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Financial Stability must be backed up by right mix of policies
The April 2017 Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) has found continued improvement in world financial stability since October last year. “Economic activity has gained momentum and longer-term interest rates have risen, helping to boost the earnings...April 23, 2017 1118 0 -
‘US in a unique position to defuse Pakistan-India tensions’
With South Asian political temperature soaring, a top Pakistani diplomat has said the United States is in a unique position to defuse Pakistan-India tensions over hot button Jammu and Kashmir dispute, as Washington has close relations...April 16, 2017 1106 0 -
China warns against dangers of a war breaking out on Korean Peninsula
Beijing is calling for restraint amid exacerbating tensions between the United States and North Korea, warning that there would be no winners in the event of a war on the Korean Peninsula. “We urge all parties...April 15, 2017 1549 0 -
US targets ISIS complex in Afghanistan with the largest non-nuclear bomb
The United States has dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb on a tunnel complex in Afghanistan, targeting the ISIS Khorasan group, the U.S. military said. The use of the GBU-43/B, known as the “mother of all bombs”...April 13, 2017 1122 0 -
Trump reorganizes NSC; removes Bannon
President Donald Trump has reorganized his national security organization, excluding chief strategist Stephen Bannon from the initial team and allowing National Security Adviser H.R.McMaster to shape the key policy formulating body. According to unnamed officials, cited...April 5, 2017 1066 0 -
US concerned about India-Pakistan situation; to be part of efforts to deescalate tensions
Photo by Sam Holland via Wikimedia Commons In the first top level elaborate comments on tense South Asian security situation, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said the Trump administration will try and “find its...April 4, 2017 2256 0 -
UN investigating Kashmir Line of Control violations; urges peaceful resolution
The United Nations military observer group, tasked with monitoring ceasefire violations in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, is investigating the reported violations along the Line of Control, a world body spokesperson said while asking nuclear-armed neighbors, Pakistan and India,...April 3, 2017 1163 0 -
Trump says US to deal with North Korean nuclear threat alone if China doesn’t help
The United States will be prepared to act alone to resolve North Korea’s nuclear issue if China does not help Washington, President Donald Trump said amid Pyongyang’s nuclear posturing and ahead of his meeting with Chinese...April 3, 2017 972 0 -
India’s aggressive nuclear rethink poses multiple dangers
Indian Agni Missile, Photo Antônio Milena via Wikimedia Commons India is recasting its nuclear weapons doctrine that would allow it to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against Pakistan’s arsenal in a war. But the policy change would...April 1, 2017 1056 0 -
Flynn has ‘a story to tell,’ seeks immunity before testimony
With “a story to tell” on the question of alleged contacts between President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign and Russia, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is talks with congressional investigators to get immunity from “unfair...March 31, 2017 1340 0
