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 […]
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), […]
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’. […]
Beijing: US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, recently paid a visit to Asia. Pompeo had declared that this visit was to stop the Chinese expansionism against the sovereignty of the countries from the Indian Ocean, South East Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. As expected, a vicious reaction has emanated from China over this, which has […]
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 […]
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 […]
Geneva: – Although ISIS has been nearly finished in Iraq and Syria, the terrorist organisation has increased its influence rapidly in South Asia. A leading European think tank warned that the infamous Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, is assisting IS in expanding its influence in South Asia. 70% of the terrorists in IS are Pakistanis, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]