India on Monday did not join with other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in supporting the China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which New Delhi has consistently opposed because a key part of it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The BRI or “One Belt, One Road” initiative, President …
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) said on Monday whether Pakistan will join India’s initiatives at the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is up to them and backed this with the provision of the SCO Charter. “As for whether Pakistan will join (our) initiatives, it is up to …
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Seychelles from November 24 to 29, his first visit to the extended neighborhood amid the Covid-19 pandemic to boost bilateral cooperation. Since diplomatic engagements were interrupted by the pandemic, Jaishankar has traveled alone to Russia for …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for greater transparency in governance systems and decisive action by the G20 to counter the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, which should focus on both economic recovery and land preservation. Modi participated in the two-day virtual summit chaired by Saudi Arabia together with …
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Russia on Thursday backed India’s claim that Pakistan should not raise bilateral issues on platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), saying these groupings are focused on multilateral cooperation to address regional challenges. Prime Minister Narendra Modi indirectly attacked Pakistan at the SCO virtual summit on Tuesday, saying it …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that he expected to receive the Russian leader in India as soon as the public health situation normalizes. Modi made the remarks when he spoke by phone with Putin to convey his greetings and best wishes to the Russian president …
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Ajit Doval, the team left the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for a map manipulated by Pak (Archive) New Delhi: National security adviser Ajit Doval and the Indian team left a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization hosted by Russia after Pakistan used a rigged map as a background for its proxy. …
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The joint statement issued after the foreign ministers of India and China met in Moscow proposes a new set of confidence-building measures (CBMs) to maintain peace along the disputed border, an indication of that existing bilateral agreements have failed to fill the trust gaps between the United States. troops from …
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A new confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops has added to the complexity of the situation in the Royal Line of Control (LAC) ahead of a meeting of the foreign ministers of the two countries that is considered crucial for a breakthrough in the impasse on the disputed border. Hours …
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Days before an expected meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday that the clash on the Royal Line of Control (LAC) cannot be disassociated from the overall bilateral relationship. Jaishankar, who will meet with Wang on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign …
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