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Nine rounds of military talks held with the Chinese, will continue: Jaishankar

8:35 pm February 6, 2021

Amaravati : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said senior military commanders of India and China have held nine rounds of talks on the process of disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh and the parleys will continue in future also. Addressing reporters in Vijayawada, he said so far there was no ”visible expression” of […]

Explosion outside Israeli embassy: Jaishankar speaks to Israeli FM, says no effort will be spared to find culprits

10:55 pm January 29, 2021

New Delhi: Hours after a low intensity explosion took place outside the Israeli embassy in the national capital on Friday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi and assured him of ”fullest protection” to the jews nation’s diplomats and its mission. In a tweet, Jaishankar said India has taken the incident ”very seriously” and that no effort will be spared to find the culprits. The explosion […]

Coronavirus vaccines sent by India reach Bhutan and Maldives

5:03 pm January 20, 2021

New Delhi: Bhutan and Maldives on Wednesday became the first two countries to receive COVID-19 vaccines sent by India in sync with its ‘neighbourhood first’ policy. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shared on Twitter photos of the consignments reaching the two countries. On Tuesday, India had said it would send COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday. The supplies to Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius will commence after confirmation of […]

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India’s foreign policy in 2020 saw recalibration following Chinese misadventure

3:42 pm December 27, 2020

New Delhi: India embarked on a major foreign policy overdrive in 2020, bringing its vision for a rules-based Indo-Pacific as a cornerstone of its diplomacy and displaying a steely resolve to fashion a regional environment conducive to its strategic interests in the face of China’s transgression attempts in eastern Ladakh that caused the most serious […]

China has deployed 60K soldiers on India’s northern border: Pompeo

12:01 pm October 10, 2020

Washington: China has amassed 60,000 troops on India’s northern border, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said as he hit out at Beijing for its “bad behaviour” and the threats it poses to the Quad countries. The foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad group – the US, Japan, India and Australia – met in Tokyo on […]