Last SAARC Summit was held in 2014. The subsequent summit, scheduled for 2016 in Islamabad, was cancelled in light of tensions between India and Pakistan over Uri attack.
This was the first meeting between the two ministers. On 22 September, Nepal PM had appointed Narayan Khadka as foreign minister to lead the country's delegation to the ongoing UNGA.
Indian envoy to China Vikram Misri said India sees the current issue to be about restoring peace and tranquillity in border areas and not the resolution of the larger boundary question.
Harsh Vardhan Shringla said the PM spoke about of the issue of getting access for Indian professionals to the United States, and in that context, he mentioned H-1B visas.
Concern was expressed on Pakistan's role in Afghanistan, and over terrorism during the bilateral meeting between PM Modi & President Biden, Shringla said.
On his first US visit since Biden came to power, Modi made counter-terrorism measures against Pakistan a key issue, referred to it without taking its name at UN General Assembly.
To push his view, the PM quoted Chanakya: “when the right action is not taken at the right time, then it is time itself that causes the action to fail”.
PM Modi also said the global community must speak in unison to strengthen the world order, in an apparent reference to China that is flexing its military muscles in the Indo-Pacific.
The 2 Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, were held in China since 2018 for 'espionage'. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver the same year.
Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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