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India's Indus posture

India holds firm on sharing of the river water despite Pakistan's UN push

India's Indus posture
Updated On : 12 Oct 2026 | 6:05 PM IST
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'Army is the rule, Army is the law': India slams Pak at UN over rule of law

India has hit out at Pakistan at the United Nations over its remarks on the rule of law, saying Islamabad cannot deliver "lectures" when "Army is the rule, and Army is the law" in the country. India exercised its Right of Reply on Friday after Pakistan made remarks during a discussion in the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly on 'Rule of Law at National and International Levels'. "It is ironic to hear lectures on rule of law from a nation whose own record makes a mockery of it," Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN R. Mythili said, adding that Pakistan claims at the UN to defend the rule of law while its Army effectively determines it at home. "A state that places its military rulers beyond the reach of its own courts is in no position to lecture on the rule of law in this committee," she said, describing Pakistan's 26th Constitutional Amendment as a "real blow" to judicial independence. The 26th Constitutional Amendment made way for significant institutio

'Army is the rule, Army is the law': India slams Pak at UN over rule of law
Updated On : 12 Oct 2026 | 8:12 AM IST

Trump says India-Pak ceasefire alone was enough to win Nobel Peace Prize

Trump said his role in resolving India-Pakistan conflict alone was enough for him to win Nobel Peace Prize, while criticising the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2026 honour to Navi Pillay

Trump says India-Pak ceasefire alone was enough to win Nobel Peace Prize
Updated On : 10 Oct 2026 | 12:20 PM IST

India slams Pak at UN over 'lies' on Jammu and Kashmir, sponsoring terror

India slammed Pakistan at the UN, saying it is "regrettable" that Islamabad continues to abuse the platform of the world organisation by peddling lies and falsehoods about the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. India exercised its Right of Reply in response to a statement by Pakistan in the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly Friday on the Agenda Item 'Decolonization'. The Committee deals with Special Political and Decolonization issues. "It is regrettable that Pakistan continues to abuse this august forum by peddling lies and falsehoods about the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir," Member of Parliament Mahima Kumari Mewar said. Delivering India's strong Right of Reply, Mewar said a country like Pakistan, with an "established" record of military dictatorship, sham elections, incarceration of popular elected leaders, religious extremism and sponsoring terrorism as an instrument of state policy should, in future, refrain from "preaching homilies" at this ..

India slams Pak at UN over 'lies' on Jammu and Kashmir, sponsoring terror
Updated On : 10 Oct 2026 | 8:36 AM IST

India calls out Pak at UN over terror support, cites 9/11, 26/11 attacks

Exposing Pakistan's doublespeak on terrorism at the UN, India has called out Islamabad's efforts to gloss over its state support for terror by announcing rewards for JeM chief Masood Azahar, underlining that the world has not forgotten 9/11, 26/11 and Pahalgam attacks. India on Wednesday exercised its Right of Reply in response to the Pakistan representative's statement in the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly on the Agenda Item: Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism. "Pakistan speaks of combating terrorism while seeking to obscure the very question that this committee must confront: What happens when terrorists are financed, facilitated, trained, sheltered, or supported from the territory of a state?" First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Raghoo Puri said. He said India has been consistent on this question, underscoring that terrorism cannot be defeated by declarations and instead requires action against its perpetrators, organisers, financier

India calls out Pak at UN over terror support, cites 9/11, 26/11 attacks
Updated On : 08 Oct 2026 | 11:36 AM IST

India summons Pakistan envoy over Ferozepur border firing incident

India summoned Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires after Pakistan protested the alleged killing of two men near the Punjab border, with both sides giving different accounts of the October 2 incident

India summons Pakistan envoy over Ferozepur border firing incident
Updated On : 03 Oct 2026 | 10:34 PM IST

India rips into Pakistan's 'falsehoods', warns of consequences for terror

Describing Pakistan as a "puppet" regime, India has ripped into the country's "falsehoods" and "deceit" at the UN, warning that continued terrorism by Islamabad will have consequences. India exercised its Right of Reply on Friday night after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used the UN General Assembly podium to credit US President Donald Trump for his "timely intervention" in the 2025 conflict with India, as he again raked up the Kashmir issue in his address at the world organisation. First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, Petal Gahlot, said, "We heard some hypocritical homilies about democratic rights and human values from a regime whose capital at this very moment is being fortified against its own people." "And thatis happening because this is a regime of the army, by the army, and for the army. Their puppets may come and go but let us have no illusion who calls the shots. The reality of Pakistan is expressed in its 27th Amendment and the lifelong ...

India rips into Pakistan's 'falsehoods', warns of consequences for terror
Updated On : 26 Sep 2026 | 9:40 AM IST

Pak PM raises J&K issue at UNGA, credits Trump for 'intervention' in 2025

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday used the UN General Assembly podium to credit US President Donald Trump for his "timely intervention" in the 2025 conflict with India, as he again raked up the Kashmir issue in his address at the world organisation. India had launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 last year, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that had killed 26 civilians. US President Trump has repeatedly claimed, as recently as in his address to the UN General Assembly this week, that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan. New Delhi has consistently denied any third-party intervention. Sharif thanked Trump for his "resolute and visionary leadership", saying that the American leader's "timely intervention" saved hundreds of millions of lives in South Asia. In his about 23-minute address, Sharif also raised the issue of Kashmir, saying that to ensure South Asia never reaches .

