Peace Talks

Nagaland Cancels Cops, Bureaucrats' Leaves Fearing Naga Process Breakdown

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday October 22, 2019

The Nagaland government has circulated an urgent message to all its police and civil administrative officers to stay put in their headquarters and cancelled all leaves.

Nagaland Governor To Meet Church Leaders Amid Discontent Over Peace Talks

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday October 14, 2019

Nagaland Governor RN Ravi will meet regional church leaders and civil society representatives in state capital Kohima on Friday amid rising discontent over the slow progress in the Naga peace talks. Representatives of 14 Naga tribes from the northeastern state and the United Naga Council from neighbouring Manipur will be among those attending it.

US's Special Envoy In Pak For Revival Of Afghan Peace Talks With Taliban

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 2, 2019

US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived in Pakistan to discuss revival of the peace talks with the Pakistani leaders and a possible meeting with a Taliban delegation headed by the group's co-founder and chief peace negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

Taliban Bomb Blast Kills 4 In Kabul After Fallout Of Peace Talks With US

World News | Reuters | Thursday September 12, 2019

A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan Special Forces base in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least four commandos, officials said, as violence continued to escalate following the collapse of peace talks between the United States and Taliban insurgents.

Trump Pronounces Taliban Agreement "Dead" And Peace Talks Over

World News | Karen DeYoung, Josh Dawsey, Missy Ryan, The Washington Post | Tuesday September 10, 2019

President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with the Taliban "are dead" and indicated that he had no further interest in meeting with the group over an end to the Afghanistan war.

Why Afghans Welcome Donald Trump's Surprising Tweets On Taliban

World News | Pamela Constable, The Washington Post | Monday September 9, 2019

Afghan officials, analysts and citizens on Sunday cautiously welcomed President Donald Trump's announcement that he was calling off the troubled U.S.-Taliban peace talks aimed at ending the 18-year conflict.

Donald Trump's Tweets Calling Off Peace Talks "Unbelievable": Taliban

World News | ANI | Monday September 9, 2019

The Taliban on Sunday termed US President Donald Trump's decision to call off peace talks with the group as "unbelievable", asserting that his "disappointing" tweets "damaged his credibility".

Taliban Says "Americans Will Suffer More" For Cancelling Talks

World News | Reuters | Sunday September 8, 2019

The Taliban on Sunday said US President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to cancel peace talks would lead to fresh losses to American lives in Afghanistan at a time when the insurgent group was ready to finalise a deal to end the war.

US-Taliban Talks Cancelled Over Kabul Bombing, Says Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 8, 2019

US Taliban Talks Called Off: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan's leader, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America's longest war.

India Says Backs Deal Which Leaves No Space For Terrorists In Afghanistan

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 3, 2019

As the US and the Taliban close in on a deal, India on Monday said it has always supported a peace settlement in Afghanistan which will ensure stability and not leave ungoverned spaces for terrorists or their proxies to take advantage of.

US, Taliban On "Threshold Of Agreement": US Afghan Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 1, 2019

US and Taliban negotiators are "at the threshold of an agreement" to end 18 years of conflict between them, Washington's top negotiator said Sunday as he concluded their latest talks.

Taliban Attack Afghan City Of Kunduz Amid Peace Talks With US

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 31, 2019

Taliban forces attacked the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, Afghan and Taliban officials said, even as the United States and the hardline Islamist group seem close to finalizing a deal for the withdrawal of American troops.

"Reckless, Irresponsible": Afghanistan Snubs Pakistan Comment On Kashmir

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

Linking the situation in Kashmir with the ongoing peace efforts in Afghanistan is "reckless, unwarranted and irresponsible", a top Afghan diplomat has said, slamming her Pakistani counterpart.

Discussions On Afghan Peace Deal Go "Very Well", Says Trump's Spokesman

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 17, 2019

The White House signaled progress Friday on preparations for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying that discussions between President Donald Trump and top advisors went "very well."

Not Happy With The Way Peace Talks Are Going, Naga Group Tells PM Modi

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday August 9, 2019

All may not be well with the Naga peace talks, which are now in a very advanced stage. A recent letter from Naga militant group NSCN(IM) indicates that its top leadership, which has spearheaded peace talks with the centre for 22 years, is 'not happy' with the way things have progressed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge for the second s...