UAE, Saudi Arabia Block Pakistan Bid To Embarrass India At OIC Meet
While OIC adopted separate resolutions on the Kashmir issue and the recent airstrikes, the final Abu Dhabi Declaration didn’t even have a passing reference to Kashmir.
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India Shows How Afghanistan, Iran & China Too Suffer From Pakistan-Fuelled Terror
While most terror strikes in Afghanistan have been traced back to Pakistan, Iran has been at the receiving end of terror by ISI-backed Sunni groups which have links with LeT & Jaish. Uyghur extremist groups are receiving active support from across the border in Pakistan and this should bother China, well-informed sources indicated to ET.
German Armed Forces Chief Pays Respect At National War Memorial
Zorn, who is currently on a visit to India from March 2 to 4 paid tribute at the memorial, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25.
Russian Defence Minister Calls Up Nirmala Sitharaman To Strengthen Military Cooperation
He also expressed his condolences over the Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir, in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.
No Return Gift: India To Remain Tough On Pakistan
India’s tough line is evident from the fact that Pakistan PM Imran Khan tried to speak to counterpart Narendra Modi thrice to inform him about the decision to release the IAF pilot but was rebuffed, according to sources. Pakistan’s efforts to link the release with deescalation of tension has not gone down well with New Delhi.
EAM Sushma Swaraj Received With Full Diplomatic Protocol In Abu Dhabi As She Is Set To Address OIC Conclave As ‘Guest Of Honour’
India has been invited by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of UAE as the ‘Guest of Honour’. Swaraj will address the plenary of the two-day 46th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the 57-member body.
Russia Offers Counter-Terror Assistance To India Even As It Calls For Restraint
The two sides have been engaged in a number of high-level consultations since 2014.
‘No Country Spoke In Our Favour On Indian Air Strike’ – Ex-Pak Envoy
India bombed and destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) biggest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80-km from the Line of Control (LoC) early Tuesday, killing a “very large number” of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders.”
Sushma Swaraj Raises Pulwama Terror Attack With Chinese Foreign Minister
Swaraj told Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi that “this terrorist attack is the direct result of the impunity and cover provided to the JeM and its leaders by the Pakistani side”.
India Behaved Responsibly, Didn’t Target Civilians: Dean Of Diplomatic Corps
“We want to congratulate Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for quickly briefing us. The message was a direct one. It was a non-military preemptive strike. India wanted to target terrorists, not civilians. India behaved responsibly,”he said.