Russian President Putin will not personally attend G20 summit in India, Kremlin spokesman says

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the G20 summit to be held in New Delhi on September 9-10, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced here on Friday. “No, the president has no such plans,” the official Tass news agency quoted the Kremlin spokesman as saying. The format of Putin’s participation would be determined later,…

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PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Greek counterpart Mitsotakis to further cement bilateral ties

Athens: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis during which they discussed ways to further deepen bilateral relations in various sectors. This is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Greece in the last 40 years. Mitsotakis warmly welcomed Modi after his meeting with President Katerina N Sakellaropoulou. The…

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PM Modi wraps up his South Africa visit; leaves for Greece

Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday concluded a “very productive” visit to South Africa during which he attended the “historic” 15th BRICS Summit and held bilateral meetings with several world leaders to further cement India’s relations with those countries. Modi arrived in South Africa on Tuesday for the first in-person BRICS Summit after three consecutive…

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PM Modi holds wide-ranging talks with Iranian President Raisi

Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the margins of the BRICS Summit here during which the two leaders reviewed bilateral ties including in areas of trade & investment, energy, connectivity, counter-terrorism and Afghanistan. Modi, who arrived in South Africa on Tuesday on a three-day official visit…

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India’s moon landing gets front-page coverage in Pak media despite chill in bilateral ties

Islamabad: Despite the chill in bilateral ties, Pakistan’s media on Thursday gave front-page coverage to India’s historic moon landing while a former minister even called it a “great moment” for India’s space agency, ISRO. ‘India becomes first nation to land near Moon’s south pole’ was the headline in most of the Pakistani newspapers and websites….

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EAM Jaishankar meets Russian FM Lavrov in South Africa

Johannesburg: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov here on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit and discussed recent global developments. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov is representing Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit. President Putin has decided against attending the first in-person BRICS summit after Covid-19 as the International…

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