US rules out Japan or India joining trilateral security partnership AUKUS
Sep 24, 2021, at 12:51 am
Washington/IBNS: White House press secretary Jen Psaki made a joke when she was asked whether Japan or India would be included in the United States' trilateral security partnership, ruling out any such possibility, media reports said.
Afghanistan: The Taliban invasion, role of Pakistan and how it affects India
Sep 11, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Who is responsible for the current conundrum in Afghanistan? How are the regional stakeholders going to react and get affected by the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul? What impact will the ruinous US withdrawal have on its international standing? What role does Pakistan play in the Afghanistan fiasco and how does it use it to get back at India?
Press Club of India to establish media centre named after Bangabandhu Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh
Sep 03, 2021, at 11:53 pm
New Delhi: The Press Club of India is all set to establish a media centre after the name of Bangladesh's Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the Birth Centenary of the great leader, media reports said.
We have right to raise voice for Muslims in Kashmir: Taliban
Sep 03, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Doha/New Delhi/IBNS: Insurgent group Taliban, which has invaded Afghanistan, made it clear it would not stop only in the war-torn country but expand its activities in south Asian country India, which has a troubled relationship with Pakistan over Kashmir.
Fighting COVID-19: Bangladesh receives 30 ambulances gifted by India
Aug 07, 2021, at 12:03 am
Dhaka/UNI: As many as 30 ambulances from India as a gift to Bangladesh from the Indian government, have arrived at Benapole, an official said here.
Under Indian presidency UNSC to hold session on Afghanistan
Aug 05, 2021, at 08:53 pm
United Nations/UNI: The UN Security Council (UNSC) under the presidency of India, will meet on Friday to discuss and take stock of the situation in Afghanistan.
Indian visa center in Bangladesh closed indefinitely
Jul 01, 2021, at 06:33 pm
Dhaka/UNI: All Indian Visa Centers in Bangladesh have been closed indefinitely, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said in a statement on Thursday .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in the virtual meeting of BRICS
May 28, 2021, at 02:35 am
New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in a stand-alone meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations via video conference on June 1, officials said.
Pakistan wants Afghanistan to break off ties with India, says former Afghan president
May 24, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Pakistan wanted Afghanistan to “break off” relations with India in exchange for its cooperation in establishing peace in the country. He said agreeing to the demand would mean compromising with the country’s “sovereignty”.
May 20, 2021, at 04:00 am
A senior geopolitical expert has said China's international aggression is causing countries to band together.
Next 25 years crucial for India-Bangladesh relations: Sarma
May 17, 2021, at 10:13 pm
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the new chief minister of India’s northeastern state that shares an 856 km border with Bangladesh, has said the next 25 years are crucial for both countries.
India condemns killing of 50 people in Kabul attack
May 10, 2021, at 02:17 am
New Delhi: The Indian government on Sunday condemned the terror attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city which left 50 people killed.
COVID-19 ravages Islamabad: Malaysia imposes travel ban on Pakistan
May 09, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Islamabad: The Malaysian government has decided to impose a travel ban on Pakistan amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
US airlifts emergency supplies to help India fight Covid-19 second wave
Apr 29, 2021, at 07:04 pm
Washington/IBNS: The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is mobilising assistance to help India tide over the second wave of Covid-19.
UN helping India fight COVID-19: spokesman
Apr 29, 2021, at 03:09 pm
United Nations/Xinhua: The United Nations is helping India in its uphill battle against COVID-19, said a UN spokesman on Wednesday.
India-Pakistan intelligence leaderships holding backchannel talks?
Apr 27, 2021, at 03:02 am
India-Pakistan backchannel talks are being held between the intelligence leaderships of the two countries, according to Dawn newspaper of Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia ships 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen to Covid-battered India
Apr 25, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Saudi Arabia, a strategic partner of India, has shipped 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen to India, which is facing a massive crisis in oxygen supplies following an exponential rise in Covid 19 cases.
US 'in touch' with India over Covid-19 crisis
Apr 24, 2021, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Joe Biden administration is working with the Indian officials and experts on ways to address the health crisis the country is battling due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan expresses solidarity with India over current Covid-19 situation
Apr 24, 2021, at 08:18 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed solidarity with the people of India over the current deteriorating situation of Covid-19 in the country.
Indians use Nepal to escape travel ban
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:39 am
Indians with jobs or families abroad are using Kathmandu as a transit to fly off to countries like Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Hong Kong that have banned direct flights from Covid-battered India, Nepal Times reported.
Disruption in vaccine supply to Bangladesh will soon end: Indian High Commissioner
Apr 22, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Dhaka/UNI: India has so far provided seven million Covid vaccines to Bangladesh and the remaining doses will be delivered very soon, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswamy said here on Thursday morning.
India, Iran feel Afghanistan would not go backwards
Apr 20, 2021, at 01:13 am
New Delhi: Iran and India officials believe that the Islamic Emirate used by Taliban in their five-year long rule on Afghanistan would be impossible.
Crisis between India, Pakistan to become more intense: US report
Apr 16, 2021, at 02:13 am
Washington:A US report has said the crisis between India and Pakistan will become 'more intense' ahead.
Thaw in India-Pakistan ties chance to demonstrate intentions
Apr 14, 2021, at 11:37 pm
As the Pakistan-India peace process — or at least the shaky beginnings of the latest round — moves forward, several questions swirl over the direction it will take, according to an editorial in Dawn.
New Zealand suspends entry of travellers from India amid surge in Covid-19 cases
Apr 08, 2021, at 05:35 pm
Auckland/IBNS: In a measure to check the rise in Covid-19 cases within its borders, New Zealand has temporarily suspended the entry of travellers including its own citizens from India, which is witnessing a massive surge in infections.
Pakistan’s textile industry unhappy over import order reversal from India
Apr 02, 2021, at 10:30 pm
The hopes of revival of Pakistan’s ailing textile sector was short-lived when the Pakistan cabinet on Thursday reversed a decision allowing the import of cotton and cotton yarn from India, leaving the industry players in the lurch.
India, Pakistan at Afghan peace conference in Dushanbe
Apr 01, 2021, at 12:15 am
India has been supportive of all diplomatic efforts being made to accelerate dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban, including the intra-Afghan talks, said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Bangladesh seeks early agreement with India on Teesta water-sharing
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:56 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought the implementation Teesta water-sharing agreement and steps to bring down the "border incidents" to zero as she held extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the latter's two-day visit to the country with which his government is seeking to intensify ties and forger a closer multi-dimensional partnership.
Amid rising cases in India, Nepal alerts its border districts
Mar 25, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Authorities in Nepal have asked all district administrations to step up their preparations for a possible rise in cases as infections in India are rising steadily. Districts are asked to set up isolation and quarantine facilities.
Time to bury past; Pakistan Army chief Bajwa pushes for ‘stable’ Indo-Pak ties
Mar 19, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javad Bajwa said that the time has come for the two nations (India & Pakistan) to “bury the past and move forward”; the economic potential of the region, he claimed, has remained hostage to the India-Pakistan rivalry.