New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Veena Sikri emphasised India’s active diplomatic engagement with all parties amid the ongoing Iran-US-Israel tensions, underscoring the country’s pursuit of peace, dialogue, and diplomacy.Speaking to IANS on India’s foreign policy approach, Sikri said: “India is talking to all sides in the conflict. So of course, that means talking to Saudi Arabia, talking to the UAE, talking to Qatar, and to many others, including Kuwa…
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over remarks linked to a report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), accusing the opposition of “defaming India” and aligning with anti-India forces.Addressing a press conference in Delhi, BJP National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said he was speaking “with a heavy heart” as the Congress had shared a post …
Washington, March 8 (IANS) The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the US government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom. In its 2026 Annual Report, the US federal watchdog recommended that the US government lift the existing waiver that exists for Pakistan, or not issue a waiver, releasing the administration from taking otherwise legislatively mandated action as…