Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed in May to treat any future attacks on civilians as an "act of war," which could pressure him to act with force if investigators link Monday's deadly incident to Pakistan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/politics/modi-red-lines-delhi-blast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #pakistan #narendramodi #terrorism
At least 12 people were killed and 27 others wounded Tuesday in an attack on Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, according to officials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/asia-pacific/politics/pakistan-war-explosion-islamabad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #pakistan #terrorism #islamabad #taliban
Explosions in the capitals of India and Pakistan within 24 hours of each other killed at least 20 people and left several injured, raising concerns of renewed tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/asia-pacific/blasts-india-pakistan-tensions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #pakistan #terrorism
India has reopened its embassy in Kabul to engage the Taliban and protect its strategic and economic interests while balancing regional rivals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/02/world/indias-kabul-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #afghanistan #taliban #india #afghanistanindiarelations #donaldtrump #us #pakistan #terrorism
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed away from a regional summit in Malaysia this week to avoid exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump that could hinder his party's odds in state polls, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/politics/modi-asean-trump-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #asean #malaysia #us #donaldtrump #pakistan
Pakistan has said that negotiations for a lasting truce with Afghanistan following deadly border clashes "failed," warning it would take steps to protect its people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/politics/pakistan-peace-afghanistan-failed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #pakistan #afghanistan
The U.S. is seeking to expand its strategic relationship with Pakistan but those ties don’t come at the expense of Washington’s relations with India, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/world/politics/us-pakistan-india-rubio/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #pakistan #india #marcorubio #us
A ceasefire agreement between Islamabad and Kabul rests on the ruling Afghan Taliban's ability to rein in militants attacking Pakistan across their shared border, Pakistan's defense minister said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/world/kabul-militants-ceasefire-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #pakistan #afghanistan #taliban
As fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated, Islamabad accused India of fueling the conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/19/asia-pacific/politics/india-taliban-ties-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #taliban #afghanistan #pakistan #amirkhanmuttaqi
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an "immediate ceasefire" at talks in Doha after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/19/world/politics/pakistan-afghanistan-ceasefire-qatar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #pakistan #afghanistan #qatar #taliban
A 48-hour ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan took hold late Wednesday after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in cross-border skirmishes earlier in the day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/world/ceasefire-pakistan-afghanistan-clashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #pakistan #afghanistan
From the age of 10, Amina has been scrubbing, sweeping and cooking in a middle-class home in Pakistan's megacity of Karachi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/asia-pacific/society/child-workers-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #forcedlabor #childlabor #childabuse #pakistan
Border clashes over the weekend between Afghanistan and Pakistan led to the deaths of dozens of soldiers, the most serious clash between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/world/politics/afghanistan-pakistan-conflict-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #afghanistan #pakistan
Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday they killed dozens of each other's troops during a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/12/world/afghanistan-pakistan-border-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #afghanistan #pakistan #taliban #defense
Key border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been closed after fierce clashes erupted following Taliban accusations that Islamabad carried out air strikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/world/politics/pakistan-afghan-border-clashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #pakistan #afghanistan
Nach Luftangriff auf Kabul: Grenzgefechte zwischen Pakistan und Afghanistan
Nach einem mutmaßlich pakistanischen Luftangriff auf Afghanistans Hauptstadt Kabul ist es zwischen den beiden Nachbarstaaten zu heftigen Grenzgefechten gekommen. Hintergrund sind offenbar zunehmende Taliban-Aktivitäten in Pakistan.
Nach Luftangriff auf Kabul: Grenzgefechte zwischen Pakistan und Afghanistan
Nach einem mutmaßlich pakistanischen Luftangriff auf Afghanistans Hauptstadt Kabul ist es zwischen den beiden Nachbarstaaten zu heftigen Grenzgefechten gekommen. Hintergrund sind offenbar zunehmende Taliban-Aktivitäten in Pakistan.
India and Pakistan’s brief war earlier this year has offered numerous lessons on the evolving nature of warfare — particularly for the Indian military, army Chief of Staff Gen. Upendra Dwivedi said in an interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/indian-army-chief-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #pakistan #nuclearweapons #china #defense
India's challenge is to maintain strategic autonomy and to promote its vision of a more inclusive, rules-based and connected South and Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/05/world/indias-dangerous-neighborhood/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #nepal #thailand #indopacific #southeastasia #malaysia #cambodia #defense #china #pakistan #bangladesh #democracy
Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who also heads Pakistan's cricket board, said Wednesday that India is "welcome" to collect its Asia Cup trophy from his office in Dubai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/02/more-sports/india-pakistan-asia-cup-trophy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #asiancricketcouncil #mohsinnaqvi #india #pakistan #asiacup