UAE to play bigger role in India’s infrastructure, to bolster counter-terror ties
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), India’s third largest trading partner and an economic powerhouse in the Gulf, is set to play a big role in the transformation of India’s infrastructure by stepping up investments through its sovereign wealth fund. Business is high on the agenda of ‘Crown Prince’ of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed Al Nahyan […]
Pathankot terror clouds India-Pakistan ties: Will Nepal bring a bit of sunshine?
Will the post-Pathankot ice thaw in Kathmandu next month? Even as the fate of foreign secretary-level talks remain uncertain in the wake of the long shadow cast by the Pathankot terror attacks, there is a strong possibility of a meeting between India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz on the sidelines of the upcoming SAARC Foreign Ministers’ meet in Nepal’s capital, scheduled for March 14-17.
US concerned about Pakistan’s growing nuclear stockpile
The US has voiced concerns over Pakistan’s evolving “tactical nuclear weapons” doctrine, with the Pentagon underlining the increasing risks of an “incident” associated with the growing nuclear arsenal. In a brefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee Vincent Stewart, Defence Intelligence Agency Director, said: “Pakistan’s nuclear weapons continues to grow. We are concerned that this […]
26/11: Headly confessions put spotlight on ISI’s role in anti-India terror
In a series of damning disclosures, David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, has revealed that Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI provided financial, military and moral support to anti-India terror outfits like LeT, Jaish e-Mohamed and Hizbul Mujahideen. During a Mumbai court hearing which began on February 8, Headley also revealed via videoconference from an undisclosed […]
US to send more troops to Afghanistan
With the security situation sharply deteriorating in Afghanistan, the US army has decided to deploy hundreds of soldiers in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, but they will not take part in combat operations. The government forces in the region have been pushed to the brink by Taliban militants, according to a statement by the military on […]