Pakistan PM to visit Iran, China
Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said Pakistan is going to hold talks with leaders of China, Japan and Iran in the next few days.
While responding to...
MANEKA GANDHI SPARKS FRESH CONTROVERSY, SAYS THOSE WHO VOTE FOR BJP WILL GET PRIORITY
Union Minister and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Sunday made another controversial statement in a rally in Sultanpur. She announced the ABCD category system to demarcate voters and accordingly...
BHUTAN THANKS BANGLADESH FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS STUDENTS
Bangladesh government contributed to Bhutan’s health vision by providing slots for Bhutanese students in government medical and dental colleges in Bangladesh, Dr Lotay said in a joint statement issued...
KHALILZAD PUSHES FOR CEASEFIRE AS PEACE EFFORTS CONTINUE
The US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who has held find rounds of talks with the Taliban on Afghan peace, says that agreeing on a ceasefire is the “quickest” way...
IMF MAY DELAY VISIT AS BAILOUT TALKS STILL GOING ON
The visit of an IMF mission to Islamabad for finalising a bailout package for Pakistan may be delayed as both sides are still engaged in an intense discussion on...
ISLAMABAD HOPES FOR ‘RE-ENGAGEMENT’ WITH NEW DELHI AFTER ELECTIONS
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood, who has been appointed as new foreign secretary, said on Sunday Islamabad was hoping for “re-engagement” with New Delhi after the country’s...
Afghanistan opens new mining areas to Int’l investment
In a keynote address at the Afghanistan Mining Investment Forum convened by INVEST, a global initiative of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to mobilize private investment in...
Bhutann, Bangladesh sign five MoUs
Bhutan and Bangladesh have signed five memoranda of understanding on different sectors, including waterways, health, agriculture and tourism.
The deals were signed between the government officials of the two nations...
BANGLADESH, BHUTAN AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER
Bangladesh and Bhutan on Saturday agreed in principle to work on allowing duty free and quota free access of a number of their products to each other’s market for...
KHALEDA IS ‘VERY ILL’: FAKHRUL
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that their chairperson Khaleda Zia's health condition has not improved that much at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)...
HAZARA COMMUNITY URGES PM IMRAN TO VISIT QUETTA AS SIT-IN ENTERS THIRD DAY
The Hazara community’s sit-in protest launched after Friday’s suicide attack at a vegetable market continued on Sunday as the Middle Eastern terrorist group Da’ish claimed it was behind the...
NEPAL: AT LEAST THREE KILLED IN SUMMIT AIR PLANE CRASH AT LUKLA AIRPORT
A co-pilot and two policemen were killed when a Summit Air plane skidded off the runway during take-off and collided with two parked helicopters at Lukla airport on Sunday...
13 PRISONERS AT RISK OF IMMINENT EXECUTION IN SRI LANKA: AI
The Amnesty International (AI) Organization on Thursday said that 13 prisoners are at risk of imminent execution in Sri Lanka.
In a statement, it said after 43 years without using...
ABDULLAH ‘WILL NOT ATTEND’ PEACE JIRGA
Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in a statement said he will not attend the Grand Consultative Jirga on Peace – scheduled for April 29, where almost 2,500 delegates will attend...
Bangladesh is like my second home: Bhutan PM
Bhutanese prime minister Lotay Tshering on Sunday also joined the colourful Pahela Baishakh celebration, the first day of Bengali New Year, in Dhaka.
The Bhutanese prime minister attended one of...
‘Disagreements’ delay Afghan reconciliation council’s scheduled meeting
The scheduled meeting of the newly-established Reconciliation Leadership Council was delayed due to “serious political disagreements” between the Afghan government and the politicians as sources described.
The meeting was scheduled...
India and Singapore conduct bilateral armour exercise
The Singapore Army and the Indian Army have conducted a joint armour exercise that ended on Saturday (April 13).
The exercise, named Bold Kurukshetra, started on April 2 and involved...
Myanmar’s economy poised for steady expansion, needs quicker reforms
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued its updated GDP forecast for Myanmar, saying the South Asian economy is set to expand steadily this year, but is facing the...
China builds world’s first armed amphibious drone boat that can lead land assault
China has built the world's first armed amphibious drone boat which military analysts said could be used in land assault operations and is capable of forming a combat triad...
India did major damage to a new $3 bln submarine by leaving a hatch...
The modern submarine is not a simple machine. A loss of propulsion, unexpected flooding, or trouble with reactors or weapons can doom a sub crew to a watery grave.
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Afghanistan’s intractable conflict and India’s options
The recent US and Russia led peace negotiations with the Taliban and the surge in violence has yet again brought about renewed international attention to Afghanistan. In the ensuing...