Pakistan is using Taliban like a weapon to rule over Afghanistan: Afrasiab Khattak

Pakistan is using Taliban like a weapon to rule over Afghanistan: Afrasiab Khattak

Islamabad/Kabul: – Former Pakistan lawmaker Afrasiab Khattak accused ‘Pakistan wants domination over Afghanistan for military reasons. Therefore, Pakistan is using Taliban as a weapon. Not only that, but even Pakistan is using Al Qaeda to achieve its regional objectives.’ While Pakistan has the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) sword hanging over its head, the accusation […]

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India is the gravitational force in Asia: Japanese Deputy Defence Minister Nakayama

India is the gravitational force in Asia: Japanese Deputy Defence Minister Nakayama

New Delhi: – Japanese Deputy Defence Minister Yasuhide Nakayama appealed ‘India is the centre of the gravitational force in Asia. While the Chinese threat is increasing, India should show more commitment to the QUAD cooperation with Japan, the United States and Australia.’ Saying that China, where the Coronavirus originated and the World Health Organisation (WHO), […]

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India criticises China during East Asia Summit

India criticises China during East Asia Summit

New Delhi: – India fired a salvo of criticism at China saying that the actions and developments in the South China Sea break the trustworthiness in the region. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar also accused China, during the East Asia Summit, of pressurising the south-east Asian countries, to accept the conditions, using ‘Code of Conduct’. […]

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India announces $1 billion line of credit for Central Asian countries

India announces $1 billion line of credit for Central Asian countries

New Delhi: India announced loans worth $1 billion for development projects in the Central Asian countries in the connectivity, health, agriculture, energy, education and IT sectors. A virtual meeting between the Indian and Central Asian Foreign Ministers was held on Wednesday. During the meeting, India decided to provide this loan assistance, for the social and […]

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Chancellor Merkel asks German companies to invest in Asian countries other than China

Chancellor Merkel asks German companies to invest in Asian countries other than China

Berlin: – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, jolted the European aspirations, of China saying that the German companies should invest in any of the Asian countries other than China. This is the second instance of the German Chancellor reprimanding China over trade issues. Chancellor Merkel warned ‘Chinese government should remember that henceforth if China does not […]

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India-Bangladesh relations, exemplary for South Asia – Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar

India-Bangladesh relations, exemplary for South Asia – Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar

New Delhi: – Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said ‘There are very few countries in the world who share a close brotherly bond. India-Bangladesh ties are one of them. The India-Bangladesh relations are exemplary for South Asia.’ On Monday, India gave ten broad-gauge engines to Bangladesh. The ceremony was held via videoconferencing. Foreign Minister Jaishankar was […]

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Prime Minister inaugurates Asia’s largest Solar Power project 

Prime Minister inaugurates Asia’s largest Solar Power project 

New Delhi: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated the 750 Megawatts, solar power project, at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, through videoconferencing, on Friday. This is the largest solar power project in Asia. This will reduce carbon emissions by 1.5 million tonnes. Prime Minister Modi expressed confidence that natives, poor, farmers and the middle class of […]

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India and other Asian countries under threat from the Communist Party of China, warns Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State 

India and other Asian countries under threat from the Communist Party of China, warns Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State 

Washington: US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, once again pointed to the increasing conflict with China by saying that India, along with other leading countries in Southeast Asia, has a perceived threat from the activities of the Chinese communist party. This threat is the biggest challenge faced by the United States in current times. It […]

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