NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Monday condemned Pakistan’s recent airstrikes on Afghanistan, which claimed 46 lives, including women and children, in the Paktika province.In response to media queries regarding the airstrikes on Afghan civilians, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal expressed concern, saying, “We have noted the media reports on airstrikes on Afghan…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Friday took a swipe at a comment by Pakistan foreign minister Ishaq Dar on normalising bilateral ties with India wherein he stated that better relations would require mutual willingness, adding that “it takes two to tango”.Hitting out at Dar’s comment, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “The…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar, while responding to supplementaries of members during question hour in Lok Sabha on Friday, said Indian security forces would be going to all patrolling points in Depsang in Ladakh and also to the eastward limit which have historically been India’s patrolling limit. “Those disengagement agreements (with China) also…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday used a cricket analogy to describe the evolution of India’s foreign policy. He also described the changing nature of India-Pakistan policies towards each other with the progression of the former’s defensive policy to a more proactive one towards the latter.Speaking at the release of former Indian…
India blind cricket team (Pic Credit – X) India have officially withdrawn from the T20 Blind World Cup that was due to be played in Pakistan from November 22 to December 3. The decision came after the team was not given clearance by the central government to play the competition in the neighbouring country.“While this…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam and India’s Virat Kohli in a file photo. Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy and want to play their matches at a neutral venue. It is reliably learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has communicated their decision to the Pakistan Cricket…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rajeev Shukla has rebuffed Pakistan for “unnecessarily” raking up the Kashmir issue at a UN meeting, warning that its campaign of misinformation cannot change the facts on the ground.Delivering India’s riposte to Pakistan at the UN session on Tuesday, Shukla, without naming the neighbour, said “a delegation”, which is “habitual of…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the hosts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting for their “hospitality and courtesies” as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Pakistan.Taking to X, previously known as Twitter, the minister said: “Departing from Islamabad.Thank PM @CMShehbaz,…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Monday ruled out the possibility of bilateral talks with India on the sidelines of the upcoming SCO summit, following India’s refusal earlier. Last Friday, India confirmed that foreign minister S Jaishankar would lead a delegation to Pakistan for the summit in Islamabad. Responding to a question on Jaishankar’s visit and India-Pakistan…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday ruled out bilateral talks with Pakistan during his upcoming visit to the country for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).Speaking at the Sardar Patel lecture on Governance, Jaishankar said that while India desires good relations with Pakistan, it cannot be achieved by disregarding the issue of cross-border…
