Ignoring Chinese Bullying Tactics, Bharat Provided Vaccines to Paraguay
The Chinese authorities were bullying Paraguay to dump diplomatic ties with Taiwan in exchange for Covid-19 vaccine doses. Bharat stepped in and provided the vaccine to the South American Nation.
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India says, there is consensus between India, China to quickly resolve remaining issues along LAC in eastern Ladakh
External Affairs Ministry has said there is a consensus between India and China that two sides should quickly resolve remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. Responding to a media query on border standoff with China, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the disengagement in the Pangong lake area was a significant step forward and it provided a good basis for resolution of other remaining issues...
As India stands united with Bangladesh on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee celebrations of Liberation from Pakistan, it is high time to put a stop on activities of Bangladesh-based Jihadis who have an agenda to create ruckus in poll-bound West Bengal. The ruling Trinamool Congress looks at the Muslim community purely as a vote bank and is adverse to cementing ties with Bangladesh..
PM Modi Pays Homage to Martyrs of Bangladesh Liberation War
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid his homage to martyrs of Bangladesh freedom struggle when he visited the National Martyrs’ Memorial (Jatiyo Sriti Shoudho), the National monument of Bangladesh.
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India-Bangladesh: The Threat of Revitalised Jama’at-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
There are two major events taking place one, is the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh Liberation from Pakistan and another is the state Assembly Election in West Bengal which is scheduled next month. Both events are under the scanner of Jihadi groups. ..
PM Modi 's visit to Bangladesh; India to continue to engage for Teesta pact
India has certainly 'not changed' its position towards sharing of Teesta river water with Bangladesh. Thus the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to that country would definitely give a push for collaboration in the water resources sector...
US Defence Secy meets Modi, pledges to strengthen bilateral military ties
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III, who is on an official visit to India, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday, March 19.
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India will take up incidents of ‘Racism’ with UK, says EAM S Jaishankar
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday, March 15, said that India would take up incidents of racism in the UK with the British government.
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First Quad Leaders’ Virtual Summit to be held today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating, along with Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga and President of U.S.A. ..
Govt rebukes British Parliament debate on India's agri reforms, calls it 'gross interference'
Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla on Tuesday summoned British High Commissioner Alexander Ellis and conveyed India's "strong opposition to the unwarranted and tendentious discussion" on agricultural reforms in India in the British Parliament...
EAM S. Jaishankar talks to his Chinese counterpart; both agree to establish a communication hotline
Ministry of External Affairs in its statement said on Friday that the Chinese had “noted” External Affairs Minister’s proposal of ‘three mutuals’ and agreed to have a hotline to remain in touch...
Bhutan Prime Minister congratulates India as Modi's 'vaccine diplomacy' makes headway
Bhutan Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering on Saturday congratulated India for what he said
"the landmark launch of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive" and wished good health to his Indian
counterpart Narendra Modi and the common people of India..
The Foreign Minister is in India for the 6th India-Nepal Joint Commission Meeting. During his interaction with the Raksha Mantri, the Foreign Minister conveyed his greetings from the leadership of Nepal, and expressed his desire to deepen the bilateral relations..
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar meets his Nepalese counterpart, Nepal approves use of Covishield vaccine
Nepal on Friday congratulated India on the "remarkable success" in production of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines and requested for early provision of vaccines to Nepal. This was conveyed by the Nepali delegation led by the visiting Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali at the sixth meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Commission..
'Routine for Pakistan to come up with farcical actions': India questions timing of action against LeT terrorist and Mumbai attack mastermind Lakhvi
India on Friday said Pakistan actions on terror front like arrest order against Masood Azhar or so-called conviction of Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki Ur Rehman Lakhvi are 'farcical'...
No permanent membership of Africa in UNSC is 'historical anomaly': India
"The African continent does not even have a single voice amongst the permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council to defend its own interests. This historical anomaly needs to be corrected by supporting the Ezulwini consensus," Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla said making intervention at the UNSC open debate on the ‘Challenges of Maintaining Peace and Security in Fragile Contexts’ on January 6...
