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BEIJING – The Chinese Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that the Indian side caused a border clash between China and India. The Indian actions violated a consensus between the two countries and were a unilateral provocation, the Chinese ministry said on its social media account. India said 20 of its …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi took to Twitter on Sunday to urge the Indian government to focus more on its internal concerns rather than “behaving like an expansionist nation.” “It would be helpful for Prime Minister Modi’s government and” neighborhood first “policy to realize that India’s neighbors …

BEIJING – China-Britain relations weaken amid growing concerns among British politicians over the economic influence of China and Hong Kong. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s harsher stance reflects growing skepticism among parties, while Chinese diplomats have not contradicted media reports that Beijing would retaliate if Chinese business activities are limited. …

BEIJING – The serious military confrontation in the Sino-Indian border area, which lasted more than a month, was entirely caused by the Indian side, Cheng Xizhong, distinguished professor at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law and former military diplomat in South Asian countries said while expressing his views …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Gen. Babar Iftikhar said on Wednesday that any military adventurism by India would have “uncontrollable and unintended consequences”, warning the neighboring nation to “not play with the fire”. “As a military spokesperson, let me say this: the Indian aggression against Pakistan …

NEW DELHI – India has become the seventh most affected country by COVID-19 as cases surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday. The figure has almost doubled in the past 15 days, which means that India also has the fourth fastest-growing epidemic of COVID-19 in the world. Despite this huge increase in numbers, …

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday adopted a new voting procedure for the upcoming election of new members of the Security Council aimed at preventing a large rally and ensuring social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of meeting in the horseshoe-shaped meeting room at …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan declares its opposition to any nuclear or conventional arms race in the region; however, the growing tension between India and Pakistan nearly put the two countries on the brink of nuclear conflict last year. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a speech a webinar to …

KOLKATA, India – A powerful cyclone ripped through densely populated coastal India and Bangladesh, blowing down the roofs and whipping up waves that swallowed embankments and bridges and left entire villages without access to freshwater, electricity and communications. On Thursday, at least 22 people were reportedly killed. The cyclone weakened …

KABUL – The US special representative for reconciliation in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is set to talk with countries in the region concerning the Intra-Afghan dialogue. US State Department said that for the time being, he was traveling to Qatar, India, and Pakistan. According to the State Department, Khalilzad is meeting …