U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron talk outside Fiola Mare restaurant in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, U. S., November 30, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron are celebrating the longstanding U.S.-French relationship — but these are friends with differences. The FrenchRead More →
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan | File Photo | Photo Credit: AFP The United States is working a new round of sanctions against North Korea, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Thursday, as Pyongyang forges ahead with banned missile development and signals a possible new nuclear test.Read More →
Pakistan’s Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir has taken charge as the head of the country’s Army. File | Photo Credit: AP General Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s former spymaster, on Tuesday assumed charge as the country’s new Army chief, replacing General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retired after two consecutive three-year terms.Read More →
The forum was organised by CIDCA, China’s new development aid agency, and is currently headed by former Vice-Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui, who also earlier served as envoy to India and Pakistan. | Photo Credit: Reuters China this week convened a first “China-Indian Ocean Region Forum” bringing together 19 countries fromRead More →
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. File | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s ultimate goal is to possess the world’s most powerful nuclear force, as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of North Korea’s largest ballistic missile, stateRead More →
With over 30,000 cases, China’s daily COVID-19 tally hits record high. File | Photo Credit: AP China on Thursday reported a record number of COVID-19 cases – the highest in the country since the pandemic began – with spreading outbreaks in cities ranging from the capital Beijing in the northRead More →
A United Kingdom spokespoerson was asked whether the U.K. government was making a trade deal with India conditional on India taking back “significant” numbers of illegal migrants. Image for representation only | Photo Credit: AP Finalising a trade deal with India is not contingent on New Delhi taking back IndiansRead More →
Modi, in his statement to Putin in a bilateral meeting on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand in September this year, had said “now is not the time for war”, referring to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Adopted Wednesday, the G-20 communique said, “This year,Read More →
Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded India’s growth story for the second time within a week, describing Indians as “very talented” and “purposeful” who will help the country to achieve outstanding results in its development. Speaking at a meeting on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Russian HistoricalRead More →
With China blocking the listing of five Pakistan-based terrorists in recent weeks, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised the issue of listing planners of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack as global terrorists at a UN counter-terrorism conference in Mumbai Friday. Representatives of allRead More →
