India strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attacks against innocent civilians, including women and children, at the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital maternity ward, funeral in Nangarhar province and the Army check post in Laghman province on 11-12 May. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that ‘such reprehensible attacks, including on mothers, newly born children, nurses […]
India is trying her best to reach out to its neighbours in the Coronavirus turmoil. 251 containers carrying the first consignment of 5,022 MT of wheat out of the total gift of 75,000 MT from India to Afghanistan set sail from Kandla Port to Chabahar Port yesterday. The remaining consignments are set to follow in […]
US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he has canceled a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan’s President. In a statement announcing the cancelation, the US President Donald Trump said that the move to hold talks at Camp David on Sunday was shelved after an admission by the Taliban leaders that they launched […]
One of the seven Indian nationals, who was kidnapped in Baghlan province of Afghanistan in May 2018, has safely returned to India. The information was provided by the Ministry of External Affairs late on February 18, 2019. India also thanked Afghanistan for help in securing the release of the Indian national. In a press note […]
On 13th February, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha made some important point with regards to the Hindu and Sikh refugees who have come to India from Afghanistan and Pakistan. He told the House that in the absence of any authentic […]
As per available information, figure of Long Term Visa granted by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to Pakistan and Bangladesh nationals are available since 2011 and during the years 2011 to 2018, a total of 36610 and 236 Long Term Visa have been granted to Pakistan and Bangladesh nationals respectively. Policy regarding grant of Long Term […]
It seems that the current government if Pakistan is egging on its neighbors without rhyme or reason. On Thursday, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal was telling media that India has no role to play in Afghanistan, while Islamabad played a key role in arranging direct talks between the Taliban and the US. He had […]
India today strongly condemned what it called a ‘horrific terror attack’ that took place in Kabul yesterday in which an Indian national and many others lost their lives. Ministry of External Affairs led by BJP leader Sushma Swaraj issued a statement on the attack and said that India expresses sincere condolences to the families of […]
A suicide bombing in Jalalabad, eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, last year woke the world up about the dangers that Afghan Hindus and Sikhs face each day. The suicide bombing, aimed at killing the Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, happened near Governor House at Mukhabirat Chowk after President Ashraf Ghani’s visit. India has always kept an […]
