Five years of Taliban rule: Survival is not the same as stabilityThe Taliban has maintained control of Afghanistan for five years. Mounting domestic pressures include poverty and refugee returns. Internal...
15 Aug, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Pakistan celebrates Independence Day: Here's how its stock market performed in last one yearPakistan celebrates its 79th Independence Day as the KSE-100 index delivers a 23% return over the past year despite geopolitical tensions a...
14 Aug, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
ET World Leaders Forum: EAM Jaishankar to speak on India’s foreign policy amid global tensionsExternal affairs minister S Jaishankar will be a lead speaker at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum on August 22, addressing India’s fo...
14 Aug, 2026, 06.48 AM IST
Russia to India via train? Moscow floats ambitious railway route, says link "should be explored"India-Russia Rail Link: Russia is investigating innovative overland rail routes to connect with India, seeking to lessen reliance on mariti...
09 Aug, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
India's hockey World Cup journey: From 1971 to 2023India's men's hockey team experienced a varied World Cup history, winning gold in 1975. The team secured bronze in the inaugural 1971 tourn...
09 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
79 years ago, a man who had never visited India & knew little about its complex landscape drew a line that divided India and PakistanRadcliffe Line 1947: In 1947, British lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the boundary commissions that demarcated the Radcliffe Line, divid...
09 Aug, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
Oil slips, heads for weekly loss as Hormuz deal uncertainty persistsOil prices declined as investors weighed prospects of reopening the Strait of Hormuz against persistent geopolitical risks. Markets also aw...
07 Aug, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
Hiroshima 1945: Why the atomic explosion that transformed war, peace and global power still matters 80 years laterEight decades after the Hiroshima atomic bombing, the event remains a defining moment. The bombings accelerated World War II's end and init...
06 Aug, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
PoJK poll violence: Neelum Valley resident killed in security firing as 2nd phase ends amid unrestA resident was killed when security forces allegedly opened fire on protesters in Athmuqam, during the second phase of legislative polls ma...
03 Aug, 2026, 06.52 AM IST
'How many times do I have to explain this to you?': MEA Fact Check uses viral South Park meme to reaffirm J&K, Ladakh as integral parts of IndiaThe Ministry of External Affairs used a meme to counter misinformation in J&K. India reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integ...
30 Jul, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
'We created mujahideens to bleed India. Now they have turned guns on us': Pak PM aide Rana Sanaullah video goes viral amid PoK electionsA Pakistani official admitted to training militants who have become a domestic issue. These armed groups are now causing significant proble...
29 Jul, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
Amnesty urges probe into Pakistan-administered Kashmir poll violenceAmnesty International urges an investigation into reports of lethal force used by security forces. These disturbing reports emerge from Raw...
29 Jul, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
Trump says tariffs won’t hurt US economy, claims levies will bring ‘hundreds of billions of dollars’ in investmentsPresident Donald Trump defended his tariff strategy, asserting it attracts hundreds of billions in investments. He stated these tariffs rep...
28 Jul, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Yemen teeters towards renewed war in shadow of Iran conflictYemen is nearing a renewed conflict as Houthi attacks escalate. Saudi infrastructure and shipping have faced recent Houthi targeting. Media...
25 Jul, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
Pakistan worries about being drawn into US-Iran conflict after Houthis attack Saudi ArabiaRecent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have frustrated Pakistan significantly. These actions threaten to draw Islamabad into the conflict, c...
16 Jul, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Amid killings, 1.5 lakh protestors gather in PoK; Islamabad gets July 21 deadlineProtests in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir have intensified with over 1.5 lakh people gathering. The march was postponed, but protesters vow to ...
16 Jul, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
One misstep away: Pakistan’s Iran tightrope faces its toughest testSaudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi movement are facing renewed conflict, raising regional escalation fears and making Pakistan's strategic bal...
15 Jul, 2026, 12.01 AM IST