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Three terrorists holding out in Pakistan hotel after killing security guard 0
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- May 11, 2019
by Editor May 11, 2019 Gwadar, May 11 (Dawn): A clearance operation is taking place at the Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel in Gwadar after “three terrorists” stormed the facility and killed a security guard before going into hiding on the top floor, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing. The ISPR said that
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Lankan Cardinal says post-blast trouble makers pave way for foreign interference 0
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- May 6, 2019
by EditorMay 6, 2019 Colombo, May 6 (Daily Mirror): The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, said on Monday that some trouble makers are using the Easter Sunday suicide attacks to foment Christian-Muslim clashes and pave the way for foreign intervention. Meanwhile, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has appealed to the media not to cover searches
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Terrorist attacks were reprisal for his hard anti-drug campaign, says Lankan President 0
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- April 26, 2019
By P.K.Balachandran 26 April 2019 Colombo, April 26 (newsin.asia): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said here on Friday that the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in three towns in the island were a reprisal for his hard campaign against drug trafficking. Addressing the media, the President said that terrorist groups fund their activities by trafficking
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Maldives and India reiterate their “India-First” and “Neighborhood-First” policies 0
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- March 18, 2019
by EditorMarch 18, 2019 Male, March 18 (newsin.asia): The Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, reiterated his government’s “India-First Policy” in his meeting with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj here on March 17 and the latter reiterated her government’s “Neighborhood First” policy. Shahid said that his government looks forward to working closely with the government of India
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Indian parliamentary elections from April 11 to May 19. Counting begins on May 23.0
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- March 10, 2019
by EditorMarch 10, 2019 New Delhi, March 10 (The Hindu): The Indian Election Commission announced on Sunday the schedule for elections to the Lok Sabha, the lower House of the Indian parliament. Polling will be held in seven phases.The first phase will be on April 11 and the seventh and last on May 19. Counting will
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Captured Indian Air Force pilot returns home to a cheerful welcome.Video shows he gave nothing away 0
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- March 2, 2019
by Editor March 1, 2019 Wagah, March 1 (Reuters/Dawn/Hindustan Times): A little over 58 hours after his capture by the Pakistan army, the 38-year-old IAF pilot Wing Com. Abhinandan Varthaman, walked to his freedom at the heavily-guarded Attari border post manned by the Border Security Force. BSF officials, prepping for the return of the IAF pilot, had canceled
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Pakistan claims it has arrested two Indian pilots and rules out use of nuclear weapons 0
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- February 27, 2019
by EditorFebruary 27, 2019 Islamabad, February 27 (Dawn): The Pakistan military spokesman has claimed that two Indian pilots had been arrested within Pakistan-held territory in Kashmir. But officials rule out use of nuclear weapons saying it is “insane” to even consider it. “Our ground forces arrested two pilots; one of them was injured and has been
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Hindu MP from Pakistan met Indian PM and Foreign Minister to deny Pakistan’s involvement in Pulwama attack 0
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- February 24, 2019
by EditorFebruary 24, 2019 New Delhi, February 24 (Indian Express): At a time when India-Pakistan ties are at an all-time low in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, an MP of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) met Prime MinisterNarendra Modiand held discussions with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, a Hindu
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Indian army says Jaish-e-Mohammad leadership In Kashmir eliminated in 100 hours 0
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- February 19, 2019
by Editor February 19, 2019 Srinagar, February 19 (NDTV): A day after three Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were killed in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama a top army officer said that the entire Jaish leadership in Kashmir Valley has been eliminated.Lt Gen KJS Dhillon of the Indian Army, while addressing a press conference in the aftermath of
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US warns India against buying Venezuelan oil 0
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- February 13, 2019
by Editor February 13, 2019 Washington, February 13 (The Statesman): The hardline US National Security Adviser John Bolton has issued a warning to India against buying Venezuelan oil, saying it “will not be forgotten”. But Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Alberto Arreaza has countered that it was an attempt to impose Washington’s global “dictatorship”. Bolton tweeted on Tuesday:
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Fate of Maldives-China FTA uncertain as Male loosens ties with Beijing 0
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- February 9, 2019
by Editor February 8, 2019 By P.K.Balachandran/South Asian Monitor The Maldives-China Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA) which was signed amidst great controversy on December 8, 2017, is today in limbo as the new Maldivian government headed by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is looking into all deals, including the MCFTA, entered into by the previous regime headed by strongman Abdulla
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Rajapaksa urges revival of war-time Troika to manage India-Lanka relations 0
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- February 9, 2019
by EditorFebruary 9, 2019 Colombo, February 9 (newsin.asia): Mahinda Rajapaksa, Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament and a former Sri Lankan President, has strongly urged the governments of India and Sri Lanka to revive the “Troika” system which managed relations between the two countries during the crucial final phase of the war against
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“Indians are there to assist us, to help us and be good neighbors.” says Maldivian Defense Minister 0
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- February 6, 2019
by EditorFebruary 6, 2019 Male, February 6, (Strategic News International): In an interview given to ‘Strategic News’ of India, the chief of the Maldivian Defense Force, Maj.Gen Abdulla Shamaal, said ten radars are being installed in the Indian Ocean archipelago. When the radars are installed and connected via a network, the monitoring of the Maldivian economic zone
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Bangladesh’s growth will offer opportunities for India-China collaboration 0
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- January 10, 2019
By Prof. Swaran Singh/Ceylon Today 10 January 2019 Tuesday saw Sheikh Hasina being sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the historic fourth time, and for the third consecutive term since 2009. Now, as her 41-member Council of Ministers – that includes 37 new faces – hits the ground running to fulfill her promised double-digit
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