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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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Khalilzad hopes intra-Afghan talks conclude in '100 days'

Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, has expressed hope for the intra-Afghan talks between the Kabul government and the Taliban would conclude in 100 days.
 

Kashmir rights activist flays Pakistan at UNHRC

A Kashmiri rights activist at United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday flayed Pakistan for committing grave human rights violations with its sponsorship of cross-border terrorism.

India evacuating 1,400 Kashmir pilgrims, students from Iran

The Indian government on Wednesday said that it is in the process of evacuating 1,400 Indian nationals, mostly residents of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir, from the coronavirus-hit Iran where around 300 people have died due to the outbreak.

Anti-India US diplomat Raphel, convicted felon Fai back in business?

The former American diplomat Robin Raphel and Ghulam Nabi Fai, a convicted felon who worked as Pakistan's spy to influence the US policy over Kashmir, are back in business.

Ghani as Afghanistan president amid controversy

Ashraf Ghani took oath as president of Afghanistan for a second term at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. 

Intra-Afghan talks will be easier than US discussions: Taliban

Some members of the Talibans negotiating team have said that the intra-Afghan talks with the Kabul government will be easier for them than their 18-months of discussions with the US which concluded with the signing of the landmark peace deal

UN Afghan mission calls for including women in peace talks

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday called for inclusion of women in peace talks.

After Twitter, India's PM hands over Insta, FB, Youtube accounts too

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday not only handed over control of his Twitter account to "inspiring women" on Women's Day, but also his other social media platforms.

Pakistan against India's security role in Afghanistan, calls it a 'spoiler'

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has told the Senate that Pakistan neither desires "any security role of India in Afghanistan" nor wants presence of militant organisations - Al-Qaeda and ISIS - in the landlocked country

Afghan experts cast doubt on US-Taliban peace deal

Afghan experts have cast doubts over the outcome of the historic US-Taliban peace accord, which was signed in Doha on February 29 after 18 months of negotiations, saying that the accord won't lead to ending the war in Afghanistan, at least in the near future

Unique woman's initiative for sanitary hygiene in Kashmir

Distributing free sanitary products in Srinagar to women who can ill afford such products is winning Irfana Zargar a million hearts and loads of appreciation in Jammu and Kashmir

Balochistan activist to get Women of Courage award

Jalila  Haider, a human rights activist from Balochistan province of Pakistan, will receive the Inter­national Women of Courage award from US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday. 

Taliban attack Afghan army bases, throwing peace talks into doubt

The Taliban carried out more than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases, officials said Tuesday, hours after ending a partial truce and throwing into doubt peace talks between Kabul and the insurgents.

India reassures Bangladesh about NRC

India on Monday reassured Bangladesh that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam will have no implications on its people and the government.

'Talks with US started secretly under Obama'

The US-Taliban negotiations that culminated with a peace deal signed in Doha began with former US President Barak Obama's administration, but remained a secret, the spokesperson for Talibans political office in Doha said. The Taliban hopes to reach an agreement with the Afghan government before the total withdrawal of the international troops within 14 months, the spokesman, Suhail Shaheen told Efe news in an interview on Sunday.