Tokyo: By saying that while a very complex situation has arisen at the international level, the second ‘Two Plus Two’ discussion is going on between India and Japan, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the importance of cooperation between the two countries. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has emphasised the need to expand defence cooperation […]
United Nations: India at the United Nations has warned that if a meaningful dialogue and diplomatic negotiation to end the conflict in Ukraine is not started urgently, then it will have a disastrous effect on the global economy, derailing the efforts toward food security and eradicating starvation. Sneha Dubey, the Indian first Secretary of the […]
Paris: – Following the Security related conference in Munich, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar proceeded to France. He held discussions with his French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian and Defence Minister Florence Parly. Foreign Ministers Jaishankar and Le Drian signed an agreement regarding Blue Economy, meaning finance related to the oceans and maritime management. […]
Mumbai: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested the ‘Air Independent Propulsion’ (AIP) system, which increases the capability of the submarines to stay submerged for a longer time, deep in the oceans. The AIP technology, which was only with the United States, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and China, is now there even with India. […]
Beijing: Analysts are claiming that China that had scoffed at the QUAD cooperation, two years ago, like the froth on the sea, has become extremely restless. Wu Shichun, a Chinese analyst, expressed a concern that QUAD, which considers China as the possible adversary, has shifted its focus to security. Lavina Lee, an Australian analyst, said […]
Tokyo: Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held bilateral talks. Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had presented the proposal for Indo-Pacific Ocean Initiative’ in the East Asia Summit. The announcement that Japan was willing to join the initiative was made after the meeting. Drafts of a few important agreements, […]
New Delhi: – A critical deal, Reciprocal Logistics Support, will be signed between India and Russia during the India visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. With this agreement, both the countries will be able to use each other’s military bases, and India will have access to the Russian Arctic naval base. A newspaper claimed, quoting […]
New Delhi: While China is trying to create unrest with the help of the neighbouring countries, India is making extensive efforts to strengthen up the ties with the nations that are geographically closer to China. Indian Minister for External Affairs, S Jaishankar, promised to strengthen strategic partnership with Vietnam, as he congratulated it on the occasion of […]
New Delhi/Hanoi: India and Vietnam have decided to increase cooperation in the Indo-Pacific sector, given the tension created due to the dominant and inciting Chinese activities. 17th meeting of India-Vietnam Joint Commission was held on Tuesday. During this virtual meeting, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar invited Vietnam to join the Indo-Pacific Ocean Initiative. At this […]
Washington/Beijing: It has been reported that a meeting of senior leaders from the United States and China was held in Hawaii, at a time, when the disputes over Coronavirus pandemic, South China Sea, Hongkong and bilateral trade are at their peak. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, met Yang Jiechi, the Director of the Office […]