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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
TopicAfghanistan

Topic: Afghanistan

A day after Trump jibe, NSA Ajit Doval meets Afghan counterpart Mohib

Doval reiterates India's support to peace and reconciliation efforts that are 'Afghan-owned, Afghan-led and Afghan-controlled'.

Congress takes on Trump for Afghanistan jibe, says India doesn’t need sermons from US

The Congress called on the Modi government to respond to US president Trump's jibe that India should do more in Afghanistan than build a library.

India rejects Trump’s jibe at PM Modi on Afghanistan

US president Donald Trump had said countries such as India should be doing more to combat Taliban in Afghanistan, instead of building a library.

No, Mr Trump, India has never built a library in Afghanistan

India has not even proposed a library to the Afghan government. It does, however, continue to remain one of Afghanistan's biggest aid donors.  

Trump mocks Modi for library in Afghanistan, says India should be fighting Taliban instead

The US President referred to his friendly terms with Prime Minister Modi, but appeared critical of a library funded by India in Afghanistan.

India needs an action plan after US troops leave Afghanistan

The consequences of a US withdrawal are mainly of concern to the Afghan people and their neighbours in the region, including us in India.

Dubai princess who ‘escaped’ to India appears in photos for the first time

Actor Kevin Spacey charged with criminal charges in sexual assault case and 28 people killed in Kabul in attack by gunman

Why Narasimha Rao is India’s most vilified, deliberately misunderstood and forgotten PM

Here is why, even though Narasimha Rao's style was so hopelessly understated as to amount to self-denial, his method was thorough and effective.

Donald Trump calls back half of US military forces from Afghanistan

US defence secretary James Mattis resigns and Brazil’s museum, destroyed in a fire, is now digitised.

Pakistan casts doubts on US-Taliban talks it facilitated

While talks between US and Taliban carry on, Pakistan believes nothing will come of it unless either party is willing to change its stand.

On Camera

India’s agricultural paradox—rising output, rising imports, and a shrinking trade surplus

Agricultural policy has prioritised price stabilisation over fostering long-term competitiveness. This incentivises the pursuit of subsidies rather than productivity enhancement.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.