News for 'third-party mediation'

Reducing Indo-Pak tension key takeaway from G7: US

Reducing Indo-Pak tension key takeaway from G7: US

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

Modi, flanked by Trump, on Monday categorically rejected any scope for third party mediation on Kashmir.

Erdogan raises Kashmir in Pak Parliament, declares Turkish support

Erdogan raises Kashmir in Pak Parliament, declares Turkish support

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

Voicing his country's support to Pakistan's stand on the Kashmir issue, he said it can be resolved not through conflict or oppression but on the basis of justice and fairness. "Our Kashmiri brothers and sisters have suffered from inconveniences for decades and these sufferings have become graver due to unilateral steps taken in recent times," Erdogan said.

Pak PM playing to his home audience on Kashmir: Omar

Pak PM playing to his home audience on Kashmir: Omar

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said people from villages close to the borders in Jammu region have been abandoning homes following shelling by Pakistan troops.

MEA denial not enough, PM must clarify: Rahul on Trump's claim

MEA denial not enough, PM must clarify: Rahul on Trump's claim

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

Modi betrayed the interests of the country, the Congress leader said.

'UAE's role is to encourage India and Pakistan to meet'

'UAE's role is to encourage India and Pakistan to meet'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

'The Indian side has realised that not talking to Pakistan has not served any useful purpose.'

Will raise Kashmir issue at UNGA: Imran Khan

Will raise Kashmir issue at UNGA: Imran Khan

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

In his address to the nation on the Kashmir issue after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, Khan assured the people of Pakistan that his government will stand by the Kashmiris till India lifts the restrictions in the Valley.

'Cheating wife wants to destroy my life'

'Cheating wife wants to destroy my life'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

rediffGURU Kanchan Rai, founder, Let Us Talk, offers advice on how to navigate problems in a relationship.

'Raising issue of US mediation in J-K by Nawaz not constructive'

'Raising issue of US mediation in J-K by Nawaz not constructive'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2013

Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Daniel Markey Tuesday said that the raising of the issue of American intervention in Jammu and Kashmir by visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington was not 'especially constructive' and was motivated by political expediency.

Modi, Trump agree Kashmir is a bilateral issue

Modi, Trump agree Kashmir is a bilateral issue

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

Modi said India and Pakistan were together before 1947 and he was confident that the two neighbours can discuss their problems and solve them.

UNSC meet to discuss Kashmir after China's request

UNSC meet to discuss Kashmir after China's request

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Poland, which currently holds the council's rotating presidency, has listed the matter for discussion at 10 am on Friday, the diplomats were quoted as saying.

Kashmir discussion only with Pak: India after Trump's offer

Kashmir discussion only with Pak: India after Trump's offer

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

Last month, President Trump offered to be the "mediator" between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue when he met Prime Minister Imran Khan for the first time at the White House.

WhatsApp's new privacy policy challenged in Delhi HC

WhatsApp's new privacy policy challenged in Delhi HC

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

The plea was filed by advocate Chaitanya Rohilla who stated that WhatsApp changed its privacy policy in "most arbitrary manner" and had made it compulsory for its users to accept its terms and conditions, failing which the accounts and services would be terminated after February 8, 2021 for the respective user.

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.

Plea against WhatsApp privacy policy: Delhi HC judge recuses

Plea against WhatsApp privacy policy: Delhi HC judge recuses

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

During the short hearing, Justice Prathibha M Singh took strong objection to an email sent by WhatsApp to the court. "I was in any case not going to hear it," the court clarified and sent the matter to another bench recording that the email sent by WhatsApp should be withdrawn unconditionally.

Pakistan's exit from FATF list puts India on the spot

Pakistan's exit from FATF list puts India on the spot

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

If the FATF lets Pakistan off the hook, which is to be expected, it would signify a big boost to Pakistan's standing in the fight against terrorism. Delhi, on the other hand, loses the propaganda advantage, states Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Modi breaks the ice with Trump -- and stands to gain

Modi breaks the ice with Trump -- and stands to gain

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's phone call to Trump will help restore a degree of sanity to Indian statecraft and diplomacy, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

How would resolving Kashmir stop Taliban, asks former Pak envoy

How would resolving Kashmir stop Taliban, asks former Pak envoy

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

A former top envoy of the country questioned Pakistan's decades-old Kashmir policy.

United Kingdom Parliament debate on Kashmir draws few takers

United Kingdom Parliament debate on Kashmir draws few takers

Rediff.com16 Sep 2011

Efforts to rake up the alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir by backbenchers in the United Kingdom Parliament virtually fell flat as the debate on the issue drew few takers, even as the government asserted that it was for India and Pakistan to resolve the problem bilaterally.

Amid Sikkim standoff, China says willing to play 'constructive role' over Kashmir

Amid Sikkim standoff, China says willing to play 'constructive role' over Kashmir

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

India has maintained there is no scope for a third party mediation.

