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India assisted Maldives the most during COVID-19: President Solih

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has expressed gratitude towards neighboring India for assisting the country in times of need during the situation with COVID-19

Nepal's shipments resume after India lifts restrictions

India on Monday allowed Nepali cargo trucks to proceed to the Panitanki border point in West Bengal after being stranded on the bridge over the Mechi River for six days

India’s treatment of Pakistani diplomats violation of Vienna Convention: FM Qureshi

A day after India unilaterally asked for Pakistani diplomatic staff to be reduced in the country, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said New Delhi’s treatment of diplomats amounts to a “clear violation of the Vienna Convention”

India asks Pakistan to reduce its High Commission staff strength by 50%

In a strong diplomatic message, India on Tuesday decided to reduce the staff of Pakistan's High Commission in India by 50 percent, in view of their espionage activities and links with terror groups

India our biggest friend, but Indian media comments not okay: Bangladesh

Bangladesh Foreign Minister, A.K. Abdul Momen, said on Tuesday that India is his country's biggest friend, as he expressed hope that the border tensions between India and China will be solved diplomatically

World Bank approves additional financing of $87 mn for Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 response

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors Monday approved additional financing for Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project

Indian restaurant vandalised in US; racist graffiti at site

An Indian restaurant has been vandalised with racist graffiti written amid the devastation left by the attack in New Mexico state, according to media reports

Pakistan receives first Afghan export since pandemic began

Pakistan received the first Afghan export via three major border points after nearly three months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, a senior diplomat said here

Indian ambassador to Bhutan visits SAARC Development Fund

Indian Ambassador to Bhutan Ruchira Kamboj was briefed on the current activities and future action plan of the SAARC Development Fund (SDF) on Monday

Two Indian High Commission officials involved in Islamabad hit-and-run return to India

Two Indian High Commission employees, who were briefly detained for being involved in a hit-and-run accident in Islamabad last week, returned to India on Monday morning through the Wagah-Attari border, an official said

ISI using Pakistani diplomatic missions for anti-India agenda, London new hub?

Pakistan is using its diplomatic missions, particularly in London to "fund and foment" anti-India hate campaigns

US freezes H-1B visas; revamp plans may hit Indian outplacement firms

US President Donald Trump has suspended till the end of the year the H-1B visas prized by Indian and other South Asian professionals and announced a far-reaching reform plan that could deal a blow to Indian companies that place technology workers in US companies

Abbott to supply over 1 mn COVID-19 antibody tests to India

US-based healthcare technology maker Abbott on Monday said it can supply over one million of its laboratory-based serology blood test for the detection of the antibody, IgG (Immunoglobulin G), that identifies if a person has had the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Pakistan releases two Indian High Commission employees

Pakistani authorities on Monday released two Indian High Commission officials who were involved in a hit-and-run incident in the federal capital

Indians stranded in Pak to start returning from Thursday

Amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus, Pakistan, like other countries had closed down its borders with neighbouring states as part of the imposed lockdown to curb the spread and transmission of the virus