India’s diplomatic win: G7 leaders pledge to harden stand against China

May 24, 2023

In what is being seen as a diplomatic triumph for India, leaders of the G7 countries have resolved to toughen their stand against China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific and other regions. Highly-placed diplomatic sources told The Daily Guardian that most of the heads of the G7 member nations during the meeting with...

US Court verdict on 26/11 plotter Rana a shot in the arm for India US

May 18, 2023

A US court has consented to the Indian request, through the US government, for the extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India. The US court verdict has paved the way for the extradition of the Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman to India where he is wanted in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. The development...

India alert to China’s Naval ties with Pakistan

May 16, 2023

India is keeping a watchful eye on China’s attempt to boost naval cooperation with Pakistan to ramp up its presence in the Indian Ocean. Sources told The Daily Guardian Indian security, defence and diplomatic establishments will closely follow the development in China and Pakistan amid reports that Chinese Defence Minister...

China’s duplicity on terrorism stands exposed yet again

May 12, 2023

Days after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar sent out a strong message against terrorism at the meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Goa, China objected to a proposal by India to blacklist Pakistan-based Jaish-e Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar at the United Nations Security...

Bilawal’s rage bares Pakistan’s reluctance to improve ties with India

May 8, 2023

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who last week visited India to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Goa, could not use the opportunity to ensure any kind of improvement in the ties between India and Pakistan. On the contrary, there were more signs of chill in the...

India tears into Pakistan, calls Bilawal Bhutto ‘spokesperson of terror industry

May 6, 2023

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday tore into Pakistan completely, calling his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari the “promoter, justifier and spokesperson of a terrorism industry”. “As a Foreign Minister of an SCO member state, Mr Bhutto Zardari was treated accordingly. As a promoter, justifier and spokesperson of...

PAKISTANI’S ‘KASHMIR PITCH’ BEFORE BILAWAL’S PARTICIPATION IN SCO MEET UNCALLED FOR

May 4, 2023

Just one day ahead of Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Goa, Pakistani President Arif Alvi asked his country’s foreign ministry to launch a campaign against India’s decision to hold the G20 summit in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan has made...

India wary as Jaish members collect funds in Pakistan for ‘jihad

May 4, 2023

An UN-proscribed global terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), openly sought funds for jihad in Peshawar and other cities during the Eid celebrations. By letting this happen, Pakistan has violated a key redline set by the global anti-terrorist financing watchdog, FATF, in letting the country off the greylist last year, European Times...

SCO meet begins today with China, Pakistan on board

May 4, 2023

India will host the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) nations at a two-day conclave in Goa beginning Thursday amid the escalating confrontation between Russia and the West over the war in Ukraine and concerns over China’s expansionist behaviour. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Russia’s Sergey Lavrov and...

Jaishankar likely to hold bilateral meeting with Chinese FM in Goa

May 3, 2023

A bilateral meeting between China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to take place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ conclave to be held in Goa on 4-5 May. Diplomatic sources told The Daily Guardian that during the meeting with Jaishankar,...