New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Calling terrorism the most serious threat to global security, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday asked for a serious global response to it. “Terrorism remains the most pervasive and serious…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Visiting British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, has described the UK and India as “natural partners”. Johnson, the first…
Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) India should stop being selfish and not block the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), an influential Chinese daily said on Wednesday. The free trade agreement could not only boost India’s economic…
Brussels, Jan 18 (IANS) A top NATO general has echoed US President-elect Donald Trump’s remark on the group and said that aspects of the alliance were “obsolete”. Reiterating Trump’s language, General Denis Mercier, the senior…
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 18 (IANS) A top aide to US President-elect Donald Trump highlighted the shared interests between China and the US during a public event at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss…
Damascus, Jan 18 (IANS) The Syrian delegation to the upcoming negotiations in Astana consists of 10 diplomats, parliamentarians, and military personnel, headed by the Syrian permanent representative to the UN, media reports said. Bashar Jaafari…
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) A top aide to US President Barack Obama reiterated the stance of the current administration that the One-China policy is “not negotiable”, slamming any effort to reopen the issue as “dangerous”….
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 18 (IANS) India has welcomed the Syrian peace talks scheduled for next week in Astana, the Kazakh capital, calling it an “encouraging” development. “We welcome all efforts to end…
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistani Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has directed the State Bank of Pakistan to repay a loan of $500 million to the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), upon…
New York, Jan 18 (IANS) A Pakistani electronics exporter has been convicted of defrauding international courier company FedeEx of nearly $300,000, a Texas federal prosecutor said. Babbar Butt, 32, who lived in the Houston, Texas,…
Tehran, Jan 18 (IANS) The President of Iran said his country would not accept a renegotiation of its nuclear agreement even if the President-elect of the United States demands one. Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday said…
London, Jan 18 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain was to leave the European Union’s single market but would pursue ambitious new trade agreements. During her eagerly-awaited Plan for Britain speech at Lancaster…
Moscow, Jan 18 (IANS) Russia and China, with their relationship at its best ever, have been one of the key factors in maintaining world stability, something the two countries will continue to uphold, Russian Foreign…
Dubai, Jan 17 (IANS) A German passport is the world’s strongest while the Indian is ranked 78th in the popular ranking of the world’s passports by a global advisory firm. The latest passport Index devised…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The world needs India’s sustained rise as much as India needs the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday but warned “parochial and protectionist attitudes” are threatening globalisation goals…
Moscow, Jan 17 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that those who spread “fake news” about US President-elect Donald Trump are “worse than prostitutes”. The Russian leader fielded questions about the incoming US…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked Pakistan to distance itself from terrorism if it wants a dialogue with India. “India alone cannot walk the path of peace. It also…
Kathmandu, Jan 17 (IANS) Nepal has extended an invitation to new Indian Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat to visit the country in February, a Nepal Army spokesperson here said. A cabinet meeting recently approved issuance…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the relations between India and US are witnessing expansion across the spectrum. “With the United States, our actions have brought speed, substance…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said rising parochial and protectionist attitude across the globe has put globalisation goals at risk and blamed “non-state actors” for proliferating instability, violence and…