Congress Targets PM Modi After Trump Repeats India–Pakistan Mediation Claim
The Congress on Friday sharpened its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after U.S. President Donald Trump once again claimed that he intervened to stop a conflict between India and Pakistan last year, accusing the Prime Minister of maintaining “complete silence” despite the assertion being repeated multiple times. The opposition party said Trump’s remarks reiterated […]
Nod to Sikhs, But Pakistan Bars Hindu Devotees En Route to Nankana Sahib for Guru Nanak’s Parkash Purab
The celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth anniversary took a controversial turn on Tuesday when a group of Hindu devotees accompanying Sikh pilgrims was denied entry into Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border, despite having completed immigration formalities. While the first contingent of Indian Sikh pilgrims successfully crossed over to attend the 556th Parkash Purab […]
Twin Challenge: After India, Afghanistan Moves to Curb River Flow to Pakistan with New Kunar Dam
Pakistan’s water troubles are mounting, as Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has begun constructing a dam on the Kunar River, a move that could significantly cut the water flow to Pakistan. The decision follows escalating tensions along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border and mirrors India’s earlier move to suspend parts of the Indus Waters Treaty after the Pahalgam terror […]
India Won’t Take First Step to Normalise Ties, Onus on Pakistan: Shashi Tharoor
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said India will no longer take the initiative to normalise relations with Pakistan, stressing that the responsibility now lies with Islamabad to prove its sincerity by dismantling terror networks on its soil. Tharoor was speaking at the launch of the book “Whither India-Pakistan Relations Today?”, an anthology edited […]
PM Modi Puts Indus Waters Treaty in Abeyance, Calls It ‘Nehru’s Blunder’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government had taken a “historic decision” by putting the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, calling it a move in the best interests of India’s citizens and farmers. Participating in a 19-hour debate in the Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor, Modi described the 1960 treaty signed by then […]
Trump Claims Credit for Preventing India-Pakistan War, Sparks Debate in London
US President Donald Trump has once again asserted that his intervention averted a potential war between India and Pakistan. Speaking in Scotland on Monday, ahead of talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump said that without his involvement, the two nuclear-armed neighbours “would have been at war.” Addressing reporters at his Turnberry golf resort, […]
India Refuses to Recognise Court of Arbitration’s Claim Over Kishenganga, Ratle Projects
India has firmly rejected the recent ruling issued by a so-called Court of Arbitration concerning the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects located in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling, referred to as a “supplemental award,” was delivered by a tribunal that India has consistently opposed since its formation. “India has never recognised the existence in law […]
Bilawal Bhutto’s Anti-India Remarks Backfire at UN as Journalist Cites ‘Operation Sindoor’
Foreign Journalist Silences Bhutto with Mention of Indian Muslim Army Officer Leading Key Briefing Pakistan’s former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari faced a major setback during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday. While trying to project India in a negative light by claiming that “Muslims are being demonised” in […]
Shashi Tharoor on Donald Trump’s Ceasefire Claims: “India Didn’t Need Persuasion”
India’s Stand on Ceasefire Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, speaking from Brazil during his all-party delegation’s visit, dismissed US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Tharoor stated that India needed no persuasion to stop military action, as it had already committed to peace from the start. India Focused on […]
Pakistan Slams PM Modi’s Remarks on Indus Waters Treaty, Calls It a “Departure from International Norms”
In a strong reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks on the Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan’s Foreign Office issued a statement on Wednesday calling the comments “regrettable” and “a troubling departure from international norms.” During a speech in Gujarat on Tuesday, PM Modi said that Pakistan is already feeling the heat from India’s decision […]