Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly had a narrow escape after a Ukrainian drone attempted to target his helicopter during a late-night flight over the sensitive border region of Kursk. Russian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed the drone before it could reach the president’s air route, officials said. The dramatic incident took place during…
New Delhi: Pakistan continues to view India as an existential threat and is expanding its nuclear arsenal accordingly, while India treats China as its primary strategic adversary and views Pakistan as a secondary concern. This assessment comes from the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in its 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment, which raises fresh concerns…
New York: (May 25) An all-party delegation of Indian Parliamentarians, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, visited the 9/11 memorial here and paid homage to the victims of the terror attacks, expressing solidarity and underlining that the world has to be united in the fight against the “shared problem” of terrorism. Tharoor said that the…
Berlin: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held extensive discussions with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul in Berlin covering the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation, and the two sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to further expand collaboration in key strategic areas, including defence and AI. The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement here said the…
Manama: “Bahrain and India have a deep and long-standing relationship and we truly appreciate Bahrain’s strong comments during recent developments,” BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda, who is leading an all-party Indian delegation here, said on Saturday as part of New Delhi’s global diplomatic outreach to highlight its unwavering stand against cross-border terrorism. Earlier in the…
Singapore: A key priority for Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be to deepen the trade-focused country’s relations with the major powers, especially the US and China, engaging with them honestly in a principled manner while not getting caught in their rivalry. Speaking after his newly re-elected government was sworn in on Friday, Wong stressed,…
United Nations: India ripped through Pakistan’s “disinformation” at the UN on the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting that Islamabad violated its spirit by inflicting three wars and thousands of terror attacks on India that seek to hold hostage lives of civilians, religious harmony and economic prosperity. “We are constrained to respond to the disinformation being carried…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said it is ok for Apple to go to India to build its plants, but then the tech company will not be able to sell its products in America without tariffs. Trump’s remarks came as he signed multiple executive orders in the Oval Office to boost US nuclear…
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said its command and control structures are robust. The Foreign Office here also said the country remained fully confident in the strength of its “comprehensive nuclear security regime”. “Pakistan remains fully confident in the strength of its comprehensive nuclear security regime and the robustness of its command and control structures,” the…
Moscow/Tokyo/Abu Dhabi: Diplomatic leadership from Russia, Japan and United Arab Emirates on Friday came forward to join hands with New Delhi against all forms of terrorism as the Indian multi-party Parliamentary delegation held wide-ranging discussion on counter-terrorism combat and briefed them on Operation Sindoor. “#TeamIndia sends a strong and united message on combating terrorism,” External…
