The Latest: Pakistan, Turkish leaders discuss India standoff
5 years, 10 months ago

The Latest: Pakistan, Turkish leaders discuss India standoff

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Latest on escalating India-Pakistan tensions : 9:10 p.m. Turkish officials say Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan has called President Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid his country’s standoff with India. ___ 4:05 p.m. India is welcoming Pakistan’s decision to free a captured Indian pilot whose Mig-21 fighter was shot down during an aerial skirmish between the air forces of the two countries in disputed Kashmir. ___ 4:25 p.m. Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan will release the captured Indian pilot as a “peace gesture” toward India. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang says China hopes “the two countries can meet each other halfway and resolve this issue via dialogue.” Lu said at a daily briefing on Thursday that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed Beijing’s concerns both to his Indian counterpart at a trilateral meeting in eastern China and over the phone with Pakistan’s foreign minister.

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India Joins the Call for Fair and Durable Approach to End Israel-Hamas Conflict
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India Joins the Call for Fair and Durable Approach to End Israel-Hamas Conflict

Hindustan Times  

India joins Russia and China in backing efforts to prevent the widening of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Jaishankar emphasizes the need for a fair and durable approach to end the hostilities, leading to a two-state solution. He reiterates Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that disputes must be settled by dialogue and diplomacy, while also calling for zero tolerance for terrorism.

India Calls for Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflict, Expresses Concerns over Escalation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India Calls for Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflict, Expresses Concerns over Escalation

Firstpost  

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Pakistan terms PM Modi’s remarks as jingoism
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan terms PM Modi’s remarks as jingoism

Deccan Chronicle  

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Turkish President Erdogan again rakes up Kashmir issue at United Nations despite India's staunch reply in 2022
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkish President Erdogan again rakes up Kashmir issue at United Nations despite India's staunch reply in 2022

India TV News  

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raked up the issue of Kashmir during his address at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly session despite India's staunch stand on the valley. While addressing the world leaders at the UNGA on Tuesday, the Turkish President, who had recently visited New Delhi for the G20 Summit and had held talks …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls India ‘greatest trading partner’ in big jolt to Pakistan
1 year, 4 months ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls India ‘greatest trading partner’ in big jolt to Pakistan

India TV News  

G20 Summit 2023 : After the conclusion of a successful G20 Summit in New Delhi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a major jolt to Pakistan by calling India as his country’s ‘greatest trading partner’. “India is our greatest trade partner in South Asia and we have great potential to enjoy primarily in the field of economy and many others,” …

Status quo in Turkey: The Hindu Editorial on the new term for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
1 year, 7 months ago

Status quo in Turkey: The Hindu Editorial on the new term for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

The Hindu  

When Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party came to power in 2002, riding widespread resentment against the establishment amid economic woes, he was a political outsider — an Islamist in a system dominated by Kemalist secularists. Twenty years later, Mr. Erdoğan is the establishment — the military, traditionally the guardian of the old order, is under his thumb, institutions …

Explained: Winners and losers of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule in Turkey
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained: Winners and losers of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule in Turkey

Firstpost  

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade domination of Turkey has seen some groups prosper and others suffer in the highly polarised country. Losers Media: Turkey’s once-vibrant independent media scene — admired by diplomats as a sign of pluralism — has gradually withered under Erdogan. Turkish president and People’s Alliance’s presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during an election campaign …

Pakistan's general Bajwa wanted to restore ties with India? Imran Khan says…
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan's general Bajwa wanted to restore ties with India? Imran Khan says…

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed that he was forced by country's former Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa to make good ties with India in a bid to develop cordial relations between two countries, Pakistan's news channel Dunya News reported. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Khan further said that there would be no constitution left in …

Under PM Modi, India more likely to use military force on Pak provocation: US report
1 year, 10 months ago

Under PM Modi, India more likely to use military force on Pak provocation: US report

India Today  

India is more likely to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a US intelligence report. The Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community report states that Pakistan has a long history of supporting anti-India militant groups, adding that under the leadership of PM Modi, India …

DC Edit | Pak an irritant, keep eye on key adversary China
2 years ago

DC Edit | Pak an irritant, keep eye on key adversary China

Deccan Chronicle  

The United States has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for cessation of hostilities and pursuing the path of diplomacy to end the Ukraine war. In the next half century, India may have had to engage with Pakistan in Siachen in 1999 and in more recent times to contend with China’s belligerence and its continued transgression and encroachment in pursuit …

Unwarranted, Says India After Turkish President Erdogan Comments on Kashmir at UNGA
2 years, 3 months ago

