Officials in India dismissed as “irresponsible and preposterous” on Sunday a claim by Pakistan’s foreign minister that New Delhi is plotting military action against Pakistan later this month.
There have been over 500 casualties so far in 2018 in just the India-administered portion of the disputed Muslim-majority region of Kashmir in the Himalayas, marking the deadliest year in the area in almost a decade, Al Jazeera reported over the weekend.
Beijing has deployed more military troops to the Doklam region that sits along the China-India border, which hosted a standoff between the two Asian rivals this year.
Beijing has ordered 500 soldiers to accompany construction workers as they once again try to extend a road on the Doklam Plateau region that sits along China’s border with its regional rival India after New Delhi thwarted the communist country’s first attempt to expand the lane.
Indian politicians believe the nation’s long history of religious integration has inoculated it from the Islamic State’s attempts to recruit more jihadi militants from the subcontinent.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first PM of India to visit Israel in seven decades with many defence deals signed, a lesser known modern martial art technique from Israel — Krav Maga — is helping the Indian armed forces in thwarting terror attacks and also in maintaining law and order.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will meet United States President Donald Trump on Monday. The two world leaders are expected to discuss fostering economic, business, and technological ties as well as increased cooperation on security.
NEW DELHI, India — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas landed in New Delhi late Sunday for a three-day visit, looking to strengthen ties with India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic trip to Israel.
Pakistan has reaffirmed Islamabad’s stance against any foreign actors seeking to undermine ally China’s sovereignty and thanked Beijing for its support on national security.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin reaffirmed the strong relations between the Jewish state and India in meetings with the leaders of the South Asian country during a state visit Tuesday.
President Reuven Rivlin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed their countries’ increasing security cooperation and called to deepen their economic relationship, as Rivlin made a historic visit to the world’s second-most populous country this week.
The U.S. Embassy in the Indian capital of New Delhi issued a security message this week, urging Americans to “maintain a high level of vigilance” following media reports highlighting the Islamic State’s “desire to attack targets in India,” namely places that are visited regularly by Westerners.
Authorities in New Delhi, India, have arrested a man after he allegedly raped and attempted to kill a three-year-old girl.
Courts in New Delhi have released the youngest convict from the 2012 gang-rape case despite protests from both the community and the convict.
Religious intolerance in secular India continues to grow as hardline Hindus target those they believe are butchering cows, which are sacred to them.
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Uber’s largest rival in Southeast Asia, GrabTaxi, has reportedly announced the launch of an R&D center in Singapore this week. The move marks the latest battle in the global expansion of ride-sharing turf wars as companies seek to draw talent from overseas.
Anxiety levels were rumored to be sky high in New Delhi this week as Indian officials tried assuring the public that the peepal tree President Barack Obama planted there three weeks ago is not dead. They insist that it is simply resting.
