Pak Diplomacy

Nicknamed "Little Sparta" by American generals like former U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the United Arab Emirates is widely acknowledged as a small country that punches far above its weight in military terms. But the tiny Gulf state also has outsize ambitions as a peace broker.

A day after yet another attempt by China to raise the Kashmir issue before the United Nations Security Council flopped, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin today advised Pakistan to reopen traditional diplomatic channels instead of "crying wolf" through its regional ally.

The BJP today claimed that US President Donald Trump's tough message to Pakistan was a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomacy and also took a dig at the Congress.

Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian sentenced to death in Pakistan, met his wife and mother for around 40 minutes across a glass screen, more than a year after he was arrested by the Pakistani army and accused of spying.

In yet another instance of Twitter diplomacy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj promised help to the mother of an ailing seven-year-old girl in Pakistan, saying her child would be granted a medical visa for a heart surgery.

Pakistan is ready with a tough diplomatic policy if the US imposes any sanctions on it or lowers Islamabad's major non-NATO ally status over failure to crack down on terrorists, according to a media report.

Agreed there are no victors and vanquished in the world of diplomacy, but decisive moves and grace can undoubtedly steal the show. At the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Prime Minister Modi clearly emerged as the man of the moment.

China, Pakistan and Afghanistan are committed to maintaining regional peace and stability, enhancing regional connectivity and economic cooperation and promoting shared security and development, a joint statement said.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday assured a Pakistani man of a medical visa so that his two and a half-month-old infant, who is suffering from a heart disease, can be brought to India for treatment.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told the country's powerful Army that his meeting with Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal last month was part of back-channel diplomacy, a media report said on Thursday.

A 28-hour countdown is underway for India's gift to its neighbours -- the Rs 235-crore South Asia Satellite -- which will lift off today from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. India's space diplomacy is seen as a move to counter to China's growing influence in the area. While seven nations that are part of SAARC, including India, will use the satellit...

Ahead of talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has controversially suggested a "multi-lateral dialogue" to resolve the Kashmir issue to ensure peace in the region.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-year-old promise of a satellite for SAARC nations will be fulfilled this week. The Rs 235-crore "South Asia Satellite", which will cater to seven nations, including India, will take off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on May 5, piggybacking on the 'naughty boy of ISRO' - the Satellite Launch Vehicle - on its 11...

Pakistan should use diplomacy and not "proxies" that engage in violence to pursue its interests in Afghanistan and elsewhere, US National Security Adviser Lt Gen HR McMaster has said as he criticised the Pakistani leadership for selectively targeting terror groups. Lt Gen McMaster in an interview to Afghan television channel ToloNews appeared to ta...

Pakistan is likely to appoint career diplomat Sohail Mahmood as its new High Commissioner to India in place of Abdul Basit, sources said in Islamabad today.

Nicknamed "Little Sparta" by American generals like former U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the United Arab Emirates is widely acknowledged as a small country that punches far above its weight in military terms. But the tiny Gulf state also has outsize ambitions as a peace broker.

A day after yet another attempt by China to raise the Kashmir issue before the United Nations Security Council flopped, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin today advised Pakistan to reopen traditional diplomatic channels instead of "crying wolf" through its regional ally.

The BJP today claimed that US President Donald Trump's tough message to Pakistan was a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomacy and also took a dig at the Congress.

Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian sentenced to death in Pakistan, met his wife and mother for around 40 minutes across a glass screen, more than a year after he was arrested by the Pakistani army and accused of spying.

In yet another instance of Twitter diplomacy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj promised help to the mother of an ailing seven-year-old girl in Pakistan, saying her child would be granted a medical visa for a heart surgery.

Pakistan is ready with a tough diplomatic policy if the US imposes any sanctions on it or lowers Islamabad's major non-NATO ally status over failure to crack down on terrorists, according to a media report.

Agreed there are no victors and vanquished in the world of diplomacy, but decisive moves and grace can undoubtedly steal the show. At the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Prime Minister Modi clearly emerged as the man of the moment.

China, Pakistan and Afghanistan are committed to maintaining regional peace and stability, enhancing regional connectivity and economic cooperation and promoting shared security and development, a joint statement said.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday assured a Pakistani man of a medical visa so that his two and a half-month-old infant, who is suffering from a heart disease, can be brought to India for treatment.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told the country's powerful Army that his meeting with Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal last month was part of back-channel diplomacy, a media report said on Thursday.

A 28-hour countdown is underway for India's gift to its neighbours -- the Rs 235-crore South Asia Satellite -- which will lift off today from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. India's space diplomacy is seen as a move to counter to China's growing influence in the area. While seven nations that are part of SAARC, including India, will use the satellit...

Ahead of talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has controversially suggested a "multi-lateral dialogue" to resolve the Kashmir issue to ensure peace in the region.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-year-old promise of a satellite for SAARC nations will be fulfilled this week. The Rs 235-crore "South Asia Satellite", which will cater to seven nations, including India, will take off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on May 5, piggybacking on the 'naughty boy of ISRO' - the Satellite Launch Vehicle - on its 11...

Pakistan should use diplomacy and not "proxies" that engage in violence to pursue its interests in Afghanistan and elsewhere, US National Security Adviser Lt Gen HR McMaster has said as he criticised the Pakistani leadership for selectively targeting terror groups. Lt Gen McMaster in an interview to Afghan television channel ToloNews appeared to ta...

Pakistan is likely to appoint career diplomat Sohail Mahmood as its new High Commissioner to India in place of Abdul Basit, sources said in Islamabad today.