News for 'Special US Representative for Pakistan'

BCCI seek 1 months' time from ICC for final call on WT20

BCCI seek 1 months' time from ICC for final call on WT20

Rediff.com29 May 2021

The senior state association member said there is also a tax rebate issue which is still an ongoing process.

How India can execute a military strike in Pakistan

How India can execute a military strike in Pakistan

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

'The Indian Army can easily initiate retaliation.' 'But escalation would be both inevitable and unpredictable.'

No takers for your malware: India slams Pak at UN

No takers for your malware: India slams Pak at UN

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, on Thursday lambasted Pakistan for peddling a false narrative on New Delhi and said there are no "takers for your malware here".

UK Oppn passes Kashmir resolution, India hits back

UK Oppn passes Kashmir resolution, India hits back

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

India maintains that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral one and no third party has any role in it.

Doval discusses border dispute with Chinese counterpart

Doval discusses border dispute with Chinese counterpart

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

On the border dispute, officials on both sides say the protracted boundary talks made progress, while both sides made attempts to avert tensions along the 3,488-kilometre-long Line of Actual Control, which remains undefined.

'India may have considered surgical air strikes post 26/11 attacks'

'India may have considered surgical air strikes post 26/11 attacks'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Monday claimed that India had considered carrying out surgical air strikes at the headquarters of terror outfits JuD and LeT near Lahore.

We will soar high when Pak stoops low at UNGA: India

We will soar high when Pak stoops low at UNGA: India

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

'What they want to do is their call. We've seen them mainstream terrorism in the past. And what you're now telling me is they may want to mainstream hate speech. It's their call, if they want to do that. Poison pens don't work for too long'

India-China border talks on Fri; Menon to meet Premier Li

India-China border talks on Fri; Menon to meet Premier Li

Rediff.com27 Jun 2013

Special Representatives of India and China will hold the 16th round of boundary talks in Beijing on Friday, the first such meeting under the new Chinese leadership, to make another bid to move forward on the resolution of the vexed dispute.

BJP alleges ex-VP Ansari 'shared info' with ISI spy, gets strong reply

BJP alleges ex-VP Ansari 'shared info' with ISI spy, gets strong reply

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia cited purported claims of the Pakistani journalist, Nusrat Mirza, to allege that Ansari shared many 'sensitive and highly classified' information with him.

No cause could justify such brutality, UN chief on Pak school attack

No cause could justify such brutality, UN chief on Pak school attack

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

India strongly condemned the 'barbaric' terror attack by the Taliban on a school in Pakistan that killed 141 people, mostly children, as United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council called for perpetrators of the blood-curdling attack to be brought to justice.

Let us solve our own problems, Pakistan PM tells US

Let us solve our own problems, Pakistan PM tells US

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

The United States drone attack that killed Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has done "serious damage" to the Islamabad's efforts for a dialogue with militants, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday.

China-backed Pak bid to discuss Kashmir at UN fails again

China-backed Pak bid to discuss Kashmir at UN fails again

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

The US took the lead, and many other council members also joined and made it clear that the Kashmir issue was not a matter for the UN body to discuss and is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan.

'Why are we handing over our territory to Pakistan?

'Why are we handing over our territory to Pakistan?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

'Our policy seems to be to give away part of J&K, even though we are entitled to the entire state.' 'The Congress has done so, and the BJP is following the same policy.' 'No one is applying their mind to the legal position.' 'Kashmir is not a part of Pakistan under its own constitution.'

Taliban's J&K statement has grave implications for India's security

Taliban's J&K statement has grave implications for India's security

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

All things taken into consideration, the Taliban statement on Kashmir portends trouble ahead. The Taliban is notorious for doublespeak and when it says there is no link between the Kashmir issue and the Afghan settlement, the opposite must be taken into account as well, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

PM: Article 370 gave nothing except separatism, terrorism, family rule to J&K

PM: Article 370 gave nothing except separatism, terrorism, family rule to J&K

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

He also assured people of J&K that they will get opportunity to elect their representatives in a transparent way.

China, Taliban hold their 1st diplomatic dialogue in Kabul

China, Taliban hold their 1st diplomatic dialogue in Kabul

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

"China and the Afghan Taliban have unimpeded and effective communication and consultation," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing in Beijing.

After call with Modi, Trump dials Imran, asks to 'moderate rhetoric'

After call with Modi, Trump dials Imran, asks to 'moderate rhetoric'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Trump spoke by telephone with Khan to discuss "the need to reduce tensions and moderate rhetoric with India over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir," the White House said in a readout of the call.

US waiting to see Pak act on terror in next weeks, says official

US waiting to see Pak act on terror in next weeks, says official

Rediff.com28 Oct 2017

A top American diplomat has said asserting that the Trump Administration is moving quickly on its own strategy to fight against terror groups.

Turkey's remarks on J-K at UNGA 'completely unacceptable': India

Turkey's remarks on J-K at UNGA 'completely unacceptable': India

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

India said Ankara should learn to respect the sovereignty of other nations and reflect on its own policies more deeply.

