WASHINGTON: The United States is looking forward to a stable relationship between India and Pakistan, especially as they resume peace talks next week, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Robert Blake said.
WASHINGTON: Pakistan had to do more to combat terrorists on its soil if it wanted to continue to receive substantial US aid, says John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the US Senate.
NEW DELHI: Relations with Pakistan, which have been frozen following the Mumbai attacks in 2008, will improve only if Islamabad cracks down on terrorism, Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told a Gulf paper in an interview.
India willing to Take up Balochistan Issue With Pakistan, India has set February 18 and 25 for Secretary-level talks, while terrorism would top the dialogue agenda between the two countries. Talking to media in New Delhi, Indian Home Minister Chidambaram has said that India extended talks offers to Pakistan. He sought immediate arrest of Hafiz Saeed, saying that terrorism would be the main focus during the dialogue
Al Qaeda Planning 9/11 Like Attacks: Mike Mullen , US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen says that it will take 1.5 to two years to crush the rebellion in Afghanistan. He told that Al Qaeda is planning 9/11 like attacks
COPENHAGEN: A UN climate conference has opened for two weeks of negotiations among 192 nations to forge a pact to secure the world from calamitous global warming. Conference president Connie Hedegaard, U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer and the U.N.’s chief climate scientist Rajendra Pachauri were set to address the thousands of delegates in Copenhagen on Monday
NEW DELHI: A blaze erupted in a fireworks warehouse in southern India, killing at least 32 people and injuring 10 others ahead of a major Hindu festival Saturday. The victims in Friday night’s explosion were mainly traders buying fireworks in bulk as millions of Hindus prepared to celebrate Deepavali, the festival of lights, state news agency reported
India test nuclear-capable missil e, BHUBANESWAR: India carried out its first nighttime test of a medium-range missile on Monday, a defense ministry official said. The surface-to-surface ‘Agni-II’ (Fire) missile — with a range of up to 2,000 kilometers — can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads weighing up to 1,000 kilograms, the official said on condition of anonymity in line with ministry rules. The missile was fired from Wheelers Island in the eastern state of Orissa, the official said
Full Story And Original Content.Thnewspk.com“Mahela Jayawardene”:A magnificent double century from Mahela Jayawardene has put Sri Lanka in complete command on the third day of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad. The former captain dominated India’s attack en route to an unbeaten 204 and contributed handsomely to substantial partnerships with Thilan Samaraweera (70) and Prasanna Jayawardene