Donald Trump proclaimed Saturday that if elected, the US would be "best friends" with India, a comment that could cause consternation in Pakistan.
Though India's main opposition Congress party has openly backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on "surgical strikes" in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir last week, one of its senior party leaders Tuesday cast doubts and asked for proof.
At least six militants attacked an Indian army camp in north Kashmir on Sunday night, killing one border guard and wounding another, two weeks after a similar attack killed 19 Indian soldiers and ratcheted up tensions between India and Pakistan.
The United Nations and major powers have urged Pakistan and India to reduce tensions and peacefully resolve disputes amid mounting hostilities in the disputed Kashmir region.
The Indian military Thursday claimed it had entered Pakistan on the other side of Line of Control (LoC) and carried out deadly "surgical strikes."
Tensions between India and Pakistan rose on Tuesday as India's leader canceled a visit to a regional summit and Islamabad warned it would treat it as "an act of war" if India revoked a water treaty.
Russian ground forces arrived in Pakistan on Friday for the first ever Pakistan-Russia joint exercise, the army said.
The Indian government has ordered stepped-up security for all of Indian-controlled Kashmir amid calls for a military response to an attack by militants on an Indian Army base near Indian-controlled disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir.
India stepped up patrols along its de facto border with Pakistan on Monday (Sept 19) after gunmen killed 17 soldiers at a nearby army base, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration weighed its response to an attack India blames on its neighbour.
China is to build four submarines in Pakistan port city Karachi, fulfilling a new defense deal between the two countries, Pakistan local media reported on Wednesday.
The Belt and Road Initiative is a "game changer" for Pakistan, a former Pakistani prime minister told Xinhua during an exclusive interview on Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Pakistan had made progress in the fight against extremism in recent months, but urged Islamabad to push harder against militants hiding within its borders as tensions with neighbouring India rise amid more violence in the disputed region of Kashmir.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the cabinet on Thursday that the projects in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) were the top priority of the government and concerted efforts should be made to ensure timely progress.
India on Wednesday rejected Pakistan's invitation for foreign secretary-level talks on Indian- controlled Kashmir.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took aim at supporters of "terrorism" in his Independence Day speech, ratcheting up criticism of Pakistan while avoiding direct mention of month-long protests in Indian-ruled Kashmir.
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday to represent his country in a regional gathering that will focus on security, anti-terror cooperation and joint efforts against drug trafficking, officials said.
India's interior minister will travel to Pakistan for a regional gathering but will not hold bilateral talks at a time when a surge of violence in disputed Kashmir has escalated rivalry between the nuclear-armed neighbours, officials said on Monday (Aug 2).
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