Asia

India-Singapore discussions to deepen strategic partnership

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called on Singapore’s newly-elected President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and met his counterpart and other senior ministers to discuss ways to further deepen the strategic partnership between India and Singapore. Jaishankar visited the city-state from October 18-21 and had several bilateral engagements with the leadership and senior ministers of the Singapore…

Maldives ‘India Out’ policy requires a rethink

Maldives has elected a new president on September 30, and has voted for the opposition candidate, Mohamed Muizzu, who received 54 percent of the vote against the incumbent president Ibrahim Solih’s 46 percent. With the change in leadership in Maldives, there are apprehensions that the new president might follow a foreign policy more inclined towards…

India-Nepal Partnership: From Hit to Super Hit

Nepalese PM Prachanda is on an official visit to India. The visit is aimed at strengthening India-Nepal relations and to take the ties to new heights.

PM Modi reaches Japan for G7 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the Japanese city of Hiroshima for the Group of Seven (G7) summit, which will be held between May 19 and 21.

Despite China-Pak bonhomie, Chinese companies facing backlash in Pakistan

Despite close ties between China-Pak, Chinese working in Pakistan are facing a backlash from the local population and they face terror threats too.

Pakistan’s General Bajwa’s peace plan with India was sabotaged by Imran Khan

Admitting that Pak army is no match for Indian army, Pakistan’s former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa had proposed to mend ways with India.

India hosts Global Buddhist Summit

New Delhi brings together Buddhist scholars from 30 countries to the land where Buddhism originated and where Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana.

China ahead of Russia, Iran in exploiting Afghanistan’s mineral wealth

China is making a re-entry into Afghanistan and this time it is for the reserves of rich minerals that Afghanistan possesses.

India firmly rejects China’s objection to HM Shah’s Arunachal visit

India rejected China’s objection to HM Amit Shah’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state will always remain an integral part of India.

OIC’s anti-India statement reflects its double standard regarding Muslim causes

India has ‘strongly condemned’ a statement from the OIC saying such remarks reflect an “anti-India agenda”. OIC exposes its double standards.