Despite India taking a strong exception to his earlier telephonic conversation with senior separatist leader, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Pakistan foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi rang up hardline separatist leader, Syed Ali Geelani on Sunday.


After Mirwaiz, Pakistan foreign minister calls Geelani


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Sri Lanka will get a $1 billion loan from China, its biggest lender and might sign a free trade agreement with Beijing, becoming the third country to ink such a pact in India's neighbourhood.


Sri Lanka to get $1 bn Chinese loan, sign free trade pact


The government is according top priority to the case of Indian students in the US facing detention under an alleged immigration fraud and is in touch with the Indian Embassy in Washington and other consulates, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday.


Indian students' detention in US: Missions in touch with authorities


US President Donald Trump expressed optimism regarding the possibility of reaching an ambitious agreement with China to stop the ongoing trade war between the two nations, after a round of negotiations which brought "advances".


Trump hopes for deal with China, end trade war


China's trade delegation has said it made "important progress" in the latest round of talks with the US and the two sides had "candid, specific and fruitful" discussions.


China hails progress in US trade talks


NATO stays the bedrock of the European security and the efforts of European Union (EU) for defence are complementary to, and not competing with NATO's, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said here.


NATO stays European security bedrock: Jens Stoltenberg


India is closely following the Afghan peace process undertaken by different stakeholders and supports all such efforts, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.


India closely following Afghan peace process: Government


Pakistan is officially abetting individuals associated with terrorism and anti-India activities, a senior official said on Thursday, responding to a telephone conversation between Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference earlier this week.


Pakistan officially abetting anti-India activities: India


India must sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in order to gain entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), China said on Thursday, adding that "patient negotiations" were needed to resolve the issue.


NPT must for India's entry into NSG, says China


A female Filipino murder convict was executed this week in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty under the Islamic Shariah law, the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.


Philippine murder convict executed in Saudi Arabia


Former British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday pointed towards the opposition to globalisation and said the world is also facing four key challenges which are to be met in varied ways.


Opposition to globalisation a major challenge before us: David Cameron


Actor Karanvir Bohra has been detained in Moscow due to passport damage. He says the Indian embassy in the capital of Russia is helping him to get the matter sorted out.


Karanvir Bohra detained in Moscow


Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday accused the US and its allies of actively attempting to topple the Venezuelan government through what they described as illegal economic sanctions.


Russia: US of seeking to topple Venezuelan government


The US has urged its citizens to avoid travel to Venezuela, citing crime and possibility of Americans being targeted after Washington announced new economic sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro's government.


US issues travel warning for Venezuela


Venezuela's Supreme Court has banned opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving the country and frozen his bank accounts, media reports said.


Travel ban on Venezuela opposition head Guaido


Following delegation-level talks between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Chingiz Azamatovich Aidarbekov here on Tuesday, India and Kyrgyzstan agreed to fight terrorism and radicalisation together, besides expanding cooperation in development partnership, among other areas.


India, Kyrgyzstan to fight terror together, expand development partnership


The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday complained against Qatar at the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to a ban imposed by Doha on imports from Abu Dhabi.


UAE files case against Qatar over imports ban


UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday said that she will talk to the EU about reopening negotiations on the withdrawal agreement in an attempt to resolve the Northern Ireland backstop issue.


May to ask EU to reopen Brexit deal


Tensions between the US and China flared up on the eve of their crucial parleys to end their bruising trade war after Washington slapped a series of criminal charges against Chinese telecom company Huawei and its detained top executive Meng Wanzhou, infuriating Beijing that decried the move as "unjust repression".


US-China tensions spike as Washington slaps charges against Huawei (Third Lead)


India and Kyrgyzstan discussed expanding cooperation across multiple sectors during delegation-level talks led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Aidarbekov Chingiz Azamatovich here on Tuesday.


India, Kyrgyzstan discuss expanding bilateral cooperation


Rome, Jan 29 (IANS/AKI) Italian Defence Minister Elizabetta Trenta has not yet decided to pull out the country's troops from war-torn Afghanistan, officials said after reports that the withdrawal could take place within a year.

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