India at SCO: Fight terror in unison, fix accountability

April 29, 2023

In what is being viewed as a tough message to Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries to collectively work towards eliminating terrorism in all its forms and fix the accountability on its supporters. Chairing a conclave of the defence ministers from SCO nations,...

Operation Kaveri shows India’s efficiency in tackling challenges abroad

April 27, 2023

The Modi government has launched ‘Operation Kaveri’ to bring back stranded citizens amid escalating violence due to clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. As part of ‘Operation Kaveri’, two flights, carrying Indian citizens rescued from Sudan, have landed in India as well. So far,...

Rajnath expected to give a strong message to Chinese counterpart

April 27, 2023

The 18th round of India-China Corps Commander level talks failed to make headway on the contentious issue of the Depsang Plains and de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Now, all eyes are on the bilateral meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart...

Global community must lambast Pakistan over Poonch terror attack

April 24, 2023

The investigation into the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, in which five Indian Army soldiers lost their lives, has prima facie suggested the role of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists. Reports also suggest that there were at least seven LeT terrorists who perpetrated this act of terror. Another Pakistan-based...

Terror attack in J&K casts shadow on Bilwal’s India visit

April 22, 2023

The terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which five Indian Army soldiers lost their lives has cast a shadow on Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s visit to India. The attack came just hours after the Pakistan Foreign Ministry announced that Bhutto would visit India for the Shanghai Cooperation...

India set to talk tough on terror in Bilawal’s presence at SCO meet

April 20, 2023

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Goa on May 4 and 5. This was announced by Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Baloch on Thursday. While the announcement has triggered speculations on the possibility of a bilateral meeting between External...

Rajnath Singh sends strong signal to China

April 20, 2023

With the border row between India and China in eastern Ladakh set to enter its fourth year in early May, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made three significant remarks at the Army Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi. One, the Defence Minister asked the Army to maintain strong vigil along the Line...

India sticks to ‘not an era of war’ as G7 vows to intensify Russia sanctions

April 19, 2023

Even as the G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday pledged to intensify sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, India stays firm on the idea of peace that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave with the message November last year “today’s era must not be of war”. With the G7 leaders...

Jaishankar-Blinken telephonic talk important amidst Chinese aggression

April 18, 2023

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and discussed regional as well as global issues. “A warm conversation, as always with US Secretary of State Secretary Blinken this morning. Discussed current regional and global issues. Noted the steady progress in our bilateral...

Ukraine’s silence on Pak-sponsored terrorism is deplorable

April 15, 2023

Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova defended her country’s defence ties with Pakistan, saying that Kyiv had military contracts with Islamabad for decades. She appeared to be sidestepping the issue of defence ties between Ukraine and Pakistan, referring to old ties between the two nations. At the same time, the...