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Saturday, August 16, 2025
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Topic: US-Pakistan

In new US-Pakistan tango, doctor who helped track Osama could be released in quid pro quo

Imran Khan has said freeing Shakil Afridi ‘could be negotiated’ in exchange for Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui who is in US custody.

It’s impossible to believe two incredible countries can’t solve a problem like Kashmir: Trump

The White House has released the full remarks made by Donald Trump and Imran Khan ahead of their bilateral meeting. Read it here.

US plays down Trump’s ‘embarrassing’ remarks on Kashmir, says it stands ready to assist

Hours after Donald Trump said that Modi approached him to mediate on Kashmir, the State Department says it’s a ‘bilateral issue for both parties’.

Imran Khan welcomes Trump’s offer to mediate, says Kashmir issue will ‘never’ be resolved bilaterally

Imran Khan, who is on a US visit, said Trump would "have the prayers of over a billion people" if he could mediate and resolve the Kashmir issue.

India being kept out of Afghan-Taliban peace talks is a return to pre-9/11 geopolitics

India’s Afghanistan efforts face a hesitant Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for Afghan peace who seems to be keeping New Delhi at bay.

New bill caps US defence aid to Pakistan at $150 million

However, conditions like action against the LeT for disbursement of US aid have been removed. 

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

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.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

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?