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In a blistering expose of Pakistan’s duplicity on terrorism, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari the “promoter, justifier and a spokesperson” of the …
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PANAJI (GOA): Combating the twin evils of terrorism and radicalisation dominated discussions at the SCO foreign ministers’ meeting, with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar exhorting SCO countries not to …
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By Sanjeeb Baruah In an oblique reference to Pakistan and China in his speech at the 19th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, India’s Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has said …
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the top global watchdog for terror financing and money laundering, has retained Pakistan on its “grey list” for another four months, warning Islamabad to complete all …
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New Pakistan, old mindset! Twelve days after the air strike on Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest terror camp in Balakot, India has asked the keepers of “Naya Pakistan” to move beyond the post-Pulwama …
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Amid intensifying pressure from India and the international community in the aftermath of the terror attack in Kashmir by a Pakistan-based militant group, Pakistan appears to have launched a crackdown …
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ABU DHABI: Amid deescalating tensions between India and Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj exhorted the 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to work proactively with India to counter states that …
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Pakistan-sponsored savagery has struck Jammu and Kashmir again, with terrorists linked to Jaish e-Mohammad, an anti-India militant outfit controlled by Pakistan’s military-intelligence establishment launching the deadliest terror strike in the …
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After months of threats and warnings to Pakistan for failing to act against terror groups like the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network, the US administration has finally acted and suspended around USD 1.15 billion security assistance to its long-time ally. This follows President Donald Trump’s tweet on the New Year to hold up $255 million in foreign military aid to Islamabad.The suspension of US aid to Pakistan is a vindication of the long-standing stance of India, which has repeatedly argued that the US aid has been diverted by Pakistan to support and nurture terrorism in the region.
“Today we can confirm that we are suspending national security assistance only, to Pakistan at this time until the Pakistani government takes decisive action against groups, including the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network. We consider them to be destabilising the region and also targeting US personnel. The US will suspend that kind of security assistance to Pakistan,” State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters.
US President Donald Trump’s tweets have set off fireworks of a different kind in Pakistan than those that greeted the New Year. In a blistering attack, Mr Trump lashed out at Pakistan for hoodwinking the world, especially the US with its counter-terrorism masquerade, and threated to hold up $255 million in foreign military aid to Islamabad.
If Trump’s dire warnings have rattled Pakistan’s powerful civilian-military establishment, they have brought much cheer in India, which will be monitoring closely whether a beleaguered Islamabad will now walk the talk on terror.