From Lahore surprise to Pathankot shock: Can talking cure manic-depressive India-Pakistan ties?
Breakfast and lunch in Kabul, tea in Lahore, dinner in Delhi. And mourning in Pathankot! The gap between the dreamy idyll and the shock of reality is so stark in the perennially conflicted, convoluted India-Pakistan relations that it defies imagination.
Pathankot attack targeted at disrupting India-Pakistan talks: China
China, an all-weather friend of Pakistan, has condemned the terror attack on the Pathankot air force base saying it may have been launched “intentionally” to disrupt the momentum in India-Pakistan ties, which have shown “signs of improvement.” “We condemn this attack…At this juncture, this attack might have been launched intentionally to disrupt this momentum in […]
Embassy attack: Saudi Arabia, Iran cut off diplomatic ties
Hitting a new low in the relations between the two West Asian regional powers, Saudi Arabia has cut off diplomatic ties with Iran after protesters attacked its embassy in Tehran. The attackers were protesting the execution of a Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, whose killing has triggered violence. Making the announcement at a media gathering in […]
Pathankot terror siege: Firing on, Modi monitoring situation
Fresh firing has been reported at the Pathankot Air Force base on January 4, with more terrorists suspected to be hiding in the area. Reinforcements have been sent to the area of operation. Around 12 National Security Guards (NSG) have been injured. A joint operation by the armed forces, police and security personnel combing the […]
Terror strikes Indian consulate in Afghanistan
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kabul and underscored India’s determination to stand by Afghanistan during the country’s challenging transition period, terrorists tried to target the Indian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, indicating a bloody power play in months to come. There were explosions and gunfire just a few meters away from India’s consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif […]
Pathankot terror: Swaraj maps out diplomatic strategy vis-à-vis Pakistan
The audacious terror attack by Jaish e-Mohammed militants at Indian Air Force base in Pathankot has shocked India’s security establishment and triggered an internal brainstorming session by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with the country’s former envoys to the neighbouring country. The envoys who were present at the meeting in New Delhi on January 3, […]
Israel’s outreach to Arab minority: Will it bridge the gap?
In an important step to bridge social gaps in the country, the government of Israel has reached out to its Arab citizens by crafting a comprehensive budget which would include Arabs in the shared progress of the country. After two unsuccessful attempts to get a cabinet majority, the government on December 30, 2015 approved an […]