Hungary, Israel & UAE have already accepted invitation to join the board, part of Trump's Gaza peace plan. It's not immediately clear if Pakistan will pay $1 bn membership fee.
Furqan Bhatt, the cricketer, sported the helmet while playing a private tournament in Jammu. Reports suggest that tournament organiser also received police summons.
In his message, PM Modi says it is important that the Palestinians are able to lead a normal life. Terrorism must be condemned & development prioritised, he asserts.
US aims to deploy first ISF contingents by January 2026, envisioning a peace enforcement mission—rather than a peacekeeping presence—with a total troop size of approximately 20,000.
If there is any country trusted by both sides in Gaza, it is India. While some Arab and Muslim countries are mistrusted by Israel, any Western influence is doubted by Palestinians.
Pakistanis are now debating which is worse: 'Shehbaz Sharif's constant and needless flattery of Donald Trump' or the 'embarrassment of being a Pakistani with zero self-respect'.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif called TLP protest 'insult to religion’. Clashes occurred even as Pakistan PM Sharif is in Egypt to attend signing of Trump-brokered Gaza peace plan.
On 26 January 1966, Indira Gandhi delivered a speech that was broadcast over All India Radio. This was her first address to the nation after becoming India’s first woman prime minister.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
New defence strategy marks clear break from Biden-era Pentagon policy, softening tone on China & Russia, while pushing allies to shoulder more responsibility with less US backing.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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