Accurate projection of Govt's achievements is a 'pressing need': External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar
Lashing out at the prophets of doom and "scaremongering efforts" against the government of the day and the country as a whole, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Wednesday said "accurate projection" of government policies and the performance is a pressing need.
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PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina set Indo-Bangla ties into a new paradigm
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh have set the stage for a much eventful 2021 for a stronger and enhanced bilateral ties when both the South Asian neighbours will be celebrating 50 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties.
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India and Bangladesh have been making efforts to enhance transport and connectivity. The leadership on both sides have been committed to reviving and operationalising the 6 pre-1965 rail links between India and Bangladesh...
A Reminiscence of Indo Pak war 1971- Bharat Mata Ki Jai
It was 1971. The Indo-Pak war was very much on. It was the talk of the town and the nation. The battle lasted for 13 days. I was doing my VII the standard in Shri Kumara Gurubarar Swamigal High School in Srivaikundam, a Divya Desam( in the parlance of Vaishnavites) in Tamil Nadu. The school sheltered some 1500 children and 60 teachers. The students planned to do something substantial against the anarchy of a/ the hostile neighbour, which had forced innocents as refugees into India...
Prime Minister Modi speaks to French President Macron, pledges India’s support to France in fight against Islamic ‘terrorism, extremism and radicalism’
“Spoke with my friend @EmmanuelMacron on the challenges and opportunities presented by the post-COVID world. India stands by France in its fight against terrorism & extremism. The India-France partnership is a force for good in the world, including in the Indo-Pacific.”..
Reason behind travel ban on Pakistani nationals in UAE
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury According to a recent news item catered by various news agencies, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imposed a travel ban on citizens of 13 Muslim-dominated countries including Pakistan. Official UAE sources told Reuters that the visas had been “temporarily stopped” over security concerns. This travel ban came into effect from November 18, 2020. Official document on this matter said, applications for new employment and visit visas ..
Rattled China protests India’s blocking of its apps
China has ‘strongly opposed’ India’s recent decision to block 43 Chinese apps citing ‘national security as an excuse. Spokesperson of Chinese Embassy in India Counselor Ji Rong said, “We firmly oppose the Indian side’s repeated use of “national security” as an excuse to prohibit some Mobile apps with a Chinese background.” He also added that "China and India ..
India announces 100 new projects in Afghanistan; overall development portfolio exceeds $3 billion
Indian on Tuesday announced 100 news community projects in Afghanistan worth 80 million USD (Rs 592 crore) as India rolls out the fourth phase of development activities in the war-torn nation. With this, India’s development portfolio in Afghanistan has exceeded $3 billion (Rs22,000 crore)...
Team Joe Biden: Great Expectations and 'Modi's India'
If the Biden administration will also have 'no tolerance' for terrorism in South Asia, India has a clear advantage vis-a-vis its western neighbour Pakistan and its 'guide and patron' China...
Covid-19: Indian Naval Ship Airavat arrives at Port of Mombasa, Kenya with food aid as part of Mission Sagar II
The Mission Sagar-II is aligned with Prime Minister’s vision of SAGAR -Security and Growth for All in the Region. It reiterates India’s position as a dependable partner in Indian Ocean Region with Indian Navy as the principal maritime agency and first responder in the maritime domain. The mission also highlights the importance accorded by India to relations with South Sudan and further strengthens the existing bond...
Narendra Modi holds tele talks with Biden; both pledge to push shared values, cooperation in Indo Pacific
In first courtesy tele talk since the election of Joseph R Biden or Joe Biden as the President elect of the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation on Tuesday with him...
‘Taiwan under COVID-19: United Through Art’ | Online art exhibition to strengthen India-Taiwan relations
Over 100 pieces of contemporary artwork by 36 Taiwanese artists and professors across three generations are displayed at the online exhibition. It encompasses oil painting, modern ink wash painting, mixed media, sculpture, digital art, new media art and installation art. It is expected that Indo-Taiwan cross-cultural collaborations such as this will benefit art communities to have more inspiring works in the future..
With India already suffering from a huge trade deficit with its ASEAN neighbours, signing Chinese-dominated RCEP would have been an economic disaster for India’s industry..
