News for 'South Asian Free Media Association'

How Trump's Rules Are Killing American Tourism

How Trump's Rules Are Killing American Tourism

Rediff.com25 Dec 2025

'America has historically been a magnet for people who aren't from here.' 'That sort of thing -- the promise of opportunity, no matter what that looks like -- doesn't grow on trees.' 'It also happens to be geopolitical gold that Trump is flushing down the toilet,' points out Sree Sreenivasan.

What Democrats Can Learn From Zohran Mamdani

What Democrats Can Learn From Zohran Mamdani

Rediff.com5 Nov 2025

His victory means that his party will have to learn from him, because after the rise of Donald Trump, the Democrats have been in disarray. They have had no real answer to the Trump phenomenon and Zohran, with his emphatic and clear policies aimed at working class Americans offers them a national path for a return, asserts Aakar Patel.

Stable South Asia key to progress: PM

Stable South Asia key to progress: PM

Rediff.com9 Oct 2004

The PM said the media could play a critical role in shaping ideas to overcome the burden of past perceptions.

Reality bites for Pakistani scribes

Reality bites for Pakistani scribes

Rediff.com12 Oct 2004

What a visit to Pakistan revealed

What a visit to Pakistan revealed

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

'The overall situation is unstable and any trigger like the capture/killing of Osama bin Laden or Musharraf extending his presidency could trigger events which could threaten the military's rule.'

Pakistan committed to better relations with India: Zardari

Pakistan committed to better relations with India: Zardari

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

Asserting that Pakistan is committed to better relations with India, President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday expressed hope that the search for peaceful resolutions to all disputes through sustained and productive dialogue will bear fruit. Zardari made the remarks in a message issued on the occasion of a seminar to be organised by the South Asian Free Media Association in Lahore and Amritsar on August 13.

Shed violence, then talk: Centre to Maoists

Shed violence, then talk: Centre to Maoists

Rediff.com8 Nov 2009

"The Centre will not invite Maoists to talk till they abjure violence," said G K.Pillai, the Home Secretary. Pillai was speaking at a seminar organised by South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA). The other participants were Maoist sympathizer and PUCL, Hyderabad, chairman and eminent human rights lawyer, K.B.Kannabirn, and human rights activists Gautam Navlakha and Shabnam Hashmi.

Laloo! Laloo!

Laloo! Laloo!

Rediff.com14 Aug 2003

'Indo-Pak relations can't be held hostage to J&K'

'Indo-Pak relations can't be held hostage to J&K'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

Pal said the two countries made efforts to resolve 'Kashmir, which is self-evidently a very important issue'.

I should have quit presidency to lead PPP: Zardari

I should have quit presidency to lead PPP: Zardari

Rediff.com20 May 2013

President Asif Zardari has said that he should have quit his position and led the Pakistan People's Party's campaign in order to ensure a better performance in the just concluded general election.

Pranab calls for close cooperation with Bangladesh

Pranab calls for close cooperation with Bangladesh

Rediff.com30 Jun 2008

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday called for close cooperation between India and Bangladesh for building mutual trust to combat the threat of terrorism.

Pak journo who wrote on Mehran base attack missing

Pak journo who wrote on Mehran base attack missing

Rediff.com30 May 2011

Shahzad, the Pakistan bureau chief of Asia Times Online, went missing last evening after he had left his house in Islamabad to participate in a television programme.

Pakistani journalists to visit J&K

Pakistani journalists to visit J&K

Rediff.com27 Sep 2004

They will be here on an invitation of SAFMA's Indian Chapter.

Pak to expedite gas pipeline: Kasuri

Pak to expedite gas pipeline: Kasuri

Rediff.com22 Nov 2004

'Pak scribes visit stage managed'

'Pak scribes visit stage managed'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2004

The team of Pakistani journalists called on separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

Cong for 'uninterrupted' Pak peace process

Cong for 'uninterrupted' Pak peace process

Rediff.com16 May 2004

But party seeks to streamline the process, dealing with issues in an 'integrating' manner

India wants Indo-Pak visa rules eased

India wants Indo-Pak visa rules eased

Rediff.com31 Mar 2006

Easing the visa norms that more people could travel across the borders with lesser restrictions.

'We waited 57 years to reach here'

'We waited 57 years to reach here'

Rediff.com4 Oct 2004

Strange tango in Bihar

Strange tango in Bihar

Rediff.com7 Apr 2004

Will India-Pak bilateral relations overshadow SAARC summit?

Will India-Pak bilateral relations overshadow SAARC summit?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of other South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries will meet in Kathmandu on Wednesday with an aim to revitalise the regional grouping and make it a major platform to fuel economic growth through liberalised trade and combat challenges of terrorism and climate change effectively.

