New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday described his use of tariffs as a measure to stop wars, and said that his communication to India and Pakistan during the recent conflict was “very effective”, repeating his claim of ending the battle between the nuclear-armed neighbours using trade. “Tariffs are very important for the United…
United Nations: In a strong retort against Pakistan in the UN Security Council, India on Monday said its neighbour as a country that “bombs its own people” and conducts “systematic genocide”. During his remarks to the UNSC open debate on “Women, Peace and Security”, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said Pakistan…
Paris: In the end, Emmanuel Macron’s man wasn’t able to pull it off either. When Sébastien Lecornu was appointed France’s prime minister three and a half weeks ago, the spin was that this was President Macron’s last card. A last card, we were told, but a good one. The 39-year-old was a presidential protégé –…
London: Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to India this week will lead to significant advances across shared areas of interest such as AI and emerging technologies, UK Minister for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Online Safety Kanishka Narayan said on Tuesday. Speaking to PTI ahead of Starmer’s first official tour of India, scheduled for October 8-9,…
New York: President Donald Trump on Monday announced that his administration will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all medium and heavy-duty trucks coming into the US from other countries beginning next month. Trump, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, said, “Beginning November 1st, 2025, all Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks…
Beijing: Rescue efforts were underway on Sunday in the remote Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest, where a blizzard had trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the world’s tallest mountain. Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams have been deployed to clear out snow blocking access to the area, which sits…
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Saturday criticised the recent remarks made by the Indian military officers and political leaders, warning that a future conflict between the two countries might lead to a “cataclysmic devastation”. In a statement, it also said that these “irresponsible statements” indicate a renewed attempt at “fabricating arbitrary pretexts for aggression” –…
Lahore: Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan has been in a ‘solitary confinement’ and his cell door remains shut at all times, his party alleged on Friday, calling such treatment “unlawful”. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo has been in jail since August 2023, in multiple cases against him. He is currently lodged in the…
Moscow: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will visit Moscow next week to attend a meeting on Afghanistan reconciliation and regional cooperation, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. In a regular briefing on Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Muttaqi will also hold bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his anticipation for his upcoming visit to India in early December and has ordered the government to devise measures to mitigate the trade imbalance with India, which has resulted from New Delhi’s heavy import of crude. Speaking at the international Valdai discussion forum of security and geopolitical experts from 140…
