The state of South Asian affairs changed rapidly after the Pulwama incident. Indian jets violated Pakistani air space and Pakistan retaliated. The swift counterstrike, meant to demonstrate the capabilities and readiness of its armed forces, was followed by the release of a captured Indian pilot. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Baharatya Janata Party, engaged […]
Sushma Swaraj
Kartarpur initiative not connected to dialogue process with Pakistan
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said that Kartarpur corridor initiative was not connected with dialogue process with Pakistan. Earlier today, addressing a press conferece Sushma Swaraj welcomed Pakistan for accepting India’s demand for opening Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims. She said that India has been asking for a corridor, which would facilitate […]
Shah Mehmood invites Sushma Swaraj, Sidhu to attend Kartarpur groundbreaking ceremony
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday has invited his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj to attend groundbreaking ceremony of Kartarpur border. Shah Mehmood also invited the Chief Minister of Indian Punjab Amarinder Singh and Congress leader and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidu to attend the ceremony. The Foreign Minister took to famous microblogging social […]
Jadhav’s confession to family made under duress: Sushma Swaraj
LAHORE: India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday alleged that Kulbhushan Jadhav made confessions to his family during their visit only under duress. Hours after the Indian media stated that Jadhav had confessed to his family that he was indeed a spy, Sushma contested the statement saying that Pakistani authorities forced him to say so. […]
Pakistani child to get treatment in India after Sushma Swaraj helps with visa
LAHORE: Indian Minister of Internal Affairs Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Sunday that India was granting visa to a Pakistani child with a heart ailment for medical treatment in India. Touqeer Ali, a Pakistani based in Dubai wrote to Sushma Swaraj on Twitter that his child has Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (CCTGA) and the […]
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in India, meets Indian minister Sushma Swaraj
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday met with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on his first official visit to India Swaraj after meeting Tillerson in New Delhi said, ‘India has agreed to hold talks on Afghanistan with the United States and Kabul.’ ‘India wishes to discuss deepening economic ties with the United […]