Tag: Diplomacy

Track II diplomacy bringing India, Pakistan closer

Senior diplomats, parliamentarians, policy-makers and journalists from Pakistan and India met for the fourth round of the Track-II Islamabad Dialogue to discuss the state of bilateral relations, ahead of the much anticipated meeting between the foreign secretaries of the two countries on March 3.

Parliamentary diplomacy to bring nations closer: NA speaker

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Kingdom of Bahrain Chairman Council of Representatives Khalifa Bin Ahmad Al-Dhahrani Tuesday agreed to strengthen Pakistan and...

LoC violations issue of diplomacy, military ties: Khurshid

Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday said ceasefire violations are not just an issue of diplomacy, but an issue of military relations,...

Indian FM says Pakistan Army undermines diplomacy

India's Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, in an interview with Voice of America, has said Pakistan's intelligence agency and its military are trying to undermine...

UN rep on humanitarian assistance arrives today on 5-day visit

UN Deputy Secretary General on humanitarian assistance Dr Abdullah-Al-Matouq will arrive here today on a 5-day visit to Pakistan. As per UN Information center,...

Shahryar Khan appointed Track-II diplomacy ambassador for India

Pakistan has brought forward Ambassador Shahryar Khan for conducting track-II diplomacy in order to improve ties with India, FO spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said...

S Korea’s Park vows more diplomacy with North

South Korea’s President-elect Park Geun-hye on Thursday said that North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket last week is a major security concern that...

Diplomacy: A desired consensus and institutional collaboration

Former foreign affairs secretary general Akram Zaki on Thursday said that prior to elections, the country should encourage and establish a common national agenda...

Only dialogue, diplomacy instruments to resolve outstanding issues: Hina

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan believes that the founding principles of NAM‚ including peaceful co-existence‚ sovereignty and territorial integrity of...

Again?

Once more into the breach dear friends... Are we condemned, then, to repeat history? Does the current gathering storm contain within it an all too...

Distrust, diplomacy and defiance

The US threw another curve ball at their chief nemesis Iran, on Saturday, as President Obama signed into law a massive defence bill, which...

Testing trade diplomacy

And so the Iran-sanctions effect begins presenting itself. UN restrictions barring Pakistani goods from the neighbouring market, compromising $30 million in selected fruit-export losses,...

Choosing our battles wisely

Diplomacy is but continuation of war by other means There was a briefing by the Pakistan army about the possible repercussions of the current tension...

The cookie crumbles

Unprovoked, but not entirely unexpected The million dollar question: was it just a matter of time or did we really believe that there was a...

Breaking ice

If you’re looking for fireworks, the torturously slow Indo-Pak diplomatic dance is the wrong show to attend. Small victories, minute agreements over this mound...

On Track II

Track II diplomacy between India and Pakistan is virtually as old as the intractable disputes between the two estranged neighbors. Recently, leading journalists from...

India outplays Pakistan in trade diplomacy

We have seen the true face of indians time and again...it is not a surprise. This dialogue business is a drama that should end...