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NEW DELHI: In a strong message aimed at Russia, China, and Pakistan, leaders of G20 on Saturday warned countries against misadventures for forcibly occupying territories of other nations. In their declaration, PM Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden and other leaders refrained from condemning Russia for invading Ukraine last year, but called for upholding the UN […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited President Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi of Iran for a state visit to India during their maiden meeting, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, in the Uzbek city of Samarkand.

PM Narendra Modi will attend the SCO summit on Friday morning, the second and concluding day of the summit in Samarkand, where the SCO states are expected to come up with the Samarkand Declaration.

To further boost their defence ties amid China’s belligerence, India and Japan will conduct their first-ever air force fighter exercise, they announced after the second 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting in Tokyo on Thursday. New Delhi and Tokyo have also decided to initiate Joint Service Staff talks between Japan Joint Staff and Integrated Defence […]

NEW DELHI: Amid growing tension between India and China, owing to the latter’s military assertiveness, the countries on Tuesday held the latest round of border talks to discuss the continuing border standoff in Eastern Ladakh. Naveen Srivastava, additional secretary East Asia, Ministry of External Affairs and Hong Liang, director-general of the Boundary & Oceanic Department […]