Pain for Pakistan: History makes a U-turn in India's neighbourhoodRussia and the Taliban have signed a significant military cooperation agreement. This pact alters regional security dynamics. Pakistan's st...
30 May, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
Taliban inks maiden defence pact with Russia as Kabul seeks muscleThe pact was signed following a meeting between Taliban defence minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob and Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's S...
30 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Is Donald Trump losing Iran war? Strait of Hormuz holds keyDonald Trump is now at risk of seeing the U.S. and its Gulf Arab allies emerge from the conflict worse off while Iran, though battered mili...
25 May, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
Three months in, is Trump losing the Iran war?America's military actions against Iran three months ago are now being questioned. President Trump faces doubts about achieving a clear geo...
23 May, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
India-UAE, India-US among top 10 migration corridors in 2024: UNA United Nations report reveals key global migration routes. India to the United Arab Emirates and India to the United States are among the...
05 May, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
Germany urges stronger European defence after US announces troop drawdownAmerica plans to pull 5,000 troops from Germany. This move encourages Europeans to bolster their own defenses. Germany is increasing its mi...
02 May, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
India in talks with Iran to safeguard Chabahar port as US sanctions waiver set to expire, explores interim mechanism to retain controlIndia is in talks with Iran to finalize arrangements for the Chabahar Port. This move aims to secure India's strategic and commercial inter...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
India may temporarily transfer Chabahar Port stake to an Iranian entity before US sanctions kick inIndia is exploring options for its Chabahar port stake. This comes as a US sanctions waiver nears expiry. Discussions are underway with bot...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
Russia has decided 'at highest level' to remove Taliban from terrorist list: ReportsRussia's Foreign Ministry announced that the decision to remove the Taliban from the terrorist organisations list was made at the highest l...
04 Oct, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
NSA Ajit Doval holds bilateral talks with counterparts from Russia, Kazakhstan, IranRussia's secretary of security council Nikolai Patrushev, Iran's secretary of the supreme national security council Rear Admiral Ali Shamkh...
10 Nov, 2021, 10.44 PM IST
View: The other AfghanistanThe emergence of a peaceful, stable and economically developing Afghanistan will provide a completely different geopolitics for Eurasia. So...
12 Oct, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
Russia was ready for Taliban's win due to longtime contactsRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasised this week that Moscow was "in no rush" to recognize the Taliban as the new rulers of Afgh...
19 Aug, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
Russia, China and Pakistan for flexible ties with Taliban, India ignoredOn Tuesday, China, Pakistan and Russia met in Moscow to discuss Afghanistan's "deteriorating" security situation, despite strong protests f...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.14 PM IST
Vladimir Putin's special envoy reaches out to India on AfghanistanThe govt has not yet made the visit public keeping in mind the sensitive nature of the discussions but officials said all issues related to...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.49 AM IST
Russian envoy admits that intervention in Afghanistan was a mistakeDescribing the Soviet intervention in Afghan as a mistake, Alexey Y Dedov said that it is nothing like Russia's support for the "legitimate...
13 May, 2016, 04.30 PM IST
India, Russia and China for peaceful reconciliation in AfghanistanIndia, Russia and China have agreed to play a constructive role to support peaceful reconciliation and economic reconstruction of Afghanist...
29 May, 2015, 07.42 PM IST
India, China, Russia to hold trilateral meet on AfghanistanSenior officials from India, China and Russia will hold a trilateral meet here tomorrow to discuss the emerging situation in Afghanistan.
15 Jan, 2014, 10.28 PM IST