Afghanistan : Impact of Taliban regime on India
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Though the Taliban leadership structure remains intact, factional differences have emerged over power sharing in the new governing set up, especially...
Category : Security
India, Russia meet on security issues including Afghanistan begins
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The National Security Advisors’ level meeting between India and Russia on security issues, including the Afghanistan crisis began here on Wednesday....
India, Russia to discuss Afghanistan crisis at NSA level meeting
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) India and Russia are set to discuss the Afghan crisis following the takeover of the war-torn nation by Taliban forces. India’s...
INS TABAR CONDUCTS MARITIME PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE WITH EGYPTIAN NAVY
On leaving the port of Alexandria on 05 September 21, INS Tabar undertook a maritime partnership exercise with ENS Alexandria, a frontline frigate of the...
WhatsApp likely to allow users to hide online status soon
San Francisco, Sep 7 (IANS) Facebook-owned WhatsApp will reportedly let users hide their online status from anyone who can’t be trusted. As spotted by WABetaInfo, new...
China renews yellow alert for rainstorms
Beijing, Sep 5 (IANS) China’s National Meteorological Centre on Sunday renewed its yellow alert for rainstorms in multiple regions of the country, calling for precautionary measures....
EU agree to re-establish joint presence in Kabul
Brussels, Sep 4 Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) have agreed to re-establish a joint presence in Kabul to ensure the safe departure of...
Shringla meets top US officials, discusses Afghan situation
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) In the wake of the disastrous pullout of US troops from Afghanistan, India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met several senior...
India, US hold talks under shadow of Washington’s Afghanistan retreat
New York, Sep 2 (IANS) Meeting under the shadow of Washington’s retreat from Afghanistan, diplomats and defence officials of India and the US have discussed the...
US exploring land routes to evacuate Afghans
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The US is exploring ways to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies looking to leave the war-torn nation including via land...
Terror attack against Kabul airport highly likely in 36 hrs: Biden
Washington, Aug 29 US President Joe Biden has warned that another terror attack against the Kabul airport could be “highly likely in the next 24-36...
Finland’s evacuation operation in Afghanistan ends with 413 people flown out
Helsinki, Aug 29 Finland’s evacuation operation in Afghanistan ended late on Friday night when persons responsible for the security of Finnish Embassy personnel were successfully...
Biden, Israeli PM discuss Iranian nuclear issue, security ties
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has discussed the Iranian nuclear issue and bilateral security ties with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Biden...
With vow to ‘hunt down’ suicide bombers, Biden risks further Afghan entanglement
New York, Aug 27 (IANS) Trying to emerge from a 20-year quagmire in Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden risks tipping over into another with his vow...
India condemns Kabul bombings, calls for united global action against terror-enablers
United Nations, Aug 27 India has called for a unified global stand against terrorism-enablers while condemning the terrorist attacks in Kabul that wounded nearly 150 people....
Kabul blasts leave many dead, US too confirms casualties
Kabul, Aug 26 (IANS) A blast rocked the Kabul airport, which is thronged by crowds of desperate Afghans seeking to flee the country after the Taliban...
Taliban capture stoked desperation among many Afghans: UN human rights chief
Kabul, Aug 25 (IANS) Afghanistans seizure by the Taliban has raised grave fears of a return to past patterns of human rights violations, and stoked desperation...
India activates foreign missions around Afghanistan for evacuation
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The government has activated foreign missions near Afghanistan to speed up evacuation of stranded Indian citizens and Afghan nationals, including Hindus...
Western countries should not interfere in Afghanistan: Putin
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that Western countries should not interfere in Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul, saying they “must...
Biden again defends handling of Afghan drawdown
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has once again defended his administration’s handling of the troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, denying America’s allies questioning the...
If necessary US troops could remain in Kabul past Aug 31: Biden
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Amid mounting criticism from the public over the US drawdown from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said that Washington is committed to evacuating...