Two Parties Too Wary for Peace? Central questions for talks with the Taleban in Doha 
India’s Jaishankar addresses inaugural session of historic intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha 
Bahrain becomes second Gulf county to normalize relations with Israel 
Jaishankar-Wang Yi meet: India, China agree on 5-point plan for resolving border standoff 
Certified teachers of Arya Gurukul School in Kalyan (E) to teach school teachers in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai & MMR in a free session on 11th September Kim-Putin summit: North Korea pivots to Russia
As a nuclear super power Russia can assert itself by extending symbolic ‘security guarantees’ to the North Korean leader
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Protect women’s rights ‘before, during and after conflict’ UN chief tells high-level Security Council debate
Over the course of the past decade, there has been “a paradigm shift” in understanding the devastating impact of sexual violence in conflict on international peace and security: UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Exoticizing ‘jihadi brides’ ignores that women can be terrorists too
While warfare has always been deemed a part of a man’s world, history has documented the participation of women in organized violence.
Photo: Courtesy Al Arabiya
Istanbul hosts trilateral energy meet
Trilateral meeting deliberated on energy cooperation and prospects for furthering regional cooperation
Sri Lanka attacks show that the Salafi-jihadist threat continues to cast a global shadow
Sri Lanka attacks send message that ISIS ‘caliphate’ may have fallen, but the Salafi-jihadist concept lives on
Photo: Bloomberg
Sri Lanka may ban burqa following Easter terror attacks
Probe hints at the role of a large number of women in the attacks
Sri Lanka terror attacks: Lessons for the international community
While the terrorists appear in solidarity with each other globally, the international community has failed to reach a consensus even on the definition of Terrorism.
Photo: Bloomberg
“Chinese expansion in Central Asia no threat to Moscow”
Russian Ambassador to Beijing said Russia and China should combine their resources, and not compete with each other.
Photo: South China Morning Post
Sri Lanka imposes emergency, says international network involved in attacks
The emergency law gives police and the military extensive powers to detain and interrogate suspects without court orders
Photo: Bloomberg/ Tharaka Basnayaka
Moon Jae-in in Tashkent on second leg of Central Asian tour
Trade and economy dominated the talks with agreements worth more than $12 billion signed
Photo: Embassy of Uzbekistan