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Stating that the “brutal trade imbalance” enjoyed by it over Bangladesh was unacceptable, India, on Monday, said in a bid to deepen the relationship and promote economic engagement, it would promote massive investments into Bangladesh for creating jobs and economic opportunities for the local...

In the days leading up to the religious holiday of Ashura, leading members of the Pakistani Shia community in Pakistan received anonymous text messages warning of violence to come: "Kill, Kill, Shia". In recent years, Ashura - which not long ago throughout the country was an occasion which...

At least 18 people are missing, including eight Pakistani soldiers, after being hit by an avalanche in the disputed Kashmir region, officials say. The avalanche struck in the mountainous Neelum Valley, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The soldiers were searching for colleagues hit by an...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is sending a senior leader of her party Awami League to represent her at the funeral of former Prime Minister I K Gujral on Saturday. Kazi Zafarullah, a member of Awami League Presidium, the top policy-making forum of the party, will represent Hasina...

The country should take immediate steps to ratify land boundary agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh and address water-related issues including the igning Teesta river water sharing pact, said an all-party MP's delegation from the neighbouring country. The 12-member team met some of their Indian...

Pakistan first thought it could go for arbitration over India's Wullar Barrage on Jhelum River under the Indus Waters Treaty (1960), but the lawyers in New York told Islamabad it did not have a good case. Then it went for arbitration over the Baglihar Dam on Chenab River and lost the case. The...

U.S. peacemaking efforts in Afghanistan ultimately depend on a holistic, regional approach that mostly involves India and Pakistan. In 2014, Afghanistan faces both the drawdown of American forces and the election of President Hamid Karzai’s successor, both significant transitions. The bid to...

Beijing: As China unveiled its plans to become a maritime power after commissioning its first aircraft carrier, its strategic analysts say India and China can "rule waves together" by addressing contradictions in their "overlapping" maritime strategies. "It is natural that China and India, as...

Seeking a cooperative relationship with India to build an Asian century, a senior Chinese official on Wednesday underlined that China will not pursue a policy to obstruct or oppose India's efforts to get a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. "We welcome a more positive and important...

“While the Kashmir issue is very complicated, I am confident that the other three issues: Siachen, Sir Creek and water issues will be resolved soon between India and Pakistan,” said lieutenant General (r) Moti Dhar, former vice chief of the Indian Army. According to a press release, he...

DHAKA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of angry textile workers demonstrated in the outskirts of Dhaka on Monday after a fire swept through a garment workshop at the weekend, killing more than 100 people in Bangladesh's worst-ever factory blaze. The fire has put a spotlight on global retailers...

DOHA: On the first day of climate change talks here, India joined hands with China and other developing countries, including the small island states and the least developed countries (LDCs), to put rich countries on the mat for their lack of appetite to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The...

WASHINGTON, Nov 23: The US success in Afghanistan depends on having a Pakistan that is willing to confront terrorists, says US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta. In a related report, a US think-tank urges the Obama administration to scale back its relationship with Pakistan in its second...

Thursday, November 22, 2012 - India is struggling hard to have a bigger role and influence in Afghanistan. It has already used its ‘cultural invasion’ tactics and by propagating that India has long-standing cultural and economic ties with Afghanistan. As soon as the US landed in Afghanistan...

ISLAMABAD - Former Communist Party of China’s (CPC) Central Party School Vice President Li Junru, while visiting the Institute of Strategic Studies on Thursday, said that Pakistan and China’s relationship had been growing stronger and this relationship was considered unique in the world. He...

China’s newly introduced e-passports have a map depicting Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as part of its territory. Beijing has also included its claims over South China Sea, on maps printed in the passports, irking Vietnam and the Philippines. India had protested against this development by...

Pervez Musharraf was on the verge of a major accord with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before things turned sour for him at home in 2007. He says the Indian Premier shouldn’t now visit his country without the assurance of a resolution to pending disputes. The General hasn’t changed much...

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s leader of the opposition in Parliament, made some significant statements during her October 28-November 3 visit to India that deserve scrutiny. As far as her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is concerned, the visit had a dual purpose: one, to establish a stronger...

Dubai, Nov. 15 (ANI): Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged Muslims to work together to liberate 'Muslim lands', including Indian-administered Kashmir, from occupiers. Zawahri urged Muslims to reject any deal that gives 'infidels' the right to control Muslim lands - an apparent...