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Islamabad, March 19 – Pakistan's response to the ongoing conflict in West Asia has raised concerns about the strength and credibility of the Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Military Defence Agreement. Recent events involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have revealed cracks in the long-projected...

New Delhi, March 19 Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he understands the Indian government's desire to take a cautious approach to the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran, and hopes that it can make a public appeal to both sides to end the war quickly.In an interview...

Islamabad, March 19 Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, said on Thursday that the country "will not tolerate the use of Afghan soil for conducting terrorism against its people."Munir made the statement during an interaction with Ulema of...

March 19, New Delhi — As the conflict enters its third week, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has once again affirmed that the country's position on the peaceful use of nuclear energy remains unchanged.Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Araqchi stated that after the conflict, coastal...

Bandung (Indonesia), March 19 (360info) Indonesia faces a strategic choice as pressure mounts at home to withdraw from US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace amid the escalating US–Israel–Iran conflict.Former Minister for Politics, Legal and Security Affairs and Vice Presidential...

Srinagar, March 18 National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah expressed serious concerns about the escalating conflict in West Asia on Wednesday, and urged global powers to act with urgency and responsibility to prevent a deeper crisis that could destabilize the world order.In a...

New Delhi, March 17 Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday, discussing the current situation in West Asia and agreeing on ensuring safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.During his telephone conversation, Modi strongly...

"In a new era of grey-zone conflicts, traditional international institutions are struggling to manage evolving geopolitical tensions," said Daniel Benaim, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs, during his keynote address at the Maharana Pratap Annual...

United Nations, March 17 India called out Pakistan for its habit of "fabricating imaginative" tales of Islamophobia in neighboring countries, questioning how Islamabad's own brutal repression of Ahmadis or air-bombing campaigns during Ramadan against Afghanistan can be characterized."India's...

Washington, March 17 – US President Donald Trump said that the war involving Iran could end “soon,” even as he delayed a planned visit to China, saying he needed to remain in Washington during the conflict.“I don’t think so. But it will be soon, it won’t be long,” Trump said when asked if the...

Moscow, March 16 Russia on Monday reiterated its call on all parties involved in the West Asia conflict to immediately cease hostilities and refrain from attacks on civilian infrastructure.In a statement posted on its website, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the loss of civilian lives...

London, March 16 Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he would not allow the UK to be drawn into a "wider war" in the Middle East, asserting that he is working with European allies to develop a "viable plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Addressing a press conference at 10 Downing...

Washington, March 16 – US fighter jets have targeted military positions near the Chabahar Free Trade Zone, according to reports.The sounds of explosions were heard in the area behind the Chabahar Free Trade Zone, Al Jazeera reported, citing Voice of America’s Persian-language service.The...

Imphal, March 16 Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam stated on Monday that the peace agreement with the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) is in effect, and the outfit has 1,435 "verified cadres".The outfit signed a peace agreement in November 2023.Konthoujam was responding to a...

New Delhi, March 16 As the conflict in West Asia entered its 17th day, Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, said on Monday that "we are ready to stop hostilities if Iran changes course."Speaking to reporters here, Azar also said that in the last few days, Israel had consulted "diplomatic...

US President Donald Trump said he had requested that seven countries send warships to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open during the ongoing conflict with Iran. The strait is a critical shipping route through which about one-fifth of the world's traded oil normally passes. Trump stated that the...

Washington, March 16 – The war with Iran could end within weeks, senior officials in the Trump administration said, even as fighting continues across the Middle East and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are pushing oil prices higher.The comments came as the conflict entered its third week...

New Delhi, March 15 Against the backdrop of escalating tensions between Iran and the US, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focusing on various aspects of the evolving situation in West Asia.Jaishankar held...

Guwahati, March 15 The Assam government signed memoranda of settlement with three Kuki and one Hmar armed groups on Sunday, claiming that it brought an end to "ethnic militancy" in the state, according to an official statement.The four groups had laid down their arms in 2012 in the presence of...

Samalakha (HR), March 15 Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) called for peace in the world on Sunday, emphasizing that the Union government was taking all necessary steps in the supreme interest of the nation.RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale...