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China key factor in India's confrontation with Pakistan: Shashi Tharoor

China is an absolutely impossible factor to ignore in India's latest confrontation with Pakistan, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, emphasising that a thaw in relations between Delhi and Beijing over the past few months was seemingly making good progress before the conflict. Tharoor, who is leading a multi-party parliamentary to the US, said, I'm not going to mince my words, but we are aware that China has immense stakes in Pakistan." His remarks came during an interaction with representatives of think tanks organised at the Indian Embassy here on Thursday. The largest single project under the Belt and Road Initiative is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Tharoor said, adding that 81 per cent of Pakistani defence equipment is from China. Defence may be the wrong word here. Offense in many ways, he said. "China is an absolutely impossible factor to ignore in what has been our confrontation with Pakistan, Tharoor said. He noted that despite the tensions between China and

Tharoor-led multi-party delegation holds wide-ranging talks with VP Vance

The delegation's US visit, following stops in Guyana, Panama, Colombia and Brazil, highlights India's strong stand against terrorism after the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor

Gujarat HC declines Celebi's plea in Ahmedabad airport ground handling case

The court refused to restrain Adani Group from appointing a new ground handler after Celebi lost security clearance due to geopolitical tensions

Sharmishtha Panoli gets interim bail, court asks police to ensure safety

Kolkata influencer Sharmishta Panoli gets interim bail after arrest over a controversial video linked to Operation Sindoor and India's response to the Pahalgam attack

Working in national interest, not against Congress: Tharoor slams critics

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor dismissed speculation about joining BJP, affirming his loyalty to Congress and stating he has four years left as an elected MP, questioning why such doubts arise

Pakistan is a front for China, US needs to be conscious: Ex-envoy Sandhu

Taranjit Singh Sandhu further stressed that the Pakistan Army remained in complete control of the country, making it necessary to take a firm stance against terrorism

Tharoor slams Pak with Hillary Clinton's 'breeding vipers in backyard' jibe

Tharoor recalled Hillary Clinton's remarks on "breeding vipers" to emphasise the dangers linked with Pakistan's long-standing association with the terror groups

India didn't need persuading or mediation to stop: Shashi Tharoor

India has enormous respect for the American presidency but New Delhi has never particularly wanted to ask anyone to mediate and no one needed to tell us to stop', Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, amid repeated claims by US President Donald Trump of mediating in the recent military conflict between India and Pakistan. All I can say is that we have enormous respect for the American presidency and the American president. All we can say for ourselves is that we have never particularly wanted to ask anyone to mediate, said Tharoor, the leader of the all-party parliamentary delegation which arrived here on Tuesday afternoon and began its packed day of meetings with lawmakers and government officials on Wednesday. During an interaction at the National Press Club here on Wednesday, Tharoor stressed that India had no real difficulty in speaking the same language as the Pakistanis. As long as they use the language of terrorism, we will use the language of force. That doesn't require a third .

Meeting with India's delegation 'outstanding': US Congressman McCormick

US Congressman Rich McCormick made the remarks following the India Caucus chairs and vice chairs meeting with an all-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

India opposes ADB's $800 million aid to Pakistan, flags misuse concerns

India has raised strong objections to ADB's financial aid to Pakistan, citing concerns over cross-border terrorism, high defence spend, weak reforms, and governance risks

India thanks Australia for backing fight against cross-border terrorism

India and Australia on Wednesday resolved to further boost their strategic ties with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailing Canberra's unequivocal support to New Delhi's resolute response to the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack. Singh held wide-ranging talks with his visiting Australian counterpart Richard Marles focusing on various aspects of bilateral defence cooperation as well as New Delhi's "extreme challenges" along its border with Pakistan. Marles is the first senior Australian minister to visit India after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese retained power for a second term following victory of his Labor party in the parliamentary elections last month. His visit to New Delhi coincides with the fifth anniversary of the firming up of India Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that facilitated deeper defence ties between the two sides, especially in the maritime domain. Following the meeting, Singh thanked Australia for its unequivocal support to India's "resolute response

Indian delegation in US to push anti-terror message, discuss Op Sindoor

An all-party parliamentary delegation led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will meet members of the US Congress, American officials, think tanks and policy experts to brief them on Operation Sindoor, terrorism faced by India and regional security. The delegation arrived in the US capital Tuesday and will have packed days of engagements till Thursday. The multi-party group will be engaging with members of the US Congress, American think tanks and media professionals. Chairperson of the Standing Committee on External Affairs Tharoor is leading the delegation, which comprises Sarfaraz Ahmad (JMM), Ganti Harish Madhur Balayogi (TDP), Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP), Bhubaneswar Kalita (BJP), Milind Deora (Shiv Sena), Tejasvi Surya (BJP) and India's former Ambassador to the US Taranjit Sandhu. An all party delegation led by Dr. @ShashiTharoor arrives in Washington D.C. Over the next two days the delegation will be meeting members of the US Congress and administration, think tanks, media a

Multi-party delegation meets and receives feedback from S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met members of a multi-party delegation and received feedback from them on how they exposed Pakistan in various countries over its support to terrorism. The delegation led by BJP leader Baijayant Panda met Jaishankar at his office here after the key diplomatic tour and presented their report. The delegation returned home Tuesday morning after visiting Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Algeria. In these countries, the delegation members met foreign dignitaries and Indian diaspora during a series of meetings and exposed Pakistan's support to terrorism in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent Operation Sindoor. "It was a very good meeting, and we gave External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar our feedback. All members of the delegation provided their inputs and shared their views with him," said delegation member Harsh V Shringla, a former foreign secretary. Asked what the minister told them, he said, "He (Jaishankar) told us

Gujarat to build Sindoor Memorial Park near Indo-Pak border: Report

The Gujarat government plans to build a Sindoor Van memorial park in Kutch to honour Operation Sindoor and the collective efforts of the armed forces and civilians

Operation Sindoor must push India to reorient priorities, alliances

The United States under Donald Trump has turned out to be a superpower with a flexible spine. Far from being supportive, it has ended up re-hyphenating Pakistan with India

Trump said surrender, PM Modi obeyed: Rahul Gandhi on Operation Sindoor

Rahul Gandhi has alleged that PM Modi called off Operation Sindoor at the behest of Donald Trump, accusing the BJP and RSS of lacking courage under global pressure

Defence Ministry urges media to respect privacy of armed forces personnel

The Defence Ministry has issued an advisory asking media to avoid personal coverage of military officers and families, stressing respect for privacy during operations like Sindoor

BJP slams Bhagwant Mann's 'one nation, one husband' remark on Op Sindoor

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann calls the BJP's door-to-door sindoor campaign 'one nation, one husband' scheme; BJP slams remarks as vulgar and disrespectful

'Losses don't matter, action does': CDS Anil Chauhan on Operation Sindoor

Giving a Test cricket analogy, CDS Chauhan said if someone wins by an innings, then there's no question of 'how many wickets, how many balls and how many players'

Calcutta HC refuses bail to Panoli for controversial remarks amid tensions

Panoli, a law student at Symbiosis Law School, allegedly posted blasphemous remarks against Prophet Mohammad, leading to her arrest and judicial custody