Can India really rival China’s navy?
New Delhi says it is adding a new naval warship or submarine every 40 days as a counter to Beijing’s Indian Ocean assertiveness
Pakistan
Deportation flight carried more than triple number of gardaí as failed asylum seekers
Deportation operation to Pakistan cost €474,000 and involved 24 failed asylum seekers
Taliban’s new diplomatic dawn in Afghanistan: Why the world is coming in from the cold
Isolated since 2021, the Islamist group is now rebuilding ties with many countries, despite a fierce dispute with former patron Pakistan
India-Pakistan relations carry new edge following recent deadly attacks
Bombings in New Delhi and Islamabad this week follow recent clashes between the two countries in disputed Kashmir region
India accused of ‘state terrorism’ after suicide bombing kills at least 12 in Pakistan
Islamabad attack comes a day after a car explosion in New Delhi that PM Narendra Modi blamed on unnamed ‘conspirators’
Doctor highlighted in Irish Times investigation suspended from practising
Dr Asif Ali among 11 practitioners who faced serious sanctions in UK but remained registererd in Ireland
Malala Yousafzai: ‘They made me into a mythical heroine. Growing up, I was a troublemaker’
The Taliban’s attempt to kill Malala Yousafzai as a schoolgirl came to define the Nobel laureate; now she is reintroducing herself as an adult
Cost of housing a prisoner runs to almost €100,000 annually
Dáil group to also hear 60,000 people from states such as Brazil and India arrived in Republic in year to April and between 2022 and last year, 159,000 came seeking protection
Suicide attack kills seven Pakistani troops near Afghan border, officials say
Attack comes amid a fragile ceasefire between Islamabad and Kabul following intense fighting
Twenty three Romanian men with convictions removed from State on chartered flight
In all, 130 people have been deported on five chartered flights since the beginning of this year
India wary of China’s bid to tip balance of power in south Asia
For New Delhi, long-standing fears of being 'encircled' by China have never seemed more real,
My week in Afghanistan: A little girl tells me she wants to be a dentist. But she won’t be going to school next year
Rosita Boland travelled in Afghanistan under the Taliban with Unicef, visiting schools and reception centres
China’s Xi and India’s Modi move to repair ties
Leaders of world’s most populous countries bid to reassure one another of relationship as ‘partners not rivals’
Who Will Remain by Kasim Ali: A sociological message delivered through truly propulsive writing
There are stereotypes but the author also offers moments of stunning incisiveness
‘I was scared for my life’: Doctor considering leaving country after alleged racially motivated abuse
Letterkenny doctor says man followed and threatened her after she left workplace
‘Serious breach’: Medical Council makes 11 professional misconduct findings against doctor
Medic got job in Donegal despite being barred over concerns of possible misuse of controlled drugs
‘There was no time for anyone to react’: More than 300 killed in Pakistan flash floods
Cloud bursts, floods, lightning strikes and landslides cause most deadly monsoon spell this year
‘We can’t have nice things in Ireland because no one follows the rules’: Emigrants on returning home
More than 30,000 Irish citizens returned to Ireland in the year to April 2024. Four recent returnees share their experiences of coming home
How US-Pakistan relations have turned around under Trump — to India’s alarm
The newfound US admiration for Pakistan is partly the fruit of a charm offensive concocted by Pakistan’s senior generals
From Karachi to Cork: ‘The class divide is not that apparent here, and that’s a very good thing’
Social worker Abeer Ali Ansari moved from Karachi in Pakistan to Cork to study at UCC in 2017
Shattered Lands. Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia: Wonderful telling of a sad history
Work of great scope and verve draws on a range of superb memoirs and testimonies, covering much more than India and Pakistan
Pakistan says it will nominate Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
US president has said many times that he deserves the award
Family reunification delays having ‘devastating’ impact on refugee families
Afghan family awaiting decision on parent hiding in Pakistan live ‘every day with instability and fear’
Turkey and Pakistan discuss increased co-operation in defence, energy and transportation
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Istanbul
‘This is the end game’: India corners Maoist rebels after decades-long struggle
Death of Naxalite insurgency’s leader a moment of triumph for Narendra Modi’s government
Fragile India-Pakistan ceasefire holds after initial violations
Trump pledges increased trade with both nations and to work on Kashmir solution
India-Pakistan ceasefire: explosions reported hours after truce agreed
Blasts heard from main Indian Kashmir cities, the centre of four days of fighting between nuclear-armed neighbours
