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Top Afghan peace negotiator meets Indian PM Modi

Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation and also a top peace negotiator with the Taliban, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his National Security Advisor Ajit Doval here on Thursday

Maldives: Speaker Nasheed calls “India Out” protesters extremist

Former Maldives president and current speaker, Nasheed Wednesday evening called “India out” protesters in the Maldives extremists

Bangladesh removes Pakistan’s name from border pillars

Half a century after the birth of Bangladesh, the work of inscription of “BD / BANGLADESH” has been completed by changing the writing “PAK / PAKISTAN” on the existing pillars on the Bangladesh-India border

Disclosing cost and number of Indian military presence will hamper ties: Maldives

The Maldivian Defence ministry has refused to share the exact number of Indian Military personnel present in the archipelago and the expenditure incurred on them, stating that it could lead to a possible strain in relations with New Delhi

Pakistan, China building new missile sites along India's western border?

Pakistan is setting up surface-to-air missile sites with the help of China in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials with the knowledge of the matter said on condition of anonymity

India’s Basmati claim to be challenged by Pakistan

Pakistan has decided to file its opposition in the European Union in a reply to India’s claim of Geographical Indi­cation (GI) tag of Basmati rice

Abdullah Abdullah Leaves Kabul for India to discuss Afghan peace

Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High Council of National Reconciliation, led a delegation that left Kabul on Tuesday for a four-day official trip to New Delhi to meet Indian leaders and discuss the Afghan peace process

India-Nepal security officials hold joint meet for border crime control

In order to check cross-border crimes, smuggling and to maintain the peace and security, security officials from the bordering districts of the both Nepal and India met on Monday to enhance cooperation in such cases

Improving border infra to further fortify ties with Bangladesh: New Indian envoy

India is developing several projects and improving the border infrastructures to further strengthen its ties with Bangladesh, Indias new High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami said before leaving Agaratala for Dhaka by road on Monday

India, Myanmar finalise discuss regional security, finalise coastal shipping agreement

Indian Army chief General M.M. Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla on Monday finalised India's coastal shipping agreement with Myanmar in a meeting with its State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

Memorandum to Nepal PM on reopening Nepal-India border

Community leaders submitted a memorandum addressed to the prime minister through the Chief District Officer, urging the PM K P Sharma Oli to open the Nepal-India border points, in Rautahat District Administration Office today

Afghanistan, Pakistan discuss easing travel restrictions

Afghanistan and Pakistan discussed new visa facilities on Monday, envisaging easing restrictions for Afghan travelers in what is seen as a step toward resuming travels between the two countries after months of restrictions

Nepali woman nails Dubai-returned rapist in India with police help

Lacking faith in the Uttar Pradesh Police, a distraught 22-year-old Nepali woman escaped the clutches of her alleged kidnapper-cum-rapist in Lucknow, cabbed down 900-km to Nagpur and lodged a police complaint against him, a senior official said here on Monday

Sharif-Modi secret meeting held in Nepal?

The Special Assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication, Shahbaz Gill, alleged on Saturday that former premier Nawaz Sharif held a secret meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kathmandu [Nepal] while keeping the Foreign Office away from it

Vikram Doraiswami to take over as new Indian envoy to Bangladesh

Senior Indian diplomat Vikram Doraiswami will arrive in Dhaka on October 5 and take charge as the new Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, officials said here