Addressing the nation on May 12, 2025, in the wake of Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphatically said that India will not tolerate Pakistan's nuclear blackmail through which it has been promoting terrorism in…
After Italy’s re-think on BRI, will the EU…
Ever since Giorgia Meloni took over as Italy's new Prime Minister, the rumblings against China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have only grown louder. Now the rumblings have grown so loud that they are about…
China’s global image slides in 24 countries over…
China’s image across 24 countries is sliding with 67 per cent people expressing unfavourable views with just 28 per cent having a positive opinion. A survey – China’s Approach to Foreign Policy – by US…
Pakistan mulls sending army to Parachinar to stop…
After six days of clashes with heavy weapons resulting in 11 deaths, Pakistan is thinking of sending in the army and paramilitary forces to the Parachinar area in the tense province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The…
Afghanistan bans Swedish NGOs from charitable work over…
Annoyed by the burning of the Quran in front of a mosque in Sweden on the Muslim festival of Eid, the Taliban government suspended all Swedish activities on Tuesday in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.…
Iran-Pakistan rift widens, Tehran threatens hot pursuit to…
Border tensions have flared up again between Pakistan and Iran, prompting Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi to indirectly warn Pakistan about cross-border terrorism. Vahidi said that Iran expects Islamabad to control its borders otherwise Iranian…
China building nearly 400 border villages along LAC,…
China, which has adopted an aggressive strategy against India on the borders, is building nearly 400 villages around the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India. It is building similar villages in the no man’s…
In Paris, China asks Pakistan to crack down…
Even as Pakistan is celebrating the 10-years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), issues dog the “game-changer” project that falls under China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Chinese Premier Li Qiang once again reminded…
Will tourism in Maldives decline after US, UK…
The US and the UK governments have issued advisories that travelers to the Maldives may face threats related to terror incidents or due to civil unrest at tourist locations, transportation hubs, local government facilities or…