The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, will land in China this weekend for his first visit in seven years – a trip that puts him in the company of the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, just as India’s ties with Washington have soured.
Pakistan on Saturday strongly reacted to India’s suspension of bilateral sporting ties, saying any talks in this regard would be held on equal footing and there would be no more pleading for negotiations.
The India Champions have withdrawn from their semifinal match against Pakistan in the World Championships of Legends, citing national sentiment and political tensions.
The decision follows their earlier boycott of the group-stage match after the Pahalgam terror attack.
The Quad grouping of the United States, India, Japan and Australia called on Tuesday for the perpetrators of a militant attack that killed 26 in India-administered Kashmir to be brought to justice without delay.
Virat Kohli said he was lost for words after celebrations of a dream IPL title turned to tragedy when 11 mainly young cricket fans were crushed to death in Bengaluru.
A dogfight between Chinese-made Pakistani jets and French-made Indian Rafale fighters will be closely scrutinized by militaries seeking insights that could offer an edge in future conflicts.
India has summoned the top Pakistani diplomat to New Delhi, local media reported on Thursday, a day after it announced measures to downgrade ties with Islamabad as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals plummeted following a deadly attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
Called "King Kohli" for his prolific run-scoring, the batsman went through an extended lean patch with speculation swirling that he and skipper Rohit Sharma could soon retire. They have already quit T20Is.