Unwarranted, Says India After Turkish President Erdogan Comments on Kashmir at UNGA

News 18  

India has reacted sharply to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments on the Kashmir issue, calling them “unwarranted” and “out of context”, top government sources told CNN-News18 on Wednesday. Raising Kashmir issue on international forums will not help anyone,” said a top government source. We hope and pray that a fair and permanent peace and prosperity will be established in …

PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan; discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors
2 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan; discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Samarkand during which they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways to deepen cooperation in diverse sectors. "PM @narendramodi held talks with President @RTErdogan on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Samarkand. The two leaders discussed ways to …

Pakistan PM: Want ‘just and peaceful’ resolution with India on Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan PM: Want ‘just and peaceful’ resolution with India on Kashmir

Live Mint  

Pakistan Prime Minster Shehbaz Sharif affirmed on Thursday that Pakistan aspires peaceful bilateral ties with India. The remarks by Pakistan PM also came after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan praised India for its independent foreign policy. Imran Khan's political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf played out a video clip in Lahore of India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar where he said …

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship
2 years, 9 months ago

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship

Firstpost  

If Pakistan gets a new government, India can expect changes, but those are likely to be incremental and not sweeping Imran Khan is the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan among the 22 who lost their job before completing their term. Under a boisterous, narcissistic, and increasingly Islamist Imran Khan, Pakistan isolated itself from its traditional allies like the US, Saudi …

Explained: Why Pakistan PM Imran Khan is blaming the West for his downfall
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained: Why Pakistan PM Imran Khan is blaming the West for his downfall

The Hindu  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed that a foreign conspiracy is being hatched to topple his government amid an upcoming no-confidence vote against him. "I would be quite surprised if a foreign country had so much at stake in Pakistan these days that it would be willing to orchestrate an effort to oust Khan," Michael Kugelman, a South Asia …

'Tried to establish friendship with India, but...': Imran Khan speech top quotes
2 years, 9 months ago

'Tried to establish friendship with India, but...': Imran Khan speech top quotes

India TV News  

After almost a delay of 45-minutes from the scheduled time, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan finally addressed the nation. HERE ARE THE TOP QUOTES: #Entered politics to visualise the dreams of Pakistan's founding fathers. #General Musharraf led us to US' web by making Pakistan join the war on terror #I wanted an independent stand in the war on terror. #A …

Pakistan PM Imran Khan offers TV debate with PM Modi to resolve differences
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan PM Imran Khan offers TV debate with PM Modi to resolve differences

India Today  

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday proposed a televised debate with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve differences between the two neighbours. "I would love to debate with Narendra Modi on TV," Imran Khan told Russia Today on the eve of his visit to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. "India became a hostile country so trade …

India Pakistan Relations Are Worsening, Thanks to Imran Khan's Statements
3 years, 1 month ago

India Pakistan Relations Are Worsening, Thanks to Imran Khan's Statements

The Quint  

Khan should, therefore, pay attention to his country’s descent into fundamentalist barbarism instead of pointing fingers at others. He can, however, be hardly expected to do so though because Pakistan has used extremists and terrorists to pursue its foreign policy agendas against India and in Afghanistan. Khan’s return to diatribe against the RSS and Hindutva support this assessment; in the …

UAE crown prince to meet Erdogan for talks to ‘improve relations’
3 years, 1 month ago

UAE crown prince to meet Erdogan for talks to ‘improve relations’

Al Jazeera  

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey in first high-level interaction for years. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s de facto ruler, will visit Turkey for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Presidency said, as the regional rivals try to repair frayed ties. Wednesday’s visit came “at the …

DC Edit | Terrorist capture exposes Pak
3 years, 3 months ago

DC Edit | Terrorist capture exposes Pak

Deccan Chronicle  

Heightened infiltration activity in the last week along the LoC and the international border when Indian counter-insurgency operations led to seven cross-border terrorists being eliminated and one captured puts paid to the pretences of Pakistan that it does not use terror as a State weapon. The price we pay for preserving the peace even in the face of such sustained …

Tradition of young Indian diplomats taking on rants of Pakistan's leaders at UN General Assembly
3 years, 3 months ago

Tradition of young Indian diplomats taking on rants of Pakistan's leaders at UN General Assembly

India TV News  

First Secretary Sneha Dubey gave a blistering retort to Prime Minister Imran Khan in the UN General Assembly after he raked up the Kashmir issue in his address to the high-level session, continuing with a tradition of India's young diplomats taking on Pakistani leaders at the annual event. In September 2016, then First Secretary in the Indian Mission to the …

