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War of words escalates between India, Pakistan as tensions run high over Kashmir
Aug 04, 2019 10:50Tensions have flared up between India and Pakistan, with the two nuclear-armed neighbors trading accusations over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
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India’s vanishing nuclear scientists
Jul 30, 2019 12:05Nuclear scientists were among the world’s most coveted assets during and after World War II, so much so that powerful nations engaged in a tug-of-war on the European playground to claim as many as possible.
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India inks $215mln contract with Russia to buy air-to-air missiles for Su-30 jets
Jul 30, 2019 08:06India signed $215 million deal with Russia to purchase of around 300 R-73 extended range air to air missile for its frontline fighter jet Su-30MKI, ANI reported citing government sources.
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Iran releases impounded oil tanker's Indian crewmen, grants consular access to others
Jul 26, 2019 07:08After impounding two oil tankers for legal violations in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has released a number of the crewmen and has granted consular access to other remaining crew members.
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Pakistan remands alleged mastermind of Mumbai attacks for 14 days
Jul 25, 2019 00:17A court in Pakistan has remanded to custody a terror suspect accused of masterminding a four-day attack on India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in 2008, his lawyer says.
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The world is de-dollarizing
Jul 23, 2019 10:39What if tomorrow nobody but the United States would use the US-dollar?
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India’s ‘free-riding’ strategy dooms SAARC
Jul 22, 2019 10:25The nationalist politics that assured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a second term in office – and particularly his determination to isolate Pakistan – has doomed the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in favor of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
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A water treaty is what the world needs
Jul 19, 2019 19:30The world has enough water for 7 billion people, but not if countries waste, hoard, or weaponize it, says Conn Hallinan, a ‘Foreign Policy In Focus’ columnist for ‘Common Dreams’, titled: “A Water Treaty is What the World Needs”.
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Iran ready to invest in major Indian refinery: Ambassador
Jul 18, 2019 01:43Iran’s ambassador to India has said that his country would not halt planned investment in a major Indian refinery despite US sanctions that have affected the country’s oil incomes.
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Pakistan fully reopens airspace as India tensions ease
Jul 16, 2019 04:51Pakistan has fully reopened its airspace to civil aviation, months after it imposed restrictions following an aerial confrontation with neighboring India.