In the New Delhi Declaration adopted at the end of BRICS Summit Thursday, the leaders emphasised the need to uphold human rights in Afghanistan, including that of women, children & minorities.
Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell says his country is focused on Taliban ensuring safe passage, ceasing violence, preventing violent extremism & upholding human rights.
With the Haqqani Network assuming a prominent role, it could be a challenge for India to even maintain people-to-people linkages or complete the pending evacuation exercise.
Focus of the BRICS Summit, apart from Covid cooperation, will be the new Taliban caretaker govt in Afghanistan, and channelising development aid there.
The focus of the 2+2 dialogue is likely to be on boosting cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in the face of China’s growing military assertiveness & Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra's response came after the Pakistan envoy to the UN raked up the issue of J&K & spoke about separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in his remarks.
Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba sends note more than a month after the incident, ‘under pressure’ from his allies. A committee has also been formed to probe the death.
Russia's Security Council Secretary Gen Nikolay Patrushev, who is on a two-day visit to India, is also expected to meet PM Modi and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar.
Delivering the keynote address at the annual JG Crawford Oration, foreign minister S Jaishankar said the US is undeniably the premier power of our times and will remain so.
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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.
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