Bonn conference on Afghanistan fails to achieve much

Beyond assurances of support, the 100-plus delegations that congregated in Bonn failed to articulate anything particularly meaningful, says Amir Mir The high-profile Bonn conference on Afghanistan......

Cannot attend Bonn meet without assurance: Gilani

Following appeals from the United States and Afghanistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said the country cannot attend the crucial Bonn meet on the future of Afghanistan......

India, Pakistan on the road to peace

The road ahead will be long and winding and much resistance can be expected from the high-flying 'hawks' in our skies.But that should not deter the policymakers from planning a road map with the......

James Dobbins appointed US Afghanistan-Pakistan envoy

James F Dobbins, a veteran United States diplomat, has been named as the new special American envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, at a time when both countries are going through "a pivotal moment".......

Will Modi's dream of 'electricity for all' ever come true?

The need of the hour is to strike a balance between the capability of the conventional and the prospect of the renewable to give a realistic shape to the Prime Minister’s vision, says Rajiv......

Growing distrust fuels fears of a failed Paris meet

Diplomatic row erupts after co-chairs hold talks minus developing nations; third draft of Paris climate change agreement emerges at Bonn The Bonn climate change negotiations produced a third draft......

Extend Afghanistan- Pakistan trade agreement to India: US

The Obama Administration on Wednesday stressed on the need to extend an Afghanistan- Pakistan transit trade agreement to India, asserting this will transform the economic dynamics of the......

China leads in combating climate change: UN

Noting that as countries were pushing ahead with their national agendas to combat climate change more intensely than setting international obligations, China was leading in combating the problem......

Germany goalkeeper Enke dies in apparent suicide

Germany and Hanover 96 goalkeeper Robert Enke has died after being hit by an express train in an apparent suicide near Hanover, local police said in Berlin on Tuesday. "First indications point to......