India And Pakistan
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Taking J&K issue to UNHRC shows Pak's bankruptcy: Salve
India | Sep 09, 2019, 11:30 AM ISTHarish Salve, former Solicitor General of India, said he is hopeful that Pakistan is treated with contempt by the global community, which it deserves for acts like 26/11.
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India-Pak showdown at UN Human Rights Council today
India | Sep 10, 2019, 01:02 PM ISTPakistan, which has become desperate ever since the government of India abolished the special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcated the state in August, is sending its Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to get the issue raised at the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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US backs direct talks between India and Pak on Kashmir: Wells
World | Sep 07, 2019, 02:05 PM ISTThe remarks were made by Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Alice G Wells after a meeting of the leaders of the US Council of Muslim Organisations with State Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Pakistan Affairs Ervin Massinga.
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Pakistan says no decision yet on airspace closure to India
India | Aug 29, 2019, 12:05 PM ISTQureshi's statement came after Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry took to the twitter on Tuesday and announced that the government was considering complete closure of airspace to India and complete ban on use of Pakistan land routes for Indian trade to Afghanistan.
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India not scared of Pakistan's nuclear bogey: Eastern Army Commander Naravane
India | Aug 27, 2019, 11:32 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi, during his meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France on Monday, had categorically rejected any scope for third party mediation between India and Pakistan on Kashmir.
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Air India waives off cancellation, re-booking charges on Kashmir flights
India | Aug 17, 2019, 12:01 AM ISTThe development came after the Civil Aviation ministry advised airlines to keep fares from Srinagar in check as Amarnath pilgrims and tourists rushed to the airport after the Jammu and Kashmir administration asked them to curtail their stay in the state.
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India meets Pakistan for second round of talks on Kartarpur corridor; security, infrastructure discussed
World | Jul 14, 2019, 11:49 AM ISTAfter much pressure from the Indian side, Pakistan on Saturday had dropped the name of pro-Khalistani leader Gopal Singh Chawla from the Kartarpur panel. The Imran-Khan led country, however, included the name of another pro-Khalistani leader Ameer Singh in the panel. The talks between India and Pakistan are slated to be held at the Attari-Wagah border.
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Day ahead of Kartarpur talks with India, Pak drops pro-Khalistani leader Gopal Singh Chawla from panel
World | Jul 13, 2019, 10:58 AM ISTIndia and Pakistan are slated to hold talks over Kartarpur corridor tomorrow. Just ahead of the talks, Pakistan has dropped the name of pro-Khalistani leader Gopal Singh Chawla from the panel. As per sources, Chawla holds meetings with Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar. He is even believed to have contacts with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Pakistan appoints Mueenul Haq as High Commissioner to India
World | May 21, 2019, 06:16 AM ISTQureshi said that Indian elections were coming to end and it was possible that after the elections a new process of engagement could start. He expressed hope that Haq would perform his new job with the best of his abilities.
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Kashmir issue will be resolved by friendly relations between India, Pakistan: Farooq Abdullah
India | Dec 02, 2018, 06:31 PM ISTThe state under Pakistan's administration is a part of the neighbouring country, while the rest of the state is a part of India, he said.
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Mercilessly! India's or Pakistan's, nature treated 'Kashmir' equally
India | Sep 11, 2014, 09:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: When ‘nature' has its way, it respects no border or ceasefire lines; it treats them all equal.The recent floods in India's Kashmir and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are a sheer example of nature's
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Mango diplomacy: Nawaz attempts to sweeten a relationship gone sour
World | Sep 05, 2014, 08:06 PM ISTKarachi: In another attempt to improve the embittered relationship between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sent a box of mangoes to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.The move comes right before both leaders are
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Pak disappointed us, says Modi on FS-level talks cancellation
India | Aug 29, 2014, 09:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Breaking his silence on cancellation of talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India was “disappointed” as Pakistan wanted to make a “spectacle” by meeting separatist leaders but said efforts will continue to
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Need defence preparedness for peace in 'disturbed' neighbourhood: Jaitley
India | Aug 21, 2014, 08:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Observing that India lives in the “middle of a disturbed neighbourhood”, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today said the country's defence preparedness is the “best guarantee” of peace and pitched for urgent development of
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Pakistan violates ceasefire twice, jawan injured
India | Aug 13, 2014, 04:52 PM ISTJammu: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice today by opening heavy fire on several Indian posts along the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, leaving an Army jawan injured. “Pakistani
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We can have dialogue on Kashmir under ambit of 'insaniyat': Government
India | Aug 11, 2014, 11:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expressing desire to bring about permanent solution to the Kashmir issue, the government on Monday night said it is willing to have any dialogue under the ambit of 'insaniyat' (humanity) to address the
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India to Pakistan on J & K: "Language of bygone era of no use"
India | Jul 04, 2014, 08:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Making it clear that Jammu and Kashmir is and will be its integral part, India today hit back at Pakistan's claim of it being a “disputed territory” and said the language of a
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'Acche din aa rahe hain' for Indo-Pak ties: Pak envoy
India | Jun 17, 2014, 05:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Borrowing from Narendra Modi's phraseology, Pakistan on Tuesday said that 'acche din aa rahe hain' for bilateral ties with India and expressed hope that the process of granting non-discriminatory market access to the
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US worried over lack of mechanism to prevent sudden use of nukes by India, Pak
World | Sep 17, 2013, 06:31 AM ISTWashington: The absence of any mechanism to prevent the use of atomic weapons by India and Pakistan worries the United States, even as their nuclear arsenals make war unthinkable, a top Pentagon official has said."Pakistan
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India and Pakistan again spar over Kashmir at UN
World | Oct 10, 2012, 12:34 PM ISTUnited Nations, Oct 10: For the second day in a row, India and Pakistan sparred over Kashmir at the United Nations after Islamabad made “gratuitous references” to it at the world body.During the plenary meeting