Hanoi, Sep 6 (IANS) Vietnamese air carriers on Tuesday signed deals with French aircraft manufacturer Airbus for 40 planes worth $6.5 billion. Low-cost airline JetStar Pacific, a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, signed a $1 billion…
Vientiane, Sep 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Duterte will not meet in Laos on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit and East Asia Summit, the US Embassy here confirmed…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: China’s Transition under Xi Jinping; Editor: Jagannath P. Panda; Publisher: Pentagon Press; Pages: 427; Price: Rs 1,995/$59.95 This China 2015 Yearbook of the defence ministry-funded think tank Institute for Defence Studies…
Pyongyang, Sep 6 (IANS) Top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has guided the test-firing of ballistic rockets by the strategic force, the official news agency KCNA reported on…
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday said an agreement with Russia on ending the violence in Syria is being hampered by “gaps of trust” between the two governments. Asked by CNN’s…
London, Sep 6 (IANS) Britain’s Brexit Minister pledged on Monday that his country will maintain or even strengthen its cooperation with the Europe Union (EU) on security and defence after its exit from the 28-nation…
Hangzhou, Sep 5 (IANS) Terrorism, structural reforms, corruption and tax evasion were some of the key concerns which found mention in the joint communique released by the G20 countries on the second and last day…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Chinese producer Xin Ningning, Russian producer Natalia Mokritskaya, Brazilian producer Francis Vogner Dos Reis and South African producer Dumisane Gumbi say that unlike India, where producers complain of not getting…
Islamabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Special Assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi said on Monday Belarus and Kazakhstan have assured their support to Islamabads bid for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group…
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Britain on Monday appointed its ambassador to Iran for the first time since 2011, in a further sign of warming bilateral relations between the two countries. A British Foreign Office statement…
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia Qazi Khalilulla on Monday said the two countries were carrying out closer cooperation in combating terrorism. “We appreciate Russia supporting Pakistan’s efforts in the fight against terrorism…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The first cargo truck under the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement for cross border movement reached here on Monday, an official statement said. The cargo truck…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raised the issue of India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) during a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused Pakistan of spreading terror and using terrorism as an instrument of state policy. And as the G20 Summit ended, Modi met the leaders…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Monday called on Pope Francis at the Vatican. “Stronger ties with the Holy See. EAM @SushmaSwaraj called on @Pontifex at the Vatican, on her final…
Jerusalem, Sep 5 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow, his office said in a statement on Monday. The…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raised the issue of leak of confidential data on India’s Scorpene submarine project with French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines…
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS) Russia and Saudi Arabia are negotiating an oil output freeze deal, Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said in a statement after talks with his Saudi Arabian counterpart. “We have agreed with…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) The 11th G20 Summit ended here on Monday, reaching extensive consensus on pursuing innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economic growth. “Held at a critical time for world economic growth…
Kabul, Sep 5 (IANS) Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Monday said there was no hope Islamabad will help Kabul in peace talks with the Taliban group, a media report said. In an…