A leading United States-based policy think tank has cautioned that long-standing tensions between India and Pakistan could escalate into an armed conflict in 2026, driven largely by heightened terrorist activity and the fragile security environment in South Asia. The assessment places the two nuclear-armed neighbours among the world’s key geopolitical flashpoints to watch in the...
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a strategic mutual defence agreement on Wednesday, a move that analysts believe could significantly alter South Asia’s security dynamics. The pact stipulates that any aggression against either country will be treated as an attack on both, strengthening Pakistan’s security posture. In an exclusive interview with India Today TV,...
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Wednesday signed a landmark Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement, significantly upgrading their military cooperation. The pact, inked during Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s state visit to Riyadh at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, formalizes the decades-old defence partnership between the two Islamic nations. According to the joint...
In a strongly worded intervention at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi delivered a scathing rebuttal to Pakistan’s continued misuse of international platforms to spread false propaganda against India. Tyagi asserted that India required no lessons from a country that shelters terrorists, persecutes minorities, and has undermined its own global...
Palghar, Maharashtra: Peace activists have urged Pakistan to release Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners before the upcoming Navratri festival, following India’s decision to free 48 Pakistani fishermen and 19 civilian prisoners on Monday. According to journalist and peace activist Jatin Desai, 193 Indian fishermen remain in Pakistan’s Malir Jail, Karachi, including 18 from Maharashtra’s Palghar...
Amid escalating trade tensions between New Delhi and Washington, a German newspaper has reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi declined to answer four phone calls from US President Donald Trump in recent weeks. According to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), this was seen as a reflection of “the depth of Modi’s anger, but also his caution”...
In a forthright address at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2025, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar emphasized India’s unwavering stance on strategic autonomy, trade negotiations, and global engagements, asserting that New Delhi will not succumb to external pressures. Speaking on the longstanding issue of third-party mediation with Pakistan, he reiterated that for over...
Days after the Chief of the Pakistan Army, Field Marshal Asim Munir, issued a nuclear threat towards India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cautioned on Tuesday that any effort to obstruct water flow into Pakistan would constitute a breach of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and would provoke a “decisive response.” While addressing an event in...
Pakistan on Friday expressed willingness to accept any international assistance, including from the United States, to help resolve the long-standing Kashmir dispute. Speaking at a weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said, “We welcome help not only from the US but any country which can help stabilise the situation and move towards...