Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir: Indian PM Modi Unveils Rs 33.5 billion Development Projects in Ladakh
New Delhi, October 15: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated five major development initiatives worth around Rs 33.5 billion in Ladakh, focusing on air travel, strategic road connectivity, electricity, water conservation and the protection of ancient heritage. Ladakh, like Gilgit-Baltistan, formed part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir before […]
Europe
Finland and Norway Break Silence With Rare Call to Putin
The leaders of Finland and Norway have held a rare, direct telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, seeking to keep open a diplomatic channel as efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine continue, reported by BBC News. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre initiated the 90-minute call from Helsinki, […]
Ukraine gas transit emerges as possible lever in ceasefire talks
A possible deal to restore Russian gas flows through Ukraine could become part of renewed efforts to bring Moscow to the negotiating table and end the war. The idea is being discussed in Washington as diplomatic activity around a possible ceasefire gains momentum. After talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, US special envoy […]
International News
Face Offs on the Himalayan Frontier Test Modi’s China Policy
India’s security forces remain locked in face-offs with Chinese troops along the disputed Himalayan border in Arunachal Pradesh, according to the head of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), reopening questions about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of China six years after a deadly clash in Ladakh. Shatrujeet Kapur, the ITBP director-general, said last week […]
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