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Washington, March 4: With military supremacy effectively institutionalized in Pakistan, the country’s volatile politics, fragile civilian governance, entrenched military dominance, systematic corruption, criminal networks, and widespread human rights abuses risk becoming more persistent, a...

Washington, March 3 – The United States is sending two senior officials to India this week, signaling the importance Washington places on New Delhi at a time of rising tensions in West Asia.Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will travel to New Delhi from March 3 to 6. He will lead...

Islamabad, March 2 President Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that Pakistan would not allow any entity, domestic or foreign, to use a neighboring country to destabilize his nation.Addressing a joint session of Parliament amidst disruption by members of the opposition, Zardari said a recent UN...

New Delhi, March 2 – US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, S Paul Kapur, who is currently on an official visit to India, is scheduled to meet with top Indian officials and discuss regional security and shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific."Welcome to India...

March 01, New Delhi – Pakistani police clashed with protesters on Sunday who breached the outer wall of the U.S. consulate in Karachi, resulting in nine deaths. The protests erupted following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Hospital...

New Delhi, February 28 – Following nearly four months of border closures following sporadic skirmishes along the Durand Line and intermittent aerial bombardment by Islamabad inside Afghan territory, tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have sharply escalated, with the conflict now...

Washington, February 28 – The United States (US) has backed Pakistan’s right to defend itself against Taliban attacks, even as fighting escalated between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban. President Donald Trump praised Pakistan's leadership, and a State Department spokesperson told IANS that...

Washington, February 28. The Department of South Asian Studies at Harvard University has apologized for posting what it described as an “insensitive image” related to its Sanskrit program, following criticism from sections of the Hindu community.In a statement on Friday, the department said it...

Singapore, February 27 Singapore-listed Thakral Corporation Ltd said it will begin in-house manufacturing of drone components in May, citing the potential market growth of USD11 billion by 2030, up from USD 500 million in 2024."To expand in the enterprise drone market and meet the growing...

New Delhi, February 26 Congress leader Anand Sharma criticized the government on Thursday over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel, stating that India should not be seen as endorsing a regime that has committed genocide in Gaza and caused starvation for thousands of helpless...

New York/Washington, February 25 US President Donald Trump has said that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told him that 35 million people would have died if he had not intervened to stop the war between India and Pakistan.In his over 100-minute-long State of the Union address on...

Mumbai, February 24 Marriott International reported a record expansion year in South Asia for 2025, signing 102 hotel deals, adding more than 12,000 rooms, with India driving the bulk of growth by accounting for 99 of the agreements.The global hospitality company delivered double-digit RevPAR...

Mumbai, February 23 Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) and MBD Group announced a long-term strategic partnership on Monday, under a Master Franchise Agreement, to support the growth of RHG's luxury and lifestyle brands, Radisson Collection and Radisson RED, across India.According to a joint statement...

New Delhi, February 23 – The role of women in shaping contemporary literary discourse came to the forefront as prominent writers, reviewers, and translators converged at the Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies (SNCWS) at Jamia Millia Islamia for a national symposium, an official said on...

Colombo, February 22 – Zillur Rahman, a leading Bangladeshi journalist and President of the Centre for Governance Studies in Dhaka, stated in an exclusive interview with a leading think-tank that India and Bangladesh share long-standing historical, economic, and strategic connections.He...

Kabul, February 22 – Pakistan’s military establishment is providing operational space to radical Islamist groups such as Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, enabling support for local terrorist groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and seeking backing from Islamic...

Washington, February 20 – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised US President Donald Trump at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, crediting him with preventing a potential India-Pakistan war – even as he failed to secure a bilateral meeting with the American leader during his...

New Delhi, February 19 Bullish on the growth potential of the Indian market, aerospace major Airbus plans to produce 10 H125 helicopters annually from the final assembly line, established in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems in Karnataka, by 2029.Asserting that helicopters can be a tool...

Mumbai, February 18 Spending on advertising is estimated to accelerate to 9.7 per cent in 2026, compared to 9.2 per cent in the previous year, according to a report released on Wednesday.The report by WPP, one of the world's largest media agencies, estimated that overall advertising spending...

Chennai, February 18 SATRAC Engineering Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of trailers and truck bodies, has inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the neighboring town of Sriperumbudur, marking a significant milestone in its growth in the commercial vehicle body-building segment, an...