Daily Archives: February 21, 2019

GOVT, TALIBAN TALKS TO START IN A FEW MONTHS: DAUDZAI

President Ashraf Ghani’s Special Representative for Regional Affairs for Consensus on Peace Mohammad Umer Daudzai said on Wednesday that there was the possibility that direct talks between government and...

INDIA ALTERS DEMAND FROM JADHAV’S ACQUITTAL TO RETRIAL IN CIVILIAN COURT

SENIOR lawyer Harish Salve representing India in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case before the International Court of Justice replied to Pakistan’s submissions on Wednesday, the third day of the four-day...

13 INDIAN FISHERMEN ARRESTED IN SRI LANKAN WATERS

Thirteen Indian fishermen who were poaching in Sri Lankan waters were arrested by the Navy in Northern seas, yesterday. Naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command arrested the suspects...

SENA QUESTIONS INDIA’S RESPONSE TO PULWAMA TERROR ATTACK

Their rekindled bonhomie notwithstanding, the Shiv Sena on Thursday questioned the BJP-led government's response to the Pulwama terror attack, asking it not to wait "till the eve of polling...

WILL RAFALE ORDER BE REVIEWED? TOP COURT TO CONSIDER PLEA FOR EARLY HEARING

The Supreme Court said today that it would look into the request for an early hearing on whether its verdict giving the government a clean chit on the Rafale...

‘Pakistan self-sufficient in defence production’

Federal Defence Minister Pervez Khattak has said that Pakistan has become self-sufficient in defence production and captured the international market. Talking to mediapersons in Nowshera after his return from Dubai,...

Nepal decides to provide exchange rate hedging facility to foreign investors

The Nepali government has taken steps to provide exchange rate hedging facility to the investors, particularly the foreign investors, in Nepal's infrastructure sector. The Nepali government has introduced a regulation...

Bhutan gov’t to digitalize services in every office

Internet charges in Bhutan are higher compared to other countries. And with the government’s flagship programme to digitalize services in every office, it might further increase the internet cost. An...

Chinese foreign minister highlights China-Myanmar border security

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday highlighted the importance of border security in promoting the economic development of border areas during his visit to the China-Myanmar...

China, Pakistan set to finalise socio-economic development action plan

China and Pakistan are likely to finalise one billion dollars Socio-Economic Development action plan under CPEC by the first week of March, it was learnt reliably. The Chinese experts group...

Sri Lanka to launch its first satellite in April

Sri Lanka will launch its first ever satellite into space in April marking its entry into the global space age, officials from Sri Lanka's Arthur C. Clarke Institute for...

The Pulwama Attack and India’s rhetoric

The Attack which occurred in the Pulwama District of Jammu and Kasmir was indeed a horrific event. The attack took place on India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The...

Hasina’s Rohingya dilemma growing, Delhi must help Dhaka resolve crisis

Bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh have blossomed into a full-fledged, broad-based relationship that has broken new ground over the past decade. Weeks after Sheikh Hasina’s government was re-elected...

‘Tarnished image’: Myanmar touts troubled Rakhine as investment destination

Organisers of a summit in Myanmar’s crisis-hit western state of Rakhine are this week pitching to investors its plentiful farmland and fishing grounds, tourist-ready beaches and historic temples. The event’s...

India keeps fighter jet makers waiting

In the world of multi-billion dollar defence contracts, India stands out. The world’s biggest arms importer, with an annual defence budget of $43 billion -- has been dangling a potential...

India, Saudi Arabia sign investment agreements as MBS meets Modi

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced infrastructure and trade agreements after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. Prince Mohammed, also known as...

Without public support, Myanmar military risks losing five townships to Arakan Army

Maj. Thet Oo Maung, a military representative in the Rakhine state parliament, has accused the Arakan Army (AA) of planning to take over five townships in northern Rakhine State...

Afghan gov’t strives to form ‘effective’ national team for peace

The Presidential Palace has confirmed that the Afghan government has expedited its efforts to form a national, inclusive, and unified negotiating team as the United States and the Taliban...

Pakistan uses back channels to defuse tensions with India

Pakistan is using back channels through its ‘friends and some influential countries’ to ease tensions with India, as the specter of a possible conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours...

‘70 BODIES RECOVERED, DEATH TOLL MAY RISE’ IN OLD DHAKA FIRE

many as 70 dead bodies were recovered from a fire that broke out at a five-storey building in Chawkbazar area at the old part of Dhaka city on Wednesday...

FREEING KHALEDA: FAKHRUL, MAUDUD UNDER FIRE FOR LACK OF ACTION

Two senior BNP leaders -- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Moudud Ahmed -- came under fire by the party rank and file at a discussion programme in the capital...