Riyadh: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here in the Saudi capital on Sunday on a two-day visit to attend the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers’ meeting. Jaishankar is here on the first leg of his three-nation tour that will also take him to Germany and Switzerland. “Arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to…
Rome: India and China can play a role in finding a solution to the dragging conflict in Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday after holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Italian prime minister’s comments at northern Italy’s Cernobbio city came two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin named India, Brazil…
Beijing: China has warned of floods in some of its rivers in two provinces as Super Typhoon Yagi made landfall in the southern Hainan island on Friday raising widespread concerns about damage to life and property. Bracing for Super Typhoon Yagi, China’s National Meteorological Centre renewed a red alert, the highest level on Friday morning….
Moscow: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned the US not to cross Russia’s “red lines” on the Ukraine conflict, asserting that Washington is starting to lose its sense of mutual restraint with Moscow, state-owned TASS news agency reported. In an interview on Wednesday, Lavrov said that Americans have “crossed their own red lines” on the…
Singapore: India and Singapore on Thursday elevated their ties to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” and inked four MoUs, including one on cooperation in the semiconductor industry, as the prosperous city-state’s companies pledged to invest about USD 60 billion in the next few years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here from Brunei on a two-day…
Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India plans to make over a hundred airports and told Singaporean business leaders to invest in India’s aviation sector. “If there is any fastest-growing aviation sector in the world, it is in India. Having MROs is a priority for us. You (businesses) should come to India to invest in…
Moscow: On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to engage in peace talks with Ukraine, based on a previously abandoned agreement between Moscow and Kyiv reached in Istanbul in 2022. Speaking at a forum in Vladivostok, Putin emphasized that Russia has always been open to negotiations but criticized the “ephemeral demands” put forth…
Washington: In his call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, US President Joe Biden expressed his concerns about the safety of people in Bangladesh and the future of democratic institutions there, the White House has said. During the call, Biden and Modi “shared concerns” on the recent developments in Bangladesh, White House national security…
Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong at the Parliament House on Thursday after which they elevated the bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The two leaders extensively reviewed various facets of the bilateral relationship covering areas of advanced manufacturing, connectivity, digitalisation, healthcare and medicine, skills development and sustainability. “A…
Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived here for a two-day visit aimed at boosting India-Singapore friendship, deepening ‘strategic partnership’ and attracting investment from the Southeast Asian country. During his visit at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong, the prime minister will connect with three generations of Singapore’s leadership, officials in New…
