Talks

Pakistan foreign Minister Qureshi, ISI chief Hameed in Kabul for talks with Taliban

The Pakistani delegation will hold talks with Afghanistan's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and call on leadership of the interim government in Kabul and other Afghan leaders, according to the Foreign Office

'Will come back to haunt you': S Jaishankar's thinly-veiled dig at Pakistan over terrorism

Jaishankar said the international community "must unite against this menace, as seriously as it does on issues like climate change and pandemics."

Talks with Taliban must continue to evacuate people who helped Germany, says Angela Merkel

On Sunday, German chancellor Angela Merkel called for a dialogue with the Taliban

Coronavirus Outbreak: From Fatima Bhutto's books project to Mohini Gupta's 'Mother Tongue Twisters' — a social media guide

During the ongoing lockdown in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, there are several cultural initiatives on social media that offer audiences a community to engage with. Here's a list, updated daily:

North and South Korea agree to first talks in two years

North and South Korea agree to hold their first talks in more than two years, hours after Seoul and Washington decide to defer joint military exercises which always infuriate Pyongyang until after the Winter Olympics.

Will try to meet separatist leaders, says Dineshwar Sharma despite Hurriyat snub earlier

Dineshwar Sharma said he would try to meet separatist leaders as part of government's efforts to resolve the issues facing the state through a sustained dialogue.

Darjeeling unrest: GJM ends strike till next round of talks with West Bengal govt, says party convenor Binay Tamang

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha put off the indefinite bandh in the Darjeeling hills from Friday till the next round of talks with the West Bengal government on 12 September, its convenor Binay Tamang said on Thursday

Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov insists dialogue open with US despite sanctions

Russia's top diplomat said that his country was ready for more engagement with the United States on North Korea, Syria, Ukraine and other pressing matters.

Gujarat government promises to hold talks with agitators seeking quota for Patidars

The Gujarat government will hold talks with Patel quota agitators and other community leaders in the coming days to resolve the sensitive issue "at the earliest", deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said on Sunday

Global Switch in talks with Asian consortium to sell stake in the business

Data centre operator Global Switch, owned by Britain's billionaire Reuben brothers, said on Sunday its parent company was in talks with a consortium of Asian investors about a potential sale of a stake in the business.