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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 […]

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NATO prepared for confronting Russia since 2014: Stoltenberg

June 30, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: NATO has been preparing to face off against Russia since 2014, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. “We actually prepared for this possibility for a long time,” he said at a news conference capping the second day of a NATO summit in Madrid. “It’s not as if NATO suddenly woke up on […]

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US Treasury imposes ban on Russian gold imports

June 29, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The United States has imposed a ban on the import of gold from Russia. The order to that effect has been published on the website of the US Treasury Department. “The importation into the United States of gold of Russian Federation origin is prohibited, except to the extent provided by law, or unless licensed […]

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IMF sees significant downside risks for US economic growth in 2022

June 25, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Experts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) think that there are significant downside risks for the US economy this year and especially next year, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said presenting the annual report on the state of the American economy in Washington. “We see very significant downside risks [in the US economy] this […]

Foreign ministers of Russia and Brazil meet in Moscow

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Russia received a US request regarding mercenaries captured in Ukraine

June 23, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Moscow has received Washington’s request regarding the American mercenaries, captured while fighting in Ukraine, and is discussing it now, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday. “We have received the request,” Ryabkov said, declining to elaborate. “We do not disclose the content of diplomatic requests and do not comment on them,” he explained. […]