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India not invited to ‘extended Troika’ meet convened by Russia on Afghanistan

India is yet to comment on the meeting scheduled to be held in Qatar on 11 August. Talks under the same format had earlier taken place on 18 March and 30 April.

Onus on India to create ‘conducive environment’ for talks, Pakistan FM Qureshi writes to UN

In his letter to the UNSC and UNGA, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said India must reverse all 'unilateral and illegal measures' imposed in J&K to create such an environment.

Pakistan criticises India for ‘refusing’ permission to 5 foreign journalists from visiting PoK

Indian authorities had declined Pakistan's request to allow the journalists to travel to Islamabad through Wagah as the border crossing is virtually closed due Covid, sources said.

Afghan foreign minister Atmar speaks to Jaishankar, calls for emergency UNSC session

Atmar talked about escalating violence by Taliban as well as foreign terrorist groups in Afghanistan and described the attacks as a violation of international law.

UNSC does not support restoration of Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, says Ambassador Tirumurti

The council expressed deep concern over the high levels of violence in the war-torn country and reaffirmed that there is no military solution to the conflict.

‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat, Xi confidant — who is Qin Gang, new China ambassador to US

Qin, who is currently in a 14-day quarantine, has been appointed envoy at a time of deep tensions between the US and China over several issues.

US shares number of interests and values with India, says Biden admin

Blinken's recent visit to New Delhi was an opportunity to explore ways to strengthen comprehensive global strategic ties with India, said US State Department spokesperson Ned Price.

Biden’s US promised Covid vaccines for India but here’s why they may never arrive

Covid vaccine talks between India and US seem to have reached a dead-end in the absence of consensus over indemnity issues.

Pakistan should take credible, verifiable action against terrorism, envoy Tirumurti says

TS Tirumurti, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, said the onus is on Pakistan to create a conducive atmosphere that is free of terror, hostility and violence.

Australia makes fresh push for free trade deal, sends former PM Abbott to talk to Modi govt

Australia is planning to begin negotiations for the long-pending trade pact with India even as sticky issues concerning tariff reduction in agriculture goods remain.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?