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China Strongly Opposes Foreign Interference in Taiwan’s Affairs

July 29, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Beijing strongly opposes foreign interference in Taiwan’s affairs and will firmly defend its sovereignty, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a phone call with US President Joe Biden on Thursday. “We strongly oppose separatism and foreign interference in Taiwan’s affairs,” the media quoted Xi Jinping as saying. “The government and people of China have […]

EU Defence Ministers Council in Brussels

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EU allocates additional 500 bln euros for weapons for Ukraine

July 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The EU has made the final decision on the provision of the fifth transfer of 500 million euros for arms shipments to Ukraine, EU High Representative Josep Borrell announced Wednesday. “Participated at Ministerial Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting. EU Member States agreed to mobilize the 5th tranche of military assistance of €500M to further […]

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Biden wants to make clear that the US can continue to lead in the Middle East region

July 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Washington intends to demonstrate to countries of the Middle East that the US can continue to lead in the region, President Joe Biden told a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday. The president said that he planned to discuss the human rights issue at the upcoming meeting with the […]

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US House of Representatives passes $840bln defense budget

July 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved the country’s defense budget for the fiscal year 2023 (beginning from October 1), totaling approximately $840 billion. According to a live broadcast by the lower chamber’s official website, the bill was supported by 329 congressmen, while 101 voted against it. The Senate is to adopt […]

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Quad leaders hailed Shinzo Abe as being a ‘transformative leader’ for Japan

July 9, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe played a ‘formative role’ in the founding of the partnership in the alliance including Japan, and he worked tirelessly to advance a shared vision for a free and open strategically-important Indo-Pacific region, said QUAD leaders in the view of tribute to Shinzo Abe. The leaders credited Abe […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Turkey

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No meeting between Lavrov and Blinken planned in Indonesia

July 8, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: No meeting is planned between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of a G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Indonesia, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, said on Thursday. “Nothing is being planned,” the senior Russian diplomat said, when asked a question about the possibility […]

Sweden and Finland negotiate NATO accession in Brussels

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Finnish, Swedish top diplomats and NATO envoys sign accession protocols

July 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde and the ambassadors of 30 NATO countries signed accession protocols for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in an official ceremony at NATO headquarters, according to a media report. Finland and Sweden will join the alliance after the documents are ratified by […]

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Many Shot At US Independence Day Parade

July 5, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30, and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers, and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. Authorities said a man named as a person of interest in […]

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West not allowing Kyiv to talk about peace

July 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The West is currently betting on continuing the war, and Washington does not allow Kyiv to think or talk about peace, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. “Now is the moment when Western countries are betting on the continuation of the war. This means that the moment continues when Western countries, under […]

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India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $2.7 billion in June-22

July 2, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said, “The country’s foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 2.734 billion to USD 593.323 billion for the week ended June 24 on the back of a surge in the core currency assets.” In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined by USD 5.87 billion […]