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Amidst protests over CPEC, China opens Belt and Road summit
15 May 2017
The project is widely seen as a ploy to justify the illegal occupation of Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan and China through the CPEC to facilitate continued Chinese military presence in Pakistan
Amidst protests over CPEC, China opens Belt and Road summit
15 May 2017
The project is widely seen as a ploy to justify the illegal occupation of Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan and China through the CPEC to facilitate continued Chinese military presence in Pakistan
US slaps sanctions on Pak terror outfits
13 May 2017
US now mulls laptop ban on flights from Europe
13 May 2017
The details of the Trump administration's plans for electronics ban are not clear but aviation and tourism industries are preparing for the worst
Major cyber-attack hits nearly 100 countries; Asia mostly spared
13 May 2017
A massive cyber attack that was earlier reported to have hit the UK’s National Health Service has now proved to be of global scale, leveraging hacking tools believed to have been developed by the US National Security Agency
China wants ‘One Belt, One Road’ investments under wraps
13 May 2017
China has rejected suggestions that the new Silk Road is about Beijing trying to dominate the world and mould it to its liking, saying it is good for all and anyone can join
Hague to hear India’s Kulbhushan Jadhav plea next week
11 May 2017
The International Court of Justice is expected to hear on Monday India’s plea against the death sentence awarded to its national Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadav by a military court in Pakistan
International Court stays Pak's order to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav
10 May 2017
India has rarely approached the ICJ in disputes with Pakistan, as any such move could recoil on it, and also because Islamabad insists on the primacy of its laws over international laws and conventions
Emmanuel Macron beats Le Pen to win French presidential poll
08 May 2017
Emmanuel Macron’s win brought comfort to investors and European allies who had been nervous about another populist upheaval after Britain's vote to quit the EU and Donald Trump's election as US president
US pushing arms sales to Saudi ahead of Trump visit
06 May 2017
Large-scale arms sales to Saudi Arabia will help US pit its Middle East ally against Iran and thereby corner Russia, while also giving a big boost to America’s military industrial complex
US House passes bill to replace Obamacare, Senate test ahead
05 May 2017
The vote to repeal the Affordable Care act puts President Donald Trump on a path to fulfilling one of his key campaign promises
Trump administration sued over offshore drilling
04 May 2017
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