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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to attend virtual BRICS meet amid rising border tensions

The online meeting of the five foreign ministers will focus on the international situation and BRICS cooperation, Beijing said.

India’s ban on apps not beneficial to either country & violates WTO rules, says China

India Wednesday banned 118 mobile apps with Chinese links, including the popular game PUBG, citing data privacy concerns after fresh border clashes with China.

Negotiation is the way forward with China, says India amid rising tensions at LAC

It is clear that the situation witnessed in the past four months is a result of the actions taken by China that sought to effect unilateral change of status quo, says MEA.

India thanks UNSC for thwarting Pakistan’s attempt to designate 2 Indians as terrorists

Pakistan had submitted the names of Angara Appaji and Gobinda Patnaik for designation under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council.

Bangladesh observes one-day mourning for Pranab Mukherjee, recalls his efforts in 1971 war

Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina called Mukherjee a true friend of Bangladesh and urged places of worship of different faiths to arrange special prayers in his honour.

‘Standing up against China’ — India set to step into another minilateral within Indo-Pacific

Foreign ministers of India, Australia and Indonesia to meet soon to formalise agenda on security and economic connectivity.

China took provocative action 31 August as talks were on, says India

Indian troops Monday occupied select sensitive heights around Chushul in strength so as to deny Chinese any mobility corridors in the sector. 

China never provoked any war, never occupied an inch of other country, says Beijing

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said both India, China should stick to facts and take concrete measures to safeguard peace along the LAC.

‘Indian troops violated the consensus’ — China claims India ‘trespassed’ LAC

Chinese embassy spokesperson blames India for carrying out ‘provocative military movements to change the status quo’ at the LAC in eastern Ladakh.

India-China border not yet demarcated, there will always be problems, says Chinese FM Wang

India-China have held several military, diplomatic talks lately but no significant headway has been made for a resolution to the border row in eastern Ladakh, Wang added.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.