a

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

More on Diplomacy/Disputes

Sri Lanka cabinet approves US$400mn currency swap with from India

Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers had approved a 400 million US dollar swap line with the Reserve Bank of India, co-cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunewardene said. Sri Lanka’s central bank will borrow the money from the RBI to boost its gross reserves

Pakistan running propaganda against India on social media?

Pakistan has been running social media propaganda against India using fake Arab, Christian and Hindu identities to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, IANS reported

Trump, Qatari leader discuss Afghanistan, prisoner release

US President Donald Trump and Qatari leader Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani agreed in a phone call on Wednesday on the importance of the Taliban reducing violence in Afghanistan, the White House said in a statement

Pakistan to host SAARC virtual conference on COVID-19

Pakistan will host a virtual conference of ministers and senior officials from the eight-member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Thursday to discuss a common strategy against the COVID-19 pandemic in the region

Imran Khan, Trump discuss COVID-19 pandemic over phone

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump held a telephonic conversation to discuss the challenges being faced by the international community due to the coronavirus pandemic, its implications on global economy, and ways to mitigate its impact, it was reported

US has airlifted 4,000 Americans from India, 1,000 from Pakistan

The US has airlifted 4,000 American from India and 6,000 are waiting for transportation home, according to the State Department's top consular official

Trump signs immigration ban, exempts H1-B professional visa holders

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order banning many categories of immigration to the US for 60 days but it does not apply to H1-B professional visa-holders

Indian Army to send a team to Sri Lanka to offer COVID-19 assistance

Indian Army is readying separate teams to be deployed to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan to help those countries boost capabilities to deal with rising cases of coronavirus, Press Trust of India reported on Tuesday quoting official sources

Indian Army readying teams for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan

The Indian Army is readying separate teams to be deployed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan to help those countries boost capabilities to deal with rising cases of coronavirus, official sources told PTI

Tablighi and violence are the very antithesis of each other; we had no orders to culminate our programme: Tablighi chief Maulana Saad

Tablighi Jamaat (TJ), which started in 1926-27 as an Islamic missionary movement, has never interacted with the media and this is arguably the first-ever interview of a TJ chief to any media house in 92 years of its work as a religious movement which is spread over 150 countries

Trump indicates 60-day immigration ban may not apply to temporary work visas

US President Donald Trump has said that his immigration ban will be for only 60 days and indicated that workers - from South Asia and other places -  on temporary visas like H1-B for professionals and H-2A for agricultural and menial workers could continue to come in

Pakistan removes names of 4,000 terrorists from its watchlist

Pakistan has discreetly removed the names of around 4,000 terrorists from its watchlist, including that of one of the major planners of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup has revealed

India hands medicines to Afghanistan for COVID-19 fight

The Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday handed hundreds of thousands of tablets donated by New Delhi to the ministries of defense and public health

Pakistan, Afghan bilateral forum to meet soon

Islamabad and Kabul will soon hold the next session of Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS), a bilateral forum set up in May 2018 as part of efforts not only to remove mistrust but also improve ties between the two neighbours

A 'proud' but 'scary' moment for Indian doctors at the frontlines of battling US pandemic

For doctors of Indian origin on the frontlines of the United States war on COVID-19, it is a “proud moment” serving their adopted land in a time of dire need, but also “a scary moment” because of the dangers, according to Suresh Reddy, who heads their organisation