regional relations

According to a report in The Times of Israel, Pakistan's attempt to position itself as a mediator in the ongoing tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has come under scrutiny, highlighting Islamabad's complex historical role and strategic contradictions. The report cited...

Beijing, April 3 China said on Friday that the talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan under its mediation to end their conflict "progressed steadily," two days after officials from the three sides met in the Chinese city of Urumqi.A day after addressing questions about the Pakistan-Afghanistan...

Islamabad, April 2 – As Pakistan claims to be a potential mediator between the United States and Iran during the ongoing conflict in West Asia, a report has highlighted that Islamabad has consistently sought to turn crises into opportunities for relevance, projecting itself as useful to all...

New Delhi, March 30 Following reports that Pakistan was attempting to broker a truce between the United States and Iran amidst a month-long war in West Asia, Afghanistan appears to have increased its regional outreach amid its own armed conflict with Islamabad.During a discussion with Afghan...

Kabul, March 30 – One person was killed and 16 others were injured after Pakistani forces launched rocket and heavy weapon attacks on residential areas in Kunar province, Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday, quoting officials.The shelling targeted areas near Asadabad and nearby homes...

Johannesburg, March 25 India's ability to manage relationships with multiple, often competing actors could become a key diplomatic strength, serving as a bridge between BRICS and the US. This is particularly relevant, as under President Donald Trump, the US viewed the BRICS bloc as anti-American...

Kabul, March 18 – Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, accused Pakistan’s military on Tuesday of carrying out airstrikes in Kabul that he said resembled "atrocities perpetrated by the Israeli regime against Gaza," claiming the attack killed more than 408 people...

Washington, March 15. For decades, Pakistan's policy towards Afghanistan has centered on installing a "friendly" government in Kabul – often through proxies such as the Taliban – in an effort to secure "strategic depth" against India.However, in practice, this strategy has repeatedly...

New Delhi, March 14 Riva Ganguly Das, former Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, said on Saturday that India's position on the ongoing West Asia conflict is primarily guided by its own strategic and economic interests, adding that maintaining a neutral stance has worked in New...

Islamabad, March 12 Pakistan said on Thursday that it was playing the role of a bridge builder to help de-escalate the current tensions in West Asia."Our principled position on issues related to sovereignty, international law, and the UN charter, as well as dialogue and diplomacy, is respected...

Islamabad, March 11 Pakistan said on Wednesday that its security forces have killed 641 Afghan Taliban operatives and injured over 855 in the ongoing military operation launched two weeks ago.Pakistan launched military action, codenamed Operation Ghazab lil-Haq (righteous fury), on February 26...

Jammu, March 11 Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta thanked the country's leadership on Wednesday for entrusting him with the responsibility and said he would work for the overall development of the state while ensuring that all sections of society are taken into account.Former Ladakh...

March 07, New Delhi: Masoud Pezeshkian has apologized to neighboring countries for attacks launched during Iran's war with Israel and the United States.In a speech broadcast on state television, the Iranian president stated that Tehran would not target neighboring countries unless attacks were...

New Delhi, March 2 – The fragile ceasefire between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan collapsed when the latter declared an open war with Kabul. The first round of strikes went in Pakistan's favour, and this boosted its army's morale.Pakistan may be ahead of Afghanistan in terms of air power, but...

March 01, New Delhi – EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas described the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in US-Israeli strikes as a defining moment in the country's history.Writing on X, she said the future is uncertain, but suggested the event could pave the way for a...

Islamabad, February 28 Pakistani authorities said that approximately 331 members of the Afghan Taliban and their allied terrorist groups have been killed so far as the operation against them was ongoing, it emerged on Saturday.Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, providing an early...

United Nations, February 28 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said."I can tell you that the Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the escalation of violence...

Tokyo, February 24. China's policy towards Japan is not merely a tactical misstep, but a "strategic blunder" rooted in a misunderstanding of how influence is shaped and consolidated in Asia.By viewing Japan primarily as an adversarial player rather than a competitive partner within a shared...