By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Following the successful India Africa Forum Summit hosted by New Delhi last October in which all 54 African countries participated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-nation visit to…
Shillong, July 13 (IANS) Ministers, policy makers, experts, academics and senior officials from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal will meet in the Meghalaya capital on Friday for the first river festival, called NADI 2016,…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India said on Tuesday that sea lanes of communication passing through the South China Sea are critical for peace, stability, prosperity and development as an international court ruled that China…
Washington, July 12 (IANS) The US said theiInternational arbitration court’s ruling on the South China Sea should be treated as final and binding and hoped that both China and the Philippines would comply with their…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) With Japan now a permanent member of the annual Malabar exercise that also involves India and US, an American official said on Tuesday that it was focused on the “Indo-Asia…
Bengaluru, July 12 (IANS) The Indian government is in talks with the US over a dispute on India’s solar programme at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and would decide on filing suits against the US…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who has been overseeing the security scenario in Kashmir, has postponed his visit to the US. “The visit will now take place somewhere in September. The…
Kabul, July 12 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter who paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday reassured Washington’s long-term support to the militancy-plagued country. Addressing a joint press conference with President Ashraf Ghani,…
Dhaka, July 12 (IANS) Chastened by recent terror attacks, Bangladesh has decided to hold extensive talks with foreign countries to combat extremism and terrorism. As part of this initiative, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina plans to…
Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday said disputes over the South China Sea should be peacefully resolved through consultations and negotiations by states directly concerned. A Foreign Ministry spokesman in a statement said the…
Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary on Tuesday briefed the envoys of the UN Security Council over the protests in the Kashmir Valley, accusing Indian security forces of violating human rights. Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry…
The Hague/Beijing, July 12 (IANS) China on Tuesday suffered a major diplomatic blow when an international tribunal ruled that it violated the Philippines rights in the South China Sea. Beijing refused to accept the verdict,…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) With protectionism on the rise as a countervailing trend to globalisation, G20 trade ministers have committed to check and rollback protectionist measures with a view to boost global trade at…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 12 (IANS) China on Tuesday rejected an international arbitration tribunal’s ruling against its claims over the South China Sea, dismissing it as “null and void.” Beijing said it will not…
Beijing, July 12 (IANS) Beijing on Tuesday said it neither accepts nor recognises the award of an arbitral tribunal in the South China Sea arbitration established at the request of the Philippines. “The award is…
Amsterdam, July 12 (IANS) An international arbitration tribunal on Tuesday ruled against China’s claims to rights in the South China Sea, backing a case brought in by the Philippines. Beijing has trashed the ruling as…
The Hague, July 12 (IANS) The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on Tuesday rejected China’s controversial claims in the disputed South China Sea, the Guardian reported. The case at the international tribunal was…
Kabul, July 12 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Kabul on Tuesday in an unannounced visit to hold talks with Afghan leaders and US military officials in the country, a source said. “Carter…
Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) New ideas are now needed to help bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani newspaper said on Tuesday. The Dawn also said in an editorial that the current “chaos” in…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday greeted the government and people of the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe on their National Day. “Warm greetings and felicitations to Government…