According to the External Affairs Ministry, the decision to have a diplomatic presence in Kabul was taken keeping in mind ‘historical and civilisational relationship’ with Afghans.
Ministry of External Affairs had dismissed claims of Indian students held hostage by Ukrainian army in Kharkiv. Soon after, Russian President Vladimir Putin made claim again Thursday.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said Indian government will take all steps to ensure the safety and security of Indian nationals and its interests in Afghanistan.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India also conveyed its grave concerns over continued attacks on the freedom of religion of the minority communities in Pakistan.
The NSA meeting ended in Dushanbe Thursday. Doval’s move comes a day ahead of global terror financing watchdog’s final call on whether or not to take action against Pakistan for terror financing.
In the capitals that will now be the unhappiest, a Kamala Harris victory was presumed, and a lot of actions and calculations were predicated upon that.
India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.
The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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