Tag Archives: India

  • Jaishankar to meet Wang Yi: Afghanistan and Ladakh situation on the plate

    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet his Chinese counterpart and State Councilor Wang Yi on the sidelines of the SCO foreign ministers meeting in Dushanbe to discuss the unfolding security situation in Afghanistan. ...

  • Chinese Army recruiting Tibetan youth for operations along LAC

    The Chinese army is recruiting Tibetan youth in its territory and training them for operations along the Line of Actual Control with India. The Tibetan youth are being inducted into the Chinese forces after going through a number of tests. ...

  • China dishonoured border agreements, ‘disturbed’ foundation of ties: Jaishankar

    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said there has been a lot of concern about the India-China relationship for the last one year as Beijing has not observed agreements on the border issue which has “disturbed” the foundation of ties. ...

  • Birthday greetings to Dalai Lama a futile attempt to show attitude to China

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday conveyed their greetings to the Dalai Lama on his birthday. ...

  • Indian activist Stan Swamy, jailed under terror law, dies

    Father Stan Swamy, a jailed Jesuit priest and longtime Indian tribal rights activist, died Monday in the western Indian city of Mumbai. He was 84. His lawyer and doctor told the Bombay High Court that Swamy died of cardiac arrest. ...

  • Coronavirus: Third wave may hit India if Covid-appropriate behaviour is not followed

    A possible third wave of coronavirus infection can hit its peak between October-November if Covid-appropriate behaviour is not followed, but it may see half the daily cases recorded during the second surge. ...

  • India-Made Covishield may not be eligible for vaccine passport by EU

    Travellers vaccinated with Covishield, the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine manufactured in India, may not be eligible for the European Union’s “Green Pass” – an immunity document that is meant to ease travel within and to the bloc. ...

  • NS Venkataraman Why India should commit itself to QUAD

    India is a partner with the US, Australia, and Japan, in Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD). There is no doubt that India's decision to be a member of QUAD is a strategic decision to safeguard India's security interests. ...

  • India supports creation of independent and democratic Palestinian state

    India on Thursday backed the establishment of an 'independent, viable, and democratic State of Palestine' and called for an end to the decades-long conflict in the Middle-East. ...

  • China carries out military drill in Tibet

    China’s armed forces recently took part in a “record-breaking” high-altitude drill in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) focusing on combat training, the Chinese defence ministry said on Thursday. ...