Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed his willingness to engage in peace talks with India to resolve all outstanding issues between the two neighbouring countries, including Kashmir, terrorism, water sharing, and trade. Sharif’s remarks came just days after India and Pakistan agreed to halt cross-border firing that had intensified following the Pahalgam terrorist…
Conflicting accounts of the alleged molestation of a woman head constable during Monday night’s riots in central Nagpur sparked controversy, reports Soumitra Bose. An FIR states the cop was cornered in a narrow, dimly lit lane, where rioters tore her uniform and molested her. It also mentions obscene gestures and lewd comments directed at other…
In 1861, the British Raj had an epiphany. To better assert their control over the Indian population, they felt they needed to know more about the region’s history and culture. This, combined with the passion of a young army engineer named Alexander Cunningham for mapping and restoring India’s historical remains, led to the establishment of…
Hours after President Trump paved the way for upending the United States’ trade relationship with India with broad “reciprocal” tariffs, he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a united front during a news conference on Thursday at the White House. Mr. Modi became the latest head of state to seek to placate an increasingly power-flexing…
NEW DELHI: Amid tensions in South China Sea, PM Narendra Modi and visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, stability, maritime safety and security, freedom of navigation and overflight in the region, and other lawful uses of the seas, including unimpeded lawful maritime commerce.In a joint statement issued a…
The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily put aside mutual animosity to achieve a mutual goal. The two presidents directed their advisers to work together to push Israel and Hamas over the finish line…