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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,

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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 .

Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft till September 24

Pakistan on Wednesday extended the closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft until September 24, according to the country's airports authority. Pakistan and India imposed matching airspace restrictions on each other's airlines after the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April 2025. "Pakistan airspace not available for Indian-registered aircraft and aircraft operated or leased by Indian airlines/operators, including military flights," said a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the Pakistan Airports Authority. The decision comes ahead of the expiry of the previous restriction on August 23. According to the NOTAM, the extension will take effect from 10:15 am on August 23 and will remain in force until 4:59 am on September 24. As per a Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) document from 2022, the country's airspace is divided into two flight information regions (FIRs) - Karachi and Lahore. The NOTAM applies to both the Karachi and Lahore FIRs. The ban has been extended monthly since l

Indians, Pakistanis view each other as top geopolitical threat: Survey

A large section of Indians and Pakistanis view each other as their greatest threat, reflecting the deep-entrenched distrustbetween the two neighbours, a new survey has found. According to American think tank Pew Research, 54 per cent of surveyed adults in India described Pakistan as their greatest geopolitical threat, followed by China at 21 per cent. Similarly, 43 per cent of Pakistanis saw India as their greatest threat while 24 per cent each held the same views about Israel and China. Pakistanis clearly point to China (75 per cent) as their most important ally and, to a lesser degree, to Saudi Arabia (12 per cent). About a third of Indians say Russia is their top ally (36 per cent), while 16 per cent name the US. Roughly a third of Indians did not answer the question. Despite the camaraderie between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir, only 15 per cent of Pakistanis hold a favourable opinion about the US. An overwhelming 90 per cent had a favourable v

India rebukes Pakistan for raising Kashmir, IWT suspension at Asean meet

India on Thursday hit out at Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar for raising the Kashmir issue and suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty at an ASEAN-related meeting in Manila and accused Islamabad of spreading falsehoods and diverting attention from its record of sponsoring terrorism. In his address at the ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), Dar said the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has to be handled through dialogue and adherence to international law. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India at the meeting. "India categorically rejects the baseless and unwarranted comments made by the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister of Pakistan," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "It is no surprise that a multilateral forum has once again been cynically exploited by Pakistan to amplify falsehoods, peddle state-sponsored disinformation, and divert attention from its own well-documented record of sponsoring cross-border .

Trump repeats India-Pak mediation claim, says 11 jets were downed last year

US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of settling the conflict between India and Pakistan, adding that 11 jets were shot down during the four-day hostilities in May last year. Speaking on board Air Force One on Wednesday, Trump said he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize "more than anybody" for settling eight wars, including the one between India and Pakistan. India has consistently denied any third-party intervention. Trump claimed the conflict between India and Pakistan "was going to be nuclear." Without providing details, the US President said that "11 planes were shot down" during the conflict. Trump did not specify whether the jets were lost by either of the two countries or whether he was referring to combined losses by both sides. India has said that at least a dozen Pakistani military aircraft, including F-16 jets, were destroyed or damaged in Indian strikes during Operation Sindoor. Trump said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif credited him with saving

Indian envoy to China rejects comparison with Pak on West Asia mediation

Dismissing any comparison between India and Pakistan on mediating in the West Asia conflict, India's envoy to China Vikram Doraiswami on Saturday said countries should decide for themselves whether doing so serves their interests. "I think the comparison, if I might be a little direct, with Pakistan, is a little... a little unfair. I think the economy in the two countries will tell you a lot," he said, responding to a question by a Chinese journalist about India's role in global leadership and Islamabad's attempts to mediate in the Iran-US conflict Doriaswami was speaking at the World Peace Forum here organised by China Tsinghua University. "We should look at countries according to what they are and what they are actually doing in the larger global system, " he said, adding that "India's integration with the globe is at a level not matched by most countries". "This includes the idea of economic integration with European countries, with Asian countries, our willingness to contribute

India rejects Zardari's Kashmir remarks, says he has no locus standi

India on Saturday trashed certain remarks on Kashmir by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and asserted that he has no locus standi to comment on internal matters of the country. "India categorically rejects the unwarranted comments made by the President of Pakistan. He has, in any case, no locus standi to comment on matters that are internal to India," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said. "These comments are particularly absurd given Pakistan's own abysmal record on human rights, which is a matter of global commentary." Jaiswal said Pakistan's "long history of systematically targeting and victimising minorities across various faiths is notorious." "Given this reality, the President's remarks can only be read as a deliberate political attack, driven by Pakistan's national policies of bigotry and hatred," he said.

'Frankenstein state': India slams Pakistan's 'support for terrorism' at UN

India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations, calling it a "Frankenstein state" that gets shocked when its "own monster bites back", as it accused Islamabad of "hosting, training and deploying" terrorists. The remarks were made by Anupama Singh, First Secretary at India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, on Wednesday, after Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during the Interactive Dialogue on the UN High Commissioner's annual report. "India is compelled to exercise this right of reply in response to references made to it by Pakistan and the OIC. We categorically reject the baseless and malicious allegations made by Pakistan," Singh said. The diplomat further said: "We also categorically reject the references to Jammu and Kashmir made by the OIC... For the record, Jammu and Kashmir was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India. The only unresolved issue is Pakistan's illegal occupati