The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, scored most in foreign policy in his first year in power. No one anticipated Modi’s natural flair for diplomacy, to which he has brought imagination and self-assurance. Modi has been more […]
Two men accused of plotting to provide material support to “Islamic State” (IS) appeared before a court in California on Friday. The prosecutors charged Anaheim residents Muhanad Badawi and Nader Elhuzayel, both 24, after investigators tracked their […]
A near unanimous decision by the six heads of state of the Gulf Cooperation Council not to personally attend the meeting convened by the American President is a most dramatic demonstration of the decline of American clout […]
[quote_right]For a large country like India, which has the potential of becoming a big power in the future, strategic autonomy is a compelling choice. By virtue of its demographic, geographic, economic and military size, India […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Pakistan’s powerful military chief Thursday, as the Pakistan government wrestled with a dilemma over how to respond to a request from Saudi Arabia for Pakistani troops […]
The civil war in Yemen, exacerbated by the intervention of outside powers, is poised at a delicate stage which could impinge on the larger picture of the Middle East’s future trajectory. The truth is that the poorest […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Some 519 people have been killed and nearly 1,700 injured in two weeks of fighting in Yemen, the UN aid chief has said, raising alarm over the fate of civilians. Valerie Amos […]
SANAA (TIP): The Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces launched a fresh air strike against military targets in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and the southern province of Taiz on March 26 night, sources told Xinhua. The airstrike in […]
Since it opened earlier this year, Terminal 2 at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has been getting a lot of love-it was chosen by travelers as their second most Favorite International Airport in the world. Now, […]
BEIJING (TIP): China has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 per cent of the market remains small compared to the combined 58 per cent of exports from the US […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Obama on Wednesday nominated career diplomat David Hale as the US ambassador to Pakistan amid continuous misgivings about the country’s commitment to fight terrorism, fueled by new disclosures that Islamabad tried to […]
WASHINGTON: The United States Department of State on Tuesday warned Americans to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan, reminding them of the continued security concerns in the country. The US continues to provide consular services for […]
NEW DELHI: Indian citizens living abroad will now be able to file consular grievances online as the government today launched an e-portal to address such complaints promptly with a high degree of “accountability”. The portal […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A still-classified section of the investigation by congressional intelligence committees into the September 11, 2001, attacks has taken on an almost mythic quality over the past 13 years — 28 pages that examine […]
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (TIP): They were scheduled to commiserate Mumtaz Mahal’s death and celebrate Shah Jehan’s love for her. But Michelle and Barack Obama will instead be condoling the death of Saudi monarch King Abdullah and […]
LONDON: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is now the world’s oldest monarch after the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia who was 2 years older than the Queen died earlier […]
BEIJING (TIP): The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast for global economic growth in 2015, and called on Tuesday for governments and central banks to pursue accommodative monetary policies and structural reforms to support growth. […]
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson graces the occasion Report/photos by Zia Khan/ 214-207-7922 DALLAS (TIP): Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas presided over the proceedings of the 16th annual thanksgiving celebrations and awards night organized by […]
Afghanistan was blunder: Musharraf KARACHI (TIP): Former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf on December 4 admitted that recognizing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan was a “blunder” on part of Pakistan, but he blamed the West […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): Oil fell in Asia today after major producer Saudi Arabia slashed the price of the crude that it sells to Asia and the United States, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
Lower petroleum prices hold obvious advantages for Indian consumers, but a bearish global oil market could also hurt several segments of the country’s economy The Oil Ministers of 12 member states of Organization of the […]
LONDON (TIP): Oil prices sank to four-year lows on November 4 following reports Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s largest oil producer, is cutting its prices for customers in the US. By early afternoon London time, a barrel […]
Right environment to turn the heat on Islamabad Pakistan’s military adventurism on three fronts across its borders with India, Afghanistan and Iran has created just the right environment to turn the heat on Islamabad and […]
OTTAWA (TIP): An unarmed Canadian military guard was shot in Ottawa Wednesday, October 22 morning by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a convert to Islam and a selfdeclared jihadist whose alleged photo was posted hours after the shooting […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US Secretary of State John Kerry warned against “war fever” on September 11 and said the new American campaign against the so-called “Islamic State” should be understood as a counter-terrorism mission. Speaking the […]
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