Tag: Narendra Modi
Why India’s Hindu nationalists worship Israel’s nation-state model
Sumantra Bose| India’s Hindu nationalists and the Israeli right have a remarkable mutual affinity. Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed Narendra Modi to Israel in 2017 with these words: “Prime...
Words war vs healthy debate: Indian leadership contradicts Laxman Rekha
Sudheendra Kulkarni | India’s epics and folk literature are treasure houses of moral maxims. For thousands of years, they have shaped our people’s thinking on what’s...
Is Modi’s religious narrative failing to yield returns in India?
Sanjay Kapoor | Long before the staggered voting took place in the five Indian states in November-December, the common understanding was that the ruling Bharatiya...
Who uses library in Afghanistan: Trump mocks Modi
News Desk | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, suggesting it was of...
Pakistan shoots down Indian spy drone
News Desk | The Pakistan Army on Wednesday shot down a second Indian ‘spy drone’ within a span of two days along the restive Line...
PM Modi gets cold shoulder by Turkish First Lady
News Desk | A video of Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan clearly avoiding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a G20 summit is heavily circulating...
Charismatic PM Khan: makes it to most search personalities in India
News Desk | Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has secured 10th spot in the fresh list of most searched personality in India by search engine...
Modi’s diplomatic offensive on Pakistan, refuses to attend SAARC Summit
News Desk | India on Wednesday put to rest any speculation over Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling to Pakistan to attend the SAARC Summit. Addressing the...
Indo-Israel defense deals could unleash a lethal arms race in the...
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | India’s shopping spree for military hardware, in order to modernize its armed forces, makes it an attractive prospect for Israel’s...
Pak FM slams India over Sushma Swaraj’s antics
News Analysis | Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi has severely criticized India for its irresponsible attitude toward the South Asian Association of Regional...
“India & Pakistan: Saas-Bahu relationship?” – Maleeha Hashmey
Maleeha Hashmey | Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant. The problem with the political jokes is that they...
India dumps peace again – Mustansar Hussain Tasir
Mustansar Hussain Tasir | Many saw it as a ray of hope when the Indian external affairs ministry confirmed that, in response to Pakistan’s plea,...
Naya India: BJP passes resolution for 2019 elections while Opposition observes...
News Analysis | The BJP passed a resolution for making a “new India” by 2022 on the conclusion of its national executive meeting. Meanwhile, a...
India’s national register of citizens: Challenge to South Asian Identity?
Subhajit Naskar | The illusion of South Asian identity is equipped by discord among the community interests. Subsequently, Religious dogmatism helped identity consolidation which negates...
World leaders send best wishes for Ramadan
News Desk | The Muslims throughout the world marked the month of Ramadan on 17th May. World leaders, including the President of the United States...
China & India strive to make peace: hold summit after border...
AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to repair strained ties at a summit on Friday after an...
Intentional or unintentional sabotage?
Waqas Shabbir | Disgraced former PM Nawaz Sharif, willingly or unwillingly, has opened a floodgate of negative commentary, following the eruption of a mega-scandal. His...
Do-or-die for Gandhi’s Congress in key state battle
AFP | The Congress party, which has dominated Indian politics in the seven decades since independence, will stage a last stand against Prime Minister Narendra...
COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Forbes ‘75 most powerful people’
News Desk | Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, has been featured in Forbes this year’s list of '75 Most Powerful Leaders...
Indian engineers abducted in Afghanistan as New Delhi’s footprint in Afghanistan...
News Analysis | Seven Indian engineers of an RPG group company working in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province were abducted on Sunday by Taliban gunmen who...
Taj Mahal in decay: Paying the price of India’s pollution
News Analysis | India's top court on Tuesday sharply criticized the government for failing to protect the Taj Mahal, the centuries-old monument to love which...
Pakistan and India join hands for first-ever military drills
News Analysis | The nuclear-armed neighbors and arch-rivals of South Asia, India, and Pakistan, will be participating in a counter-terror exercise consisting of joint military...
Xi, Modi agree to reduce border tensions
AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended informal meetings in China Saturday with a promise to reduce border tensions after...
Will India calm down after China’s clarification over military designs in...
News Analysis | Pakistan’s longstanding ally, China has categorically rubbished rumors that it had military designs in its mind, in the development of multi-billion Dollars...
Summit Sabotage: India mulls boycott of SAARC event
News Analysis | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli about India’s firm opposition to the staging of...
Indian media continues to sensationalize Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s security check at...
News Desk | Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was seen undergoing a regular security check at US airport in a video that went viral on...
Bilquis Edhi: Pakistan’s Good Samaritan
News Desk | Bilquis Bano Edhi was born on the same day as Pakistan, 14 August 1947. Her life has been one of service and...
PM Abbasi hosts ‘simple’ valima ceremony for son
News Desk | Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi hosted a simple ‘valima reception' for his son at PM House on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The...
Indo-Pak strained relations and ways to improve ties
News Analysis | “Narendra Modi- led government should stop selling the idea of ‘quadrilateral’ project of the US, Japan, Australia and India and...
Planned Indian military base stirs Seychelles controversy
AFP | A plan for India to build a military base on an outlying Seychelles island has won favor among the archipelago nation's politicians, but...
What was the purpose of the Jordanian king’s visit to India?
News Analysis | Jordanian king, Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein’s three-day visit to India is starting from today (February 27, 2018). He is expected to exchange...
Justin Trudeau enjoys hearty Bollywood welcome
News Desk | Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, who is on a seven-day visit with his family to India met various Bollywood celebrities and businessmen...
China slams India PM trip to disputed region
AFP | Beijing will lodge a "stern" protest with New Delhi over a trip by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a disputed area, an...
Rampage of extremist group highlights Indian double standards
News Analysis | All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for laying...
Former Indian Home Minister cites Kashmir as area of ‘dispute’
News Analysis | Hitting out at the Narendra Modi government for its handling of the rebellion in Jammu and Kashmir former Union Home Minister has...
Rahul Gandhi maintains family grip on Congress party
AFP | India's Rahul Gandhi took over Saturday as president of the main opposition Congress, becoming the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to head...