Pak PM raises J&K issue at UNGA, credits Trump for 'intervention' in 2025
Updated On : 26 Sep 2026 | 7:39 AM IST

In UNGA, Trump repeats claim he settled war between India and Pakistan

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his claim that he settled the war between India and Pakistan last year, as he addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly here. "Since I took office, it has been my great honour to settle eight wars, and in so doing, become friendly with the leaders of many of those countries. It was a great honour to do it. Numerous of these wars have gone on for many years and even decades," Trump said in his address to the General Debate of the 81st session of the UNGA. He said the reason he was able to "make these settlements" was the use of his "very special relationships", trade, use and threat of tariffs, and various other reasons depending on the country. "Among them, terms of settlement, Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan and India, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and of course the war in Gaza, which, as I stated previously, includes the return of all hostages, both living and dead,

In UNGA, Trump repeats claim he settled war between India and Pakistan
Updated On : 22 Sep 2026 | 11:18 PM IST

De-hyphenate thy neighbour

India is caught in a trap of its own making. While the BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage in our politics

De-hyphenate thy neighbour
Updated On : 19 Sep 2026 | 9:30 AM IST

Pakistan, China activate boundary joint commission in Islamabad for talks

Pakistan and China have operationalised a joint mechanism for managing their common border, a move rejected by India, which said that the body has no legal basis to decide on arrangements related to Indian territory under illegal occupation. The inaugural meeting of the Commission -- based on the 2013 Agreement on the Boundary Management System -- was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office. India on Wednesday rejected the "so-called" boundary joint commission set up by Pakistan and China, saying that the body has no legal basis to decide on arrangements related to Indian territory under illegal occupation. India has been consistently maintaining that Pakistan's handing over of certain territories such as Shaksgam Valley to China in 1963 was illegal and unacceptable. New Delhi has also opposed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as part of it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. According to the

Pakistan, China activate boundary joint commission in Islamabad for talks
Updated On : 17 Sep 2026 | 12:06 PM IST

Architects of 9/11 weren't hiding in caves: India flags Pak's terror haven

In a scathing attack on Pakistan, India has said the "architects" of the 9/11 attacks were not hiding in "caves or badlands," but had long evaded detection, asserting that the same "permissive environment" continues to support terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting, India's Permanent Representative Harish Parvathaneni invoked the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks. He said al-Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed were eventually found in settled communities rather than remote hideouts. "The international community supported the global campaign to counter terrorism in the wake of 9/11. Let us not forget, however, that al-Qaeda's terror ecosystem established its strategic depth beyond Afghanistan through its affiliates," Parvathaneni said on Wednesday. Addressing the UNSC meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, Parvathaneni listed the names of al-Qaeda leaders who had planned and perpetrated the

Architects of 9/11 weren't hiding in caves: India flags Pak's terror haven
Updated On : 17 Sep 2026 | 11:07 AM IST

Pakistani naval ship collides with Indian warship in Arabian Sea

India said the Pakistani naval unit approached at high speed and manoeuvred unsafely before the collision in international waters; no major damage was reported

Pakistani naval ship collides with Indian warship in Arabian Sea
Updated On : 17 Sep 2026 | 12:30 AM IST

Troubled waters

Rivers are increasingly becoming a source of conflict

Troubled waters
Updated On : 10 Sep 2026 | 6:25 AM IST
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India's stature in South Asia

India is holding its own for now, but the pressures on its regional stature are substantial

India's stature in South Asia
Updated On : 10 Sep 2026 | 6:00 AM IST
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Indus Waters dispute tests State sovereignty against international law

India's rejection of the 2026 Indus Waters arbitration ruling has sharpened a fundamental legal question: can a state disregard an award if it contests the tribunal's very jurisdiction?

Indus Waters dispute tests State sovereignty against international law
Updated On : 09 Sep 2026 | 6:49 PM IST

Pakistan will remain a threat for the times to come, says former CDS

India's former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan (retired) said on Saturday that China, on the other hand, is a long-term challenge

Pakistan will remain a threat for the times to come, says former CDS
Updated On : 05 Sep 2026 | 10:06 PM IST

India rejects 'illegal' international court's order on Indus Waters Treaty

MEA says New Delhi continues to hold the 1960 treaty in abeyance

India rejects 'illegal' international court's order on Indus Waters Treaty
Updated On : 31 Aug 2026 | 11:37 PM IST

Munir, power, and paranoia

At some point, Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That's the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late '50s. Munir's case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia

Munir, power, and paranoia
Updated On : 22 Aug 2026 | 9:30 AM IST

Unauthorised structures outside Pak High Commission in Delhi demolished

A section of structures outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was demolished after authorities found them to be beyond the mission's approved boundary, official sources said on Thursday. The action was carried out by the agencies concerned using a JCB machine, which removed the structures and barricades erected along the lane outside the compound, including queue-management installations near the visa section, the sources said. Visuals showed that the demolition left a trail of rubble outside the mission, with broken metal railings and gates, twisted metal frames, roofing sheets, bricks and chunks of concrete and plaster strewn across the paved area. Additionally, visuals from the site showed sections of the outer structures completely pulled down, including corrugated roofing and white metal fencing. The facade around the service windows appeared damaged, with portions of plaster and masonry broken away. The visa section remained visible amid the debris, with service .

Unauthorised structures outside Pak High Commission in Delhi demolished
Updated On : 20 Aug 2026 | 12:01 PM IST