Pak may ramp up andi India activities to divert attention from its failures

August 11, 2023

Pakistan’s parliament was dissolved by President Arif Alvi on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice late Wednesday night, in what set the stage for a national election amid political and economic crises. It will be followed by a caretaker administration to be picked by Sharif and an opposition leader in the outgoing...

India set to turn heat on Pak-China ‘CPEC Extension Plan’

August 10, 2023

Even as Pakistan and China plan an extension of CPEC under the so-called “phase two” of the project by inviting investments from third countries like Turkey and the Gulf, India is gearing up to oppose and counter the move “more aggressively and more effectively” using every possible opportunity in future....

GLOBAL COMMUNITY MUST MOUNT PRESSURE ON PAKISTAN TO CURB TERRORISM

August 4, 2023

Hours after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif showed his willingness to talk to India, the United States said that it supports a dialogue between Islamabad and New Delhi on issues of concern. Reacting to Sharif’s statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that India...

India to deliver strong message to Taliban, Pakistan on terror

August 3, 2023

India will be attending the “new Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan” to be held on 29 September in Russia’s city Kazan. There is no confirmation as of now on who will be representing New Delhi at the conference. However, sources told The Daily Guardian that a senior diplomat will likely...

India rejects Pak’s talk offer as ploy to please global lenders

August 2, 2023

India has turned down a tentative offer of dialogue made by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who expressed his willingness to hold talks with India. Sharif said that the two countries cannot be “normal neighbours” unless serious issues are addressed through peaceful and meaningful discussions. Official sources said that “They...

India signals hardening of stance on Pakistan, China

July 28, 2023

The statements made by top ministers and officials of the Narendra Modi government over the past few days are a clear indicator of the fact that India is going to harden its position on Pakistan and China. There are ample indications that India is ready to give further fillip to...

Panel urges govt to expose Pakistan’s terrorism role

July 27, 2023

The Parliamentary Committee on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has urged the Centre to set up a common platform for countering terrorism under the ‘Neighbourhood First Policy’. The panel has also urged the central government to continue to engage with global bodies to sensitise them to the role played...

NSA Doval talks tough on LAC in meeting with China’s top diplomat

July 26, 2023

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval told top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi that the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector in Ladakh since 2020 had “eroded strategic trust and the public and political basis of the relationship between the two countries. In a statement on...

Modi, Wickremesinghe focus on challenges in Indian Ocean amid China’s aggression

July 22, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday held wide-ranging talks with visiting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The two leaders focused largely on boosting economic and strategic cooperation between India and Sri Lanka. PM Modi and the Sri Lankan President also took a comprehensive stock assessment of challenges in the...

PM Modi on right diplomatic path for permanent UNSC seat to India

July 21, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent trips to the USA and France should be seen as a shot in the arm for India’s quest for permanent membership to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Both the US and France, which are permanent members of this elite global body, not only reaffirmed...