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Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar's visit to Pakistan, the first in almost nine years, marked a positive development in the bilateral relations between the two nations. Despite no formal bilateral meeting, Jaishankar had "casual conversations" with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his counterpart Ishaq Dar
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S Jaishankar, India's External Affairs Minister, emphasized the importance of territorial integrity and sovereignty in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) trade and connectivity initiatives. He made these remarks at the meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Islamabad, where he was the first Indian foreign
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India's decision to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Islamabad, hosted by Pakistan, has generated significant interest in the region. Representing India will be Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, marking the first such visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in a decade. This development
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will become the first Indian foreign minister to visit Pakistan in almost a decade, as he attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Islamabad. The visit comes as tensions between the two nations remain high, particularly over the Kashmir
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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has publicly criticized the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, for his stance on the Gaza and Lebanon conflict. Wong stated that Dutton's refusal to support calls for a cease-fire is "at odds" with the international community, including the US. The comments come
Anwar bin Ibrahim
The 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits officially commenced this morning at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane, with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone inaugurating the biannual gathering of leaders from all 10 ASEAN member states. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, accompanied by Foreign Minister Datuk
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Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have emphasized the importance of preserving the bloc's unity, warning that divisions among its member states could lead to regional chaos. Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan stressed that Asean's role as a mediator between major
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Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth hailed the UK's decision to hand back the Chagos Islands as a historic day, but former foreign minister Jean-Claude de l'Estrac is more nuanced in his assessment. While the move marks progress, the UK's retention of a military base
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India-Pakistan relations have been on a downward trajectory since 2015, with bilateral meetings becoming increasingly rare. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Pakistan for the SCO summit is unlikely to thaw ties in the near term due to Pakistan's continued support for cross-border terror and
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India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar's upcoming visit to Pakistan has been hailed as a positive development by Pakistan's former Foreign Minister Khursheed Mahmood Kasuri. The visit, scheduled for October 15-16 in Islamabad, is part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Kasuri views
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For the first time in nine years, an Indian foreign minister will travel to Pakistan, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar representing India at the SCO heads of government meeting in Islamabad on October 15-16. This development comes after Pakistan had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the meeting, but
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India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit Pakistan later this month for the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) summit, marking a rare high-level visit by an Indian official to Islamabad. The visit, although primarily for the SCO summit, opens up the possibility of a bilateral meeting between
