US Secretary of State Tony Blinken said the sanctions don't target the economy or people of Burma and US has gone to great lengths to ensure doesn't add to the humanitarian plight.
In an interview, former foreign secretary Shyam Saran says re-engaging with Pakistan without giving up India’s interests may help in avoiding a 'two-front war-like' situation.
Mizoram's Champhai district administration has issued an alert against an influx of refugees from Myanmar, officials said. The state shares a 404km porous border with Myanmar.
This was the first time PM Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had a conversation since the latter assumed office. They last spoke in November last year.
A stable, democratic Myanmar is necessary for India to unlock the potential of 'Act East', and to stabilise the politics of Nagaland, Manipur, and Assam.
Friday's conversation between envoy Christine Burgener and Myanmar's deputy military chief was the first contact between the UN and military authorities since the coup on 1 February.
The UNSC issued a press statement about Myanmar three days after the military seized power in the Southeast Asian nation in a bloodless coup and detained top political leaders.
Biden also called on the Myanmar military to release the detained advocates, activists & officials, and lift the restrictions on telecommunications and refrain from violence.
The India-China crisis has led to a de facto delineation of the 1959 Claim Line in Ladakh. Why can’t this delineation be extended to the rest of the LAC and the McMahon Line?
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.
Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.
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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