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Pakistan, US advance rare earth minerals deal amid PTI's 'secret agreement
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan and the US have advanced a rare earth minerals deal, with US Strategic Metals sending the first mineral samples for processing. While the pact could boost Pakistan's economy, PTI has demanded transparency, warning against "secret deals" that could harm national interests, Dawn repor
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Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement with EFTA countries will be a ga
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) has come into force, opening up new opportunities for trade, investment, and cooperation across key sectors. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal described it as a "truly historic da
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TEPA becomes first trade pact with firm investment commitment ensuring bal
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Minister highlighted the pioneering nature of TEPA, pointing out that it is the first trade agreement to incorporate a firm investment commitment
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Resurgence in US-Pak ties a "tension point" in India-US relations: South A
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The recent strengthening of US-Pakistan ties has emerged as a significant "tension point" in India-US relations, according to South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman, particularly in light of recent geopolitical frictions between Washington and New Delhi.
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"Don't think we should overreact": Shashi Tharoor on Saudi-Pakistan defenc
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday stated that India should not overreact to the recent Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defence agreement, describing it as a formalisation of a long-standing relationship between the two nations.
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Pak Defence minister Khawaja Asif gives contradictory statements on availa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday night gave conflicting statements on whether the country's nuclear capability "will be made available" to Saudi Arabia under the new defence agreement.
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"Expect strategic partnership will keep in mind mutual interests, sensitiv
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) responded to the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence pact, underlining how the strategic partnership between India and Saudi Arabia has deepened over the years, and hence the mutual sensitivities and interests would be kept in mind.
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"The Trump family and its circle show kleptocratic, oligarchic impulse, do
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer said the Trump family's dealings with Pakistan are "mostly about business" and show "a kleptocratic, oligarchic impulse." He linked the Saudi-Pakistan pact to regional tensions, warned of security complications for In
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"Blow to PM's much-hyped personality-driven diplomacy": Congress on Saudi-
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a social media post on X, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh pointed out the series of events that took place following the pause on Operation Sindoor, including United States President Donald Trump meeting Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir and Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting Pakistan's Pres
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'Will study implications for our national security, regional, global stabi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
India on Thursday issued a response in the wake of the newly signed "Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement" between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, stating it will closely study the pact's implications for India's national security and regional and global stability.
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan ink defence agreement stating 'attack on either to
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Saudi Arabia and India's terror-harbouring neighbour, Pakistan, signed a "Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement", pledging that any aggression against either nation would be treated as an attack on both.
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Taiwan, Indonesia sign marine debris pact as Taiwan condemns China's cyani
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Taipei Times, Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling, speaking to the media after the conference, denounced Chinese fishing crews for deploying cyanide near the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, in the South China Sea.
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