The nuclear-armed nations have unleashed a raft of measures against each other, with India putting the critical Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance and Pakistan closing its airspace to Indian airlines. The treaty, negotiated in 1960, split the Indus River and its tributaries between the two countries and regulated water sharing. “We will ensure that not a single drop of the IndusContinue Reading
fTwo months ago, Haider Ali waved goodbye to his wife as she left Pakistan, crossing the border to visit her family in India. Now the couple are not sure when they will see each other again. Pakistan and India are locked in an escalating diplomatic war of words after NewContinue Reading
According to the Financial Times, which cites sources “familiar with the matter,” Apple plans to assemble in India all iPhones intended for the US by the end of 2026. The majority of Apple’s iPhones are currently made in China, but Chinese-made products have become a toxic asset for US import.Continue Reading
New Delhi suspended a water-sharing treaty, announced the closure of the main land border crossing with Pakistan, downgraded diplomatic ties and withdrew visas for Pakistanis on Wednesday night, just over 24 hours after gunmen killed 26 men in Indian-administered Kashmir. The slew of measures announced by the Pakistan government inContinue Reading
1998-99: NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND KARGIL CONFLICT Pakistan conducts its first public nuclear weapons tests in 1998, following India, which first conducted tests in 1974. Pakistan-backed militants cross into Indian-administered Kashmir in 1999, seizing military posts in the icy heights of the Kargil mountains. Raja Mohammad Zafarul Haq, a leading memberContinue Reading
‘SPECIAL PERSON’ Vance is on a mostly personal, four-day visit to India along with his wife, who is the daughter of Indian immigrants, and their three children. India is seeking an early trade deal with the US – its largest trading partner – before the end of a 90-day pauseContinue Reading
Last month, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio announced partnerships with Starlink to provide satellite-facilitated internet connectivity in India, probably speeding the conclusion of Starlink’s five-year journey to enter the Indian market. The internet service provider (ISP) space in India is already hyper-consolidated, with Airtel and Jio accounting for 81 percentContinue Reading
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, a middle power can be defined as “a state that holds a position in the international power spectrum that is in the ‘middle’ – below that of a superpower which wields vastly superior influence over all other states, or of a great power, but with significantContinue Reading
Early in April, a video showing a group of men in a fish market in India’s national capital of New Delhi sternly asking vendors to close their businesses went viral on social media. The men, some of them wearing saffron clothes, the color associated with Hindu nationalism, ordered the market’sContinue Reading
The Ganga Water Treaty is crucial to Bangladesh-India relations because it guarantees a systematic process for water sharing between the two riparian states. The treaty, signed in 1996, expires next year. It needs to be renewed in the interests of both India and Bangladesh. Preliminary negotiations are already being made toContinue Reading
