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Afghanistan and Sri Lanka think tanks sign historic MOU on knowledge exchange and research cooperation

Two leading policy and research think-tanks of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on knowledge exchange and research cooperation between the two countries

Bangladeshi woman arrested for staying illegally in Hyderabad

Indian police on Saturday arrested a Bangladeshi woman for staying in Hyderabad for a decade and fraudulently obtaining Indian voter identity card

Senior US official to visit India, Bangladesh next week

Following the recent Quad foreign ministry-level meeting in Tokyo, the US is sending its Deputy Secretary of State to India on a two-day trip next week to further strengthen strategic partnerships to counter "Chinese expansion" in the Indo-Pacific region

Government indifferent towards plights of Nepali workers in India, labour migration experts say

Despite over two centuries of history, Nepali workers who migrate to India for work continue to be excluded from Nepal government's plans and policies, reflecting a discriminatory attitude against India-bound workers, stakeholders have pointed out

Islamabad asks Delhi to adopt model of peace, development

Pakistan has asked India to abandon its outmoded ‘Chanakya doctrine’ and adopt the 21st century model of regional peace and development

PHC orders police to ensure repatriation of 10 Afghan children 'smuggled by Taliban' into Pakistan

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday directed authorities to give the custody of 10 Afghan children, who were smuggled into Pakistan, to the Afghan consulate and ensure they are reunited with their parents

India resumes online visa application services for Bangladeshis

India has resumed online visa application services for the citizens of Bangladesh after a suspension of nearly seven months due to the coronavirus pandemic

1,875 tons ilish delivered to India in festive season

Bangladesh has exported 1,875 tons of ilish - the fish that is at the heart of gourmet dishes among Bengalis on both sides - to India through Benapole land port ahead of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community

India warns against Pakistan's attempts to divide Nonaligned Movement

Calling out Pakistani attempts to disrupt the Nonaligned Movement (NAM), India has warned that it will slide to irrelevance and be shut out of global decision-making if attempts are made to divide it by venting bilateral grievances

Indian ambassador calls on Nepal's tourism minister

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra paid a courtesy call on Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai at the Ministry today

Pakistan FO reminds India of its ‘defence limitations’ in response to Indian air chief’s remarks

Pakistan on Friday termed as "irresponsible" a statement by the Indian air force chief about India being ready for a “two-front war” with China and Pakistan, saying he should keep in mind his country's "defence limitations"

Bangladesh-India ties beyond strategic partnership: New Indian envoy

Vikram Doraiswami, the new Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has said that the partnership between the two neighbouring countries was based on respect, adding that India deeply admires and respects the spirit of the Bangladeshi people, who fashioned a nation based on their own unique identity through a historic struggle

US special envoy meets Pakistan Army Chief, calls for reduction in violence in Afghanistan

US Special Representative to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad along with Commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan Gen Scott Miller on Thursday met Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss ongoing intra-afghan talks

New Indian High Commissioner Doraiswami promises vaccine delivery ‘in time’ to Bangladesh

Vikram Kumar Doraiswami has begun his new assignment in Dhaka as India’s high commissioner with a promise to deliver coronavirus vaccine to Bangladesh ‘in time’ once his country starts production

Tension at Nepal border, Indian border guards assaulted

Confrontation between the 49th battalion of India's Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel and Nepalese citizens has taken place near Sundar Nagar village in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district, which has led to tension in the area