'J&K, Ladakh Will Always be Our Part': India's Strong Reply to Imran at UN, Slams Pak Over Terrorism
3 years, 3 months ago

'J&K, Ladakh Will Always be Our Part': India's Strong Reply to Imran at UN, Slams Pak Over Terrorism

News 18  

Exercising its right of reply on Imran Khan’s statements on Kashmir at the UN, India on Saturday said on the world forum that Pakistan has an established history and policy of harbouring, aiding and actively supporting terrorists. It further stressed that the entire union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, “were, are and will always be an integral and …

At UNGA, India to use its right to reply in response to Imran Khan's references on Kashmir
3 years, 3 months ago

At UNGA, India to use its right to reply in response to Imran Khan's references on Kashmir

India TV News  

India will be using its right to reply in response to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's references on the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir during his speech at UNGA. Asserting that Pakistan desires peace with India, Khan, however, said sustainable peace in South Asia is contingent upon the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Asserting that the destabilized …

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again refers to Kashmir issue in UNGA address
3 years, 3 months ago

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again refers to Kashmir issue in UNGA address

India TV News  

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again referred to the issue of Kashmir in his address to world leaders at the high-level UN General Assembly session. Erdogan in his address to the General Debate on Tuesday said: "We maintain our stance in favour of solving the ongoing problem in Kashmir for 74 years, through dialogue between the parties and within …

Pak calls PM Modi's meeting with J&K political leaders as 'PR exercise'
3 years, 6 months ago

Pak calls PM Modi's meeting with J&K political leaders as 'PR exercise'

India TV News  

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir as a "drama" and a "PR exercise". Because at best it could be called a public relations exercise but nothing was achieved," Qureshi said a day after the high-level meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi. Tensions …

Turkey Pres Erdogan invokes Ummah, asks Muslim leaders to take stand against Israel
3 years, 7 months ago

Turkey Pres Erdogan invokes Ummah, asks Muslim leaders to take stand against Israel

Op India  

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called up other Muslim leaders to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict and urged them to take a stand against Israel. Earlier, Erdogan had reportedly sought to intensify the conflict as he promised Palestinian authority as well as Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas that Turkey will put its weight behind the Muslim world to ‘stop Israel’s terrorism and …

Pakistan Ready to Hold Talks If India Revisits Some Decisions, Says Shah Mahmood Qureshi
3 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan Ready to Hold Talks If India Revisits Some Decisions, Says Shah Mahmood Qureshi

News 18  

Pakistan would be "more than happy" to talk to India and resolve the outstanding issues if New Delhi was willing to "revisit" some of its decisions to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. "If India is willing to revisit some of the decisions that it took on August 5, 2019, Pakistan …

India under PM Modi more likely to respond with military force to Pakistan provocations: US intel report
3 years, 8 months ago

India under PM Modi more likely to respond with military force to Pakistan provocations: US intel report

India Today  

India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations, the US intelligence community has told Congress in a report. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence in its Annual Threat Assessment report to the US Congress, said although a general war between India and …

Pakistan PM to India PM: We too want peaceful relations
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan PM to India PM: We too want peaceful relations

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister has responded to a recent peace overture from his Indian counterpart, writing in a letter to Narendra Modi that Islamabad also desires peaceful relations with New Delhi, officials said Tuesday. Imran Khan’s letter was dispatched to Modi a day ago, according to two government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government …

Indian PM calls for cordial relations with Pakistan
3 years, 9 months ago

Indian PM calls for cordial relations with Pakistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a letter to his Pakistani counterpart saying he desires cordial relations with Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, in what appeared to be a rare peace overture. Modi wrote Imran Khan to congratulate him on the country’s annual Pakistan Day, which commemorates March 23, 1940. “As a neighbouring country, India desires cordial relations …

India takes on Pakistan at U.N. Human Rights Council
3 years, 10 months ago

India takes on Pakistan at U.N. Human Rights Council

The Hindu  

India on Wednesday hit out at Pakistan at the High Level Segment of the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council and said the recent release of Al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is a “clear example” of the connection between the Pakistani state and terrorists. Responding to the comments of Pakistan and Turkey on Kashmir and other issues, the …

QBullet: AAP Suspends Tahir Hussain; Bihar May Have Caste Census
4 years, 10 months ago

QBullet: AAP Suspends Tahir Hussain; Bihar May Have Caste Census

The Quint  

US President Donald Trump is learnt to have told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he doesn’t intend to mediate between India and Pakistan although Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been seeking mediation by the US. A government source privy to the discussions said that the US President told Modi that Khan keeps pressing him to mediate every time they …

