International media is also keeping an eye on Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s upcoming visit to Pakistan, but doesn’t have very high hopes for thawing of bilateral ties.
The last Indian external affairs minister to visit Pakistan was Sushma Swaraj, who represented India at Heart of Asia conference on Afghanistan, hosted in Islamabad in December 2015.
Modi, who will visit Russia this month, skipped this year’s SCO summit, a multilateral platform seen as a contender to groupings led by the US and its allies.
On Friday, Switzerland released final list of delegations attending Global Peace Summit at Bürgenstock Resort. Of the 93 national delegations, 44 are from Europe.
The event, aimed at promoting innovation, creating job opportunities, and inspiring young talent, brought together over 15 SCO startups showcasing their products and services at a showcase window.
‘SCO should work together to promote stability & prosperity in region’, he says at Bishkek summit, calls India-Middle East-Europe corridor 'enabler' of economic prosperity.
Global South is the idea that India, or its leader, could be the leader of the rest. Narendra Modi has emerged as its most prominent and powerful global brand ambassador.
MEA readout said Putin told Modi about recent developments & Indian PM reiterated call for dialogue. Kremlin readout said Modi expressed 'support of resolute actions by Russian leadership'.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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