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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicWagah Border

Topic: Wagah Border

No retreat ceremony, little trade — Attari-Wagah is silent and local economy bears the brunt

From shopkeepers & dhaba owners to transporters & labourers, the suspension of retreat ceremony at Attari and no cross-border trade between India & Pakistan have impacted all.

India wants video-conference on Indus Water Treaty, Pakistan for Wagah border meeting

In a letter last week, the Indus Commissioner of India told his Pakistani counterpart that it is not conducive to hold the meeting at the Attari Joint Check Post due to Covid-19.

Pakistan to resume Afghan exports through Wagah border from 15 July

Pakistan has restored bilateral trade at all border crossing terminals to pre-Covid-19 status with suitable protocols.

5 Indian high commission officials, including duo who were detained, return from Pakistan

The five officials included two drivers who were alleged involvement in a hit-and-run case in Pakistan last week. The two were briefly detained and realised on 15 June.

India to help 180 stranded Pakistanis return home via Attari-Wagah border

As many as 41 Pakistani nationals will return home Thursday via the Attari-Wagah border. The MEA has arranged cars to bring the Pakistanis to the border.

India-Pakistan candle vigils at Wagah have now moved to Instagram in coronavirus lockdown

While tension continues on the LOC, Pakistani singer Ali Sethi’s Instagram lives with Indian celebrities has opened a new gateway for post-Partition nostalgia.

Welcome to Pakistan, a full-fledged national security state which suspects everyone, most of all its own.

Welcome to Pakistan, a full-fledged national security state which suspects everyone, most of all its own.

India, Pakistan will hold high-level talks on Kartarpur Corridor on 4 September

The meeting will take place on Indian side of Wagah-Attari border. The two countries are likely to finalise the draft agreement pertaining to opening of the corridor.

Pakistan’s propaganda video of Indian pilot Abhinandan had at least 16 cuts

Sources in the defence establishment pointed out that the multiple cuts made it clear that the video was edited and spliced.

Happy to have Abhinandan Varthaman back, says IAF minutes after Pakistan releases him

Assistant chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal R.G.K. Kapoor had read out a brief statement to reporters waiting for wing commander Varthaman's release at Wagah border.

On Camera

Why the future of cars does not look electrified

Making a jump from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is the kind of romantic prospect that would appeal to India, which jumped from a shortage of landline phones to an abundance of smartphones.

Notices, fines, court case & now a limited ban — RBI-Kotak relationship has been fraught for years

RBI Wednesday banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from taking on new customers through digital channels & from issuing new credit cards. Violations had to do with strength of bank’s IT infra.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.