Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has said its operations remain unaffected by the conflict between India and Pakistan, which has forced some other airlines to re-route or cancel flights to and from Europe. Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday evening that it did not operate passenger flights in Pakistani airspace. And its cargo flights…
Hours after Indian forces launched airstrikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, national security advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday told his counterparts in several countries that New Delhi has no intent to escalate tensions but is prepared to “retaliate resolutely” if Islamabad does so, news agency PTI reported, citing officials. India’s NSA Ajit…
– NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday carried out “Operation Sindoor” against terror camps operating in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), destroying Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) training bases.The military operation, undertaken to avenge the Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 civilians on April 22, was “focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature.”The Indian forces selected…
Government seals trade pact with UK: Tariffs cut, savings for Indians on work visas NEW DELHI: In a breakthrough after three years of intense talks, India and UK announced a trade deal Tuesday, covering tariff elimination for 99% of Indian exports, while allowing duty cuts on 90% tariff lines.The two countries agreed on a double…
Britain and India agreed to a trade deal on Tuesday, strengthening economic ties between two of the world’s largest economies amid President Trump’s upheaval of the global trade system. The deal, which the British government said would increase bilateral trade by 25.5 billion pounds ($34 billion), comes three years after the negotiations began. Intense talks…
To investors worried about the direction of volatile markets over the next few weeks, fear not. I have some good news for you. The impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff tantrum is abating. The markets are back to normal – at least for now. But to understand why markets have somewhat recovered, albeit temporarily,…
LONDON: The UK govt is urging India and Pakistan to de-escalate and return to dialogue whilst one Tory peer is calling on Britain to “directly intervene”.British foreign minister Lord Collins of Highbury said during a debate on the Pahalgam terror attack in the House of Lords on Wednesday that the situation between the two nuclear…
China will hold off on entering serious trade talks with the US while it waits to see which of Donald Trump’s advisers will have his ear and how other countries will respond to the 90-day pause on tariffs, according to sources. The Trump administration was “too divided” and China was in no rush to negotiate…