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In a Facebook post, Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri on Friday said Kulbhushan Jadhav was not arrested from Balochistan but "was, in fact, abducted from Iran by Pakistani state-sponsored religious proxies and handed over to Pakistani forces". Pakistan's behaviour towards Jadhav's mother and wife "should open India and the rest of the world's eye about Pakistani state's inhuman treatment", he added

India has said that it will strongly take up the issue of Palestinian envoy Walid Ali's presence at a rally organised by 26/11 mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed on Friday in Pakistan. India recently at the United Nations General Assembly voted against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem, which is claimed by Palestine, as the capital of Israel.

Pakistan on Saturday claimed that India has denied visas to 192 Pakistani pilgrims who wanted to visit the country's Nizamuddin Dargah in January next year to participate in death anniversary ceremony of Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya. The visit was to take place under the provisions of the 1974 Pakistan-India Protocol on visits to Religious Shrines and is an annual feature.

Addressing his last 'Mann ki Baat' programme this year, PM Narendra Modi said all the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders will attend 2018 Republic Day as chief guests. Adding that all ASEAN leaders attending the parade is unprecedented, PM Modi said 2017 had been special for ASEAN and India as the two completed 25 years of partnership.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met his Pakistani counterpart Lieutenant General (retired) Nasser Khan Janjua in Bangkok on December 26, according to a report. The meeting comes in the wake of Janjua's statement that possibility of nuclear war in South Asia cannot be ruled out. Issues discussed during the meeting were Kashmir unrest and Pakistan's stance on terrorists, reports added.

Over 450 Indian nationals, including 58 civil prisoners and 399 fishermen, are lodged in Pakistani jails, according to a list handed over by Pakistan to India on Monday. This was part of the Consular Access Agreement which requires the countries to exchange the list of prisoners in each other's custody. Pakistan is expected to release 146 fishermen on January 8.

India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged lists of their nuclear installations for the 27th consecutive time under the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations Agreement. The annual exchange of lists is aimed at updating the nations about the installations to be covered under the agreement. The countries also shared a list of Indian and Pakistani nationals lodged in their jails.

Ruling out the possibility of a cricket series between India and Pakistan, Union Minister Sushma Swaraj said the high number of cross-border violations by Pakistan does not set a conducive atmosphere for the sporting engagement. Swaraj, who was speaking at a meeting of a parliamentary committee on external affairs, pointed out over 800 cross-border violations by Pakistan in recent times.

After US President Donald Trump slammed Pakistan for giving "safe haven" to terrorists, India claimed that Trump's message has vindicated India's stand as far as Pakistan's role in perpetrating terror is concerned. Countries that earlier denied Pakistan's role as the perpetrator of terrorism on the Indian soil, are now also supporting India's viewpoint, Union Minister Jitendra Singh further said.

US President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal to end the provision of granting extensions to H-1B visa holders whose applications for permanent residency (Green Card) had been pending. If the proposal gets implemented, up to 7.5 lakh Indian H-1B visa holders could be deported from the US. The proposal is aligned with Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" vision.

The proposed US bill on H-1B visa is riddled with "onerous conditions" and places "unprecedented obligations" on Indian IT companies and clients using the visas, apex body for Indian IT industry Nasscom has said. If the proposal is implemented, up to 7.5 lakh Indian H-1B visa holders could be deported from the US. Indians account for 70% of H-1B workers.

Chinese soldiers with road-building machines reportedly crossed up to 200 metres into Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh in late December. Reports state that some locals informed the Indian Army about the intrusion, following which the latter intercepted the Chinese troops and seized their machines. This comes months after the 73-day standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam.

According to several incidents reported by Indo-Canadians, made-in-China globes bought by them depict Jammu and Kashmir as separate from India. Earlier, some Indo-Canadians also complained that Chinese globes being sold at retailer Costco omitted Arunachal Pradesh as well from the map of India and presented it as a part of China. The retail company withdrew the product after several complaints.

India has rescued three Indian and seven Nepalese girls who were trafficked to Kenya and held captive in Mombasa, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Thursday. The girls have been flown back to India and the details have been shared with the Punjab government to take an appropriate action against the culprits, the Indian minister added.

PM Narendra Modi during a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday discussed the intensification of Indo-Russia ties. Reviewing the relations between the two countries in 2017, the duo agreed to further strengthen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia. They also called for their cooperation in the international forums.

Pakistan has released a video in which ex-Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav is thanking Pakistan for allowing him to meet his mother and wife last week. He has also said he felt his mother and wife were scared during the meeting as an Indian diplomat was shouting at them. Jadhav is on a death row in Pakistan over alleged espionage.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has alleged that US President Donald Trump's recent remarks against his country showed he was "speaking in the language of India". Trump accused Pakistan of giving "lies and deceit" in return of US' $33 billion aid over the last 15 years. The US cut a $255 million military aid to Pakistan over inaction against terrorism.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly gift a ₹70-lakh (390,000 shekels) Gal-Mobile water desalinisation and purification jeep to PM Narendra Modi during his four-day visit from January 14. Gal-Mobile is an independent, integrated water purification vehicle, that produces high-quality drinking water. Both the leaders rode the jeep on a coast during PM Modi's visit to Israel in July 2017.

Nepal has approached Uttar Pradesh education board seeking support and guidance for its newly established National Examination Board of Nepal in conducting high school and intermediate exams. The UP board has shared details of evaluation processes and question paper moderation, among others. We also provided them with copies of some exam-related instructions for reference, UP officials said.