India’s NSA Doval calls on Chinese President
Beijing, July 28 (IANS) India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Friday, on the sidelines of a meeting of BRICS top security officials. Doval, along with his counterparts from member countries – Brazil, Russia and South Africa — called on Xi after the 7th BRICS Meeting of High […]
Nawaz Sharif steps down as Pakistan Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif on Friday stepped down as Prime Minister of Pakistan after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office in the Panama Papers case. The PM House issued a notification saying that Sharif, despite having reservations on the SC’s verdict, has stepped down from his post as the Premier. Earlier in the day, the […]
India-China border row may lead to war, says US expert
By IANS : 27th July 2017 WASHINGTON: A US expert has said that the ongoing border dispute between the Indian and Chinese troops at Dokhlam in the Sikkim sector could lead to a war. “Yes I do, and I don’t say that lightly,” Jeff M. Smith, a scholar at the American Foreign Policy Council, told the […]
Ex-Pakistani PM Pervez Musharraf considered using nuclear weapons against India in 2001: Report
Press Trust of India, Dubai Jul 27, 2017 Pakistan’s former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf contemplated the use of nuclear weapons against India amid tensions following the December 2001 terror attack on the Indian Parliament, but decided against doing so out of fear of retaliation, according to a media report. Musharraf, 73, also recalled that […]
Indian visa conditions for Pakistanis regrettable: Islamabad
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) Pakistan said on Thursday that India’s stipulation for grating visa to Pakistani nationals were “highly regrettable” and was against diplomatic norms. “It is highly regrettable that India has placed such restrictions on visas for patients who are suffering from serious and terminal illnesses,” Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said. Only a […]
No talks unless India withdraws, China says before Doval visit
On the eve of Indian NSA Ajit Doval’s China visit to attend the BRICS security summit, Beijing on Wednesday made clear that India’s pullback from Doklam on the border remained the “precondition” for any dialogue on the issue. The Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks, who on Tuesday blamed India for triggering the […]
Pak summons Indian envoy;Border tension
The Director General of South Asia at the Foreign Ministry, who summoned J.P. Singh, condemned the “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian Army in Leepa sector along the Line of Control (LoC) on July 21 that also left three people injured, the Foreign Ministry said. Islamabad said it was the third truce violation by Indian […]
Sikkim stand-off: China hints at Doval-Yang bilateral meet
PTI Jul 24, 2017 Beijing: Amid the Sikkim standoff, China on Monday hinted that a bilateral meeting between State Councillor Yang Jiechi and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval could take place on the sidelines of a BRICS NSAs’ meet in Beijing this week. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang, during a briefing, left the door open for talks between […]
Turkish leader meets Qatari counterpart over Gulf dispute
24 July 2017 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkey’s president has arrived in Qatar on the final leg of a Gulf tour aimed at forging a resolution to the diplomatic standoff gripping the nation and four fellow Arab countries. Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived on Monday from Kuwait, which has been mediating the dispute. He […]
At least 35 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack
The death toll in a suicide blast that hit the Afghan capital of Kabulhas risen to 35, an interior ministry spokesperson has said. The car bomb detonated in a Shia neighbourhood in the west of the city during Monday rush hour, ramming into the side of a bus carrying government employees on their way to work, […]