India summons Turkish envoy, issues demarche
4 years, 10 months ago

India summons Turkish envoy, issues demarche

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Lashing out for the second time in three days at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s extremely controversial remarks supporting Islamabad on the Kashmir issue while on a visit to Pakistan recently, India summoned the Turkish envoy in New Delhi on Monday and issued a “strong demarche”, saying the remarks are “one more example of a pattern of Turkey …

Important for India and Pakistan to 'de-escalate, both militarily and verbally': UN chief Guterres
4 years, 10 months ago

Important for India and Pakistan to 'de-escalate, both militarily and verbally': UN chief Guterres

India TV News  

UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Sunday it was important for India and Pakistan to de-escalate "militarily and verbally" and exercise "maximum restraint" as he began his four-day visit to the country, amidst tense relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Addressing a press conference after his meeting with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the UN Secretary-General said he was …

India rejects Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comments on Kashmir, says region integral and inalienable part of country
4 years, 10 months ago

India rejects Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comments on Kashmir, says region integral and inalienable part of country

Firstpost  

India on Saturday criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments on Kashmir and asked him not to interfere in India’s internal affairs New Delhi: India on Saturday criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for raking up the Kashmir issue during his address at the Pakistan Parliament, and asked him to desist from interfering in India’s internal affairs. External Affairs Ministry …

Don't interfere, develop proper understanding of facts: India to Turkey on Jammu and Kashmir
4 years, 10 months ago

Don't interfere, develop proper understanding of facts: India to Turkey on Jammu and Kashmir

India TV News  

Reacting strongly to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comments on Jammu and Kashmir, India on Saturday asked the Turkish leadership to "not interfere" in India's internal affairs. Ministry of External Affairs said, "We call upon the Turkish leadership to not interfere in India's internal affairs and develop proper understanding of the facts, including the grave threat posed by terrorism emanating from …

Turkish President Erdogan vows to support Pakistan on Kashmir issue
4 years, 10 months ago

Turkish President Erdogan vows to support Pakistan on Kashmir issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Notwithstanding India's objection, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday once again raked up the Kashmir issue, vowing that Ankara will support Pakistan's stand as it is a matter of concern to both the countries. Voicing his country's support to Pakistan's stand on the Kashmir issue, he said it can be resolved not through conflict or oppression but on …

Tayyip Erodgan says will oppose Pakistan blacklisting at FATF, Kashmir matter of concern to both New Delhi and Islamabad
4 years, 10 months ago

Tayyip Erodgan says will oppose Pakistan blacklisting at FATF, Kashmir matter of concern to both New Delhi and Islamabad

Firstpost  

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he would help Pakistan stay off FATF blacklist at a meeting of a global finance watchdog, a move he suggested would counter ‘political pressure’ from Islamabad’s critics Islamabad: Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he would help Pakistan stay off a terrorism financing blacklist at a meeting of a global finance watchdog, …

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent activism on Kashmir is motivated by Turkey president's Caliphate dreams
5 years, 1 month ago

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent activism on Kashmir is motivated by Turkey president's Caliphate dreams

Firstpost  

Although Turkey has traditionally supported Pakistan in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation against India on the Kashmir issue, its recent activism in South Asian affairs emanates from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s larger ambitions of leading the Islamic world On 21 November, Turkey hosted an international conference on Kashmir that severely criticised India’s revocation of Article 370 and raised serious concerns …

Imran Khan, Donald Trump discuss Kashmir in telephonic conversation
5 years, 1 month ago

Imran Khan, Donald Trump discuss Kashmir in telephonic conversation

India TV News  

In a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday discussed bilateral and regional matters, including the Afghan peace process and the Kashmir issue. According to a statement at the Prime Minister Office, Imran Khan apprised President Trump of the current situation in Kashmir. Appreciating President Trump’s continued engagement as well as mediation offer, …

Pakistan's continued support to Lashkar, Jaish-e-Mohammed obstacle for talks with India, US raises concern
5 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan's continued support to Lashkar, Jaish-e-Mohammed obstacle for talks with India, US raises concern

India Today  

Acknowledging India's demand that there cannot be any talks with Pakistan while the Imran Khan government continues to support terrorism, the United States on Tuesday said that terrorism continues to be the "chief obstacle" in way of dialogue. "We believe that direct dialogue between India and Pakistan, as outlined in the 1972 Simla Agreement, holds the most potential for reducing …

Turkish Prez Erdogan's Pak visit postponed amid global pressure to halt military ops against Kurds
5 years, 2 months ago

