Amid ongoing trade tensions, a high-level US Congressional delegation on the House Intelligence Committee has wrapped up a two-week mission to South Asia, pressing India to scale back Russian oil imports while deepening counterterrorism coordination with Pakistan. Led by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chairman of the CIA Subcommittee, and joined by Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA),…
Bangladesh’s interim government chief, Muhammad Yunus, has renewed his push to revive the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), which has remained in limbo since the 2016 Pakistan-sponsored Uri terror attacks that killed 17 Indian soldiers. During his meeting with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday, Yunus once again stressed the need to…
SAARC Replacement: दक्षिण एशिया की राजनीति में एक बार फिर बड़े बदलाव के संकेत मिल रहे हैं . भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच लंबे समय से जमी बर्फ के चलते निष्क्रिय पड़े दक्षिण एशियाई क्षेत्रीय सहयोग संघ (SAARC) को अब पीछे छोड़ने की योजना बनाई जा रही है . पाकिस्तान, चीन और बांग्लादेश अब एक…
The former Bangladesh military intelligence chief’s recent 12-day visit to China has raised alarm bells in New Delhi. Major-General (retired) Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury, who departed for China on June 6, returned to Dhaka on June 18. According to a Bangladeshi intelligence report this week, “His recent travel to China and return may warrant observation due…
Beijing recently declined to comment on the performance of Chinese missiles used by Pakistan in the recent conflict with India. This may seem like a routine diplomatic brush-off, but the silence speaks volumes. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), China is the world’s fourth-largest arms exporter, and publicly acknowledging the substandard performance…
NEW DELHI: The all-party delegation, led by Shashi Tharoor, is scheduled to be in Washington, DC, on Wednesday—coinciding, perhaps not so coincidentally, with the visit of a Pakistani delegation headed by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. While the Congress MP-led delegation is confident about getting India’s message across, a Tharoor vs Bhutto might be on the cards.Talking about…