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Trump vows to do his best on Kashmir mediation; State Department urges India to free detainees
With the siege of Kashmir now into third week, President Donald Trump Tuesday vowed to do his best to mediate on the thorny dispute between South Asian foes India and Pakistan. On the same day, Washington...Aug 20, 2019 828 0 -
My Persian Paradox taught me how sharing stories helps create empathy, peace
The pain we carry from the past and don’t have time to think about will eventually come out and hit us. All this time, it has been sitting there waiting for an opportunity to talk and...Aug 19, 2019 1845 0 -
A sunset over Potomac leaves a stunning summer glow
Photographer David Salik captured some stunning images of D.C. sunset over Potomac River on August 9 evening. The pictures taken from the top of the Watergate Hotel offer a sunset experience with stray clouds and sunglow...Aug 18, 2019 843 0 -
Russian diplomacy on Kashmir pleases Pakistanis, puzzles Indians
India, which allied itself with the Soviet Union during Cold War era, used Moscow to veto a number of resolutions in the UN Security Council aimed at resolving the Kashmir dispute. In fact, the Soviet Union...Aug 17, 2019 796 0 -
Pakistan says Security Council meeting reaffirmed validity of UN resolutions on Kashmir
The Security Council’s meeting Friday over deteriorating situation in Jammu and Kashmir reaffirmed validity of UNSC resolutions, and now in contradiction of Indian claims the dispute is gaining much wider international spotlight, Pakistan’s ambassador to the...Aug 16, 2019 988 0 -
Trump to meet advisers on troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
Indicating substantive progress in negotiations toward concluding the Afghan conflict, President Trump will Friday discuss withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan with his top advisers. The discussions come after several rounds of talks between U.S. officials...Aug 16, 2019 541 0 -
Pakistan, India trade fire as UNSC convenes on Kashmir imbroglio
Pakistan reported that three of its soldiers died Thursday in Indian firing from across the Line of Control in Kashmir while its forces killed five Indian personnel. New Delhi has denied any loss of its soldiers...Aug 16, 2019 576 0 -
July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded
It’s official now. The summer sun did not just bake parts of South Asia, South America, Africa or Europe last month. Rather, it was much more than the blazing sun. The seas, the lands and ice...Aug 15, 2019 745 0 -
UNSC likely to have a closed meeting on Kashmir Friday
The UN Security Council is expected to meet on Friday to consider Pakistan’s request for to address the precarious situation in the Indian administered Kashmir. The 15-member body will meet amidst ratcheting tensions between Pakistan and...Aug 15, 2019 1441 0 -
Worsening crisis with India over Kashmir could affect Afghan prospects: Pakistan ambassador
If Pakistan were to move it counterterrorism troops from the Afghan border to the Kashmir frontier in the face of exacerbation of tensions with India, Afghanistan peace prospects could face complications, Islamabad’s ambassador in Washington hinted...Aug 13, 2019 2339 0