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India-bound ships begin Strait of Hormuz transit as US lifts Iran blockade; Chabahar, INSTC in focusThree cargo ships are now transiting the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a significant shift after the US ended its blockade of Iranian ports a...
Pakistan says carried out air strikes at terror hideouts in Afghanistan, 26 killedPakistan conducted "precise and calibrated" overnight air strikes targeting alleged terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, claiming to have kil...
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...
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...
Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with itFor decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of shel...
Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack. Pakistan Taliban splinter group claims blastIn a tragic escalation of violence, a suicide bombing at a police station in Bannu, Pakistan, has resulted in the deaths of 14 officers. Th...
Pak security forces kill 5 terrorists in Khyber PakhtunkhwaSecurity forces in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have eliminated five terrorists. Operations in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan district...
India’s Op Sindoor shows why clear war aims matter in modern conflictsIndia's Op Sindoor offers a model for modern warfare. Unlike protracted conflicts, it used calibrated force with clear objectives. The oper...
Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return homeAfghanistan's foreign ministry states Afghans who assisted the US war effort and are in Qatar can return home safely. This comes as reports...
Pakistan's Asim Munir may be a 'red flag' & 'liability' for Trump & co, US intel warns: ReportUS intelligence flags Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir as a "red flag" for the Trump administration due to his alleged deep ties with Iran's ...
India's Afghanistan outreach points to emerging dynamicsIn a significant shift, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar engaged in a phone call with Afghanistan's acting foreign minister, marking th...
Kabulov's Delhi Trip: India and Russia discuss Kabul engagement, ISIS threatIndia and Russia held talks on dealing with the Taliban in Kabul, upcoming UN meetings on Afghanistan, and combating terrorism originating ...
China providing modern weaponry to Taliban: ReportChina-Taliban engagement is not new. The Taliban have been frequent visitors to China for years. Even in the 1990s, Beijing engaged with th...
Afghan interim foreign minister to visit Pakistan with resetting bilateral ties high on agendaThis will be the first visit by the interim Afghan foreign minister to Pakistan since the hardline Islamists took control of Afghanistan on...
US not in a rush to recognise Taliban govt: White HouseThe Taliban announced a caretaker Cabinet led by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund on Tuesday with key roles being shared by high-profile member...
View: Why is Taliban so important to Middle East regimes?Saudi Arabia had been, with the UAE and Pakistan, one of the three countries that had recognised the Taliban government in 1990s so that wa...
"Not a worry for India": Ex-Diplomat on Taliban taking over AfghanistanFormer Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE, Talmiz Ahmad termed as "absolute rubbish" some people expressing the view that ...
Yet to see a change in Taliban's posture: Afghan NSA Hamdullah Mohib"We saw the most egregious example of this in January this year. The two negotiating teams ended round one and decided to reconvene on Janu...
Officials defend visit of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Salam ZaeefSources said Zaeef, the Taliban’s envoy to Pakistan at the time of the 9/11 attacks was part of Afghanistan’s political discourse and lived...
- Fawning over Pak military, US undermines New Delhi talks
US recognition of Pakistan's military as the real power behind the civilian façade is evident with American interlocutors spending more tim...