Visit of Pakistani pilgrims to India delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions: Pak Hindu lawmaker
By: Sajjad Hussain Islamabad: A prominent Hindu lawmaker from Pakistan’s ruling party has announced a delay in the visit of a delegation to India under his faith tourism initiative since New Delhi needs time to make arrangements for visitors due to COVID-19 restrictions, hours after India said it has a “positive approach” on the matter […]
India’s wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Pakistani soil to begin in early February: Report
By: Sajjad Hussain Islamabad: India’s wheat shipment to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian aid to the trouble-torn country through the Pakistani soil is expected to start early next month as New Delhi and Islamabad have finally agreed on the modalities after months of discussions, a media report said on Saturday. India has been pitching […]
Russia says it won’t start a war as Ukraine tensions mount
By: Vladimir Isachenkov Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that Moscow will not start a war in Ukraine but warned that it wouldn’t allow the West to trample on its security interests, amid fears it is planning to invade its neighbour. U.S. President Joe Biden warned Ukraine’s leader a day earlier that there is a […]
India closely following developments relating to Ukraine, calls for peaceful resolution of situation
New Delhi: India on Friday said that it is closely following the developments relating to Ukraine, including ongoing high-level discussions between Russia and the US, and called for a peaceful resolution of the situation for long-term peace and stability in the region and beyond. The Indian Embassy in Kyiv is also monitoring local developments, external […]
China says UN rights chief welcome in Xinjiang, but not for probe
By: K J M Varma Beijing: China said on Friday United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is welcome to visit Xinjiang, where Beijing faces serious human rights allegations against Uygur Muslims, after the Winter Olympic Games to promote cooperation and not an investigation based on the “presumption of guilt”. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian […]
India’s approach to Afghanistan guided by ‘special relationship’ with its people: Amb Tirumurti
By: Yoshita Singh United Nations: India has said that its approach to Afghanistan has always been guided by its “special relationship” with the Afghan people and New Delhi remains steadfast in its commitment towards much-needed humanitarian assistance to the people of the war-torn country. As Afghanistan’s largest regional development partner, India is willing to coordinate […]
Pakistan ‘not completely optimistic’ of Taliban govt in Kabul: NSA
By: Sajjad Hussain Islamabad: Pakistan’s frustration with the Afghan Taliban became evident on Thursday when its top security official said that Islamabad was “not completely optimistic” of the Taliban government in Kabul as organised terrorist networks are still operating in the war-torn nation and the Afghan soil is still being used against his country. Briefing […]
UN chief urges major Afghan aid increase, unfreezing assets
By: Edith M Lederer United Nations: The U.N. chief urged nations Wednesday to greatly boost humanitarian aid for millions of Afghans living in “a frozen hell” and release nearly $9 billion in frozen assets to pull Afghanistan’s economy back from the brink of a collapse that could set off a mass exodus of people fleeing […]
India-US partnership rooted in shared responsibility to uphold democratic values: White House
By: Lalit K Jha Washington: The partnership between India and the United States is rooted in their shared responsibility to uphold democratic values, the White House said on Tuesday as it greeted the people of India on the occasion of the country’s 73rd Republic Day. “We join India, the world’s largest democracy, in honouring Republic […]
Mumbai terror attacks epitomise scope of urban warfare India had to mount against jihadi terrorists: India at UN
By: Yoshita Singh United Nations: The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks epitomise the sheer scale and scope of urban warfare that India had to mount against jihadi terrorists, the country’s envoy to the UN has said, asserting that any debate on protection of civilians would be incomplete without taking into account the carnage wrought by terrorist […]
