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EAM Jaishankar wraps up Pakistan visit, thanks Shehbaz Sharif, SCO hosts for ‘hospitality’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the hosts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting for their "hospitality and courtesies" as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Pakistan.Taking to X, previously known as Twitter, the minister said: "Departing from Islamabad.Thank PM @CMShehbaz, DPM & FM @MIshaqDar50 and the Government of Pakistan for the hospitality and courtesies."Jaishankar was on a two-day visit to Islamabad, Pakistan, from October 15 to 16, to attend the 23rd Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG).Sharing a series of posts he said: "A productive meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government concluded in Islamabad today. Signed eight outcome documents. India m...
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‘Not in cricket’s interests for India to miss Champions Trophy’: ECB chiefs – Times of India

India's Rohit Sharma and Pakistan's Babar Azam in a file photo. Photo: TOI The senior leadership of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has acknowledged that the need to "protect broadcast rights" means there will be no changes to the participating teams for next year's Champions Trophy, regardless of whether India chooses to travel to Pakistan. Scheduled to take place in Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi, the Champions Trophy will mark the first international match for India in Pakistan since 2008.Richard Gould and Richard Thompson, the ECB's CEO and chair, stated on Wednesday that there are "lots of different alternatives and contingencies available" should India opt against travelling to Pakistan, suggesting the potential for a hybrid model. However, they made it clear that proceedi...
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Jaishankar takes aim at China, Pakistan at SCO meet. ‘Must recognise territorial integrity, sovereignty’
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Jaishankar takes aim at China, Pakistan at SCO meet. ‘Must recognise territorial integrity, sovereignty’

New Delhi: Indian external affairs minister S. Jaishankar Wednesday took aim at China and Pakistan, calling for cooperation based on “mutual respect and sovereign equality”, during his remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government summit in Islamabad. “Cooperation must be based on mutual respect and sovereign equality. It should recognise territorial integrity and sovereignty. It must be built on genuine partnerships, not unilateral agendas. It cannot progress if we cherry-pick global practices, especially of trade and transit,” Jaishankar said. He added: “If trust is lacking or cooperation inadequate, if friendship has fallen short and good neighbourliness is missing somewhere, there are surely reasons to introspect and causes to address.” Show ...
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‘We want brotherhood but … ‘: Farooq Abdullah pitches for revival of ties with Pakistan | India News – Times of India

Farooq Abdullah (File photo/PTI) Farooq Abdullah, chief of the National Conference party that stormed into power in the recently concluded Jammu & Kashmir elections, made a strong pitch for the revival of ties between India and Pakistan, which has descended to its lowest ever since Independence.The National Conference chief on Friday said that India should have good relations with all its neighbours, calling New Delhi the "elder brother" of neighbouring nations."It is not our job, it is the Centre's job (to decide whether to initiate talks with Pakistan or not)...We want brotherhood. We should have good relations with all our neighbours," Farooq Abdullah told news agency ANI.Abdullah also said that India should revive the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), which ...
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‘Would have given more money than IMF if …’: Rajnath Singh on offering financial aid to Pakistan | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India would have been willing to provide Pakistan with a financial aid package larger than what the country is currently seeking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), had Islamabad maintained friendly relations with New Delhi."I said, my Pakistani friends, why have strained relations, we are neighbours.If we had good relations, we would have given more money than the IMF," defence minister said.Speaking in the Gurez assembly segment of Bandipora district, Singh said that the government is dedicated to the development of Jammu and Kashmir, citing the substantial Rs 90,000 crore package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014-15. He argued that this commitment to the region starkly contrasts with Pakistan’s relianc...
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