India’s security and strategic interests are in establishing a strong foothold in Kabul. This can be done through providing infrastructure support to Afghanistan.
'Deoband is our Madar-e-Ilmi (Mother of Knowledge),' Amir Khan Muttaqi said during visit to Islamic seminary. ThePrint looks at ties linking two sides & takeaways from meeting.
Asked about the total absence of female journalists at last week's press conference, which sparked a row, the Afghan minister said it was a 'technical issue'.
Afghan FM Muttaqi declared that if Islamabad “does not want” peace, it has “other options”. At least 15 Pakistani military personnel were killed Saturday after Taliban launched retaliatory strikes.
Priyanka, Rahul among leaders asking PM to 'clarify position' over women journalists' exclusion from Muttaqi's briefing Friday. Women journalists say male colleagues 'submitted their spine'.
Muttaqi will be in India till 15 Oct before returning to Afghanistan. Six-day visit will see meetings with a number of senior officials, while potential visits to Agra and Deoband are also on the cards.
Pakistan, as chair of the UNSC Committee overseeing the sanctions, had blocked India’s earlier request for a travel ban waiver for Muttaqi to visit the country in September.
DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
However, the reputational risks should be carefully thought through. In each global forum, even those like SCO where raising bilateral issues is frowned upon, or the annual jamboree at UNGA, India flags cross border terrorism from Pakistan as a point of principle. No distinction between good and bad terrorists. Difficult to see how that can now be said with a straight face.
However, the reputational risks should be carefully thought through. In each global forum, even those like SCO where raising bilateral issues is frowned upon, or the annual jamboree at UNGA, India flags cross border terrorism from Pakistan as a point of principle. No distinction between good and bad terrorists. Difficult to see how that can now be said with a straight face.