Monthly Archives: February 2017

Abdul Sattar Edhi: Why Google honours him today

Abdul Sattar Edhi founded the world's largest volunteer ambulance network in Pakistan, the Edhi Foundation. Unlike wealthy individuals that fund charities in their names, Edhi dedicated his life to the...

SAARC conclave on legal issues held

A two-day SAARC Law Conclave session concluded on Sunday evening at the Indian Institute of Legal Studies in Dagapur Siliguri, India. The issues discussed at the session were- improved...

Experts suggest India to reap benefits of the ‘strategic dialogue’

India and China have held first ever ‘strategic dialogue’ in Beijing in last week of February. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar led...

Ko Ni’S Killing: A Political Assasination

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has broken a month-long silence on the daylight assassination of her advisor, calling his killing a "great loss" for the country's...

Asia Infrastructure needs exceed $1.7 trillion per year

Infrastructure needs in developing Asia and the Pacific will exceed $22.6 trillion through 2030, or $1.5 trillion per year, if the region is to maintain growth momentum, according to...

Russia, Tajikistan agree to bolster guarding of Tajik-Afghan border

Russia and Tajikistan agreed to bolster guarding of the former Soviet republic's border with Afghanistan to prevent a spillover of the conflict there, Reuters quoted Russia's President Vladimir Putin...

Indian Military to Aim Pellet Guns at the Feet of Protesting Kashmiris

India's Central Reserve Police Force, responsible for handling protests in Kashmir, has said that a softer version of weapon would be used against protesters in Indian administered Kashmir. "The pellet...

Senior Taliban commander killed in northern Afghanistan air strike

After having been declared dead several times in the past, a senior Taliban commander has been killed in an air strike in northern Afghanistan, officials of the militant group...

No alternative to unity among parties to end deadlock: Ex-prez Yadav

Former Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav on Monday expressed his worry about the ongoing political deadlock in the country and said the only way to resolve the impasse is...

Myanmar’s Neighbours And The Peace Process

(Exclusive): China, India and Thailand are all carefully watching Myanmar’s stalled peace process. All these neighbours understand that only a truly genuine peace settlement will guarantee reconciliation, stability and...

India prepares new war plan for Bay of Bengal

India goes for new war plan to counter increasing threat in and around Indian Ocean including Bay of Bengal. India’s war doctrine, till now, hinged on a possible two-pronged...

Experts for “urgent review” of Farakka Barrage

Echoing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s concern, India's river and environment experts urged government to review the effectiveness of Farakka Barrage. They are claiming that Farakka Barrage had failed...

RTI invoked to expose Army wrongdoings

According to Daily FT, a wide-ranging Right to Information Act request was filed with the Army on Saturday, requesting details of how state resources have been used to aid soldiers...

Kargil martyr’s daughter gets rape threat for opposing BJP student wing

The Delhi University student, whose social media campaign against Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student union linked to the ruling BJP, recently went viral, alleged on Sunday to have...

Scholars and artists should not be afraid of offending political patrons

Ramachandra Guha: On the last day of this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writer Taslima Nasrin made an unexpected appearance. The session she spoke at was titled...

Trump’s Russia and China Policy: Impact on South Asia

In only a month in office, the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump has inspired extensive debate through his seemingly unpredictable policy pursuits. While many have expressed...

To say that Rahul Gandhi needs to mature is disservice to both him and...

  If this was meant to be defence of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s track record, it seems to have backfired at least going by social media reactions. Congress leader Sheila...

India fails to substantiate claim of Pakistan’s involvement in Uri attack

India’s National Investigative Agency (NIA) has decided to file a closure report after failing to find any evidence against two men from Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) whom it...

India’s top diplomat to visit Washington for talks

India's top diplomat will visit Washington this week for talks with the new US administration, an Indian foreign ministry official said Sunday. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar is expected to discuss...

Taliban leader urges Afghans to plant more trees in special message

The Taliban group in Afghanistan on Sunday used a rare public statement in the name of its leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, to call on Afghans to plant more trees for...

Tackling the Dragon

China and its growing influence in South Asia was the focus of India's top diplomat Subrahmanyam Jaishankar's  three-nation tour (Feb. 18-24). The Indian foreign secretary participated in India's first strategic...