Tag: Border disputes

Tobgay, who returned to power after January’s election having previously served as prime minister from 2013 to 2018, promised to strengthen ties with India, Bhutan’s key trading partner.Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay pictured at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial in New Delhi on March 15. Photo: EPA-EFEBut Lin Minwang, deputy director ...

Indian-administered Kashmir – It’s always a highly charged affair whenever India and Pakistan play each other in cricket, but in the disputed, conflict-torn region of Kashmir, it’s on another level entirely. As in the past, Saturday’s ICC Cricket World Cup clash between the two countries, held in the northern ...

On Saturday, Pakistan will play India in a Cricket World Cup game that might go down as the most-watched cricket broadcast in history and some tickets on the black market are selling for as much as $300,000. But whether any Pakistan fans will be allowed into the country, let alone ...

Torkham crossing was closed after forces from both sides exchanged fire, stranding thousands of travellers and hundreds of trucks.Islamabad, Pakistan – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been reopened for pedestrian and vehicular traffic after remaining closed for nine days, following an exchange of fire between ...

Pakistan accuses Taliban government of ‘indiscriminate firing’ at the key Torkham border crossing, closed for nearly a week.Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of constructing “unlawful structures” at a key border crossing, calling it a violation of territorial sovereignty. The Torkham border crossing in Pakistan’s northwestern ...

Gun battle erupts between Pakistani and Afghan forces, shutting the busiest trade crossing between the South Asian neighbours.The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been closed after security forces from both countries exchanged fire, officials said. Local residents on the Pakistani side reported the sound of gunfire ...

China, Pakistan condemn India for holding the event in the disputed territory.China has said it will not attend the upcoming G20 tourism meeting scheduled to take place in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir. China and Pakistan have both condemned India for holding the event in the Muslim-majority Kashmir, ...

As the fallout from a recent heated exchange between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan continues to play out in the public sphere, analysts say both officials put up a “performance” for their respective domestic audiences. During his visit to India for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, ...

Indian defence minister held ‘frank discussions’ with his Chinese counterpart, India’s defence ministry says.India’s defence minister has accused China of eroding the “entire basis” of ties between the two countries by violating bilateral agreements, a reference to a nearly three-year-old standoff involving thousands of soldiers stationed along their disputed ...

India took over the presidency of the G20, an economic cooperation bloc comprised of 19 countries and the European Union, in December.Islamabad, Pakistan – India’s decision to host a meeting of Group of 20 (G20) countries in Srinagar, part of Indian-administered Kashmir, has been slammed by Pakistan, which called ...