Category: International News

India to offer Russia $1 billion loan to develop Far East: Modi

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India would offer Russia a $1 billion credit line to help develop the Russian Far East. Modi was speaking at an economic forum in the city of Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East. Sep 5, 2019 Reporting […]

India and Russia target $30 billion in trade by 2025, announce new energy deals

VLADIVOSTOK – India and Russia are targeting $30 billion of annual trade by 2025, India’s foreign secretary said on Wednesday as a string of energy deals deepened economic ties between the nations. Seeking to boost bilateral trade from its current $11 billion, the two countries announced deals in […]

Raksha Mantri arrives in South Korea in the second leg of his two-nation tour

open view news desk In the second leg of his two-nation tour to Japan and South Korea, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh arrived in Seoul today from Tokyo. He met Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Mr. Lee Nak-Yon and had a comprehensive interaction over a […]

Kartarpur corridor: Third round of talks between India, Pak underway

Attari (Amritsar), Sep 4: The third round of meeting between delegates of India and Pakistan to discuss and finalise the draft agreement for the operationalistaion of the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims was underway here on Wednesday, officials said. A 20-member Pakistani delegation crossed over to India for the […]

PM Khan: Pakistan would not use nuclear weapons first, amid tensions with India

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan would not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday, amid tensions with arch-rival India after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the disputed Kashmir region. “We both are nuclear-armed countries. If these tensions increase, the world could […]

Pak to issue multiple, on-arrival visas to Sikh pilgrims: PM Khan

Lahore, Sept 3:  Kartarpur is the “Madina” and Nankana Sahib is the “Makkah” of the Sikh community, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said and assured that his government will issue multiple and on-arrival visas to Sikh pilgrims coming from India and other countries, according to media reports […]

S. Korea lawmaker grills official nominee for not giving birth

A South Korean lawmaker provoked outrage Monday when he berated a female economics professor nominated as the country’s antitrust chief for not “fulfilling her duty to the nation” by having a child. Despite its economic advances, South Korean society remains highly patriarchal and is facing a demographic crisis […]

Texas mass shooting gunman identified

Houston, Sept 2: The gunman who opened fire in the US State of Texas, killing 7 and injuring several others, has been identified, authorities said. The shooting – the 38th mass killing by firearms in the US this year – occurred on Saturday in the West Texas cities of […]

India accepts Pak’s consular access to Jadhav, meeting to be held today

New Delhi, Sep 2: India has accepted the consular access extended by Pakistan to death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav and a senior Indian diplomat will meet him on Monday, official sources said as tensions over Kashmir simmer between the two countries.  Charge d’ Affaires at the Indian High Commission in […]

Entire Pak united, can protect its sovereignty: Qureshi

Islamabad, Sep 1: The entire Pakistan is united and can protect the country’s stability and sovereignty, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said amidst tensions with India after it revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. He has also alleged that India tried in vain to prevent the […]

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