Global media also reports on resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which Beijing & New Delhi are seeing as one of chief diplomatic breakthroughs to emerge from rapprochement.
Trade through the pass resumed in 1992 after hiatus following 1962 India-China war but faced setbacks due to geopolitical tensions, and was halted in 2020 amid Covid-19 pandemic.
Early confidence building measures between India, China come at a time when Beijing faces the brunt of US’s trade war, and ties between India and Pakistan have been further impacted following Pahalgam terrorist attack.
In a press briefing Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirms Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is to resume this year. The notification for the same is expected ‘fairly soon’.
This is the 2nd meeting between the two foreign ministers in 4 months. They last met on margins of G20 leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro last November.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was in China for a two-day visit starting 26 January till 27 January for the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister dialogue mechanism.
Fissures are visible in Nepal Communist Party and the government in Kathmandu. Sooner or later, parties supporting PM Oli will press their demand for a change in leadership.
Move comes day after Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali said he asked India to “refrain from carrying out any activity inside the territory of Nepal”.
Temples, military labour markets, and land-grant regimes structured medieval caste hierarchies. Today, access to education, employment, bureaucratic categories, and media platforms do.
Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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