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India, Japan hold first ‘two-plus-two’ dialogue

7:35 pm November 30, 2019

New Delhi: India and Japan on Saturday held their inaugural foreign and defence ministerial dialogue with an aim to give further momentum to their special strategic partnership, particularly in the maritime domain. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar led the Indian delegation while the Japanese side was headed by Foreign Minister […]

Japan defence minister visits Hindon air base

7:09 pm November 30, 2019

New Delhi: Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono on Saturday visited the Indian Air Force base at Hindon where he was given an overview of the IAF’s organisational structure and its operation capabilities, officials said. Kono is on a two-day bilateral visit to India to attend the inaugural meeting of the India-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministerial […]

Kartarpur corridor Army chief Bajwa’s brainchild, will hurt India: Pak minister

6:41 pm November 30, 2019

Lahore: The opening of the historic Kartarpur corridor was the brainchild of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and it will hurt India for ever, a top pakistani minister claimed on Saturday, contradicted his government’s assertion that the idea behind the initiative was of Prime Minister Imran Khan. On November 9, Prime Minister Khan inaugurated […]

Pakistan media blames Imran Khan government for “inept” handling of Gen Bajwa’s extension case

7:50 pm November 29, 2019

Islamabad: Prominent Pakistani newspapers on Friday censured Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government for its “inept” handling of the sensitive case of extending the term of the powerful Army chief and cautioned him that the confidence of the people in his administration stands at an “all-time low”. The Supreme Court gave General Qamar Javed Bajwa a […]

Afghan peace talks with Taliban has resumed: Trump

2:29 pm November 29, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration had resumed talks with the Taliban with the purpose of bringing peace in Afghanistan, but refused to give a timeline for drawdown of his troops. “Yes,” Trump told a small group of reporters at the Bagram Air Field on Thursday when asked to confirm whether […]