Rezaul H Laskar is the Foreign Affairs Editor at Hindustan Times. His interests include movies and music.
Articles by Rezaul H Laskar
China focus: Imports, supply chain plan key
The Economic Survey asked whether the country can boost manufacturing or tap global supply chains without plugging into Chinese supply chains
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 05:54 AM IST
Rezaul H LaskarRajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi
Global tensions could limit scope of trade rebound: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey also pointed to the global economy being buffeted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, tensions in the Middle East and the Red Sea crisis
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 05:56 AM IST
UK foreign secretary David Lammy to visit India, FTA to top agenda
Lammy is expected to be in India during July 24-25, when he will meet his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar and commerce minister Piyush Goyal.
Published on Jul 22, 2024 04:00 PM IST
Rajeev JayaswalRezaul H Laskar
Afghanistan has massive opium stockpiles despite Taliban ban: UN report
A majority of drugs trafficked to India comes from Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency controls the network.
Published on Jul 22, 2024 03:23 PM IST
More than 4,500 Indians return from violence-hit Bangladesh, says MEA
The Indian high commission in Dhaka has been arranging security escorts for the safe travel of Indian nationals to land border crossing points, the MEA stated
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 04:50 AM IST
Nearly 1,000 Indians return from violence-hit Bangladesh: MEA
The Indian high commission in Dhaka and the assistant high commissions in Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet are in “regular touch with more than 4,000 students remaining in various universities in Bangladesh and are providing necessary assistance”
Published on Jul 20, 2024 05:00 PM IST
India, Bhutan approve 61 projects worth ₹4,958 crore
The Bhutanese side presented “Project Tied Assistance” proposals and the first tranche of such projects to be implemented during the 13th five-year plan. Following this, the two sides approved 61 projects worth Rs.4,958 crore
Published on Jul 20, 2024 04:48 PM IST
245 Indians cross over from Bangladesh as students protest escalates
The total number of people who crossed the land border amid violent protests in Bangladesh crossed 500 on Friday.
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 09:49 AM IST
Tibetan govt in exile to issue map of Tibet to counter China’s ‘cartographic aggression’
Tibetan government-in-exile to issue historical map of Tibet to counter China's "cartographic aggression" and renaming tactics, aiming to preserve Tibetan identity.
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 08:24 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
Tibetan govt-in-exile takes on Chinese embassy, says Tibet not ‘internal affair’
The Chinese embassy said the Tibetan government-in-exile was a “separatist political organisation with the agenda of pursuing “Tibetan independence”
Published on Jul 19, 2024 10:54 PM IST
All Indians in Bangladesh are safe, says MEA; calls protests an internal matter
The violence erupted in Bangladesh on Tuesday and flared up again on Thursday during a nationwide shutdown called by the protesters
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 05:05 AM IST
50 Indians serving with Russian military want to quit, come home: Govt
New Delhi had sought a “verified stop” to the recruitment of Indians in the Russian Army after four Indians were killed this year
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 09:23 PM IST
Good conversation, says Jaishankar on phone call with Ukraine’s Dmytro Kuleba
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised PM Modi’s visit to Russia on July 8-9, when he held the annual India-Russia Summit with President Putin
Published on Jul 19, 2024 09:12 PM IST
India plays down US ambassador Garcetti’s swipe over PM Modi’s Russia trip
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the US ambassador was obviously entitled to his opinion and “we also have our own and different views”
Published on Jul 19, 2024 09:00 PM IST
Violent protests put PM Hasina in a spot of bother
India has issued an advisory to its citizens in Bangladesh to avoid travel and remain indoors, as New Delhi keeps a close watch on the volatile situation.
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 01:55 PM IST
Vinay Kwatra to be next envoy to the US
The key position in Washington has been vacant since the last ambassador, Taranjit Sandhu, retired in January.
Published on Jul 19, 2024 01:19 PM IST
India advises citizens in Bangladesh to avoid travel amid violent protests
The advisory was issued by the Indian high commission in Dhaka two days after the protests spread to more cities across Bangladesh and turned violent
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 03:52 PM IST
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri to make first foreign visit to Bhutan on Friday
Misri will meet King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, foreign minister DN Dhungyel, and hold talks with his counterpart Pema Choden.
Published on Jul 18, 2024 11:48 AM IST
MT Falcon Prestige: 8 out of 13 Indians rescued from vessel capsized off Oman coast
MT Falcon Prestige, which had a total crew of 16, had sent out a distress call at 2200 hours on July 14. It capsized soon after.
Published on Jul 18, 2024 08:09 AM IST
Back-channel talks with China held earlier this month, says Tibetan leader
Penpa Tsering, political leader of Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, said the latest talks were held at the beginning of this month
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 08:04 PM IST
India backs Mauritius’ efforts to reclaim Chagos Archipelago
Though claimed by Mauritius, Chagos is part of the UK’s British Indian Ocean Territory and Diego Garcia was leased to the US in the 1960s.
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 09:55 PM IST
Afghanistan under Taliban remains ‘permissive haven’ for al-Qaeda: UNSC report
Al-Qaeda continues to “operate covertly” in Afghanistan to project the image that the Taliban is adhering to the Doha Agreement with the US
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 05:38 PM IST
Ahead of India-EU 9th round FTA talks, EU envoy says political drive needed
European Union ambassador Hervé Delphin said the FTA talks will need a strategic and political drive as they are set to get harder
Published on Jul 15, 2024 05:44 PM IST
Rezaul H LaskarRajeev Jayaswal
Would prefer India to implement Teesta project: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
The project, with an estimated cost of $1 billion, figured in Hasina’s discussions with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi when she visited New Delhi last month
Published on Jul 15, 2024 12:37 PM IST
Quad foreign ministers likely to meet in Tokyo on July 28
The foreign ministers of Quad, comprising India, Australia, Japan and the US, last met on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly last September.
Published on Jul 12, 2024 03:27 PM IST
Jaishankar meets Myanmar, Thailand ministers, discusses border stability
India’s concerns about the security situation in Myanmar have grown since resistance forces launched a coordinated offensive against the junta last October
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 10:08 PM IST
‘No war is distant’: Garcetti’s message to India over PM Modi’s Russia trip
US ambassador Eric Garcetti said several times during his speech that both India and the US shouldn’t take their relationship for granted.
Updated on Jul 12, 2024 07:51 AM IST
Nehru facilitated Austria’s emergence as neutral country, says Chancellor
Though Austria had a provisional government by the end of World War 2, it was occupied by France, the Soviet Union, the UK and the US, or the so-called Allied powers, after the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 05:24 PM IST
India, Austria push for end to conflict in Ukraine
PM Modi, during his visit to Austria, reiterated India’s stance on the Ukraine crisis, emphasizing the need for dialogue and diplomacy for peace and stability.
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 04:42 AM IST
Russia will be ‘largest contributor’ to India’s energy security: Diplomat
India and Russia on Tuesday set a trade target of $100 billion by 2030 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Published on Jul 10, 2024 07:48 PM IST
