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All entities in India must comply with the law, UK foreign secy told on BBC tax search issue

James Cleverly is in Delhi to attend a meeting of all G20 foreign chiefs Thursday.

Peace not just beneficial for Russia-Ukraine but also developing nations: Foreign Secretary Kwatra

At briefing on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to India, Kwatra said impacts of the war in terms of food, fuel & fertiliser insecurity were felt by developing countries.

Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ahead of key G20 meeting in Bengaluru

India is hosting the first major G20 event under its year-long presidency at the summer retreat of Nandi Hills near tech hub Bengaluru.

Russia’s Sergei Lavrov to attend G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet in India next month

Taking to Twitter, Russia's Foreign Ministry stated that Sergei Lavrov will also meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his visit from 1st to 3rd March.

Jaishankar’s swipe at West: ‘Stamp of approval given for political correctness no more in demand’

Modi govt has helped India take a confident position on the global stage, writes EAM S. Jaishankar in foreword for new book on India's emergence as a 'vishwa guru' under Modi.

US draft resolution on Arunachal in hands of senator who once warned of sanctions against India

Bob Menendez to decide whether to take forward resolution that reaffirms Arunachal as integral part of India. This comes amid concerns over China & despite India's Russian oil purchases.

Swiss government ‘keen’ on India-European Free Trade Association agreement to be signed this year

The agreement has been in the works for 15 years & Switzerland's state secretary, Helene Budliger Artieda, will be in India Tuesday, for the 2nd time this year, for the negotiations.

Rising debt of developing countries in focus as G20 finance chiefs to meet in India

The meeting, to be held from 22-25 February, in the Nandi Hills summer retreat near Bengaluru is the first major event of India's G20 presidency.

China’s top academic first sent high-altitude balloon over North America 4 yrs ago, says report

‘Near space is a major sphere of competition between 21st century military powers,’ a Chinese military commentator wrote in a journal last year, as per The New York Times.

If India, Russia & China were on same page, Taliban would face lot of pressure: Afghan envoy

In an exclusive interview, ambassador Farid Mamundzay calls on regional players to be "unified" & warns of terror groups backed by Taliban who have “regional and international ambitions”.

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SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘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.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.