India’s silence over China’s BRI helped in Azhar deal: Report

China finally relenting to give up its technical hold to list Jaish-e-Muhammed chief Masood Azhar as a UN-designated global terrorist has been publicized as a major diplomatic win for the Modi government. However, according to a media report, India might have paid a price for it. Read More
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China relents to designate Masood Azhar a global terrorist

China, which had blocked moves to blacklist Masood Azhar four times, finally dropped its objections saying it “found no objection after a careful study of revised materials.” Read More
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EC seeks report on Yogi calling Indian Army ‘Modi ji ki sena’

The Election Commission sought a report after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath called the Indian Army “Modiji ki Sena” at an election rally. The poll panel has asked for a factual report from the Ghaziabad district election office and asked it to submit it by Tuesday. Read More
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Nehru declined permanent UNSC seat for India? Not quite.

Replying to a question by Dr JN Parekh in the Lok Sabha, on September 27, 1955, on whether India had refused a UNSC seat informally offered to it, Jawaharlal Nehru said India had not received any such offer, hence, there was no question of declining the seat. Read More
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China again blocks UNSC bid to brand Azhar as global terrorist

China has yet again blocked India’s bid to label the Jaish-e-Muhammed chief, Maulana Masood Azhar, as a global terrorist in the UN security council. This is the fourth time China has placed technical hold on the bid to brand Azhar as a global terrorist at the UNSC. Read More
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China gives evasive answer about its position on Azhar

China had been blocking the move to designate Jaish-e-Muhammed founder Maulana Masood Azhar as a global terrorist for years on behest of Pakistan – its all-weather friend. Read More
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UN rejects Saeed’s plea to remove his name from terrorists’ list

According to reports quoting government sources, the UN decision to continue banning the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, Hafiz Saeed, came after India provided detailed evidence and highly confidential information. Read More
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Pakistan bans Saeed’s JuD and FIF, arrests Azhar’s brother, son

A day after the Indian media reported the Mumbai terror attack mastermind, Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its wing, Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation, continue to be only on the watchlist, the two terror outfits were formally placed in the list of banned organizations. Read More
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Pakistan may not oppose listing Masood Azhar as global terrorist

In yet another development in the tense situation between India and Pakistan, the Pakistani media has quoted a Pakistani official claiming that Pakistan government may withdraw its opposition to listing Jaish-e-Muhammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. Read More
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Indian military says it has proof of IAF hit on Balakot Jaish camp

The Indian defence establishment claimed, on Friday, it had synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pictures for proving that it had effectively hit the Jaish-e-Muhammed’s terror training facility at Balakot in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in the February 26 air strikes. Read More
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