France believes India, Germany, Japan and Brazil’s permanent membership at the UNSC is necessary to reflect contemporary realities of the current world read more

Pakistan’s all-weather ally China had proposed to lift its technical hold on the Azhar ban around May 15 before the last round of polling for the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections. read more

While China lifted its technical hold on Masood Azhar’s listing as a global terrorist, Pakistan appeared to have reconciled to the latest development and did not object to it any longer. read more

China’s foreign ministry rejected reports that said the US, the UK, and France had asked China to lift the “technical hold” against listing Azhar at a UN sanctions committee by April 23. read more

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing here that China is adopting constructive and reasonable stand on the issue to resolve it properly. read more

The US state department said it will utilize all available avenues to ensure that the founder of Jaish-e-Mohammad is held accountable by the international community, read more

The wait for a more sincere offer than the ones in the 1950s hasn’t borne fruit in more than six decades now read more

The Chinese foreign ministry accused the US of complicating the matter by taking Azhar’s listing directly to the United Nations Security Council saying the US move is against peace in south Asia. read more

Asked about the development, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing that Washington move only complicates the issue. read more

Masood Azhar’s Jaish-e-Mohammed took responsibility for the February 14 Pulwama terror strike in Kashmir that left 40 CRPF troopers dead read more

Senior Trump administration official has said China should not shield Pakistan’s support to terror organisation while referring to veto on Masood Azhar at the UNSC. read more

Chinese ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui expressed confidence that the issue of ban on Jaish chief Masood Azhar will be resolved, reports ANI. This comes four days after Beijing blocked a move at the UN to ban the head of the terror organisation which... read more

After the Azhar listing hold, it is evident that China will not yield an inch in accommodating India in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) or give up any of its traditional territorial claims over India. read more

Discussions are underway on certain changes that China is understood to have suggested in the language in which the designation is announced, which could be about words and phrases or about the need for more information in support of Azhar’s listing. read more

This comes within hours of Congress President Rahul Gandhi terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as weak and scared of Chinese President Xi Jinping after Beijing blocked a UN resolution to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist. read more