New Delhi—The militaries of India and Pakistan said in a rare joint statement on Thursday that they had agreed to observe a ceasefire along the disputed border in Kashmir, having exchanged fire hundreds of times in recent months. The nuclear-armed neighbors signed a ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir region…
India, Pakistan Militaries Agree to Stop Cross-Border Firing in Rare Joint Statement
India Unveils Tougher Rules for Social Media Such as Facebook, Twitter
NEW DELHI—India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate big social media firms, such as Facebook and Twitter, the latest effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to tighten control over Big Tech firms. The rules come after Twitter ignored orders to drop content on farmers’ protests, fuelling the government’s zeal, dating from 2018, to…
An Ancient City for Cremation Deals With the Pandemic
VARANASI—Pyres burn 24 hours on the banks of the river Ganges in Kashi, a city where Indians have been coming to die for thousands of years because they believe death here can liberate their soul. As the pandemic struck India, Kashi saw fewer corpses reaching its shores, but the ones who came included those dead…
India, China Complete Troop Pullout From Lake Area
NEW DELHI—Indian and Chinese troops have completed a pullout from a lake area on their disputed border in the western Himalayas, setting the scene for disengagement at other friction points, the two countries said on Sunday. Thousands of soldiers have been facing off since April on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), or the de…
Satellite Images Show China Emptying Military Camps at Border Flashpoint With India
China has dismantled dozens of structures and moved vehicles to empty out entire camps along a disputed Himalayan border.
The CCP’s Agenda in Kashmir
News Analysis NEW DELHI—Propelled by its geostrategic ambitions, China is silently but potently expediting a policy of unrestricted warfare in Kashmir, a region that stands witness to decades of conflict and territory disputes between India and Pakistan, according to an expert on Kashmir. “I will say the Chinese have a much more sinister, deeper, and…
India and China Decide to Pull Back From 10-Month-Old Military Standoff
NEW DELHI–India and China have decided to disengage from the Pangong Tso lake after ten months of military standoff, said Ranjnath Singh, India’s Defense Minister while addressing Rajya Sabha, India’s upper house of the parliament on Feb. 11. “The implementation of this agreement will substantially restore the situation to that existing prior to commencement of…
India, China Agree to Pull Back From 10-Month Military Standoff
NEW DELHI—India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from the Pangong Tso lake along their disputed border in the western Himalayas after a 10-month military standoff, Indian Defense Minister Ranjnath Singh told that nation’s upper house of Parliament on Feb. 11. “The implementation of this agreement will substantially restore the situation to that existing…
India Will ‘Do Its Best’ to Get COVID 19 Vaccines to Canada, Says PM Narendra Modi
OTTAWA—India will do what it can to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after receiving a phone call from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday. But the pledge comes amid some renewed tensions between the two countries and with Canada wholly dependent on foreign help to get COVID−19 vaccines into Canada. “Was…
Rescuers in India Digging for 37 Trapped in Glacier Flood
RUDRAPRAYAG, India—Rescuers in northern India worked Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down a mountain in a disaster that has left at least 18 people dead and 165 missing. More…
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