White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan discussed the issue in meetings with Liu Jianchao, head of the International Liaison Department of China's Communist Party.
New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon said the deployment is a continuation of the country's long history of defending freedom of navigation, both in the Middle East and closer to home.
The attack took place shortly after 11 pm on 17 January. INS Visakhapatnam was diverted to the distressed ship and declared the area safe for further transit after a thorough inspection.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for 'timetable & road map' for implementation of two-state solution amid rising attacks in Red Sea which has impacted commercial trade ships.
Houthi leader Mohammed Ali al-Houthi blamed US for violating international law. UNSC Wednesday endorsed a U.S.-led task force that has been defending vessels in the Red Sea.
For the moment, Israel's conflict in Gaza provides enough legitimacy to deploy substantial peacekeeping forces through the Red Sea, but the model is unsustainable.
It is obscene that a man so detached from India should occupy such a powerful position in a party that governed India for most of its republican history.
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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