from entering the United States - in the new travel ban plan being prepared by the Donald Trump administration.

'JFK, mass cooking, and fashion fiascos': The colourful but exacting lives of Indian diplomatic spouses (Book Review)

Vikas Datta | March 6, 2025 1:57 PM

New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Even amid themselves, they note how they seem to only make gulab jamuns and samosas by the hundreds for official occasions, but India's 'informal diplomats' frequently show their metier. Like this absent diplomat's pregnant wife, under house arrest in Dhaka with her young son amid the 1965 war, ensuring she burnt the cypher books and then browbeat her Pakistani captors into treating her properly.

That part of Kashmir is ours: BJP, Cong support EAM Jaishankar's recent remarks on PoK

IANS | March 6, 2025 1:33 PM

New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Kashmir issue continues to dominate national discourse, with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar asserting that the matter is "mostly solved." However, he added that India is still waiting for the return of the "stolen part" — a reference to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), which remains under Pakistan’s control.