Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran says Beijing wants all Asian countries to recognise that the ‘hierarchy’ in Asia is headed by China, or face consequences.
Sri Lanka passed a bill last month which will establish Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone & Colombo Port City Economic Commission under a $1.4 bn deal funded by China.
After about 3 hours together, the two leaders showed how differently they interpreted that goal. Concrete accomplishments were hard to define, and both leaders were in vintage form.
According to a report in The Express Tribune, Islamabad HC Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the govt's plea at the request of the Attorney General for Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan.
Jennifer M Granholm expressed her interest in partnering with India through technologies that eliminate and reduce methane from natural gas pipelines, production, and combustion.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar met his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Tuesday. On 9 June, he had met Qatar’s NSA Mohamed Bin Ahmed Al Mesned.
NATO leaders expressed concern over China's rapid expansion of nuclear arsenal and 'frequent lack of transparency and use of disinformation'. Read their full statement here.
In a joint communique after the conclusion of the Group of Seven Summit in Cornwall, England, the leaders also pledged to combat climate change and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.
Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.
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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