Govt Reinforcing Message to Houthis to Release 7 Indians on Board Ship Seized by Them: MEA
2 years, 10 months ago

Govt Reinforcing Message to Houthis to Release 7 Indians on Board Ship Seized by Them: MEA

News 18  

The seven Indian sailors on board a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel that was seized by the Houthis off the port of Hodeidah in Yemen are in good health and the government is in touch with multiple sources to reinforce its message to the Houthis that they be released at the earliest, the external affairs ministry said on Friday. Responding to a question at an online media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that as per the information received from the shipping company based in the UAE as well as from other sources, the seven Indian sailors are safe, in good health and are being provided regular meals. On the terror attack in Abu Dhabi earlier this month, Bagchi said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in his telephonic conversation with his UAE counterpart condemned the terror attack in the strongest terms. Subsequently, the UN Security Council of which India is currently a member, in a press statement, condemned in the strongest terms, the henious terror attack in Abu Dhabi on January 17, he said.

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From the India Today Archives (2012): The 26/11 lessons we didn't learn
4 weeks ago

From the India Today Archives (2012): The 26/11 lessons we didn't learn

India Today  

In July this year, Lashkar-e-Toiba operative and 26/11 handler Abu Jundal told Indian intelligence agencies that his organisation is plotting fresh attacks on India. "Forget knowing what let is doing in Pakistan, we don’t even know what they’re doing under our noses in India," says a senior police officer in Delhi. An Indian home ministry official is less rude when …

India welcomes UN's decision to list Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist
1 year, 11 months ago

India welcomes UN's decision to list Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist

India Today  

The Ministry of External Affairs has welcomed the decision of the UN Security Council to list Pakistan-based militant Abdul Rehman Makki, brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed, as a global terrorist. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the ministry welcomed the decision of the UN Security Council's ISIL and Al Qaida Sanctions Committee to list LeT terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki. We …

India, Pakistan envoys trade heated accusations of terrorism
2 years ago

India, Pakistan envoys trade heated accusations of terrorism

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — After the U.N. Security Council adopted a statement Thursday warning of increasing dangers of terrorism, envoys from India and Pakistan heatedly traded accusations blaming each other for terror attacks. “The world today sees them as the epicenter of terrorism.” Earlier, he told the council that “India faced the horrors of cross-border terrorism long before the world took …

Terror industry is thriving in Pakistan 14 years after 26/11
2 years ago

Terror industry is thriving in Pakistan 14 years after 26/11

Hindustan Times  

At the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit earlier this month, external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar summarily dismissed a question on possible India-Pakistan dialogue by saying that India was ready for dialogue once Pakistan ceases to export terror. It is to the credit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India has gotten out of the vicious cycle of terror-talks with Pakistan, where …

Quad Unequivocally Condemns Terrorism; Denounces 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot Attacks
2 years, 7 months ago

Quad Unequivocally Condemns Terrorism; Denounces 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot Attacks

News 18  

The leaders of India, Australia, Japan, and the United States on Tuesday unequivocally condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations and reiterated their condemnation of terrorist attacks, including the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror groups. We reiterate our condemnation of terrorist attacks, including the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks, the leaders said …

Victims of dastardly 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks yet to get justice: India at UNSC
2 years, 10 months ago

Victims of dastardly 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks yet to get justice: India at UNSC

India Today  

India has long borne the brunt of cross-border terrorism, with victims of the “dastardly” 2008 Mumbai terror attack and the 2016 Pathankot terror act, perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror groups, yet to get justice, New Delhi’s envoy to the United Nations has told the UN Security Council. He said that as a country that has long borne the brunt of cross-border …

Victims of Dastardly 26/11, Pathankot Terror Attacks Yet to Get Justice: India to UNSC
2 years, 10 months ago

Victims of Dastardly 26/11, Pathankot Terror Attacks Yet to Get Justice: India to UNSC

News 18  

India has long borne the brunt of cross-border terrorism, with victims of the dastardly 2008 Mumbai terror attack and the 2016 Pathankot terror act, perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror groups, yet to get justice, New Delhi’s envoy here has told the UN Security Council. He said that as a country that has long borne the brunt of cross-border terrorism, including the …

India Slams Pak at UN, Says Perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Continue to Enjoy Its Patronage
2 years, 10 months ago

India Slams Pak at UN, Says Perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Continue to Enjoy Its Patronage

News 18  

Perpetrators of the heinous 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks continue to enjoy Pakistan's patronage, India has told the UN Security Council, saying that most terrorist attacks around the world have their origin, in some form or the other, in that country. Madhu Sudan said he is constrained to take the UNSC floor again, after India's envoy T S Tirumurti had delivered …

At UN, India urges nations to recognise 'Hinduphobia'; calls drone attack in UAE 'blatant violation of international law'
2 years, 11 months ago

At UN, India urges nations to recognise 'Hinduphobia'; calls drone attack in UAE 'blatant violation of international law'

Firstpost  

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti said the practice of several UN members labelling terrorism into categories such as racially motivated, violent extremism and right wing extremism, will take the world back to the pre-9/11 era Strongly condemning the drone strikes in Abu Dhabi in which two Indians were killed, India has termed the attacks on innocent …

UAE terror attack blatant violation of international law: India
2 years, 11 months ago

UAE terror attack blatant violation of international law: India

The Hindu  

Strongly condemning the drone strikes in Abu Dhabi in which two Indians were killed, India has termed the attacks on innocent civilians and infrastructure as a "blatant violation of international law", stressing that the Security Council should stand united in sending a clear signal against such heinous acts of terror. At a Security Council open debate on the Middle East …

India calls for 'immediate release' of seven Indian crew aboard UAE-flagged vessel seized by Houthis
2 years, 11 months ago

India calls for 'immediate release' of seven Indian crew aboard UAE-flagged vessel seized by Houthis

Firstpost  

In early January, Houthis had seized a cargo ship carrying medical equipment off the Yemeni coast in the south Red Sea which was running under the UAE flag United Nations: India has called for the immediate release of seven Indian crew members on board a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel that was seized by Houthis off the port of Hodeidah …

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