London: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned that the biggest geopolitical change of this century would be brought about by China and not Russia. The western political and economic influence is ending. The world will polarise around two to three axes. He further said that the West needs to have a firm plan to […]
New Delhi: The 16th round of discussion to diffuse the tension reigning on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh between the Indian and Chinese army are scheduled to start from Sunday. India has indicated even before the start of the round that the tensions on the LAC will not be diffused unless China […]
Warsaw: Aija Kalnaja, chief of Frontex, warned that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has affected food grain exports and has caused a food shortage in the African and Middle Eastern countries. The intensity of this shortage is increasing by the day. Therefore, a fresh immigrant influx could be triggered in the coming times.’ It was revealed that […]
Washington: The Bloomberg website posted an article highlighting the increasing debt burden on the developing countries, causing defaults in repayments. This will push the countries on the defaulter list, which will have political and social consequences. The article cites the situation in Lebanon and Sri Lanka and warns that Pakistan, Tunisia, Egypt, Ghana, and El-Salvador […]
Beijing: The Russian Ambassador, while in China, demanded that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) be expanded to include India as a permanent member. Russian Ambassador Andrey Denisov made this demand in front of senior Chinese officials during a function held in China. On prior occasions, too, Russia had officially supported India’s permanent membership of […]
New Delhi: Meeting of Foreign Ministers of G-20 countries has been organised in Indonesia on the 7th and 8th of July. There is a possibility that Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold discussions during this meeting. This meeting could be significant against the background of the brewing border […]
Berlin: A meeting of the G7 countries, consisting of the most developed and rich countries in the world, was recently held in Germany. The conflict in Ukraine and its aftermath were discussed in the meeting. The G7 has not had much success in resolving the crisis that has befallen European countries, which are facing direct […]
Elmau: ‘India’s commitment to the environment is being demonstrated through action. G7 countries should take inspiration from this,’ said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister was speaking at the ongoing G7 Summit in Germany. On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi brought to the notice of the developed countries that India’s efforts to protect the […]
Berlin/Beijing: The G7 group announced an investment of USD 600 billion to pose a challenge to the ambitious Chinese scheme ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI). The plan is named ‘Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment’. This G7 scheme is believed to be a part of the Build Back Better World scheme announced last year. As […]
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that BRICS member countries are working on an international reserve currency and an alternative payment system. The failure of the United States to stop the Russian transactions with other countries despite the sanctions imposed is drawing the world’s attention. Therefore, the United States demands India stop fuel purchases from […]