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US ‘deeply concerned’, says India should cooperate with Canada’s probe into Nijjar’s killing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has categorically rejected Canada's suspicions that Indian agents had links to the murder.

Indo-Pacific army chiefs to meet in Delhi next week, conference ‘not aimed at China’

Conference to be held alongside Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar and Senior Enlisted Leadership Forum. Army held curtain-raiser event Wednesday.

Locked in diplomatic row, India advises citizens in Canada to exercise utmost caution

Advisory comes two days after Canadian PM told Parliament he had credible information linking the Indian government to the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in a Vancouver suburb in June.

1998 sanctions, civil nuclear deal, Sikh extremism — the ups & downs in India-Canada relations

Issue of Sikh extremism has started to ‘define’ India-Canada relationship in past 10 yrs. Tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats Tuesday marks a new low.

How Hardeep Nijjar’s killing stoked row, leading to India & Canada’s tit-for-tat diplomat expulsions

Last time India ordered a Western diplomat to leave the country was in 2014, when US-India tensions reached a high over the treatment given to IFS officer Devyani Khobragade.

‘Sensitive’ issues remain in India-UK FTA talks, as polls in both countries ‘begin to influence’ deal

19 of 26 chapters in trade talks closed, but issues like informal labour, liquor tariffs & migration policies to be resolved. PM Modi & UK PM Rishi Sunak agreed to 'work at pace' towards FTA.

China foreign minister Wang Yi visits Russia ahead of possible Xi-Putin meeting

He is also expected to lay the groundwork for Putin's visit to the Chinese capital for the third Belt and Road Forum after an invitation by President Xi Jinping in March.

India still on US’s list of 23 major drug transit or producing nations, China back after 18 yrs

In a memorandum Friday, President Joe Biden identifies the countries, calls for cooperation from nations with large chemical & pharma industries. India on list since past few decades.

China’s ‘new’ ambassador in Afghanistan raising eyebrows, but 6 other nations maintain envoys in Kabul

China appointing new envoy is being seen as a step towards it officially recognising Taliban, but others, like Qatar, Russia & Kazakhstan, have retained their ambassadors in the country.

‘China aims to restrict India to subcontinent, slow its growth to power,’ says Lt. Gen Prakash Menon

At seminar organised by Institute of Chinese Studies, Menon highlights how China's using its military, economic & diplomatic instruments to influence minds of India’s political leadership.

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Saudi oil power is waning. What this means for its ties to the US

There’s little doubt that Saudi Arabia contributed to its own problems, driven by leadership hubris and poor advice. The Line is a case in point.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.