NSA Doval to visit Moscow for dialogue on Afghanistan

January 28, 2023

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is likely to visit Moscow next month (February) during which he will participate in a regional dialogue on Afghanistan. The NSA will also hold bilateral talks with his Russian coun- terpart Nikolai Patrushev on the sidelines of the conference on Afghanistan. Sources told The...

CHINA JITTERY OVER INDIA’S SUPPORT TO SRI LANKA

January 27, 2023

Undoubtedly, India is making all possible efforts to ensure that Sri Lanka recovers from its worst economic crisis speedily. Last week, India became the first of Sri Lanka’s creditors to officially back Colombo’s debt restructuring programme by sending financial assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In fact, the IMF...

Aiming at Pakistan, Modi, Sisi call for no tolerance to terrorism

January 26, 2023

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the use of terrorism by countries as a foreign policy instrument and also called for a zero-tolerance approach to terror attacks. “Both leaders strongly condemned the use of terrorism by the country as a foreign policy instrument and called...

Despite invite, Bilawal uncertain to join SCO meet in Goa

January 25, 2023

India has formally sent invitations to all members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) including Pakistan and China for the upcoming foreign ministers’ meeting which will be held in Goa from 4-5 May. The invitation includes invites to the new Foreign Minister of China Qin Gang and Pakistani Foreign Minister...

TERRORISM FROM AF-PAK KEY AGENDA FOR INDIA AT SCO MEET

January 24, 2023

Countering terrorism in the background of terrorism emanating from Afghanistan-Pakistan (Af-Pak) region will be the top agenda for India during the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet this month. At the SCO, New Delhi will focus primarily on regional security in view of growing terror activities and drug trafficking from...

XI CHECKS PLA’S READINESS AT BORDER, INDIA CONCERNED

January 21, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video conversation with the soldiers of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) stationed along the India China border in eastern Ladakh and “inspected their combat” readiness. “India was keeping a close and careful watch over the entire development through diplomatic channels,” sources told The Daily Guardian....

UNSC MOVE ON MAKKI VINDICATES INDIA’S STAND THAT PAKISTAN IS TERROR EPICENTRE

January 20, 2023

In what has come as a result of India’s hard diplomacy and tough negotiations, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) listed Pakistan based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, which is also known as the UNSC 1267 Committee. The listing...

UN declares Pakistan’s Makki as global terrorist, India says ‘welcome’

January 18, 2023

As China was forced to lift its opposition, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. This listing comes after China last year put on India’s bid to name the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)...

India’s Massive Border Infra Push Is A Good And Timely Move

January 13, 2023

During his first visit to Arunachal Pradesh since the December 2022 Yangtse clashes between Indian and Chinese troops, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 28 infrastructure projects. One of the important projects included a strategically important bridge over the Siyom river that will be capable of ferrying tanks and artillery guns....

CHINESE FM’S ‘SURPRISE’ DHAKA STOPOVER ALERTS INDIA

January 12, 2023

Newly-appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who was on his eight-day official visit to Africa, made a “surprise” stop in Bangladesh. During what China’s Foreign Ministry described as a technical stopover, Qin Gang held a brief interaction with his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Kalam Abdul Momen. The meeting took place at...