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Nepal to talk with Saarc members, take ‘necessary’ steps to hold the next summit

Saarc Chair Nepal has said it will hold discussions with member-states and take "necessary" steps to hold the next summit, which was postponed after five countries, including India, pulled out citing...

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Pakistan’s protest over war crimes trial prompted Bangladesh to pullout of...

Terming Pakistan a "defeated force", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Islamabad's protests over recent execution of a 1971 war crimes convict prompted Bangladesh to pull out of the Saarc...

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Pakistan’s political parties support Nawaz Sharif govt, condemn ceasefire...

Leaders of Pakistan's political parties on Monday warned that any attempts by India to unilaterally revoke the Indus Waters Treaty will be treated as an "act of aggression" and condemned India's...

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Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickramasinghe to arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday, hold...

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe will in New Delhi Monday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with the top leadership including his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. The...

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Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives in India

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in India on Tuesday on a three-day official visit. The post Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives in India appeared first on...

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Cross border terror must be on Saarc agenda: Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has always been a friend of India even at a time when most Sinhala political leaders disliked New Delhi for its support of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil...

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PM Modi meets Sri Lankan counterpart Wickremesinghe, discusses cross-border...

India and Sri Lanka have shared concerns over cross-border terrorism in a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe. The post PM Modi meets Sri...

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Pakistan’s support for anti-India terror groups exposed by Pakistani daily

An extremely significant exclusive news report by Pakistani newspaper Dawn has exposed Pakistan's direct hand in sponsoring terrorism. The post Pakistan’s support for anti-India terror groups exposed...

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Urgent need for new neighbourhood policy for India after collapse of Saarc

With the crippling of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc), India's quest for a new architecture for its neighbourhood policy has taken on a certain urgency. The post Urgent need...

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Pakistan seeks bigger Saarc-like alliance to counter India’s influence

Last month, India used its influence in Saarc to isolate Pakistan when it announced that it would not attend the regional group's 19th summit The post Pakistan seeks bigger Saarc-like alliance to...

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India should not ‘politicise’ Brics to solve bilateral ties with Pakistan:...

All Brics members do not want to solve bilateral disputes through politicised multilateral platforms." Liu Zongy, a senior fellow at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, said. The post...

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Brics Summit in Goa: Modi’s challenge is to convince Xi, Putin on...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is not a part of the Delhi establishment, also likes the idea of spreading events outside the capital city. The post Brics Summit in Goa: Modi’s challenge is to...

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Are Afghanistan and Bangladesh emerging as key allies to India and isolating...

Pakistan's troubled relationship with Afghanistan and India has only warmed the two countries to each other; the enemy's enemy is a friend. The post Are Afghanistan and Bangladesh emerging as key...

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Brics summit Day 2: PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Sirisena hold bilateral...

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena held a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of the BRICS-Bimstec Outreach Summit. The post Brics summit Day 2: PM Modi, Sri Lankan...

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Brics summit Day 2: Countering terror to be focus, India to push for global...

With the summit taking place within weeks of the Uri terror strike by Pak-based terrorists, India will strongly pitch for intensified efforts to tackle terrorism including action against countries...

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Pakistan isolated because of its own policies, says MEA spokesperson Vikas...

Pakistan has been isolated because of its own policies and India did not have to play any role in it, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said on Monday. The post Pakistan isolated...

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BJP’s Pakistan obsession may be poll strategy, but makes India look like its...

The problem with India's singular obsession with Pakistan is this: It makes us their exact replica; a reflection of their obsession. It makes us sick. The post BJP’s Pakistan obsession may be poll...

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Sushma Swaraj hits at Pakistan, says promoters of terrorism must be made to...

Two days after the Brics Summit in Goa where India brought up terrorism, Swaraj said there was no bigger global challenge than "state-sponsored" terrorism The post Sushma Swaraj hits at Pakistan, says...

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Brics Summit: Goa Declaration did not reflect India’s high-pitched effort to...

The high-pitched Indian effort during the Brics summit brought out the fact that none of the other countries shared the same views on Pakistan. The post Brics Summit: Goa Declaration did not reflect...

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India outmaneuvered Pak by using Brics, Bimstec to brand Islamabad a regional...

Bimstec also made a major difference for India at the Goa summit, it said. "A major difference between the Goa summit and the previous ones was that New Delhi put the (Bimstec) in tandem with the Brics...

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