Vladivostok summit
India sees Russia as a long-term, reliable partner and at the coming bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin, both nations are set to add new areas of cooperation beyond the traditional ones.
PM Modi Bahrain visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the $4.2 million redevelopment project of the Sri Krishna temple in the Bahraini capital.
PM rejects scope for third party mediation in Kashmir
Prime Minister Narendra Modi categorically rejected any scope for third party mediation between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, saying the two countries can discuss and resolve all issues bilaterally and “we don’t want to trouble any third country.”
FATF Asia-Pacific Group ‘blacklists’ Pakistan
Pakistan has been placed on the lowest rung, or “blacklist”, of the Financial Action Task Force’s Asia Pacific Group (APG) for non-compliance and non-enforcement of safeguards against terror financing and money laundering.
Go for bilateral solution, says U.K.
The United Kingdom supported a bilaterally reached solution for the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan.
India-U.S. 2+2 meet
Indian and U.S. officials have gathered in the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, for the 2+2 intersessional and the Maritime Security Dialogue.
UN team alleges violation of rights in Kashmir
Experts of the United Nations Human Rights Council said that the information blackout in Kashmir amounted to a collective punishment for the people of the region.
Defying U.S., Gibraltar frees Iran tanker
Gibraltar allowed a detained Iranian supertanker to leave the British overseas territory after a last-minute U.S. attempt to seize the vessel, potentially defusing tensions between London and Tehran.
Trump: Kashmir situation complicated by religion
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would do his best to mediate or help somehow with the tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
India should be wary of a U.S.-Pakistan deal: former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai
Mr. Karzai in his visit to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, said he had conveyed the “fears for Afghanistan” if there was a deal that involved Pakistan.