scorecardresearch
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
TopicIndia-Pakistan ties

Topic: India-Pakistan ties

Jury still out on Jaishankar-Bilawal meet on SCO sidelines amid shadow of Poonch attack

The two ministers are unlikely to take part in a formal bilateral interaction but 'brief talks' on sidelines of 4-5 May SCO foreign ministers' meeting not ruled out, it is learnt.

41 Indians became Pakistanis last year. Why do they do it? What are the obstacles?

According to official data, the number of Indians who received Pakistani citizenship was up from zero in 2019, to 7 in 2020 and 41 in 2021. India does not allow for dual citizenship.

Pakistan objects Kiru hydro plant design, India says project compliant with Indus Waters Treaty

The treaty provides Pakistan the right to object on Indian design within 3 month of the receipt of the information. India has supplied the information in June to Pakistan.

Pakistan’s accusation against India on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa terror attack are ‘lies’, MEA says

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had alleged that India and Afghanistan were behind last month's attack on a bus that killed 13 people, including Chinese engineers.

Indian Army has new strategies for Pakistan, China: Punitive deterrence, credible deterrence

With tensions continuing with China, India has deployed more troops along the Line of Actual Control this summer than before.

Pakistan denies backchannel talks with India, says need for enabling meaningful dialogue

Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said states have their ways and means to communicate, which remain available even during wars.

70-yr pattern, no real shift, analysts say about talk of India-Pakistan bid to ‘bury past’

In recent weeks, there seem to have been signs of easing tensions between India & Pakistan, which appeared to come on edge of war after Pulwama attack & ensuing IAF airstrikes on terror camps.

Why distrust-but-verify is a prudent response to Pakistan Gen Bajwa’s call to bury the past

If India thinks it's caught in an awful two-front situation, the picture is more challenging for Pakistan. It can continue fighting India and become a colony of China.

India slams Imran Khan’s Special Assistant, says never approached Pakistan for talks

Govt says statements made by Moeed W. Yusuf earlier this week is Pakistan’s effort to ‘mislead its domestic constituents by pulling India into headlines on a daily basis’.

India desires neighbourly relations but onus on Pakistan to create the atmosphere, says MEA

MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan was replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha Thursday on India's policy towards Pakistan.

On Camera

Indian shipping sector is vulnerable to geopolitical unrest. Build local, invest in air cargo

With the ongoing conflict at the Red Sea, India needs to take a long-term view of the PLI scheme and its ambition to emerge as a hub of shipping containers.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.