Indian Kashmir and Amritsar rocked by explosions as conflict with Pakistan escalates
World powers alarmed by further expansion of hostilities between nuclear-armed neighbours
Explosions rock Indian Kashmir in suspected Pakistani attacks as conflict escalates
Sirens ring out in Jammu and projectiles seen in night sky after Pakistan threatened retaliation for Indian air strikes
‘India, please stay away’: Locals in Kashmir’s capital shaken by deadly strikes
Indian assault that killed dozens sparks groundswell of support for retaliation from Islamabad
India-Pakistan conflict: US no longer in a position to put pressure on both sides
Donald Trump’s White House is distracted by multiple crises of its own making
Pakistan’s prime minister authorises retaliation after India air strikes
India says attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir targeted ‘terrorist infrastructure’
India-Pakistan conflict has potential for serious escalation
Defence analysts warn region is highly volatile, considering hostile neighbours’ nuclear arsenals
India-Pakistan crisis: Varadkar and Yousaf urge leaders to ‘exercise restraint’
Irish citizens in Pakistan should always exercise ‘vigilance and caution’ and avoid large public gatherings, department says
Explainer: what we know so far about the India-Pakistan crisis
Indian missile strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir mark dramatic escalation in long-simmering conflict
Timeline: India-Pakistan clashes are worst between two neighbours in decades
Nuclear-armed rivals intensify firing and shelling across their de-facto border in Kashmir
Indian missiles hit targets in Pakistan, killing three and injuring 12, after weeks of tensions
Pakistan threatens to respond to the strikes, which India says were ‘focused’ and non-escalatory
India to start huge security drills amid rising fear of war with Pakistan
Tens of thousands of civil defence personnel mobilised for exercises including digging trenches and simulating casualty evacuations
India edges closer to military action against Pakistan following Kashmir attack
Prime minister Narendra Modi grants ‘complete freedom’ to the military in retaliating for terror strike
India shuts over half of Kashmir tourist spots in security review after attack
Move comes after 26 people were killed in Islamist militant attack on tourists in disputed Himalayan region
War fears rise between India and Pakistan
Armies conduct ominous manoeuvres as Pakistan continues to deny involvement in last week’s terrorist attack in Kashmir
India test-fires missiles as tensions rise with Pakistan after Kashmir attack
Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire as relations between nuclear-armed rivals sink to new low
Pakistan to suspend peace treaty with India as tensions grow over Kashmir killings
Islamabad retaliates after New Delhi downgraded diplomatic relations over shooting of tourists in disputed region
What to know about the tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir
Three wars have been fought over the disputed territory
India-Pakistan tensions rise following Kashmir attack that killed 26 tourists
Indian security agencies say little-known group which claimed responsibility for attack is a front for Pakistan-based militants
Letters to the Editor, April 23rd: On Pope Francis, trans rights, Pakistan’s Indus river, and space tourism
‘A world leader who spoke out for the disenfranchised and the impoverished’
At least 20 feared killed in militant attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir
Little-known group claims responsibility for one of worst attacks in region in years
I asked Bilal what he liked most about China. ‘The freedom,’ he said
There is much to be said for China, but it is seldom singled out for acclamation as a land of liberty
End of the road for India’s army mules as AI units get to work
Up to 4,000 animals to be retired as part of military’s modernisation efforts
Pakistan train siege ends with some hostages killed
Separatist militants blew up railway track and opened fire on train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar
I’ve worked in 60 countries – here is what people have said to me about Ireland
Belgian colleagues kindly explained the basics of how modern societies work; I adhered to a rule of never engaging Americans on Irish politics
Pakistan’s bet on Taliban backfires as violence surges
Islamabad endures deadliest year in almost a decade following escalation in terror attacks
‘Like a creeping coup’: In Pakistan, lack of internet access is costing livelihoods
Country has a track record of curbing online accessibility by banning social media sites or shutting the internet off entirely
Supporters of Pakistan’s Imran Khan call off protest amid reports of sweeping arrests
Interior minister says law enforcement cleared away protesters but media report hundreds of arrests in midnight Islamabad raid
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