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March 17, New Delhi – India has unequivocally condemned the barbaric Pakistani airstrike on a hospital in Kabul, calling it a serious violation of international norms.In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) describes the strike as a cowardly and unconscionable act of violence...

India has unequivocally condemned Pakistan's airstrike on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul last night. In a statement, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that this cowardly and unconscionable act of violence, which has claimed the lives of a large number of...

New Delhi, March 17 – India on Tuesday condemned the Pakistani airstrikes on a hospital and rehabilitation center in Kabul, where over 400 civilians were killed and at least 250 were injured, and said that Islamabad is "now trying to dress up a massacre as a military operation."The Pakistani...

Beijing, March 16 China called on all sides to immediately halt military operations in West Asia on Monday, in response to US President Donald Trump's call for other countries, including Beijing, to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international transport.The effective closure of the...

New Delhi: The ongoing conflict in West Asia, particularly the rising escalation involving the US, Israel, and Iran, has drawn in the Gulf states and created one of the most volatile environments in recent decades. For India, whose economic and strategic interests are deeply tied to West Asia...

Manila, March 13 – The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday emphasized the importance of an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East, calling on all parties concerned to exercise utmost restraint, avoid any actions that may further...

New Delhi, March 13 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held another telephonic conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday, discussing bilateral cooperation and matters concerning BRICS, where India is the current chair and Iran a member of the grouping...

Underlining the implications of the West Asia conflict on India, former Deputy National Security Advisor Pankaj Saran described it as the “most serious crisis” the country has faced in recent history and stated that New Delhi would need to wait for the situation to stabilize before resuming...

Islamabad, March 11 Pakistan will help Saudi Arabia "even before it is needed," a senior official from the Prime Minister's office said, amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, which has seen attacks on Gulf countries.Mosharraf Zaidi, who is the spokesperson for Foreign Media for Prime...

Cairo, March 11 – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held phone calls on Wednesday with his counterparts from Jordan, Bahrain, and Iran, calling for calm in the region in the aftermath of the US-Israel war on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory attacks, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a...

Islamabad, March 11 Pakistan and Bangladesh agreed on Wednesday to strengthen bilateral relations while maintaining close engagement, and expressed concern over the "evolving" situation in West Asia.The agreement was reached during a phone call between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign...

New Delhi, March 11 – Former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Veena Sikri, on Wednesday described the evolving situation in West Asia as extremely serious, warning that the conflict is worsening and having far-reaching humanitarian and economic consequences. She expressed hope that the...

New Delhi, March 10 – External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar had a detailed telephone conversation this evening with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, focusing on the latest developments in the ongoing conflict in West Asia.In a post on X, Jaishankar stated, "I had a detailed...

Moscow/Tehran, March 10 – Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his country’s position on Tuesday, advocating for the earliest possible de-escalation of the Middle East conflict and its resolution through political means, during a phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Rajavi...

Washington, March 10 – US President Donald Trump said that the United States and Israel were “winning decisively” in the ongoing military campaign against Iran and suggested the conflict could end within days, as he defended the scale of recent strikes and warned Tehran against threatening...

Islamabad, March 9 – Pakistani authorities on Monday warned that the country's air quality could deteriorate due to pollution originating from Iran following recent US-Israeli attacks on Iranian oil sites.The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a statement that the western parts...

Jaipur, March 8 The government should take strict action against those attempting to create unrest in the country in response to the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Vishwa Hindu Parishad national spokesperson Amitosh Pareek said.Such action would help prevent similar...

Washington, March 8 – President Donald Trump said the United States had severely weakened Iran’s military after a week of fighting, while signaling that Washington holds strong negotiating leverage but is not actively pursuing a settlement with Tehran.Speaking to reporters on Saturday during a...

New Delhi, March 7 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday that more than 52,000 Indian nationals have been safely brought back from the Gulf region to India between March 1 and March 7, following the outbreak of war in West Asia.The MEA said that of these, 32,107 passengers...

Islamabad, March 6 – Pakistan's role in the escalating conflict in the Middle East is concerning, with reports indicating that the country provided bases to the United States for recent drone strikes in Iran. This is not an isolated incident; in the past, Islamabad has "cooperated" with...