Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sitesDespite their history of destroying cultural artifacts, the Taliban are now publicly supporting the preservation of Afghanistan's pre-Islam...
22 Apr, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
From spring offensive to charm offensive: The Taliban are working to woo tourists to AfghanistanAfghanistan's tourism industry, led by enthusiastic students and government support, aims to overcome obstacles and project a positive imag...
30 Apr, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
Civil unrest, political crisis, Covid: What's ailing India's neighbourhoodSri Lanka is facing its worst-ever economic downturn since independence while Pakistan is witnessing an intense political struggle between ...
05 Apr, 2022, 01.21 PM IST
India insisted on 'complete disengagement' in all its talks with China on eastern Ladakh row: GovtIndia held several rounds of military talks with the Chinese side to deescalate the situation in eastern Ladakh without compromising on its...
31 Dec, 2021, 10.39 PM IST
India aimed to reshape regional power balance in 2021Distrustful of China's politics and policies, India shifted gears in rejuvenating strategic ties with its major partners like the US and Ru...
31 Dec, 2021, 03.23 PM IST
BRICS Summit: Putin backs India on terror threats from AfghanistanThe Russian President was the only leader who raised the issue of Afghanistan in his opening remarks (delivered publicly) and backed India ...
10 Sep, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
Europe’s key strategic forum begins amid major churning in geo-politicsIndia is the only Asian country invited for this edition of BSF where Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will elaborate on India’s Indo-Pacific ...
01 Sep, 2021, 01.57 PM IST
Destructive, terror forces can dominate for some time, but their existence not permanent: PM Modi"Somnath temple was destroyed many times, idols were desecrated many times and attempts were made to wipe out its existence. But it came up...
20 Aug, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
Yogi slams opposition in UP assembly, says some are supporting TalibanThe opposition came down heavily on the state government for failing to live up to its poll promise of providing 70 lakh jobs and also crit...
20 Aug, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
Afghan crisis casts a shadow on medical tourism in IndiaOut of the total medical tourists coming from foreign countries to India for treatment, Afghans comprise about 8-9% of inflow. Afghans have...
19 Aug, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Amid Taliban’s surge, EAM to now meet Tajik, Uzbek leadersIndia is part of the SCO foreign ministers’ contact group on Afghanistan, which has Pakistan as a member. This too is expected to meet on t...
12 Jul, 2021, 07.30 AM IST
Pakistan won't host American bases as it may lead to 'revenge attacks': Imran KhanAccording to media reports, the US used the Shamsi air base in Balochistan to carry out hundreds of drone strikes since 2008. The drone str...
22 Jun, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
Afghanistan drawdown mustn’t precipitate a crisis, India tells US"On Pakistan, it was very clearly mentioned that pressure to act against cross-border terror had to continue, especially in areas covered b...
28 Feb, 2020, 11.23 AM IST
'If peace comes': Afghans dream of life after warThe "reduction in violence" agreed by the Taliban, the US and the Afghan security forces comes ahead of a possible deal between the insurge...
22 Feb, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Mission Qatar: Pact on sharing information on terror financingIndia is also hoping for an investment treaty with Qatar to source much needed funds to boost economy.
31 May, 2016, 05.42 AM IST
'China should join fight against all Al-Qaeda linked groups'Former Afghan intelligence chief has cautioned China against confining its crackdown on terrorism to just one militant group in Xinjiang wh...
27 Nov, 2014, 06.06 PM IST
- Winning ways; Bollywood in the Afghan wars
That Bollywood is India’s new clear weapon in the battle for the hearts and minds of South Asia, and further a field, is well known.
20 Dec, 2010, 08.07 AM IST