This came just hours after India summoned a senior American diplomat over earlier remarks by the US State Department about Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest.
The meeting was held on 27 March in Beijing and was attended by Joint Secretary (East Asia) from India and DG of Boundary and Oceanic Dept of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry.
This will be Dmytro Kuleba's maiden trip to India & the first by a Ukrainian foreign minister in 7 yrs. Kuleba is also expected to meet deputy national security adviser VIkram Misri.
Tensions between Manila & Beijing in South China Sea have escalated over last two years, with latest flare-up taking place on 23 March near Second Thomas Shoal.
During a visit to the Philippines Tuesday, EAM Jaishankar endorsed support for Manila’s right to uphold its sovereignty amid ongoing territorial disputes with China in South China Sea.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s assurance to the Philippines comes a day after Beijing made a serious representation to Manila over the Spratly Islands.
During the visit, EAM had several bilateral engagements with the leadership and senior Ministers of the Cabinet, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.
The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.
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’.
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.
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