NEW DELHI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived here on Monday (18th Aug, 2025) for a two-day visit, commenced talks with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Indian Foreign Minister maintained that peace on Indo-China borders was pertinent in order to nurture positive momentum in bilateral relationship: “This (discussing border issues) is very important because the basis for […]
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WHITE HOUSE: Following the Alaska rendezvous with Putin, and before meeting here on Monday (18th August, 2025) with Zelenskyy and members of his united front consisting of 7 European leaders, Trump made it clear by means of his Social Media Platform Truth on Sunday night that Kyiv would not get Crimea back (given to Russia […]
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HOSTAGE SQUARE (TEL AVIV): While PM Benjamin Netanyahu accused them of strengthening the hands of Hamas, Israelis converged here on the National Day of Action (17th August, 2025) demanding the end of Gaza war and return of 20 hostages held alongwith bodies of 30 who died while in captivity. Anticipating a large crowd in the […]
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NEW DELHI: Visit of US trade negotiators to India, scheduled to take place from 26th to 29th Aug, in order to engage in the parleys leading to the bilateral trade agreement has been cancelled on Saturday (16th Aug). Nevertheless, both sides are in contact with each other and rescheduling the visit is possible provided the […]
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BEIJING: A spokesman here has stated Saturday (16th Aug, 2025) that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will, upon invitation, visit India next week and hold special representatives’ meeting to ponder over the issue of their shared boundary. It is pertinent to mention here that China and India plan to recommence trade that was discontinued in […]
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ALASKA: Following years of isolation, Vladimir Putin scored a diplomatic win when he had a 3-hour long rendezvous with Donald Trump at a airbase here on Friday (15th August, 2025) in the first US-Russia Summit after the Feb 2022 invasion of Ukraine to ponder over peace deal. Taking to the Truth Social Trump held: “It […]
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KABUL: Afghan Taliban marked 4th year of the capture of the capital here on Friday (15th August, 2025). Since the scheduled military parade was cancelled, Talibaan, carrying the Emirate flags, converged at (locked) US embassy and set off fireworks. It is pertinent to mention here that due to their interpretation of Islam (particularly apropos women), […]
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NEW DELHI: Indian MEA has rejected the Hague ruling here on Thursday (14th August, 2025) apropos Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) citing lack of legal standing. Earlier, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague had ruled that India must adhere to the 1960 IWT in design of new hydro-electric power stations on rivers going to […]
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ISLAMABAD: NA has passed an amendment to the ATA 1997 on Wednesday (13th August, 2025) once again empowering LEAs to detain terror suspects for 90 days. HRCP, by means of X, reiterated its concern over the “National Assembly’s passage of an amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, reinstating provisions that allow the government, law enforcement […]
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ISLAMABAD: Following the Pak-US Counter-terrorism dialogue, held here Tuesday (12th August, 2025) the two countries have reaffirmed their shared commitment to contain terrorism. The meeting was co-chaired by Nabeel Munir Pakistan’s Special Secretary for the UN and Gregory D LoGerfo, US Dept of State Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism. The US diplomatic mission here, taking to […]
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