When US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi requesting the hydroxychloroquine stocks, it was clear that he is seeing this anti-malaria drug as a possible cure for the deadly Coronavirus. In fact, such is Trump’s belief that he termed this drug as the game changer and when questioned by reporters on […]
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Video Conference of senior health professionals of SAARC on Covid-19
The Prime Minister had announced at the Video Conference of SAARC Leaders on 15 March 2020 that health professionals of all SAARC member states could hold a video conference to carry forward collaboration in the common fight against Covid-19 at the practical level. As implementation of that announcement, a video conference of health professionals representing […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on his first-ever Maldives visit soon!
Maldives has been the only SAARC nation that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to ignore for a visit. The reason was the Islamist dictatorship led by Abdulla Yameen which forcefully ousted the democratically elected President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed in 2012. The opposition in the Maldives had staged non-violent protests and representations were made […]
India making all attempts to bring back Indian soldier
Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that all attempts will be made to secure the release of the Indian soldier who inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan yesterday. “All attempts are being made to secure his release.” The Home Minister told the reporters after attending a meet to discuss the nation’s internal security situation. […]
India slams Pakistan, pulls out of SAARC
Regional cooperation and terror don’t go together, is how India sees the current situation. Expressing its displeasure after Pathankot and Uri terror attack, India has pulled out of the SAARC Summit in Islamabad. In response to a question, the Official Spokesperson Vikas Swaroop stated that India has conveyed to current SAARC Chair Nepal that increasing cross-border […]