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India concerned about Afghan security situation: Rajnath Singh

India is concerned about the security situation in Afghanistan and will continue to support the local government's efforts for peace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday

Maldives' foreign minister hails late Indian president Pranab Mukherjee

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid on Thursday penned a message in the Condolence Book opened by the High Commission of India in Maldives, dedicated to the late former president of India, Pranab Mukherjee, following his demise

IHC gives India, Jadhav second chance to clarify stance on pursuing case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted on Thursday another opportunity to New Delhi and Kulbhushan Jadhav to clarify their stance on pursuing the case before the federal capital’s high court

Speaker Nasheed attributes prosperity, independence to India-Maldives relations

Parliament Speaker and former president of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed has praised Maldives-India relations, describing it as an age-old friendship

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Maldives urges against singling out nations for Islamophobia

The Maldives has urged against singling out nations for Islamophobia in South Asia, citing that it could affect “religious harmony”

'Here to deepen India-Sri Lanka bilateral relations', Indian HC tells PM Rajapaksa

Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay stated he had come to the country with a mandate to deepen India-Sri Lanka bilateral relations and also to expand their close cooperation

New Indian envoy reiterates New Delhi’s support to Sri Lanka for post-COVID economic recovery

The newly accredited Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena at the Republic Building today, the Ministry of Foreign Relations said. On his first working day as the High Commissioner after presenting credentials on 14 May 2020, High Commissioner Baglay exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral issues with the Foreign Relations Minister during his call

Maldivian company to repatriate Bangladeshi, India migrants after violent clashes, vandalism

Aima Construction Company has decided to repatriate a group of migrant workers employed at the company. The company decided to send the migrants back after they vandalized two properties under development as part of protests

Research by PhD student assisted a Rohingya man's case for Australian protection visa

A Rohingya man’s protection visa has been reinstated with the assistance of research from a University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney PhD law student Ashraful Azad

Bangladeshi barge sinks in West Bengal river; all rescued

A Bangladeshi barge carrying fly ash sank in a river in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district today after hitting a submerged pontoon jetty damaged by cyclone Amphan

Pakistan Army chief warns against change of Kashmir's 'disputed status'

Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday visited the Line of Control (LoC) and warned the country’s eastern neighbour that disturbing the strategic stability matrix in the region can lead to dire consequences, said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)

Sri Lankan President seeks US$ 1.1 billion special SWAP facility from Indian PM

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide US$ 1.1 billion special SWAP facility in addition to the US$ 400 million facility under SAARC to boost the country’s depleting foreign exchange reserves in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Maldives has repatriated 1,000 undocumented Bangladeshi workers

The Foreign Ministry announced that the Maldives has repatriated 1,000 Bangladeshi workers under the Maldivian government’s repatriation initiative targeting undocumented workers

Indian Prime Minister speaks to Sri Lankan President, Mauritian PM

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind K. Jugnauth on Saturday and praised their efforts in handling Covid-19 outbreak

Bangladesh PM Hasina phones West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to ask about Amphan damage

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and enquired about the damages caused by Cyclone Amphan

Hackers from both sides of border engage in an India-Nepal ‘tech-war’

Days after ‘war of statements’ between the governments of Nepal and India over Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura made headlines across both sides of the border, an interesting phenomenon has surfaced since Thursday – an all-out ‘Game of Hacks’

US deports Al Qaeda terrorist to India, questioning on

Convicted Al Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Ibrahim Zubair, found guilty of raising funds for the terrorist organisation in the United States, has been deported to India after completing his sentence, intelligence sources said

Pakistan still harbors Taliban, Pentagon report says

A quarterly report by the US Department of Defense to Congress says Pakistan continues to support the Taliban

India hits back at Nepal, says its territorial claims unacceptable

India hit back at the Nepal government over incorporating some of its territory along the border in its revised official map, saying such unilateral moves and territorial claims are completely unacceptable