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Bilawal Bhutto (File photo) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto’s comments on offering extradition of wanted Pakistani terrorists to India seems to have hit a raw nerve with Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed’s son Talha. Reacting sharply to remarks Bhutto made in a recent interview, Talha accused him of making an “irresponsible offer”.Instead of…
NEW DELHI: Every time Pakistan offers a gesture of peace, it falls short on one crucial element. Trust. India has faced repeated betrayals at critical moments, from the 1947-48 invasion of Kashmir, the 1965 war after Operation Gibraltar, to Pakistan’s role in the 1971 crackdown in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).Thereafter came the sponsorship of insurgency…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday described the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir as an act of economic warfare designed to destroy the region’s tourism and provoke communal violence. He said that India would not be deterred by nuclear threats and would continue to act against terrorism emanating…
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday called on New Delhi to fully honour its obligations under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following a Court of Arbitration supplemental ruling that reaffirmed its jurisdiction to hear Islamabad’s objections over India’s Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects.The ruling, announced on June 27, upheld the Court’s competence in the dispute and reiterated…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday rejected the Court of Arbitration under the Indus Waters Treaty, describing it as illegal and refusing to recognise its authority to hear cases related to the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects in J&K. “India has never recognised the existence in law of this so-called Court of Arbitration, and India’s position…
NEW DELHI: India has asked China to constructively work towards a “permanent solution” to the border issue under a structured roadmap to bridge trust deficit, de-escalate tensions and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate it, even as their armies continue to be forward deployed against each other along the frontier for the last five years.Defence…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday dismissed the Court of Arbitration under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty as illegal, firmly rejecting its authority.The ministry of external affairs snubbed the “supplemental award” by the “illegal” Court of Arbitration for asserting its authority to hear the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower cases in Jammu and Kashmir.The ministry also highlighted…
Randhir Jaiswal (ANI) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that India chose not to sign the joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China, as it did not adequately reflect India’s concerns on terrorism.Defence minister Rajnath Singh had earlier taken a firm stance, refusing to…
NEW DELHI: Union Jal Shakti minister CR Patil on Thursday reaffirmed India’s tough stance on the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), asserting that the move is in the nation’s interest and dismissing Pakistani warnings as empty threats.“This decision belongs to the Indian government and the Prime Minister… There is no update on the…
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish addresses the UN Security Council Open Debate on civilian safety and accountability in conflict zones. NEW DELHI: India on Thursday strongly rejected Pakistan’s remarks at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing Islamabad of misusing the platform to push a “nefarious agenda” and deflect attention from…
