Dialogue

India has persistently spurned Trump’s offers to mediate on the Kashmir issue, saying the region is an integral part of the country and any issues with Pakistan can only be handled bilaterally according to the Simla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration. read more

Many of India’s neighbors have experienced military coups and some, like Pakistan, have been unable to shake near-constant military involvement in daily political life. read more

The UN secretary general will engage whenever he can with the two nations on the issue, his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said at a press briefing in New York on Thursday. read more

The Quad, which was revived in 2017 by four of the Indo-Pacific’s largest democracies, has met four times only at the level of joint secretary. read more

Wang’s visit to Pakistan took place amidst fresh Indo-Pak tensions after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5. read more

Public discourse has become intolerant. Respect dissent and be civil read more

Pakistan has approached various world leaders to seek their interventions into the issue. However, Pakistan has been told to engage bilaterally with India to end tensions. read more

Having received over 500 unwanted phone calls and just as many messages since the release of the film, Aggarwal approached the Maurya Enclave police station in Delhi with a complaint Sunday, but he is yet to get any respite from the constantly ringing... read more

Even as state governments complained about the centralising nature of the Planning Commission, the commission provided an institutional platform through which states could dialogue (and complain) with the Centre. The challenge for the new Modi government... read more

The Congress leader’s statement came a day after his friend and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan talked peace and invited India for a dialogue amid escalations across the border. read more

The theme of the conference was ‘Nataraja, a Confluence of Arts and Science: Emerging Perspectives with New Insights’. It was organised by the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Vigyan... read more

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan should back up his talk about wanting better ties with India by acting against terror groups there, India said on Friday. read more

The AIADMK has been protesting since the Diwali release of the movie with senior AIADMK ministers demanding deletion of the contentious scenes, besides threatening to initiate legal action if the film crew failed to comply, forcing director Murugadoss... read more

After Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj left the SAARC foreign ministers meeting early, Indian diplomatic sources told PTI that it was quite normal in a multilateral meeting to leave early after one has delivered the country’s statement. read more

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. read more