Pakistan PM Sharif may rake up Kashmir in China

November 1, 2022

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be on a two-day visit to China from Tuesday. He will be meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, his counterpart Li Keqiang and a host of other senior ministers and officials in Beijing. “Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif will definitely try to use this visit to...

Despite FATF respite, monitoring of Pakistan for terror action is a must

October 28, 2022

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the terror financing watchdog of the world, may have removed Pakistan from a list of countries under increased monitoring—the grey list, but the global community must continue to keep a close watch on Islamabad for monitoring terror activities on its soil. Almost all the...

India to increase engagement with Sunak govt: Jaishankar-Cleverly talks soon

October 27, 2022

In a first high level visit from the UK to India since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took charge on Tuesday, Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will travel to India to attend the meeting of UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) to be held in Mumbai and Delhi on 28-29 October. He will...

Pak-based terrorism figures during India-German talks

October 24, 2022

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a telephonic conversation with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on Saturday discussed the issue of terrorism emanating from territory under Pakistan and Afghanistan. “Since it was the first telephonic talk with the German FM after her controversial Kashmir remarks, EAM made it a point...

GUTERRES’ REMARKS A MESSAGE FOR CHINA ON TERRORISM, UN SHOULD ALSO SHUN LAXITY

October 21, 2022

After paying floral tributes to martyrs of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai at Taj hotel, United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said fighting terrorism must be a global priority. He also said no cause can justify terrorism of any kind. The UN chief further remarked, “Terrorism...

China again blocks India-US proposal to designate LeT member as ‘global terrorist’

October 20, 2022

China has, for the fourth time, put a hold on a proposal moved at the United Nations by India and co-supported by the US to list Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba member Shahid Mahmood as a “global terrorist”.The US and India moved the proposal on Wednesday to blacklist Mahmood under the 1267 Al-Qaeda...

India’s strong message to China on LAC as Xi Jinping set for third term

October 19, 2022

Amid the message that Chinese President Xi Jinping in his third term will continue to pursue a hardline policy with India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday sent out a strong signal to Beijing, reiterating that normalcy in the India and China ties can be restored only if there...

India to FATF: Don’t trust Pakistan’s claims on tackling terror

October 15, 2022

With Pakistan set to submit its response to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) over the grey list at the upcoming meet from 18-21 October in Paris, India has urged the money laundering and terror financing watchdog “not to trust Islamabad’s claim that it has complied with all the conditions”....

India Right In Ticking Off German FM Over Kashmir Comment

October 14, 2022

India’s sharp and angry reaction to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s remarks over Kashmir was timely and much-needed. The statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) amounted to actually ticking off the Germany foreign minister for what was nothing short of her provocative posturing against India. MEA spokesperson Arindam...

India, Australia bat for ‘more aggressive’ strategy to tackle China’s challenges

October 11, 2022

The Chinese military’s aggressive moves in the strategic Indo-Pacific region figured prominently during the talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong. EAM and Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles also discussed the challenges being posed by China in the region. Sources told The Daily Guardian that the...