As earthquake-ravaged Turkey and Syria are grappling with the widespread devastation of cities and towns, India’s rescue-and-relief mission, “Operation Dost”, began in full swing in both the countries. Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday had a telephonic conversation for 20 minutes to discuss ways to enhance bilateral ties between two countries. Read More

Without taking Pakistan's name at the fifth Regional Dialogue on Afghanistan in Moscow, India's national security advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday stated that no country should be allowed to use Afghan territory to export terrorism and radicalisation. Read More

India has joined search-and-rescue teams from more than two dozen countries in earthquake hit Syria and Turkey with relief materials and medical aid in a mission codenamed “Operation Dost”. So far, over 11,000 people have reportedly been killed in the quake. Read More

India has ramped up its aid-and-rescue mission to Syria and Turkey, which were hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake with multiple follow-on quakes on Monday killing thousands of people and trapping even more in the rubbles of collapsed buildings. Read More

A brief profile of the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was the chief guest at this year’s Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, on January 26. Read More

A two-part BBC documentary titled “India: The Modi Question” on the “tensions” between the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the country’s Muslims, which also includes a claim that the United Kingdom’s government had carried out a secret investigation in the 2002 Gujarat riots, has kicked a row. Read More

Former diplomat and principal coordinator, India's G20 presidency, Vijay Nambiar has underlined the need to have a resilient United Nations for a strong and resilient global order. Read More

The prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, has called for “serious and sincere talks” with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on “burning points, like Kashmir”. In an interview with Dubai’s Al Arabiya TV, which was aired on Monday, Sharif said that Pakistan has “learned its lesson” after three wars with India and now seeks peace with it. Read More

The United Nations security council’s 1267 ISIL (Islamic State) and al-Qaida sanctions committee added Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group leader Abdul Rehman Makki to its list of designated terrorists. Read More