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‘J&K is in India’: Diplomat calls out 'incorrect' Indian map at Bangladesh event

Noticing that the map showed Jammu and Kashmir as a part of Pakistan, Puja Jha interrupted the presentation and said that it was “factually incorrect”.
Updated on Jul 11, 2026 02:59 pm IST

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over PM aide's detention at Delhi airport

Zahed Ur Rahman has a long history of making anti-India statements, especially on his YouTube channel “Zahed’s Take”, which has been blocked in India
Updated on Jun 16, 2026 06:35 am IST

Bangladesh invites Modi to attend Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI)
Updated on Feb 15, 2026 06:45 am IST

Powering India’s digital future through sustainable infrastructure

Digital economy
Published on Jan 18, 2026 11:22 am IST

Pak wants to launch new regional bloc to replace SAARC, but will it find takers?

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister aattends a roundtable session of the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum meeting at the European Council building in Brussels.
Updated on Dec 11, 2025 01:49 pm IST

Akasa Air launches daily non-stop flights from Bengaluru to Phuket

Travelers can enjoy a 20 per cent discount on flight tickets from Bengaluru to Phuket using the promo code FLYMORE. (REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo)
Updated on Aug 26, 2025 04:28 pm IST

Pakistan says it desires ‘normal neighbourly relations' with India

Last month, Pakistan urged India to resume the normal functioning of Indus Water Treaty, saying the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration showed that the agreement was valid.
Published on Jul 05, 2025 08:59 pm IST

Pakistan PM, Bangladesh’s Yunus discuss revival of Saarc

Nobel laureate and chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government Muhammad Yunus arrives to meet relatives of people who went missing during the tenure of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on August 13. (AFP)
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 08:37 pm IST

Muhammad Yunus calls for revival of SAARC

Yunus called for reviving SAARC for “enhanced regional cooperation in an effort to boost economic cooperation. (AFP photo)
Published on Aug 27, 2024 07:36 pm IST

Allahabad University admissions: SAARC students to get 50% tuition, registration fee relief from 2024-25

Allahabad University campus (HT File)
Updated on May 30, 2024 05:42 am IST

Raghuram G Rajan - “Everyone should have a chance to succeed”

Rohit Lamba (L) and Raghuram G Rajan at the Kolkata Literary Meet (Kolkata Literary Meet)
Published on May 17, 2024 12:55 pm IST

Saarc secretary general discusses regional cooperation on 5-day India visit

Golam Sarwar’s interactions with Indian authorities focused on various issues of regional cooperation within Saarc, the external affairs ministry said in a statement (X/MEAIndia)
Updated on May 15, 2024 06:46 pm IST

Can SAARC be revived?

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Saarc
Published on May 11, 2024 04:22 pm IST

IIT Madras, Deakin University join hands to launch pioneering research academy

Director of IIT Madras, Prof. V. Kamakoti presenting a memento to Prof. Iain Martin, Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University.
Published on Jan 08, 2024 03:53 pm IST

‘SAARC, not G-20’: Mehbooba Mufti on India's road to ‘Vishwaguru’

Former J&K chief minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti.
Published on May 14, 2023 05:43 pm IST

India goes bilateral after Pak shot SAARC in 2016

PM Narendra Modi with External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. 
Updated on May 19, 2022 09:32 am IST

The crisis in SAU is a symbol of the crisis of SAARC

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The roots of this economic debacle lie in the political dysfunctionality of SAARC, especially in the last five years (Getty Images)
Updated on Dec 06, 2021 07:06 am IST

Pakistan wanted Taliban to represent Afghanistan in Saarc meeting: Report

The Saarc is a regional intergovernmental organisation of South Asian countries.
Published on Sept 22, 2021 09:50 am IST

India invites Pakistan to virtual SAARC meet on Covid-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Published on Feb 17, 2021 01:22 pm IST

Saarc potential can be realised when terror ends: PM Modi

Modi, however, underscored India’s commitment to work with other countries in the region for post-Covid-19 recovery in a message on the occasion of the 36th charter day of Saarc.
Updated on Dec 09, 2020 07:48 am IST

Full potential of SAARC can only be realised in atmosphere free of terror: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Updated on Dec 08, 2020 10:38 pm IST

Saarc can realise full potential only in atmosphere free of terror: PM Modi

On the occasion of the 36th charter day of Saarc, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored India’s commitment to work with other countries in south Asia for post-Covid-19 recovery.
Updated on Dec 08, 2020 08:12 pm IST

Saarc museum conceptualised in 2005 yet to be operational: CAG

In the CAG report tabled in Parliament, it has come down heavily on Ministry of External Affairs for not being able to complete the project in time
Updated on Sept 28, 2020 09:35 am IST

How to make Saarc useful in the times of Covid-19 pandemic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with members of SAARC countries via video conferencing, New Delhi , April 16, 2020
Published on Sept 16, 2020 05:56 pm IST

India needs to invest in regional disaster relief mechanisms | Opinion

Building capacities through training and joint exercises and coordinating comparative advantages for collective action will help India leverage goodwill among its neighbours through its disaster relief programmes
Updated on Sept 13, 2020 07:13 pm IST

South Asia must now build resilient supply chains | Analysis

Many commentators envisage that there will be a decline in globalisation and relative strengthening of regional supply chains
Updated on Jun 09, 2020 06:58 pm IST

PM Modi calls Sri Lanka’s president, Mauritian counterpart; promises help during Covid-19 pandemic

The Prime Minister had suggested setting up of an emergency fund to battle Covid-19 in the south Asia region and made an initial offer of $10 million as India’s contribution.
Updated on May 23, 2020 05:24 pm IST

To fight Covid-19, Bangladesh gets Hydroxychloroquine, surgical gloves from India

Bangladesh has so far recorded almost 5,000 infections and 140 deaths.
Updated on Apr 26, 2020 05:45 pm IST

Pakistan organises Saarc video conference on Covid-19

India said most member nations were represented at the official level in the Saarc health ministers’ meet organised by Pakistan
Updated on Apr 23, 2020 11:07 pm IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: How the Covid-19 crisis may be delaying 5 key cases in Supreme Court and all the latest news

One of the most important cases before the Supreme Court that has been delayed is the challenge to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
Updated on Apr 17, 2020 09:01 pm IST