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India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire
Published on 10/05/2025
» SRINAGAR, India - Pakistan and India agreed on Saturday to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks, the news surprisingly announced by US President Donald Trump, who congratulated them on using “common sense”.
India PM vows to pursue Kashmir attackers to 'ends of the Earth'
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» NEW DELHI - India and Pakistan exchanged an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures on Thursday after New Delhi blamed its regional rival for backing a deadly shooting attack in contested Kashmir.
As Trump returns, Sino-Indian ties are changing
Oped, Published on 24/01/2025
» Weeks before his return to the White House, US President-elect Donald Trump issued a pointed warning to the Brics countries. "Go find another sucker," he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, threatening the group's nine members with 100% tariffs should they attempt to challenge the dollar's global dominance.
What do Indian women want from poll?
Oped, Published on 25/05/2024
» Since April 19, the day general elections began in India, voters have queued up outside polling booths, braving a muggy, scorching heatwave. The mood appears mostly upbeat. Voters talk to TV news reporters. They articulate wishes for change or belief in the incumbent leader.
Defiant Indian students vow to show Modi documentary
Published on 25/01/2023
» NEW DELHI: Indian students said they would show again a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the government has dismissed as propaganda after a Tuesday campus screening was disrupted by a power cut and intimidation by opponents.
Conflict tourism: Kashmir hottest new destination for Indians
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» SRINAGAR (INDIA) - Standing on a fortified Kashmir street, an Indian tourist poses triumphantly for her husband's camera, clutching the national flag in each hand and flanked by two soldiers carrying rifles.
Indian politician arrested for anti-Modi tweet
Published on 23/04/2022
» NEW DELHI: A state lawmaker in India was arrested for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, officials said, raising concerns over freedom of speech in the world’s largest democracy.
Facebook failing to contain hate speech in India: reports
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» NEW YORK - Facebook was well aware that hate speech was spreading on its site in India which could exacerbate ethnic violence, and did not deploy resources to curb the phenomenon, US media reported, citing internal documents.
A year like no other
Asia focus, Published on 28/12/2020
» In a world under siege from a relentless virus, Asia's resilience was tested to the utmost. Asia Focus staff look back at key events
Sporadic violence in Delhi, riots death toll at 32
AFP, Published on 27/02/2020
» NEW DELHI: Sporadic violence hit parts of Delhi again overnight as gangs roamed streets littered with the debris of days of sectarian riots that have killed 32 people, police said Thursday.