Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
The exercise, called "Border Defence Cooperation - 2025", took place Monday & Tuesday in an unidentified border region shared by the three countries, the PLA said.
Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.
Comments by Russian diplomat in Delhi, Roman Babushkin, come amid renewed interest in the trilateral format, with India-US ties in a rough patch. EAM Jaishankar is currently in Moscow.
Instead of drawing a wedge between Russia and China, Trump’s actions indicate that he could be more interested in a three-power condominium aimed at enhancing the US’ leverage and flexibility.
At the Munich Security Conference, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi called Ukraine a 'friend'. This carries considerable weight in China’s diplomatic lexicon.
International media kept up its close coverage of diplomatic spat between India & Canada, reporting on how Canadian officials allegedly fed intelligence about India to the Washington Post.
India has potential to become a significant economic and military power; an independent foreign policy based on its own national interests would be the right approach.
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.
Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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