US-Pak redux has inferences on ties with India and QUAD

US-Pak redux has inferences on ties with India and QUAD

India has conveyed its critical concern to the US State Division on Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome’s current go-to and his feedback on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the highest bureaucratic degree. The Modi authorities have additionally objected to the USD 450 million improvement bundle for Pakistani F-16 fighters, introduced by the Pentagon final month, … Read more

I’m a big fan of India, we can work together: Chinese officials amid Jaishankar-Sun strong exchange

I’m a big fan of India, we can work together: Chinese officials amid Jaishankar-Sun strong exchange

China’s top diplomat in Bangladesh Li Jiming said he is a big fan of India, personally, and he thinks India and China can work together closely to solve economic and geopolitical issues. China does not have any strategic rivalry with India and does not want to see a ‘heavily armed’ Bay of Bengal, the envoy … Read more

UK PM Rishi Sunak could freeze foreign aid for two more years: Report

UK PM Rishi Sunak could freeze foreign aid for two more years: Report

New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering freezing the country’s foreign aid budget for an additional two years, the Telegraph reported on Friday, citing sources. Britain’s spending on foreign aid is set at 0.5% of national income. The government had cut its foreign aid spending two years ago as the country faced a huge … Read more

US warns after China blocks blacklisting of Pak-based terrorists

US warns after China blocks blacklisting of Pak-based terrorists

Addressing a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) Counter-Terrorism Committee in Mumbai, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “all relevant parties should support these resolutions and no nation should stand in their way”. Blinken said member states should support the resolutions to designate terrorists under the UNSC’s 1267 list. The 1267 … Read more

US’ sanctions fail to halt North Korea’s accelerating nuclear programs

US’ sanctions fail to halt North Korea’s accelerating nuclear programs

Washington: Economic sanctions, the primary means the United States has used for years to try to exert pressure on North Korea, have abjectly failed to halt its nuclear and missile programs or to bring the reclusive northeast Asian state back to the negotiating table. Instead, North Korea’s ballistic missile program has become stronger and it has … Read more