Pakistan desperately needs the $12 billion bailout from IMF, and if war is to be averted, major powers other than China must tighten the screws using that as leverage.
Official sources said India will continue working with UNSC to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a terrorist, and also dismissed Pakistan's recent steps on terrorism as cosmetic.
This probably means Masood Azhar could be designated a global terrorist by the UN body, but the language of designation would include language acceptable to China.
Folly of Modi’s foreign policy is he launches trade war with Trump’s America, a stalwart ally, but treats the Chinese, who walked into Doklam, with deference.
Global Times says main aim of Indian govt behind “forcing” China was to “instigate domestic public opinion” and “win more support for BJP” before polls.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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