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‘Modi, Xi capable of solving Sino-Indian border issues’, says Putin

June 5, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Vinayak Barot New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday tried to broker peace between India and China, saying “both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are ‘responsible’ leaders and are capable of solving the ongoing border issues between the two countries.” “It was important that no ‘extra-regional power’ should interfere in […]

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60 percent of two billion vaccine doses gone to India, the US and China: WHO

June 5, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Senior adviser at the World Health Organisation (WHO) – Bruce Aylward on Friday declared the important information of the distribution of coronavirus vaccine doses. Aylward said that “Of the two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed globally till now, about 60 percent have gone to just three countries – the US, India, and China.” […]

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Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov to visit Pakistan from April 6-7

April 2, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Pakistan from April 6 to 7. Lavrov will hold special meetings with his counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and they will discuss the Afghan peace process, counterterrorism cooperation, and other bilateral issues. The Russian Foreign Ministry on its official […]

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Iran’s missile attack: Israel advises tourists to avoid the M-E travels

March 30, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Vinayak Barot New Delhi: A day after an Israeli cargo ship arrived at Mundra port in Gujarat after being missile-attacked by Iran, Jerusalem advised Jewish tourists to avoid travels to the Middle East and some other countries, fearing escalation of hostilities against Tehran. On Monday, Israel advised its people to avoid traveling to UAE and other […]

PM Boris Johnson Criticises China for imposing sanctions on UK’s four entities and nine UK individuals

March 26, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: British Prime Minister on Friday criticized the Beijing government for imposing sanctions on UK’s four entities and nine UK individuals. “The freedom to speak against the abuse faced by Uyghurs in Xinjiang is fundamental.” PM Johnson said in his statement. PM Johnson also tweeted that “The MPs and other British citizens sanctioned today […]

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‘China will not surpass the US as global leader’, says Biden

March 26, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Vinayak Barot New Delhi: US President Joe Biden, in a first news conference after taking office on January 20, targeted China for its aggressive behavior, announcing that “China will not surpass the US as global leader.” “The US will prevent China from passing the United States to become the most powerful country in the world,” […]

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US Defence Secretary to travel to India next week

March 11, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The pentagon on Wednesday announced that in the first overseas trip of a senior member of the new Biden Administration – US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit India next week along with Japan and South Korea. This is for the first time that India has been included in the itinerary in the […]

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Quad: Biden’s 1st meeting with India, Japan, Australia on March 12

March 10, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Vinayak Barot New Delhi: US President Joe Biden’s first virtual meeting with America’s strategic partners in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) will take place on March 12, which, the White House said, showed its commitment with the Indo-Pacific allies. On Tuesday, the Biden Administration highlighted the importance of dialogue between the United States with its […]

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Defence: China hikes budget by 6.8% to USD 209 bn

March 5, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Vinayak Barot New Delhi: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Friday announced a whopping increase in its annual budget for this year by 6.8 per cent to USD 209 billion. This comes amid rising challenges and tensions with the US and India with whom Beijing has been at loggerheads. Besides, its forays into the […]

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No economic quid-pro-quo with China; no fast-tracking of FDI, says senior cabinet minister

February 25, 2021 sanket

India has not promised any economic favor or quid-pro-quo nor any assurance or action to fast track Chinese FDI after disengagement in Pangong Tso by Chinese and Indian militaries Earlier it was believed that this was not the case as there were three clearances given to FDI proposals from Hong Kong in the first week […]