US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against each other’s military installations. Pakistan’s foreign minister also said both countries had agreed to a ceasefire “with immediate effect” and India’s foreign ministry said it would start […]
Read MoreIndia and Pakistan accused each other of launching drone and artillery attacks overnight into Friday morning, as tourists and villagers fled the third day of the worst fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours in nearly three decades. Sirens rang out in cities in the conflict’s Kashmir flashpoint and beyond and people were told to stay indoors. […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Pakistan fired 300 to 400 Turkish drones in late Thursday night attacks on Indian military installations in or near 36 towns or cities across Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, and Punjab – from Srinagar to Jaisalmer, and Pathankot – Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said in Friday evening press briefing. Pak drones were also sighted at […]
Read MoreUS Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that India and Pakistan should de-escalate tensions, but he added that the US cannot control the nuclear-armed Asian neighbors and a war between them would be “none of our business”. “We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We can’t control these countries, though,” Vance […]
Read MoreThe Chinese embassies in India and Pakistan on Friday (9 May) advised citizens to step up safety precautions and to be cautious about travelling to the South Asian countries, amidst the worst fighting in the region in nearly three decades. The nuclear-armed neighbours have been clashing since India struck multiple locations in Pakistan on Wednesday […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji Two high-profile visits by Middle East leaders, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Saudi Arabia’s junior Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, to New Delhi this week have highlighted global concerns about the deepening India-Pakistan conflict. The surge in hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours came in the wake of the April 22 attack in […]
Read MoreNew Delhi, May 8 — Lauding bilateral ties between India and Iran, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the cooperation between the two nations has progressed in many aspects in recent years. In his opening remarks at the 20th India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting in Delhi on Thursday, Jaishankar welcomed Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas […]
Read MoreNew Delhi : An F-16 supersonic fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force was shot down in the evening by an Indian surface-to-air missile defence system, sources told NDTV. This comes amid Pakistan’s foiled attempt to target Jammu with drones and missiles. The F-16 took off from the Sargodha air base in Pakistan, a key air […]
Read MoreAfter the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, India committed USD 250 million in grant assistance for post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal, the Embassy of India in Kathmandu said on Monday. “The grant was allocated in 4 different sectors – Housing (100 mn), Education (50 mn), Health (50 mn) and Cultural Heritage (50 mn). A JPMC (Joint […]
Read MoreThe nuclear-armed neighbours reached a deal last week on patrolling the frontier to end a four-year military stand-off, paving the way for improved political and business ties between them. India and China have completed pulling back their troops from two face-off points on their disputed Himalayan frontier in the Indian territory of Ladakh, an Indian […]
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