New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday expressed India’s willingness to have closer ties with Panama as it offers a strategic location and enormous economic stability for a partner like New Delhi. In his opening remarks during a meeting with visiting Panama counterpart Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez in New Delhi on Monday, EAM Jaishankar highlighted willingness from both sides to deepen partnership. He expressed hope that Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez’s vis…
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Rome, July 14 (IANS) Italy’s government opposes any charges on shipping in straits where there are no man-made structures, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump announced a 20 per cent levy on all cargo vessels to ensure their safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.”We are in favour of freedom of navigation; we oppose any kind of toll in straits where there are no man-made structures,” Tajani told reporters at the foreign ministry.Tajani’s com…
Ankara, July 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his call for the United States to control Greenland, describing the Arctic island as vital to global security and arguing that Denmark has little strategic use for the territory. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte before a meeting of alliance leaders in Ankara, Trump said Greenland remains a key US national security priority and suggested discussions with Denmark were progressing.”Greenland is very important f…
Havana, July 3 (IANS) The US government has been pressuring governments around the world to end bilateral healthcare programs with Cuba, according to Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio.The impact of ending these programs has been “to deprive many communities of access to health services,” he wrote on Facebook, Xinhua news agency reported.The United States is also pressuring other governments to change their traditional stance against the US economic blockade and even to ref…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the transfer of the Panama Canal to Panama, saying China was seeking greater influence over the strategic waterway and pledging that the United States would not allow that to happen.Speaking at the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, on Wednesday (local time), Trump praised former President Theodore Roosevelt for overseeing construction of the canal, describing it as one of th…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump hinted at a possible shift in US policy towards Cuba, saying the island nation was “coming our way” but offering no further details.Washington, July 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump hinted at a possible shift in US policy towards Cuba, saying the island nation was “coming our way” but offering no further details.Trump made the remark while speaking at the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, on Wednesda…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) India is “the only country on earth that fundamentally rivals China” in the depth of its engineering workforce and talent pool, a senior Trump administration official said, calling New Delhi a critical partner in building secure technology ecosystems and reducing global dependence on China.Jacob Helberg, the US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, made the remarks during a fireside conversation with Tucker Foote, Chief Government Af…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) China strategy of taking up economic projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in developing countries with the objective of extending its geopolitical clout across regions appears to have run into a hurdle when it comes to spreading its influence to Latin America, according to an article in The Diplomat.China’s strategy has shaped its global expansion from Africa and Southeast Asia to the Pacific Islands and Latin America. It has also helped explain why Beij…
Washington, April 3 (IANS) The United States warned China that actions targeting Panama-flagged vessels threaten a key global trade route and could drive up costs for businesses and consumers.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said China’s recent actions against Panama-flagged ships raise “serious concern” about the use of economic tools to undermine the rule of law in Panama.“China’s recent actions against Panama-flagged vessels raise serious concerns about the use of economic tools to…