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South Asia
Kashmir Issue: Pakistan suspends another Express Train Service with India
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has discontinued operating another train service ‘Thar Express’ to India following the suspension of ‘Samjhota Express’. ‘Samjhota’ (Reconciliation) Express used to operate between Lahore (Pakistan’s Punjab Province) and Indian Punjab’s Amritsar city while ‘Thar Express’, launched in 2006, operated once a…
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Kashmir Issue: Pakistan suspends cultural, trade and diplomatic relations with India
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has suspended cultural, trade and diplomatic relations with India over the Kashmir situation, which had been the bone of contention between two countries since their independence from British colonialism in August 1947. The two countries have fought two wars beside regular clashes…
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476 Indian Sikhs visit Pakistan to attend 550th birth anniversary of Sikh religion’s founder
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: The Pakistan government has allowed around 500 Indian Sikhs to visit Nankana Sahib to participate the celebrations of the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. A caravan of 476 Indian Sikh pilgrims crossed over to…
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Pakistan willing to give up nuclear weapons if India does the same: Imran Khan
Washington: Pakistan is willing to give up its nuclear weapons if India does the same, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. “If India said we would give up our nuclear weapons, would Pakistan?” Khan on a three-day official visit to the U.S. was asked during an interview on Fox…
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East Asia
Moon, Modi seek synergy between their signature regional strategies
The leaders of South Korea and India agreed Friday to step up efforts for synergy between their key diplomatic strategies aimed at broadening partnerships with more countries in Asia. President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had bilateral talks in Osaka on the sidelines of the Group of 20…
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Moon congratulates Indian Prime Minister Modi on latest election victory
South Korean President Moon Jae-in conveyed a congratulatory message Friday to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who scored a massive election win earlier this week. “I would like to convey my high regard for the Indian people who made the choice,” Moon tweeted in English. “He will be a true…
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S. Korea, India hold seminar on defense industry ties
South Korea and India held a seminar to discuss ways to strengthen defense industry cooperation and help Korean firms expand into the South Asian country, the arms procurement agency here said Wednesday. The one-day seminar was held in the Indian capital of New Delhi as part of measures to follow…
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East Asia
Education in India
For millennia, ancient India was one of the foremost seats of learning in the world with famous universities like Taxila, Nalanda and Vikramshila, visited by scholars and monks from China, Tibet, Korea, among others. For example, the 7th century Chinese Buddhist monk, Hiuen Tsang, spent 15 months studying and learning…
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Indian Political Situation
As India gears up for its General Elections between April and May this year, the largest democracy is looking at politics from an unexpected and fresh perspective. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is no longer the larger than life face of a hopeful India because of failing to deliver on most…
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East Asia
Why Tokyo and New Delhi Are Reaching Out to Beijing and Vice Versa
The volatility of US President Donald Trump’s administration has thrown many a government across the world into a tizzy. With Washington blowing hot one day and cold the next, foreign-policy mandarins in various world capitals have been burning the proverbial midnight oil, trying to develop strategies to deal with the…
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