'Revocation of Article 370 game-changer for the ages'

'Revocation of Article 370 game-changer for the ages'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

'Washington's silence about India's Article 370 move tells us all we need to know: It doesn't want to rock the boat of a relationship that has navigated some choppy waters but remains a highly important one.'

Trump ready to assist India, Pak over Kashmir if asked by both

Trump ready to assist India, Pak over Kashmir if asked by both

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

The official said that US President Trump, during his meeting with Modi in France will likely want to hear how he intends to calm regional tensions in the aftermath of his decisions on Kashmir.

Cashless claims: TPAs yet to finalise rates

Cashless claims: TPAs yet to finalise rates

Rediff.com20 Aug 2010

Hospitals and state-owned insurers will take a few more days to reach a deal on resuming cashless mediclaims in all city hospitals.

Will be great if Modi, Khan can 'work something' on Kashmir: Trump

Will be great if Modi, Khan can 'work something' on Kashmir: Trump

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

The Trump and Modi meeting comes two days after the two leaders met on Sunday in Houston and shared the stage at 'Howdy, Modi' gala event where they displayed a close friendship and a common vision on fighting terrorism.

Modi meets Turkey's Erdogan, says threat of terrorism a shared worry

Modi meets Turkey's Erdogan, says threat of terrorism a shared worry

Rediff.com1 May 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held comprehensive discussions and took stock of full range of bilateral relations, including political and economic.

China plays its Kashmir card: Why India must be on guard

China plays its Kashmir card: Why India must be on guard

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

'It will be foolhardy to overlook that this stunning shift in China's stance comes as the culmination of the severely damaged India-China relationship under the present government,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

EU MPs who toured Kashmir were on private visit: Govt

EU MPs who toured Kashmir were on private visit: Govt

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

In the first visit by a foreign delegation, a team of 23 MEPs travelled to Kashmir in October on a two-day visit to have a first-hand assessment of the situation after the state's special status was revoked in August by abrogating Article 370.

'By crossing LoC, Pakistan wrecked talks'

'By crossing LoC, Pakistan wrecked talks'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2004

Bill Clinton says he firmly rejected Pakistan's pleas to mediate on the Kashmir issue at the height of the Kargil crisis because India objected to third party intervention.

Sharif could have been aware of Kargil aggression: Jaswant

Sharif could have been aware of Kargil aggression: Jaswant

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh believes that Nawaz Sharif could have been aware of Pakistan army's aggression in Kargil in 1999 despite the insistence by the then Pakistan prime minister that he did not know about it.

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.

Not talking to Pakistan will not stop terrorism

Not talking to Pakistan will not stop terrorism

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

'In our media and general population the idea of 'strong posture' was successfully sold by Modi. This is now a liability for him, as he has discovered,' says Aakar Patel.

Stone-pelting youth in Kashmir fighting for nation: Farooq

Stone-pelting youth in Kashmir fighting for nation: Farooq

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

Stone-pelting youth were not giving up their lives for tourism but for resolution of the Kashmir issue as per the wishes of its people, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said.

Match-fixing was at its worst in Pakistan in 1996: Akhtar

Match-fixing was at its worst in Pakistan in 1996: Akhtar

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Monday claimed that match-fixing was at its peak in 1996 and said the environment in the dressing room was far from conducive.

India reiterates 3 conditions for engagement with Pak

India reiterates 3 conditions for engagement with Pak

Rediff.com31 May 2015

India on Sunday reaffirmed adherence to three conditions including having an atmosphere "free of terror and violence" as a precursor to any engagement with Pakistan and demanded action against terrorists including Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi.

China comes to Pak's defence after Trump's attack

China comes to Pak's defence after Trump's attack

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

China said Islamabad is at the frontline of combating terrorism.

What will the Meeting of the Century achieve?

What will the Meeting of the Century achieve?

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

'The coming two months could unfold unpredictable results or unpredictable consequences or both at the same time,' says Rajaram Panda.

No big brotherly approach on Nepal, want early solution, says Sushma

No big brotherly approach on Nepal, want early solution, says Sushma

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Rejecting the allegation of adopting "big brotherly" approach towards Nepal, India on said it respects its sovereignty and wants to see the crisis resolved through consensus.

No one questioned India's surgical strikes on Pak soil: Modi

No one questioned India's surgical strikes on Pak soil: Modi

Rediff.com26 Jun 2017

PM Modi addressed the Indian community in Washington DC after meeting chief executives of major US companies.

Why abrogation of the Indus Waters Treaty sucks

Why abrogation of the Indus Waters Treaty sucks

Rediff.com24 Sep 2016

'Make no mistake, depriving water deliberately to a nation of 190 million people is a repugnant idea.' 'The world community won't forgive us.'

Hindi-Japani Bhai Bhai!

Hindi-Japani Bhai Bhai!

Rediff.com20 May 2014

'Both nations have a common problem: A rampaging, jingoistic and hostile China which is making substantial territorial claims. In the long run, Japan and India are going to be the victims of Chinese aggression -- so they might as well hang together to contain China,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan.

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Indian economy about to take-off