Turkish Prez Erdogan's Pak visit postponed amid global pressure to halt military ops against Kurds

India TV News  

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's planned visit to Pakistan has been postponed, the foreign office announced here on Thursday, amidst growing international pressure, including from India, on Ankara to stop a cross-border offensive against Kurdish-led forces in Syria. "Prime Minister Imran Khan has called the Turkish President and reiterated Pakistan's support and solidarity with Turkey," The Express Tribune quoted the …

'Iron brothers' China and Pakistan differ on Turkey's offensive in Syria; Beijing asks Ankara to stop invasion while Islamabad offers support
5 years, 2 months ago

'Iron brothers' China and Pakistan differ on Turkey's offensive in Syria; Beijing asks Ankara to stop invasion while Islamabad offers support

Firstpost  

In a rare foreign policy disagreement, “iron brothers” China and Pakistan have ended up on the opposite sides of Turkey’s military action in northern Syria as Beijing asked Ankara to stop its offensive against Kurdish forces while Islamabad backed the assault Beijing: In a rare foreign policy disagreement, “iron brothers” China and Pakistan have ended up on the opposite sides …

Erdogan wants the world stage, from the Kurds to Kashmir
5 years, 3 months ago

Erdogan wants the world stage, from the Kurds to Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

The United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday unexpectedly announced that he was revoking the support being provided to the Syrian Kurds, who operated under the Syrian Defense Force umbrella, to fight and defeat ISIS on the ground in Syria, leaving the minority group to fend for itself. New Delhi released an uncharacteristically direct statement criticising the military assault in …

India exercises right to reply at UN after Imran Khan's speech, says Pakistan PM's threat of nuclear war qualifies as 'brinksmanship'
5 years, 3 months ago

India exercises right to reply at UN after Imran Khan's speech, says Pakistan PM's threat of nuclear war qualifies as 'brinksmanship'

Firstpost  

In a strong reply to Imran Khan’s UNGA address on Kashmir issue, Vidisha Maitra, first secretary to Ministry of External Affairs said that the Pakistani prime minister’s threat of unleashing nuclear devastation qualified as “brinksmanship” and not statesmanship. Exercising India’s right to reply to Khan’s speech, Maitra said, “Citizens of India do not need anyone else to speak on their …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat September 27 episode: Why PM Modi refrained from naming Pakistan at UNGA
5 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat September 27 episode: Why PM Modi refrained from naming Pakistan at UNGA

India TV News  

It was a study in contrasts when Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, and an hour later Pakistan PM Imran Khan spoke from the same podium. The Prime Minister spoke like a true statesman, a world leader with clear views on world peace and global climate change. Even as Indians outside the UN …

With India on defensive over J&K lockdown, Pakistan seeks to 'internationalise' issue as it pushes terrorists across border
5 years, 3 months ago

With India on defensive over J&K lockdown, Pakistan seeks to 'internationalise' issue as it pushes terrorists across border

Firstpost  

With its economy teetering on the verge of collapse, imposing the cost of conventional military aggression and the resulting retaliation on taxpayers is out of the question for Islamabad With the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, two major shifts occurred in South Asia: India is partially on the defensive following allegations of human rights violations in Jammu …

Not hopeful on Kashmir: Imran Khan ahead of crossing paths with PM Modi at UNGA
5 years, 3 months ago

Not hopeful on Kashmir: Imran Khan ahead of crossing paths with PM Modi at UNGA

India TV News  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is not too hopeful about his speech at the UN today. During a meeting with the editors of The New York Times, Imran Khan said he is not too "optimistic" about accomplishing anything with his speech at the UN where he will touch upon the Kashmir bogey. If eight million Europeans, or Christians or Jews …

Act against terror groups if you want peace with India, US tells Pakistan ahead of Imran Khan's UNGA speech
5 years, 3 months ago

Act against terror groups if you want peace with India, US tells Pakistan ahead of Imran Khan's UNGA speech

India Today  

The US has asked Pakistan to prosecute terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, saying the reduction of the Indo-Pak tensions would depend on Islamabad's seriousness in taking action against those who engage in "cross-border infiltration". Alice Wells, US Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, during a special briefing during the 74th Session of the United Nations General …

Told India, Pak leaders to 'just work it out': Trump
5 years, 3 months ago

Told India, Pak leaders to 'just work it out': Trump

The Quint  

New York, Sep 26 US President Donald Trump said he had discussed Kashmir with the leaders of both India and Pakistan and offered mediation or arbitration, and urged them to "just work it out, just work it out". In a press conference after addressing the UN General Assembly here, Trump said he had held "very productive conversations with the leaders …

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