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Ukraine crisis: Russian delegate says talks show progress
• 3 years agoVladimir Medinsky also said that Russia made two big steps toward peace during the talks
Russia and Ukraine to hold talks: Why Kyiv initially rejected Belarus as host nation
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said his country was ready for peace with Russia but not in Belarus, which was a staging ground for Moscow's invasion
US called off ‘secret’ peace talks with Taliban after latest Kabul attack, claims Donald Trump, ending painstaking diplomatic process
• 6 years agoUS President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan's leader, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America's longest war.
War and Peace in Junglemahal: All you need to know about Biswajit Roy's book at the centre of the Bombay HC controversy
Fp Staff • 6 years agoWar and Peace in Junglemahal: People, State and Maoists published in 2012 is a collection of essays that examines the Maoist violence and the government’s failed peace initiatives, offering a wide range of perspectives on the same, with discussions about the autonomy of grassroots movements and the meaning of living in a democracy.
Taliban agrees to talks with Afghanistan officials in a two-day meeting in Moscow amid peace negotiations with US
• 6 years agoIn a statement, the Taliban said that the group is to attend a conference marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Russia on 28 May, followed by discussions with Afghan politicians about the future of the country on 29 May.
Regionalism is passé, says Manipur CM N Biren Singh, claims Modi govt will address concerns of North East in next citizenship bill
Sanjib Baruah • 6 years agoIn the backdrop of an unprecedented unified protest all over the northeastern states over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in the last few months, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has categorically ruled out any chance of a united regional political formation in the region
'Could be a Congress ploy': Nirmala Sitharaman on Imran Khan saying India-Pakistan talks have better chance under BJP regime
• 6 years agoNirmala Sitharaman claimed Imran Khan’s statement that India-Pakistan peace talks have a better chance if the BJP returns to power is a Congress ploy to oust Narendra Modi.
Afghanistan wants India to be on board all peace efforts, do more 'on its own', says former president Hamid Karzai
• 6 years agoSpeaking at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, Karzai also asserted Pakistan has the "most significant role" to play in bringing peace in Afghanistan. Asked about the Taliban issue, he said, "Taliban are also Afghans, sons of our soil".
After cancelling Saudi Arabia meet, Taliban calls off two-day peace talks with US officials in Qatar over agenda disagreement
• 6 years agoThe Taliban said on Tuesday they had cancelled planned peace talks with US officials in Qatar this week over a disagreement regarding the agenda of the talks.
Top US state department official in Pakistan for crucial talks to strengthen bilateral ties, kick-start peace process in Afghanistan
• 6 years agoForeign office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal confirmed that principal deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, ambassador Alice Wells is visiting Islamabad.