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Friday, March 20, 2026
TopicIndia-Pakistan talks

Topic: India-Pakistan talks

Peace with India isn’t up to Bilawal. But Pakistan can ensure there is no dagger at SCO meet

Don’t forget there is a substantial lobby in India too that would scoff at the idea of normal relations with Pakistan. It’s a challenge of enormous proportions.

Bilawal-Jaishankar on the same table with Pakistan at its weakest. Modi govt should talk now

Clearly there is no such thing as a full stop in India-Pakistan conversation — it has only been pushed behind the scenes.

At least 4 Indo-Pakistan Track II meetings in 2022 — discussions on ceasefire, trade, meds

Meetings have taken place between unofficial delegations in Bangkok, Muscat and London, say sources privy to recent developments. This comes even as Shah ruled out talking to Pakistan.

Pakistan has been an ‘instigator’ of problems in India’s neighbourhood, Foreign Secretary Shringla says

Concern was expressed on Pakistan's role in Afghanistan, and over terrorism during the bilateral meeting between PM Modi & President Biden, Shringla said.

Imran Khan’s U-turn on trade with India puts Delhi in a spot — who to talk to in Pakistan

Will the Modi government be taken in by the sob stories that are going to be told on the back-channel and bite the bait, or will it stick to its guns?

Pakistan’s peace offer came with fine print. Optimistic Indians failed to read it

Pakistan Army draws its extra constitutional powers by demonising India. It won't accept any change in public perception that could dispel Rawalpindi’s narrative.

Gen Bajwa wanted a ‘paradigm shift’ with India, but Pakistan military isn’t ready

India and Pakistan have begun to talk but they have not arrived at the moment when it becomes possible to imagine anchoring peace.

Pakistan keeps making bad decisions with India. Its insecurity is hurting peace

France-Germany and US-Canada are proof that India and Pakistan can become allies — if only they can find a common threat.

Bajwa’s change of heart on India isn’t enough. All of Pakistani military must be on board

Could the complex India-Pakistan relationship be settled during army chief Qamar Bajwa's tenure even if everyone trusted each other and there were no spoilers?

On Camera

Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

Telangana’s Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget bets on rural push, welfare and infra ahead of GHMC polls

With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.