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On the eve of his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and leaders of France and Britain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the global community to unitedly combat increasing challenges posed by terrorists across the globe.

Adviser Aziz, who was flanked by Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi and Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad, said Pakistan has always supported a dialogue with India for a peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues. “External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has rightly replied to...

Supporters of the Israeli prime minister watched the speech from the wings of the United Nations General Assembly hall, bursting into applause when Netanyahu condemned the deal and vowed to ensure Iran didn’t obtain a nuclear weapon.

His sister-in-law, Sonika, enjoys posting selfies on Facebook and follows the YouTube musings of Lilly Singh, an Indo-Canadian comedian. Besides, they also sought intervention of the government to augment the government incentives in order to build proper infrastructure which is...

Language, however, no matter how beautifully expressed, can not replace facts and reality. “During Obama’s speech, people were yawning”. Poverty and the environment, trade and development. Instead, he will take a long-term approach and address human rights...

The third point pertaining to demilitarisation of Kashmir was discussed by India and Pakistan in the course of the composite dialogue from 2004 till 2007, when both countries explored the option of gradual withdrawal of their military forces from their respective parts of...

In an impassioned speech interspersed with bouts of dramatic silence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday condemned the Iran nuclear deal as empowering Tehran to spread unrest in the Mideast while leaving the country capable of making an atomic bomb.

In a strong rebuttal of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s speech and his four-point suggestion, External Affairs Minister SUshma Swaraj on Friday said India has only point-stop terrorism- before holding talks between the two nations. In a world that continues to be...

Adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, caps three years of brainstorming and negotiations with input from almost every corner of the world, organizers say, and provides a roadmap for countries to finance and create change.

In his visit to Facebook headquarters Modi answered pre-selected questions from the audience in an interview moderated by founder Mark Zuckerberg, including a few touching on social media.

Speaking on behalf of GTAC, David Scowsill, president of the World Travel & Tourism Council said: “Tourism is a sector which collectively contributes almost ten per cent of the world’s GDP and one in eleven of all jobs on the planet”.

“For these goals to become a reality, decision-makers must demonstrate their intention to implement the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals is real and make their efforts transparent through careful follow-up and review”, he said.

India on Friday pledged to cut its emission levels by 33-35 percent over the next 15 years in what Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar termed an ambitious, fair and balanced commitment to protect the environment, married to the country’s own agenda for sustainable development.

Without going into the pros and cons of climate change, or pandering to, or ignoring the climate change deniers, if we look at the world’s past history, we can all agree there has been climate change in the past. It remains to be seen, however, if they are for a...

Finding an equitable way to help people around the world reap the benefits of Internet connectivity will likely require a more nuanced approach than American tech companies are used to taking in the United States.