By Sameena Hamid New Delhi, June 3: On Tuesday, another milestone, another historical event unfolded in the region as Israel and UAE signed a free trade agreement; Israel’s first within an Arab country. Celebrated as…
By Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha New Delhi, June 3: Ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan has raised the unthinkable — break-up of Pakistan into three, mirroring a deepening divide in the elite that rules the country. Within…
By Ateet Sharma New Delhi, June 3: Russia said on Thursday that the European Union’s decisions to phase out Russian oil and oil products, as well as banning the insurance of Russian merchant ships, will…
By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, June 3: Inflation is continuing to rise in Pakistan. In May, the cash-starved South Asian nation’s consumer price index (CPI) stood at 13.76 per cent — the highest in two…
By Rahul Kumar New Delhi, June 3: After witnessing bombings, massacres and even blasphemy charges, the Shias of Pakistan are now battling Pakistan’s latest epidemic of “enforced disappearances”. In Sunni-dominated Pakistan, even Muslims sects are…
By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, June 3: Cash-starved Pakistan and its long term ally Turkey have recently renewed their pledge to deepen trade relations. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is in Turkey, set a…
By Ateet Sharma New Delhi, June 2: On Monday, when the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken dialled Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, the two had quite a…
By Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha New Delhi, June 2: Away from the media glare, a fierce battle is ongoing between the Taliban and Ahmad Massoud led National Resistance Force (NRF) on many fronts in Panjshir Valley…
By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, June 2: The recently inked Indo Pacific Economic Framework is expected to give a boost to the global economy and ease supply chain network, South Korea’s ambassador to India Chang…
By Ateet Sharma New Delhi, June 1: The Defence Ministry’s announcement of signing a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for supply of ASTRA MK-I Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air to Air Missile (AAM) and…
By Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha New Delhi, June 1: It has been six days since the ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had given an ultimatum to his successor, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Khan had declared…
By Atul Aneja New Delhi, June 1: India’s robust support to Sri Lanka when the world had virtually turned its back on the stricken island nation, has had an unintended consequence. India’s generous support of…
By Ateet Sharma New Delhi, June 1: Turkey’s ultra-ambitious President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is thinking big – of turning Ankara into a key player to end the global food crisis by engaging with both Russia…
By Rahul Kumar New Delhi, June 1: Reality bites. Sometimes it bites harder when you pen it down as a memoir. Former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf had in an honest admission in his autobiography,…
By Rahul Kumar New Delhi, June 1: Will he, won’t he? As the world tries to unravel US President Joe Biden’s seemingly contradictory statements over a possible US intervention in a seemingly possible conflict between…
By Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha New Delhi, May 31: The Haqqani group, the power behind the throne in Afghanistan, has hosted talks between the Pakistani army and outlawed terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The dialogue between…
By Ateet Sharma New Delhi, May 31: As the European leaders on Monday night decided to stop importing 90 per cent of Russian oil by the end of 2022, Moscow has vowed that it will…
By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, May 31: An unprecedented cash crisis is emerging in China’s hinterland. Deposits of several rural banks have remained frozen for more than a month now. These banks are Yuzhou Xinminsheng…
By Rajinder S Taggar New Delhi, May 29: A suspected killer involved in the gunning down of Punjab Congress leader and pop singer Sidhu Moosewala on Sunday was caught by a joint team of the…
By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, May 31: Amid concerns over global food shortage, India — the world’s largest producer of millets — is looking at expanding its public distribution. The short nutritious grains may be…