Well done, Tharoor; Colombian govt withdraws statement ‘sympathising’ with Pakistan

Bogota (Colombia): In a significant diplomatic win for India’s global outreach campaign to counter terrorism and expose Pakistan’s role in it, Colombia has officially withdrawn an earlier statement that had expressed sympathy towards Pakistan following ‘Operation Sindoor’. Initially, the South American nation had conveyed condolences over the loss of lives in Pakistan, sparking disappointment in…

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EAM Jaishankar discusses strengthening bilateral, India-EU ties with Cypriot counterpart

Nicoasia:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his Cypriot counterpart, Constantinos Kombos, and the two leaders discussed strengthening bilateral and India-EU ties. Jaishankar also said he appreciated the support extended by Cyprus in India’s fight against terrorism. “Warm conversation with FM @ckombos of Cyprus. Discussed strengthening our bilateral partnership…

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Tharoor disappointed over Columbia’s condolences to Pak after Op Sindoor

Bogota:  Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading an all-party delegation, has voiced his deep disappointment over Colombia offering condolences for the loss of lives in Pakistan following Indian strikes in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Tharoor is leading the delegation to Colombia as part of India’s global outreach to expose Pakistan’s support for cross-border terrorist…

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Chinese military declines to comment on performance of China-made weapons used by Pakistan in conflict with India

Beijing: The Chinese military Thursday declined to comment on the performance of China-made weapons used by Pakistan in the recent conflict with India. Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesperson Sr. Col. Zhang Xiaogang also played down the reports of India recovering an unexploded PL-15E, a radar-guided beyond visual range missile, stated to be the most advanced rocket…

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Tharoor slams ‘zealots’; says was clearly speaking only about reprisals for terrorist attacks

Panama City:  Amid Congress leaders’ swipes at him over his ‘surgical strike’ remarks, party leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that for those “zealots” fulminating about his supposed ignorance of Indian valour across the LoC, he was “clearly and explicitly” speaking only about reprisals for terrorist attacks and not about previous wars. Tharoor said his…

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India will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail and will strike decisively at terrorist hideouts: All-party delegations

Singapore/Paris/Kinshaw:  All-party parliamentary delegations on Tuesday made it clear that India will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail and will strike precisely and decisively at the terrorist hideouts developing under the cover of nuclear blackmail. During a meeting with Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs, Sim Ann in the city-state, the…

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France together with India in fight against terror: Ravi Shankar Prasad-led team concludes Paris visit

Paris:  France on Tuesday reiterated its solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism emanating from Pakistan and agreed that the democratic world needs to speak in one voice on this issue, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said after the Paris leg of his all-party delegation’s visit to European capitals. The nine-member delegation was joined…

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