India summons Pak diplomat, lodges strong protest over unprovoked ceasefire violations along LoC by Pakistan
India has lodged a strong protest over unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control by Pakistan on Friday. The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the High Commission of Pakistan and a strong protest was lodged over unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces, on multiple sectors along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on 13th of this month, resulting in the death of four innocent civilians and serious injuries to 19 others.
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Prime Minister Modi to share virtual stage with Putin, Xi Jinping & Imran
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Heads of States of all other Member States – Russia, China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will hold their first meeting on virtual format post US elections which saw the defeat of Donald Trump...
Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to key United Nations committee
India’s Vidisha Maitra was elected to the UN body - Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) with strong support of the member states..
India summons Pak CDA to lodge ‘strong protest’ on Kartarpur Gurdwara row
"The CDA of the Pakistan High Commission was summoned and our strong protest was conveyed. It was also conveyed to him that this unilateral decision by Pakistan is highly condemnable and runs against the spirit of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor as also the religious sentiments of the Sikh community at large," MEA spokesman Anurag Srivastava told reporters here...
India condemns Pakistan for transferring management of Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib
India has condemned Pakistan's decision to transfer management and maintenance of Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib from a body run by Sikh community to a non-Sikh body...
Covid-19: Indian Naval Ship Airavat reaches Port Sudan with food aid as part of ‘Mission Sagar-II’
Mission Sagar-II, is in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region ‘SAGAR’ and highlights the importance accorded by India to relations with her maritime neighbours and further strengthens the existing bond.
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India slams Turkey & Pakistan for personal attacks on French President Emmanuel Macron
India came out in support of France’s President Emmanuel Macron, whom Pakistan and Turkey have targeted for strongly defending the French people’s right to freedom of expression..
India US 2+2 ministerial dialogue: US names China, pledges to stick to India to combat any 'threat'
New Delhi: "Big things are happening", remarked the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the end of crucial '2-Plus-2' Ministerial dialogue with the Indian leaders here.
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RAW chief's Nepal visit creates ripples in neighbourly ties
For long India has been accused of being an elder brother to Nepal. Of course, there have been media reports of certain problems between two neighbours lately. Still, the diplomatic channels were on and thus Research, and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Samant Kumar Goel is paying a courtesy call on Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on October 22 and the ensuing visit of army chief Gen M M Naravane in the first week of November has created ripples...
Third India-US 2 plus 2 Ministerial Dialogue underway in New Delhi: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh holds bilateral delegation-level meeting with his US counterpart Mark Esper
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh holds bilateral delegation-level meeting with his US counterpart Mark Esper..
Violations of law cannot be condoned under pretext of human rights: MEA slams UN high commissioner’s remarks
India on Tuesday, October, 20, 2020 strongly reacted to Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights concern over restrictions on NGOs and arrest of activists, said violations of law cannot be condoned under the pretext of human rights and a more informed view of the matter..
To galvanise his dwindling support base within and outside China, Xi Jinping is escalating non-issues and trying hard to keep the focus on the Taiwan, Ladakh standoff..
Taiwan says ‘get lost’ over China’s diktat to Indian media: “There is a free media in India and reports as it sees fit,” MEA reminds China after embassy objects to 'National Day of Taiwan' reportage
“There is a free media in India and reports as it sees fit,” MEA reminds China after embassy objects to 'National Day of Taiwan' reportage..
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"Human Rights cannot be an excuse for defying the law of the land" - MHA's scathing response to Amnesty's charges exposes the illegal practices of the dubious NGO
"Human Rights cannot be an excuse for defying the law of the land" - MHA's scathing response to Amnesty's charges exposes the illegal practices of the dubious NGO..
Egged on by Pak politicians, Pakistan Hindu Council mulls approaching ICJ over Jodhpur deaths
At a time when Pakistan is under fire over persecution of minorities in that country, Islamabad is using Hindu citizens to tarnish India’s image globally. Egged on by politicians, Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) is planning to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ..
'For how long will India be kept out of UN decision-making structure': Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for UN reforms, takes swipe at China & questions UN role in pandemic
Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for UN reforms, takes swipe at China & questions UN role in pandemic..
