PM pledges India's support to Afghanistan in talks with Ghani

India on Tuesday made a strong pitch for a positive and constructive approach from neighbours of Afghanistan including an end to support for violence as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan......

India, Afghanistan to sign 4 pacts during Karzai's visit

India is expected to ink four pacts, including one in the field of mining with mineral-rich Afghanistan during the four-day visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who arrived in Mumbai on Friday.......

Karzai, PM to kick off Afghan summit

The Second Regional Economic Conference on Afghanistan will be heldin New Delhi on November 18-19. The conference, which will be co-chaired by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Afghan......

Will America's Afghan gamble pay off?

By letting Delhi keep an open line with Tehran, the United States seeks to balance its dependency on Pakistan in managing Afghanistan, says Jyoti Malhotra The US decision to remove India from its......

India sends first wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Chabahar port

India on Sunday sent its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan through the Chabahar port in Iran, seen as a 'landmark' move to operationalise the new strategic transit route, bypassing......

Indo-Pak gas deal is more than hot air

The agreement on pricing last month marks a significant step towards promoting energy security in the region, say Nisha Taneja & Samridhi Bimal. Image: The recently concluded agreement on the......

Open trade with India: Hillary to Pak biz leaders

Amid concerns expressed by Pakistani business leaders about their country's economy, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has asked them to set their own house in order and open up trade with......

India, Iran sign strategic Chabahar port pact

The inking of the commercial contract to build and run the strategic port will help India win access to Afghanistan, Russia and Europe bypassing Pakistan         From......