News for 'cross-border terrorism'

'Terrorists enjoy free pass': India slams Pak at UN

'Terrorists enjoy free pass': India slams Pak at UN

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

India hit back at Pakistan in the UN Security Council after Islamabad raised the Kashmir issue at the 15-nation Council.

Amritsar Declaration calls for dismantling of terror sanctuaries

Amritsar Declaration calls for dismantling of terror sanctuaries

Rediff.com4 Dec 2016

The declaration also names Pak-based terror groups like LeT and JeM.

India takes note of Pak Army chief's meetings in Washington

India takes note of Pak Army chief's meetings in Washington

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

The Pakistan Army chief arrived in Washington last week on his first official visit to the US.

Dialogue and terrorism can't happen at the same time

Dialogue and terrorism can't happen at the same time

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

Pakistan's 'approach is one of getting even, an eye for an eye, or death by a thousand cuts.' 'The entire effort is to be the equal of India. Unfortunately, the reality is that this can never be the case.' 'India will always be the bigger, economically stronger, technologically more self-reliant country.' 'Therein, lies the dilemma Pakistan faces which leads it to perennial enmity with India,' notes Ambassador Gautam Bambawale in the Air Marshal Y V Malse Memorial Lecture 2019.

How India must deal with Pakistan's terror attacks

How India must deal with Pakistan's terror attacks

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

'If India employed a strategy of a 'thousand cuts', Pakistan will wither away.'

Pakistan to sue BCCI for refusing to play bilateral series

Pakistan to sue BCCI for refusing to play bilateral series

Rediff.com26 Apr 2017

Senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official Najam Sethi on Wednesday claimed that they have intimated the Board of Control for Cricket in India on taking legal recourse as the Indian Cricket Board has not honoured the agreement pertaining to bilateral series between the two nations.

India Needs A National Security Strategy

India Needs A National Security Strategy

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global and regional geopolitical canvas is dynamic, the NSS document should be deliberated at length before formulation and should be reviewed periodically, recommends Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

Pak releases another video claiming 'destruction' of Indian posts

Pak releases another video claiming 'destruction' of Indian posts

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

The 27-second video was released a day after it claimed to have killed five Indian soldiers while retaliating to India's "unprovoked ceasefire violation" in Tatta Pani sector along the LoC.

'All options' available in case of another terror attack: Govt sources

'All options' available in case of another terror attack: Govt sources

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

Since Balakot strike, India is trying to build maximum pressure on Pakistan on the issue of terrorism, sources said.

India gives Pak proof of terror linkages

India gives Pak proof of terror linkages

Rediff.com22 Oct 2007

India on Monday sought Pakistan's cooperation in tracking down the suspects in the recent bomb blasts in Hyderabad, Ajmer and Ludhiana as it provided evidence of the cross-border linkages to these incidents at the Joint Anti-Terror Meeting in New Delhi. New Delhi also sought to know what action Islamabad had taken on information provided about persons believed to be behind the cross-border Samjhauta Express blasts and other terror attacks in India over the last two years.

Modi tells China: We face instability from same region

Modi tells China: We face instability from same region

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Modi, while addressing students at the Tsinghua University in Beijing, asserted that India and China face instability in their 'shared neighbourhood' that can threaten the security and slow down the economies of the two countries.

Don't need 4-points. We need one; give up terrorism: Sushma on Sharif's UN speech

Don't need 4-points. We need one; give up terrorism: Sushma on Sharif's UN speech

Rediff.com2 Oct 2015

At the largest international stage -- the UN General Assembly-- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj sent out a stern message to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying, "Talks and terror cannot go together".

Indian envoy to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria returns

Indian envoy to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria returns

Rediff.com11 Aug 2019

Sources said Bisaria is back in Delhi as Pakistan did not heed to India's request to review its decision to downgrade diplomatic ties.

As India hits back at Pakistan, lanterns light up Varanasi

As India hits back at Pakistan, lanterns light up Varanasi

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

The locals were seen performing a Ganga Aarti, congratulating and commending the valour of the Indian Army.

India, Pak should resolve Kashmir bilaterally: Macron

India, Pak should resolve Kashmir bilaterally: Macron

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

The French president said that peace should be maintained in the region and peoples' rights should be protected.

2021: India aimed to reshape regional power balance

2021: India aimed to reshape regional power balance

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

India shifted gears in rejuvenating strategic ties with its major partners like the US and Russia and focused on drumming up global support for its distinct strategy in the Indo-Pacific to check Beijing's increasing muscle-flexing in the region.

'Dawood is in Karachi and you expect us to play cricket'

'Dawood is in Karachi and you expect us to play cricket'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

The Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur made it clear that there will be no cricketing ties with Pakistan until they stop giving shelter to mafia Don Dawood Ibrahim and not make attempts to indulge in dialogue with separatist leaders.

Jaishankar: India open to talk terror with Pak in a 'civilised' manner

Jaishankar: India open to talk terror with Pak in a 'civilised' manner

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

He said that if there are issues that need to be talked about, it is between India and Pakistan.

'Googly remark disrespectful to Sikhs': Sushma slams Pak foreign minister

'Googly remark disrespectful to Sikhs': Sushma slams Pak foreign minister

Rediff.com2 Dec 2018

"Let me explain to you that we were not trapped by your 'googlies'. Our two Sikh Ministers went to Kartarpur Sahib to offer prayers in the Holy Gurudwara", she said.