14 members of Taliban govt in UNSC's terrorism blacklist

14 members of Taliban govt in UNSC's terrorism blacklist

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

Specially designated global terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani, who carries a reward of $10 million US bounty on his head, is the acting interior minister while his uncle -- Khalil Haqqani -- has been named as acting minister for refugees.

The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head

The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

As the representative of his government in India, Abdul Basit runs a tight ship at the Pakistan High Commission.

Vikram J Singh joins Centre for American Progress as VP

Vikram J Singh joins Centre for American Progress as VP

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

Vikram J Singh, the highest-ranking Indian American at the Pentagon is quitting his administration job to head up the national security division at the Center for American Progess -- a Washington, DC progressive think tank with close links to President Obama -- which has at its helm another Indian American, Neera Tanden.

'Opening game against Pakistan is going to be very important for India'

'Opening game against Pakistan is going to be very important for India'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2015

The Indian team may have been struggling off late in the One-dayers, but ask former India coach John Wright, and he would tell you that starting the World Cup on a winning note will act as a confidence booster for the Men in Blue.

Imran says world will be responsible if war breaks out

Imran says world will be responsible if war breaks out

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

"The world's eye is on Kashmir and on Pakistan...I will be the ambassador who raises Kashmir's voice at every international forum," he said.

For Taliban, US is Important

For Taliban, US is Important

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

The Taliban knows that Washington holds the key, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Kerry holds 'positive talks' with Foreign Secy Sujatha Singh

Kerry holds 'positive talks' with Foreign Secy Sujatha Singh

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

United States Secretary of State John Kerry has held wide-ranging talks with visiting Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh on key issues, including the regional situation with respect to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Obama asks Afghan prez candidates to refrain from violence

Obama asks Afghan prez candidates to refrain from violence

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

In an unusual personal intervention in a foreign election, United States President Barack Obama has asked the two presidential candidates in Afghanistan's disputed polls to maintain calm and threatened to cut-off American aid if 'extra-constitutional' steps are taken.

'No Indian territory has been taken by the Chinese'

'No Indian territory has been taken by the Chinese'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

'The Chinese have not crossed the LAC in Galwan.' 'They are on their side of the LAC and we are on our side.'

Trump's wake up call for India

Trump's wake up call for India

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

'From the Indian perspective, Trump's invitation to Imran Khan to visit the White House is a bitter pill to swallow,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general, dies of Covid-19

Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general, dies of Covid-19

Rediff.com30 Apr 2021

Sorabjee had been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in 2002 for his defence of the freedom of expression and the protection of human rights.

Resolution condemning human rights violations in Kashmir introduced in US Congress

Resolution condemning human rights violations in Kashmir introduced in US Congress

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

The resolution said that any changes to the status of Jammu and Kashmir must be made with the direct consultation of the Kashmiri people, who must play a central role in the determination of their future.

Silent guns on LoC raise hopes of peace

Silent guns on LoC raise hopes of peace

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

An agreement between India and Pakistan, however tenuous, has its own meaning and impact. We have not heard the last word about the ceasefire agreement, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

2 arrested in connection with blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

2 arrested in connection with blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Pakistani security agencies on Thursday arrested two suspects involved in the car bomb blast outside the house of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) Hafiz Saeed, an official said.

Top US diplomat for Af-Pak stepping down

Top US diplomat for Af-Pak stepping down

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

The US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins is stepping down, Secretary of State John Kerry today said amid a political crisis in the war-torn country.

Trump again offers to 'help' resolve Kashmir issue

Trump again offers to 'help' resolve Kashmir issue

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

"we're talking about Kashmir and the relation to what's going on with Pakistan and India. And if we can help, we certainly will be helping," the President said.

Separatist leader Geelani quits Hurriyat, flags lack of accountability

Separatist leader Geelani quits Hurriyat, flags lack of accountability

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

He has been politically inactive of late, particularly since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year which had far-reaching consequences for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He has been politically inactive of late, particularly since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year which had far-reaching consequences for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

India loses Afghan proxy war

India loses Afghan proxy war

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

'Pakistan has worsted India in the Afghan proxy war and the defeat becomes a template of regional politics,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

China sticks to its guns on blocking India's bid to ban Azhar

China sticks to its guns on blocking India's bid to ban Azhar

Rediff.com16 Apr 2016

This is the second time that China has defended the decision to put a technical hold on India's bid to ban Azhar, the mastermind of the January 2 Pathankot terrorist attack.

UNGA votes to suspend Russia from UNHRC, India among 58 nations to abstain

UNGA votes to suspend Russia from UNHRC, India among 58 nations to abstain

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

India on Thursday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a vote moved by the US to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over allegations that Russian soldiers killed civilians while retreating from towns near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

'Indian Army fully prepared to take on any challenge along LoC or LAC'

'Indian Army fully prepared to take on any challenge along LoC or LAC'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

Lt General Ranbir Singh described the situation in Kashmir as stable but fragile.