Missing Gesture
Strategic partnerships are not tested when leaders exchange compliments, announce visits or promise trade deals.
Strategic partnerships are not tested when leaders exchange compliments, announce visits or promise trade deals.
Nationalism and secularism are the two basic constituents of modern India.
India drag-flick specialist Deepika credited the specialised training camps organised for the national women's hockey team for helping players improve their skills and deliver strong performances at the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup in Auckland.
Asserting that India must take control of its security-related necessities to remain future-ready, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that conventional warfare and its associated means remain just as relevant today as they were in 1947.
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday expressed confidence that India would achieve its target of eliminating sickle cell disease by 2047, well ahead of the deadline, through collective efforts.
The Security Council met in a closed session on the tension between India and Pakistan, and its President Evangelos Sekeris described it afterwards as a “productive meeting”.
Ahead of the UN Security Council meeting on India and Pakistan, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that it pains him that their ties have reached a "boiling point".
Major terrorist strikes, at regular intervals, have pushed Indo-Pakistan ties to rock bottom. Normally, these happen at least once in the tenure of every Pakistani army chief, largely when the incumbent feels the need to either gain greater control over civilian authority or his forces are losing respect within the nation.
During a bilateral meeting held between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart, General Nakatani, the latter expressed solidarity with India over the Pahalgam attack and extended Japan's full support.
Escalating tensions with India could pose a significant threat to Pakistan's already strained economy. Comparatively, the macro-economic conditions in India would be stable with no expected disruptions to its economic activity, global ratings firm Moody's said on Monday.