Putin will attend Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from 17 to 18 October in his first trip outside former Soviet states since International Criminal Court issued a warrant for him.
In 1999, as Delhi faced Western sanctions in light of Pokhran, Israel came to India’s aid during the Kargil war. The relationship has seen new milestones under Modi govt.
Ministry did not confirm nor deny reports that Canadian diplomats remain in India despite 'deadline' to leave or that Jaishankar & Canada counterpart Joly held secret meeting on row.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi says India's position is that Hamas offensive against Israel was 'terrorist attack', adds 12-13 Indians currently living in West Bank & 3-4 in Gaza.
Reports said govt set 10 October deadline for 41 Canadian diplomats to leave India as part of process to achieve diplomatic parity, but it is learnt that there is no such deadline.
Financial Times report claims Ottawa and New Delhi are still in talks on how the 2 countries can reach 'parity' in diplomatic presence. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi declines comment.
Asked about PM Modi’s support for Israel in light of Hamas attack, Palestinian ambassador Adnan Abu Al Haija said he hopes New Delhi looks at current conflict from both sides.
By James Pomfret, Joe Cash and Chen Lin HONG KONG/BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -When China announced a surprise deal restoring ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran this year, it signalled Beijing's
The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
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’.
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