India defeats China to win a seat in the prestigious UN body The Economic and Social Council
While Afghanistan and India polled 39 and 38 votes respectively, China could only muster 27 votes as the majority required was 28. The defeat is a telling reflection of the poor image of China at UN bodies after its handling of the Corona virus, Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrations and the treatment of Uyghur Muslims...
Japanese companies relocating from China to India to get Japan govt's subsidy
The Japanese government has said that it will provide subsidies to Japanese companies that shift their manufacturing setup from China to India, Bangladesh and ASEAN Countries. The decision comes as the world's supply chain was disrupted after the outbreak of COVID-19 which originated in China. The counties like Japan have now started to reduce their dependence on China and shift their investments to more reliable democratic countries like India...
“China can't afford a war with India at this stage” Chinese dissident Baoshong Guo
Chinese political dissident Baoshong Guo says that the China's fragile economy would be thrown off-balance in case of a full-scale war with India, which is why President Xi is wary of escalating the situation to a full-scale military confrontation even as the two sides appear to have reached an impasse in the Ladakh border dispute..
India-Russia relations are rooted in history, mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation. This is a strategic partnership that has withstood the test of time, and which enjoys the support of the people of both countries..
India, Israel sign cultural agreement to further boost people-to-people ties
India and Israel signed a cultural agreement that outlines a three-year programme of cooperation to further strengthen their strategic bilateral relations today. It aims to promote greater people-to-people exchanges.
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India urges international community to isolate Pak for sponsoring terrorism
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla led an Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. The two-day long virtual event was organized jointly by Geneva headquartered Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Parliament of Austria with the assistance of the United Nations.
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India has recently handed over 10 Broad Gauge Locomotives to Bangladesh to help handle the increasing volume of passenger and freight train operations in neighbourhood.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of two things: the ‘challenges of globalisation’ and the ‘significance of borders’. The current pandemic is teaching border agencies important lessons about operational preparedness in times of crisis...
Charting out a new path: PM Modi and Mike Pompeo to address 2020 India Ideas Summit on July 22
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will deliver the keynote addresses at the 2020 India Ideas Summit to be hosted by India Business Council on July 22...
PM calls for a reformed multilateralism with a reformed United Nations at its center
Speaking at the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC, PM Modi said that motto of ‘SabkaSaath, SabkaVikaas, Sabka Vishwas’ resonates with the core SDG principle of leaving no one behind...
PM Modi to engage with EU; Focus likely to sustain pressure on China
The defence and security cooperation between the two sides has been on an upswing. India considers 27-nation EU a strategically important region for India. The EU as a whole in 2018 was India's largest trading partner...
Indian Battalion in Lebanon wins the prestigious UNIFIL Environment Award
The Indian Battalion was adjudged first for a project seeking to increase awareness and decrease waste generation in their positions and areas of responsibility using various innovative methods...
Ties between Nepal and India are age-old, deep and intense. They encompass religious, cultural, social and spiritual planes. Every Indian wishes Nepal and the Nepalese people well. That is why Nepal’s rapid drift towards the Chinese quagmire is viewed with great concern in India. It is a trap that can only lead Nepal to its doom..
Nepal’s Changing Priorities in Foreign Policy - Reasons and Motivation
K.P.Sharma Oli and his kitchen cabinet are trying to create a bitter environment so that distancing theory of western forces can be implemented. The current scenario is the continuation of the strategic game plan where India has to compete with China, US, EU and Pakistan in Kathmandu to dilute it’s interests...
Now China picks up boundary dispute with Bhutan too; Objects to developing the Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in eastern Bhutan for being in a 'disputed area'!
Now China picks up boundary dispute with Bhutan too; Objects to developing the Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in eastern Bhutan for being in a 'disputed area'!..
If India wants to countercheck China’s sinful machinations and plans against India effectively, then Indian Government as the people will have to relocate Tibet’s real position on our national mindscape..
India-China standoff: Japan supports India, opposes ‘any unilateral attempt to change status quo’ on LAC
Japan opposes any “unilateral attempt to change the status quo” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Japanese ambassador Satoshi Suzuki said on Friday. Japan has extended its support to India amidst the on-going stand off between India and China in Ladakh.
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