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This week WorldView comes to you from Pakistan. S. Jaishankar traveled to Islamabad for the SCO and meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Dr. Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan for one of many firsts: – First visit by any Indian minister since 2016- when Home Minister Rajnath Singh attended the SAARC meet – First…
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif | Photo Credit: PTI Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a recent discussion with The Hindu expressed hope for improving relations with India, suggesting that both countries should “pick up the threads of our conversation” and move forward as good neighbours. Mr. Sharif praised the visit of External…
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File picture of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) landed in Islamabad, Pakistan, to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in the first visit to Pakistan by a senior Indian minister in years. Mr. Jaishankar was greeted at the…
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Progress on the TAPI pipeline has been repeatedly delayed because of security issues in conflict-ravaged Afghanistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Afghanistan said Wednesday (September 11, 2024) work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the…
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US official said that the US welcomes any countries making more positive relations with their neighbours. Washington: Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State, Vedant Patel reiterated the country’s stand on terrorism and said that they hope that any country on the planet condemns terrorism anywhere. Vedant Patel was asked by a media…
US also said that pace, scope and character of talks should be determined between India and Pakistan. Washington: The United States has said it supports direct discussions between India and Pakistan but the pace, scope and character of talks should be determined by the two neighbouring countries. Responding to a question at his daily news…
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PM Modi said he “doesn’t hide things nor attacks from hiding, and does things openly” (File) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday claimed that he informed Pakistan about the 2019 Balakot air strikes before disclosing it to the world. Speaking at a poll rally in Karnataka’s Bagalkot, he said that “Modi doesn’t believe…
India’s head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma. | Photo Credit: PTI India captain Rohit Sharma says he wouldn’t mind playing Tests against Pakistan at a neutral venue as it would be a “great contest” against the “superb bowling line-up” of the arch-rivals. India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket ever since the…
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Photo used for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In response to Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks on terrorism where he said that “If they [terrorists] run away to Pakistan, we will enter Pakistan to kill them (Pakistan mein ghus ke marenge),” Pakistan on April 6 said that the Indian government “habitually…
Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar. File | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan on March 28 clarified that it has no plan to resume trade relations with India which has been “non-existent” since 2019 after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The clarification…
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