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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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Nepal unhappy at India's opening link road via Lipulekh to pilgrim site

Nepal has responded on the issue of India’s move of opening a link road to China via Nepal’s Lipulekh. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has expressed its concern over the inauguration of a link road by India to connect it with Kailash Mansarovar of Tibet in China via Lipulekh region, which falls on the Nepali territory

US special envoy meets Pakistani army chief to end deadlock in Afghan peace process

The US chief diplomat for the Afghan endgame held talks with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and other officials as part of efforts to break the current stalemate in the Afghan peace process

165 more Bangladeshis return from India

A total of 165 Bangladeshi citizens stranded in India for over a month and half returned home this afternoon by a special flight of US-Bangla Airlines

India should talk directly to Taliban, says US peace envoy

US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, during visit to Delhi on Thursday said that India should discuss its concerns about terrorism directly with the Taliban, The Hindu reported on Friday

Pakistan army chief, US peace envoy discuss Afghan peace process

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with Pakistani army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa about the Afghan peace process, the Pakistan military said in a short statement

167 medical students return to Kashmir from Bangladesh

The long wait has finally ended for the Kashmiri medical students stranded in Bangladesh after the lockdown was imposed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak

162 Bangladeshis return from India aboard special US-Bangla flight

A total of 162 Bangladeshi citizens, stranded in India for over one-and-a-half months, returned home today afternoon aboard a special flight of US-Bangla Airlines

Bhutan helping those across the border with India

The Bhutan-India Friendship Association (BIFA) in Samdrupjongkhar distributed essential food items to about 550 Indian families living across the border yesterday

Pakistan summons Indian envoy over alleged ceasefire violations

Pakistan lodged a strong protest on Friday against ceasefire violations by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nezapir and Rakhchikhri Sectors on May 7

Tributes to two Indian-origin doctors, father and daughter, killed by COVID-19 in US

Two Indian-origin doctors, a father and daughter, who died of COVID-19 they contracted the while treating patients, have been hailed by New Jersey Governor for their selfless dedication to caring for others

200 Maldivians stranded in India to be repatriated next week

200 Maldivians stranded in neighboring India are to be repatriated next week. Maldives' Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that a total of 200 Maldivians will be repatriated from nine cities of India; Punjab, Calcutta, Gurugram, Rishikesh, New Delhi, Velloor, Chennai, Trivandrum and Cochin

Indian representatives apologise for Nepal border incident

Indian representatives have apologised over the incident of attempted attack at Nepal’s border security check post in Jhapa district, on Monday

Bhutanese return home after India extends lockdown

It was a vacation Wangchuk Lhamo will never forget. The woman from Phuentsholing was in New Delhi on a family vacation with her family including her two-year-old granddaughter and son earlier this year

Allow transport via Indo-Bangla border now, Bengal told

With the West Bengal government not adhering to the Centre's guideline on goods transport through the India-Bangladesh border, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has issued strict direction to the state to implement it "without any delay"

India to take back its citizens stranded in Bangladesh by air

India will take back its nationals, who are stranded in Bangladesh during the ongoing shutdown enforced due to the coronavirus pandemic, by air