Around the time Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India last month, Beijing sent Delhi a proposal on disengagement of troops from Patrolling Point 15 in the Hot Springs area of eastern Ladakh. The proposal was rejected by India. 🗞️ Subscribe Now: Get Express Premium to access the best ElectionRead More →
A powerful Republican Senator on Wednesday welcomed India’s condemnation of the killings of Ukrainian people in Bucha by the Russian army, terming it as the country’s “hardening of stance”. Amid India’s intensifying its outreach to the US Capitol, the Co-Chair of the Senate India Caucus, Senator John Cornyn, who hasRead More →
India’s position on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has been steadfast and consistent, President Ram Nath Kovind has said, emphasising that the current global order is anchored in international law, UN Charter, and respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty of states. Unlike many other leading powers, India has not yetRead More →
“If India wants to buy anything from Russia, we are ready to discuss it,” Lavrov said. 🗞️ Subscribe Now: Get Express Premium to access the best Election reporting and analysis 🗞️ Lavrov met with Jaishankar on Friday, a day after the United States warned of consequences over attempts to “circumvent”Read More →
The Chinese military on Thursday termed as “positive and constructive” the recently held 15th round of talks between the militaries of India and China to resolve the remaining issues related to the Ladakh standoff and said Beijing was firmly opposed to “interference from a third party”. China and India haveRead More →
FRAMING the Russia-China alliance over Ukraine as a debate between democracies and autocracies, visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland told The Indian Express Wednesday that US was ready to help India move away from dependence on Russia for defence supplies. Excerpts from an exclusive interview:Read More →
The Congress has declared the state chief of its women’s wing Jebi Mather as its Rajya Sabha candidate for the biennial election to fill three seats from Kerala. Congress President Sonia Gandhi had on Friday approved the candidature of Mather, who is also the vice-chairperson of Aluva municipality in ErnakulamRead More →
India on Friday abstained in a vote in the UN Human Rights Council that has decided to urgently establish an independent international commission of inquiry as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The 47-member Council voted on a draft resolution on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. TheRead More →
Striking a note of urgency, India Sunday asked the family members of Embassy officials in Ukraine — as well as students and citizens whose stay is not vital — to leave the eastern European nation amid its rising tensions with Russia. The directions to students and other nationals came fromRead More →
The ongoing tension between Russia and the West — led by the US — over Ukraine has raised the possibility of a conflict breaking out between the two sides. It’s been tense for more than one-and-a-half months, and estimates suggest that about 100,000 Russian troops have been mobilised near Ukraine’sRead More →
