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Time has come to review AFSPA, says Manipur CM

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said time has come to review the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in the state because of the prevailing peace, but time has not yet come to lift it totally. While reviewing the AFSPA, the security concerns of the state sharing international border or being in the vicinity […]

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Bus service with Pakistan will not change our stand on Kashmir: China

Bus service with Pakistan will not change our stand on Kashmir: China

Beijing: China on Thursday sought to defend the proposed bus service with Pakistan through PaK, saying its cooperation with Islamabad has nothing to do with the territorial dispute and will not change its principled stance on the Kashmir issue. India Wednesday said it has lodged strong protests with China and Pakistan over the proposed bus […]

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India lodges protest with Pak, China

India lodges protest with Pak, China

New Delhi: India said that it has lodged strong protests with China and Pakistan over a proposed bus service between the two countries through Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said on Wednesday the bus service will be a violation of India’s sovereignty […]

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Pak rejects India’s protests

Pak rejects India’s protests

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday rejected protests by India against a bus service between Pakistan and China passing though PoK under the ambitious CPEC project. According to reports, the new bus service will be launched between Lahore in Pakistan and Kashgar in China via Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) on November 3. “We reject the Indian Ministry of […]

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JP attacking Constitutional institutions, says Farooq

JP attacking Constitutional institutions, says Farooq

BNew Delhi: Accusing the BJP of attacking Constitutional institutions, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that “democracy is in danger” as he met NCP leader Sharad Pawar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. “Democracy is in danger. People are in danger,” he told the media, as he announced that he along […]

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US puts pressure on Pak to proscribe Hafiz Saeed-led JuD, FIF

US puts pressure on Pak to proscribe Hafiz Saeed-led JuD, FIF

WASHINGTON: The US has asked Pakistan to swiftly enact a legislation that formally proscribes both Hafiz Saeed-led JuD and FIF, even as it criticised the recent removal of the ban on the two outfits which it said runs counter to Islamabad’s commitment to the FATF to fight terrorism. The US said the removal of the […]

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Growing violent activities: They are another species of threat, says Vohra

Mohali: Former Jammu and Kashmir governor N N Vohra Thursday expressed concern over “growing violent activities” of groups agitating for their demands, saying it is another “species of threat” to law and order in the country. While delivering the first K P S Gill memorial lecture on ”National Security-Some Concerns” at Indian School of Business […]

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India has no extra-territorial ambitions: Bipin Rawat

India has no extra-territorial ambitions: Bipin Rawat

NEW DELHI: India has no extra-territorial ambitions, but its aim is to ensure a conducive external and internal security environment for unhindered economic progress and socio-political development, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said Thursday. Contested sovereignty of maritime territories pose a major challenge in East Asia and the South China Sea and these disputed maritime […]

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Terrorism cannot be wiped out by killing militants, says Guv Malik

Terrorism cannot be wiped out by killing militants, says Guv Malik

Stresses on bringing the youth into mainstream

Stresses on bringing the youth into mainstream

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At UN India-Pakistan slug out Kashmir

At UN India-Pakistan slug out Kashmir

United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at a UN General Assembly session, saying it has become Islamabad’s habit to misuse any forum for “narrow political gains” and asserting that the right to self-determination cannot be abused to undermine a nation’s territorial integrity. First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the […]