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Maldives thanks India for $250 million support to mitigate Covid impact

Apart from the financial assistance, India has also sent essential medicines and extended food aid to the island nation amid the pandemic.

Modi to hold virtual summit with Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina in December

During the Joint Consultative Commission meeting, India, Bangladesh foreign ministers discussed a range of issues, including onion export ban & sharing of Teesta river waters.

China slams upcoming Quad Foreign Ministers meet, opposes forming of ‘exclusive clique’

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said efforts should be made to enhance mutual trust, instead of targeting a third party or harming third party's interests.

India never accepted China’s 1959 LAC claim, we made our position clear to Beijing, says govt

MEA says the 5 border pacts of 1993, 1996 and 2005 have always affirmed that both India and China would work towards reaching a common understanding of the LAC.

Gilgit-Baltistan polls are cosmetic exercises to hide illegal occupation by Pakistan, says MEA

The MEA said Pakistan has no locus standi on territories ‘illegally and forcibly occupied’ by it and asked to immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation.

Jaishankar to visit Japan in October, participate in Quad meeting amid China tensions

During the visit on 6-7 October, Jaishankar will also be meeting his US, Australian & Japanese counterparts — Mike Pompeo, Marise Payne and Motegi Toshimitsu — separately.

China makes it official, wants to revert to 1959 LAC India has rejected many times

In 1962, PM Nehru rejected Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai's offer to withdraw 20km from the 'so-called McMahon Line', which the Chinese defined as the LAC.

Maldives-India cargo ferry will promote bilateral trade, boost economies, says PM Modi

Modi was responding to a tweet by Maldives President Ibrahim Solih hailing the maiden voyage of the ferry between Kulhudhuffushi, Male and south India.

For how long will India be kept out of UN’s decision-making structures, Modi asks

In his address at the UN General Assembly, PM Modi says India will continue to raise its voice against terrorism, and also calls for ‘serious introspection’ of the work of the United Nations.

LAC tension, debt deferment, Colombo port project figure in Modi, Rajapaksa virtual talks

PM Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart also discussed the need for an implementation of 13th amendment to Sri Lankan Constitution, aimed at ‘realising expectations of Tamils’.

On Camera

Nancy Tyagi at Cannes is instantly iconic. Commenting on Aishwarya Rai is so last decade

Her saree could easily give Sabyasachi’s Met Gala creation a run for his money. Alia Bhatt’s ‘Garden of Time’ saree was a product of 163 artisans, Tyagi is a one-woman show.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?