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Last Updated:April 22, 2026, 10:54 PM IST Whether this administrative shutdown serves as the stage for a historic deal or merely a defensive perimeter against rising regional tensions remains to be seen While the first round of talks held earlier this month failed to yield a permanent truce, top diplomatic sources suggest that Pakistan remains…
Last Updated:April 22, 2026, 8:03 PM IST For the TACO trader, the collapse of a summit is not a sign of war but a signal that the ‘buy’ window is still open This market behaviour has led to a decoupling of geopolitical reality from financial sentiment. Representational image As the clock struck midnight on April…
Last Updated:April 22, 2026, 01:25 IST Top Indian intelligence sources suggest that this friction is a classic manifestation of Pakistan’s long-standing pattern of duplicity in regional diplomacy This open criticism of General Munir suggests that the bridge between Tehran and Islamabad has not just been scorched but perhaps fundamentally dismantled. (File image: ISPR/AP) In a…
When US Vice President JD Vance touched down in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on April 11 for the first round of peace talks with Iran (which failed to produce a lasting peace deal), a curious moment drew attention. In a video, which has now gone viral, US envoy Steve Witkoff is seen leading Vance…
Last Updated:April 19, 2026, 8:38 PM IST Trump had earlier said that Vance might skip the talks due to security reasons. US Vice President JD Vance (Image: AFP) US Vice President JD Vance will head the American delegation for upcoming talks with Iran in Pakistan, a White House official said on Sunday, despite earlier indications…
Last Updated:April 19, 2026, 12:50 AM IST Tehran has now pulled back the curtain on the 21-hour marathon negotiations held in Islamabad Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) with Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir. (File pic/Reuters) The diplomatic euphoria surrounding a potential West Asia breakthrough has been met with a cold dose of reality. Iran’s…
Last Updated:April 19, 2026, 12:01 AM IST CNN-News18 has learnt from top sources that a fundamental disconnect remains between Tehran’s rhetoric, the IRGC, and the United States Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Vice President JD Vance. (File pic/AFP) The high-stakes diplomatic theatre in Islamabad has been hit by a wave of scepticism as…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif set off on a four-day diplomatic blitz to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey on Wednesday, his office said, in a feverish round of diplomacy before a possible second round of US-Iran peace talks. “Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake official visits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif set off on a four-day diplomatic blitz to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey on Wednesday, his office said, in a feverish round of diplomacy before a possible second round of US-Iran peace talks. “Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake official visits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State…
Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 01:07 IST The strategic logic behind a 10-day window is rooted in the concept of a ‘stress test’ for diplomacy The greatest threat to the ‘Trump Truce’ is the lack of a formal buy-in from Hezbollah. File pic/Reuters The announcement of a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday has…