Why Iran and Pakistan are exchanging missiles and drones? What may happen next?Iran and Pakistan exchange missile strikes, escalating tensions with potential far-reaching consequences. The tit-for-tat attacks target Ba...
19 Jan, 2024, 11.46 AM IST
West Asia gets too close for comfortFollowing Iran's missile strike, India had categorically stated that the attack was a bilateral matter between Tehran and Islamabad, while ...
18 Jan, 2024, 10.50 PM IST
View: India shouldn’t follow US narrative on IranThere is a strong spiritual and theological connect between Shias in J&K and Kargil with Iran. With Iranian help, Kargil Shias have set up ...
07 Jan, 2020, 07.08 AM IST
Iranian prez hails India as living museum of religious diversityThe visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has applauded India’s religious diversity and called for unity between the Shia and Sunni com...
17 Feb, 2018, 09.17 AM IST
UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein slams Saudi Arabia for 47 executions"Convictions cannot be based on confessions obtained under torture and ill-treatment, or trial proceedings that fall short of international...
03 Jan, 2016, 07.42 PM IST
Close relations between India, Japan, US important: Dalai LamaDalai Lama said that ' close relations' between India, Japan and US, who believe in the ideals of democracy and freedom of expression, are ...
09 Dec, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Here's why several risks accompany implementation of the final Iran nuclear dealThere have been forewarnings from statements of Netanyahu and Saudi leaders that Tel Aviv and Riyadh will launch an all-out offensive again...
19 Jul, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
India needs a strong Iran to combat ISIS, al-QaidaThe Khilafat movement of the 1920s was massively Indians are happy with the lifting of UN sanctions on Iran after its nuclear deal with the...
19 Jul, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
'ISIS will benefit' from the Iran nuclear deal"ISIS will benefit a lot from this deal; segments of the Sunni community in the region will see Iran as having won and brought in from the ...
17 Jul, 2015, 01.07 PM IST
ISIS is gaining momentum in the worst possible wayISIS is successfully marketing its "caliphate," an Islamic empire that aims to unite world's Muslims under a single religious entity.
17 Jun, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
The Iraqi campaign to retake Ramadi from ISIS is a looming disasterA successful campaign to retake the city could send ISIS into retreat. But failure would only solidify the jihadists' hold over a sizable p...
01 Jun, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
Resolve Yemen crisis through diplomacy, dialogue: Nawaz SharifIranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif called on Sharif and also met army chief General Raheel Sharif and discussed the raging confl...
09 Apr, 2015, 05.57 PM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves for Turkey to discuss Yemen crisisDuring his visit, Sharif will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
03 Apr, 2015, 12.22 PM IST
Don't politicise Taj Mahal, say Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party members in Rajya SabhaDeputy Chairman P J Kurien said he agreed with members on this. "Taj Mahal is our great heritage and it should not be politicised," Kurien ...
12 Dec, 2014, 05.57 PM IST
Xi Jinping realistic, more principled than his predecessors: Dalai LamaTibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today hailed Chinese President Xi Jinping as "more realistic" and said he seems to have "more principle...
20 Sep, 2014, 03.30 PM IST
A sectarian war? Muslims in India have different takesAmid these developments, an organization called Anjuman-e-Haideri has started recruiting volunteers pledging to protect Shia holy shrines i...
26 Jun, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
Jihadists control 75% of Iraq’s largest oil refinery in Baiji: OfficialSunni extremists have taken control of most of Iraq's largest oil refinery, located in Baiji in northern Iraq, an official at the refinery ...
18 Jun, 2014, 09.26 PM IST