PM Shehbaz reaffirms ‘strong desire’ to work closely with Trump administration for improved ties

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reaffirmed his government’s intention to work closely with the Trump administration for stronger bilateral ties with the United States. A press release issued from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the premier expressed Pakistan’s “strong desire” to work towards the endeavour while recalling the “decades-long history of close cooperation” […]

Read More

China’s central bank governor says stable yuan key to global financial stability

China’s central bank governor said on Sunday a stable yuan currency has been key to global financial and economic stability and Beijing will continue to let the market play a decisive role in deciding the exchange rate. People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng told a conference in Saudi Arabia that while most currencies have […]

Read More

Touhid, Jaishankar want mutual cooperation to address challenges in Dhaka-Delhi ties

Bangladesh and India today (16 February) recognised the challenges the two neighbours are facing in terms of bilateral relations and discussed the necessity to work together to address those. The discussion took place at a meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and India External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the sidelines of […]

Read More

Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza, Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange

Hamas released Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov in Gaza on Saturday and Israel freed some 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange, after mediators helped avert a collapse of the fragile ceasefire. The three Israelis were led onto a stage with Palestinian Hamas militants armed with automatic rifles standing on each […]

Read More

China will ‘play along to the end’ with U.S., its top diplomat says

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that China will “play along to the end” if the United States is bent on suppressing the country even though Beijing does not wish to be in conflict with Washington. Wang, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, said China would respond resolutely to unilateral “bullying” practices, but […]

Read More

Pakistan’s War Warning, Is India Increasing Defense Capabilities?

Pakistan is not afraid of India’s military power, the country’s Army Chief General Asim Munir recently commented. In addition, he also warned of fighting for Kashmir if necessary. In the meantime, India has focused on its own defense this time. Some Indian media outlets reported that India has signed a new agreement with the UK […]

Read More

UN makes 41 recommendations, including prosecution of those involved in July massacre

The United Nations has made 41 recommendations, including ensuring accountability in light of existing laws and international standards for those who ordered and led the indiscriminate killings of students and the public during the July movement. At the same time, it has been asked to remove those among the police, intelligence agency members, BGB, Ansar-VDP […]

Read More

Article from The Economist: Are Trump’s nationalist policies a curse or a blessing for India?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to meet US President Donald Trump. Trump had a good relationship with Modi during his first term. Indians are hoping that this relationship can improve even more in his second term. But the president Narendra Modi is going to meet this time is a little different. Because he […]

Read More