Daily Archives: February 9, 2017

Afghanistan peace

Russia to host 6-nation conference on Afghan peace

Russia is set to host a six-nation conference this month to discuss the Afghanistan peace process. Arch rivals Pakistan and India have also been invited, along with China, Afghanistan and...

Pakistan rejects Group of Fours’ demand for permanent UNSC seat

  Apparently with an eye on India, Pakistan envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi has rejected the attempts of countries to seek permanent chair in the UN Security Council. She said...

BD should scrap Rohingya relocation plan: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Bangladesh government to immediately drop its plan to transfer Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited, undeveloped coastal island. It said that relocating the refugees from...

Myanmar armed groups barred from peace conference

Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar’s Arakan and Chin states expressed their frustration over a decision from State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, who says the government will not approve...

PM and the UP crucible

In the 69 years of parliamentary democracy in India, no prime minister has been as audacious as Narendra Modi. He has said publicly that he will be in office...

Sri Lankan Govt. to go for $ 2.5 b more foreign debt

Sri Lanka has “manageable” non-roll over debt commitments of $ 2.6 billion for 2017, the Central Bank said yesterday, outlining plans to manage external payments and aim for $...

Stand on Masood Azhar won’t affect ties with India: China

China on Wednesday expressed hope that its decision to place a ‘technical hold’ on designating Masood Azhar an international terrorist will not have a negative impact on Sino-Indian ties. In...

Corps Commanders observe Indian ceasefire violations as threat to regional stability

A Corps Commanders' Conference, presided by Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Wednesday observed continued Indian ceasefire violations as threat to regional stability, the Inter Services Public...

Myanmar in ‘advanced negotiations’ with Pakistan to licence-build JF-17 fighter

The governments of Pakistan and Myanmar are now in "advanced negotiations" to licence-build the JF-17, a single-engine multi-role fighter jet, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly, an independent defence news agency,...

Brahmaputra Lit Fest in Guwahati

It was late in the afternoon that we reached Guwahati on 27 January, a beautiful sunny day. The winter chill hadn’t quite set in. It was festive season in...