Committed to peace, won't let our guard down: Foreign secretary on Pakistan firing

Committed to peace, won't let our guard down: Foreign secretary on Pakistan firing

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

India's blunt message followed a series of ceasefire violations along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan which resorted to mortar shelling of Indian areas.

War with Pak is not an option: Sushma

War with Pak is not an option: Sushma

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

The external affairs minister said India will continue to take all necessary steps to safeguard the nation's security and safety of all citizens.

Continue ops to wipe out terrorism in J-K: Amit Shah to security forces

Continue ops to wipe out terrorism in J-K: Amit Shah to security forces

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir, including the security arrangements along the border with Pakistan, officials said.

Roadmap to implement SC order on women officers ready: Army chief

Roadmap to implement SC order on women officers ready: Army chief

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

Indian Army has taken the initiative to induct women in rank and file, and the first batch of 100 women soldiers is undergoing training at Corps of Military Police Centre and School, he said.

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to be chief guest on Republic Day 2017

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to be chief guest on Republic Day 2017

Rediff.com2 Oct 2016

This was announced by External Affairs Spokesman Vikas Swarup in New Delhi on Sunday.

No Eid sweets exchanged by BSF with Pakistan

No Eid sweets exchanged by BSF with Pakistan

Rediff.com25 May 2020

The event was given a miss as the relations between the two countries are strained at present.

Bajwa's rapprochement: Honest intent or smoke screen?

Bajwa's rapprochement: Honest intent or smoke screen?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

Pakistan's offer to normalise relations with India is an attempt to buy temporary peace due to its economic and politico-strategic compulsions, notes Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd).

Govt declares Canada-based Babbar Khalsa's Lakhbir Singh Landa as terrorist

Govt declares Canada-based Babbar Khalsa's Lakhbir Singh Landa as terrorist

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

Landa currently resides in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta in Canada, and is a member of Babbar Khalsa International.

Amid frosty relations, Pak to look for possibility of Sharif-Modi meeting during SCO

Amid frosty relations, Pak to look for possibility of Sharif-Modi meeting during SCO

Rediff.com10 May 2017

Pakistan's top diplomat Sartaj Aziz said that he did not reject the idea when asked about the chances of a meeting between the two prime ministers

India-China Tensions Move To Global Arena

India-China Tensions Move To Global Arena

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

'The future of BRICS is under stress as Chinese attempts to expand the platform are being resisted by India and Brazil.' 'Beijing is focused on a quick expansion with the aim of giving the platform a distinctly anti-Western orientation, which New Delhi and Brasilia seem to have no interest in,' notes Harsh V Pant.

No boots from India on Afghan ground: Sitharaman

No boots from India on Afghan ground: Sitharaman

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

Mattis said there can be 'no tolerance to terrorism safe havens'.

UK panel calls for India-Pakistan dialogue on Kashmir

UK panel calls for India-Pakistan dialogue on Kashmir

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

"The political stars never quite aligned but a solution similar to the Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement, with a soft border allowing locals to travel freely from one part of Kashmir to the other, will have to be the outcome of any peaceful solution," he noted.

Lakhvi's release an insult to 26/11 victims: India hits back

Lakhvi's release an insult to 26/11 victims: India hits back

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

India described the release of Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi from a Pakistani jail as an "insult" to the 26/11 victims and asked the international community to take note of Islamabad's double standards.

Pak isolated after India, 3 other countries pull out of SAARC summit

Pak isolated after India, 3 other countries pull out of SAARC summit

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Leaders of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan have also decided not to attend the summit, which now has to be cancelled as per the SAARC charter.

Israel vows to strike back as Iran fires 180 missiles

Israel vows to strike back as Iran fires 180 missiles

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

Khamenei captioned the post as 'Victory from God and a near conquest...' In another post, he said, 'The strikes of the resistance front on the worn-out and decaying body of the Zionist regime will be more striking.'

Deny terrorists safe haven, block their access to funds: US to Pak

Deny terrorists safe haven, block their access to funds: US to Pak

Rediff.com28 Feb 2019

The US has also urged the two South Asian neighbours to avoid further military action.

There is only one victim in this case, and it is Israel

There is only one victim in this case, and it is Israel

Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

There is only one perpetrator, Hamas. It is a terrorist organisation. It is obscene to argue that until the Palestinian question is solved, anybody has the right to use terrorism as an instrument of policy, argues Shekhar Gupta.

Not anyone's puppets: Farooq Abdullah's retort to Pak

Not anyone's puppets: Farooq Abdullah's retort to Pak

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

The NC leader urged both India and Pakistan to resume their dialogue "for everyone's greater good".

PM Modi, Pakistan's Sharif to hold bilateral talks in Russia

PM Modi, Pakistan's Sharif to hold bilateral talks in Russia

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Ufa on Friday after more than a year.

New Cong campaign to 'spread Rahul Gandhi's message'

New Cong campaign to 'spread Rahul Gandhi's message'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

The Congress will launch a two-month door-to-door campaign across India from next week to spread Rahul Gandhi's message among the masses, senior leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday.

No victors in Ukraine war, everyone will lose, says Modi in Berlin

No victors in Ukraine war, everyone will lose, says Modi in Berlin

Rediff.com2 May 2022

India believes no country would emerge victorious in the Russia-Ukraine war as all will suffer losses and there will be a "more serious" impact on developing and poor countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday after holding talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as both leaders reiterated the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities.