Second phase of Malabar exercise between India, US, Australia & Japan concludes in Arabian seaThe major highlight of the four-day second-phase exercise was participation of Indian Navy's Vikramaditya carrier battle group and the Nimi...
20 Nov, 2020, 10.02 PM IST
India, US, Japan, Australia hold meet on Indo-Pacific under Quad frameworkThe MEA said the officials reiterated their firm support for ASEAN-centrality and ASEAN-led mechanisms for the Indo-Pacific, and their read...
25 Sep, 2020, 11.30 PM IST
Pakistan’s waning usefulness, IS behind US President Barack Obama’s nuclear concernPakistan maintains its position — its nuclear weapons are all targetted at India, and are a response to India's conventional superiority.
12 Jul, 2018, 06.30 PM IST
Effective use of UN sanctions will restrict Afghan violence: IndiaThe UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN mission in Afghanistan until March 17, 2017.
12 Jul, 2018, 06.25 PM IST
Afghanistan crisis: India to keep close watch on Oman’s quadrilateral meetThe maiden quadrilateral meet comes in the wake of Trump announcing his Afghan policy and mounting massive pressure on Pakistan to launch a...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
India wary as Japan, US seek quadrilateral with AustraliaIndia's interests now are focused on enhancing connectivity towards the east - with non-Chinese characteristics - and battling terrorism in...
28 Oct, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
Pakistan is supporting IS-Khorasan in Afghanistan: Srinjoy BoseSrinjoy Bose, currently visiting research fellow at Australian National University, served as an international election observer during the...
19 Jun, 2017, 11.09 AM IST
New US President should meet Narendra Modi in 100 days: US think tankIt said creating a specific opportunity for the US president and Indian PM to meet in the first 100 days will send a strong signal about th...
13 Oct, 2016, 08.22 AM IST
US asks Pakistan not to tolerate externally-focused terror groupsObama Administration's point person for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told Senators that Pakistan's leaders have assured the US of their intent...
15 Sep, 2016, 09.22 PM IST
Must address enablers, orchestrators of terrorism: AfghanistanSaikal noted that Afghan President Ghani had in August called Pak's Chief of Army Staff and asked for "serious and practical" measures agai...
15 Sep, 2016, 01.35 PM IST
Taliban delegation visited Beijing seeking help to fight foreign fighters in Af-Pak regionChinese support to Taliban will be detrimental to India's security interests particularly in the fight against cross-borderterror as Beijin...
03 Aug, 2016, 10.07 PM IST
Offer of peace talks with the Taliban still stands: USThe US, the official said, would support any political settlement that includes the Taliban renouncing violence, breaking ties with terrori...
06 Jul, 2016, 11.53 PM IST
US calls on Taliban to participate in peace talks with Afghanistan governmentThe US, Pakistan, China and Afghanistan tried to have fresh talks to revive peace talks with Afghan Taliban, requests Taliban to co-operate...
19 May, 2016, 02.18 PM IST
Pakistan to host four-nation meet to strike peace deal with Afghan TalibanIt would be the first meeting since the QCG met in Kabul and announced talks would start in March, but could not begin as Taliban refused t...
16 May, 2016, 03.10 PM IST
US Vice President Joe Biden to hold trilateral meeting with Nawaz Sharif and Ashraf GhaniPakistan, Afghanistan, China and the US have called on all Afghan Taliban groups to start talks with Kabul to find a political solution to ...
21 Jan, 2016, 12.33 PM IST
Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, US push for direct talks with TalibanThe group was set up last year to facilitate the reconciliation process in the war-torn country. The talks came as Taliban waged an unprece...
12 Jan, 2016, 03.31 PM IST
General Raheel Sharif meets Afghan leaders, agree to revive peace talks with TalibanGen Sharif, who arrived in Kabul met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other civil as well as military leaders during day-long trip.
27 Dec, 2015, 10.12 PM IST