New Delhi: Former Diplomat Ajay Bisaria has talked about coercive diplomacy that took place after the Balakot strikes that resulted in Pakistan repatriating Wing Commander Abhinanadan whose flight had crash landed in Pakistan territory.In an interview, Bisaria stated that Pakistan had a credible threat regarding India using missiles and it was amplified to them directly or through diplomats of

New Delhi: Former Diplomat Ajay Bisaria has said that India’s response to terrorism after the Mumbai attacks in 2008 should have been similar to 2016 when New Delhi carried out airstrikes in Balakot.In an interview with ANI, Bisaria asserted that the pain suffered by India through terrorism in Punjab in the 1980s could have lessened if New Delhi had taken a "hard power action" in the 80s or early

Gandhinagar: UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Tuesday evening to take part in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.Prime Minister Narendra Modi received him at the airport and the two will hold a roadshow in the city today.Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign

Amid an ongoing row with the Maldives, the Indian government is planning to build a new airfield at Minicoy Island of Lakshadweep which would be capable of operating civilian and military aircraft, including fighter jets, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday citing sources."The plan is to have a joint airfield that would be capable of operating fighter jets, military transport planes and

The row has continued despite Muizzu suspending the ministers Sunday, with local media reporting that the Maldivian envoy was summoned to the foreign ministry in New Delhi the following dayBangalore: The Maldives is in hot water over calls by Indian celebrities for a boycott of the tropical beach destination, following derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi by government

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique as the latter arrived here to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.The encounter, laden with significance, was heightened by President Nyusi’s previous association with the state, having pursued a course at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.PM Modi expressed his delight at the