White House condemns trolling of scribe who questioned Modi

White House condemns trolling of scribe who questioned Modi

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

Last week, The Wall Street Journal reporter Sabrina Siddiqui asked Prime Minister Modi about the rights of minorities in India and what steps his government was willing to take to improve them and also uphold free speech.

Chinese media says Sino-Indian ties set for big boost under Modi

Chinese media says Sino-Indian ties set for big boost under Modi

Rediff.com27 May 2014

In a rare gesture, China's official media in Beijing on Tuesday extended its biggest coverage to an Indian political event projecting Narendra Modi's takeover as Prime Minister as a harbinger of "big boost" to China-India relations.

Biden proposes over $25 bn spend in Indo-Pacific to out-compete China

Biden proposes over $25 bn spend in Indo-Pacific to out-compete China

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

This includes over $15 billion of proposed investment in the infrastructure sector in the Indo-Pacific and $9 billion for shoring up American defence in the region.

Major General S C N Jatar: An Unsung Hero

Major General S C N Jatar: An Unsung Hero

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

Major General S C N Jatar, who passed into the ages on Monday night, thwarted anti-national forces at the peak of the Assam agitation. Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) salutes this officer and gentleman.

A Dalit leader who did much for himself

A Dalit leader who did much for himself

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

Paswan was a minister under six different prime ministers, hardly out of government since he was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977, observes Virendra Kapoor.

How BRICS Is Expanded Is Crucial

How BRICS Is Expanded Is Crucial

Rediff.com25 Jun 2022

With its political colour dominated by less than democratic trends, BRICS currently leaves some of us wondering -- where in this grouping is there an assurance that human freedom will be respected unconditionally? It would be nice to see the new members of BRICS drawn from the ranks of countries wedded to preserving and guarding human freedom, observes Shyam G Menon.

Afghan Taliban releases 3 Indian hostages: Report

Afghan Taliban releases 3 Indian hostages: Report

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

The officials said the freed Taliban leaders include Sheikh Abdur Rahim and Mawlawi Abdur Rashid, who had served as the insurgent group's governors of Kunar and Nimroz provinces respectively during the Taliban administration before it was deposed by the US-led forces in 2001.

Decks cleared for India-ASEAN trade pact

Decks cleared for India-ASEAN trade pact

Rediff.com14 Jan 2007

"We hope to reach a solution by July 2007," the minister said after the ASEAN-India economic minister's meeting held in Cebu, Philippines.

Will South China Sea verdict make region 'cradle of war'?

Will South China Sea verdict make region 'cradle of war'?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

'The worst case scenario is for China to behave like a bull in China shop, and brazenly and wantonly indulge in further encroachments, create obstacles to free navigation and convert SCS into an Air Defence Identification Zone.'

'Modi is not entirely free of the RSS, but he is not dictated to'

'Modi is not entirely free of the RSS, but he is not dictated to'

Rediff.com28 May 2015

'Modi's victory is his own victory. Now what he has done thereafter, it seems to me, leads us to believe that he was a bit too prolific with his promises.' 'One achievement of Modi's I will praise is that he has put the fear of God among his ministers and officials.' 'Indira Gandhi's sentiment of controlling everything, centralising power in to her hands is the quality that persists in Modi' Veteran journalist Inder Malhotra casts his experienced gaze on one year of the Modi Sarkar.

How Pakistan is holding back SAARC

How Pakistan is holding back SAARC

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

Connectivity is what SAARC needs the most but Pakistan is not interested, says Rajeev Sharma.

India focuses on BIMSTEC rather than SAARC: Jaishankar

India focuses on BIMSTEC rather than SAARC: Jaishankar

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

He underlined that Lok Sabha election results in India show that the Modi government kept alive and strengthened the 'expectation of change' in the country.

China strikes conciliatory note on India's RCEP snub

China strikes conciliatory note on India's RCEP snub

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

Asked for China's comments on India not joining the RCEP deal over concern of cheap Chinese products potentially harming its domestic industry, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told the media in Beijing on Tuesday that China welcomes India joining the deal.

Pak, India agree on majority of Kartarpur proposals

Pak, India agree on majority of Kartarpur proposals

Rediff.com14 Jul 2019

A Foreign Office official told PTI that the eight-member Indian delegation arrived in Lahore at 9.15 am (local time).

Farewell, India Abroad

Farewell, India Abroad

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

Ambassador T P Sreenivasan salutes India Abroad, the leading Indian-American newspaper for half a century, which ceased publication on March 30.

The Women Who Made A Difference

The Women Who Made A Difference

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

Sandeep Pandey salutes women who have contributed to social transformation in India after 1980.

Be Prepared for Taliban Terror

Be Prepared for Taliban Terror

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Pakistan would want to take full advantage of the situation to direct Taliban trained terrorists into the Kashmir Valley, alert Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).