Former Minister of External Affairs and Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Friday clarified that India did not initiate contact with Pakistan, but rather received a call from Pakistan's DGMO for cessation of hostilities during Operation Sindoor.
All-Party Delegation Leader and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said met with former President Cesar Augusto Gaviria Trujillo, leader of the Colombian Liberal Party.
Puri mentioned that the government had reduced the cess on petrol and diesel in November 2021 and May 2022, leading to price reductions of Rs 13 and Rs 16 per liter, respectively. He attributed this to the combined efforts of the central and state governments in reducing taxes.
The cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan took place on May 10 following contacts between the two DGMOs and while there were conversations between Indian and US leaders on the evolving situation since Operation Sindoor was launched, the issue of trade or tariff did not come
The Congress Party on Wednesday has again urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "break" his silence on the matter of repeated claims made by US President Donald Trump's administration regarding its role in brokering the understanding for the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakista
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday shared a purported declassified 1971 US intelligence cable about former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's decision to accept a UN ceasefire proposal during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War in a reply to opposition's pressure on the Union Government for clari
The former Diplomat asserted, "Russians have been in strong solidarity with us. There is no doubt about it. They have said it publicly, they have said in conversations with Prime Minister and EAM and we appreciate this. That's our old ally and that's what we expect from them."
"Now, we resolved that conflict for the moment in its particular military form through agreement and understanding for a cessation of firing and military action. This was something that we negotiated directly between the militaries of the two countries. The trigger for it was that, after we
Meanwhile, Jaiswal declined to elaborate on US President Donald Trump's claim of brokering the understanding of cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, stating that the issue was already addressed in a previous briefing. Jaiswal said, "In my last briefing, I had addressed this i
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not refuting US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of brokering the understanding of hostilities between India and Pakistan.