Bishkek, April 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held meetings with his counterparts from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Bishkek on Tuesday. Describing his meeting with Kyrgyzstan’s Defence Minister Major General Mukambetov Ruslan Mustafaevich as “extremely productive”, Singh stated that the bilateral cooperation between the two nations spreads across various sectors and defence cooperation is an import…
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Bishkek, April 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday laid a wreath at Victory Square in Bishkek, a memorial dedicated to the victory over Nazi Germany. “Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh paid floral tributes at Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, during his visit for the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement on X.Later in the day, Singh will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting.The Defence Minister arrived…
Bishkek, April 27 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday arrived in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting. “On his arrival at Bishkek to attend Meeting of Ministers of Defence of the SCO Member States from 27–28 April 2026, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh ji was welcomed by Ambassador Singh at Manas airport on 27 April 2026,” the Indian Embassy in Bishkek posted on X.Before departing for Kyrgyzstan, Singh state…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India and China held Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Bilateral Consultations in New Delhi, discussing the implementation of the SCO Leaders’ decisions and the future course of the organisation. The two sides agreed to continue and consolidate mutual cooperation and consultations in SCO matters, according to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday.India’s SCO National Coordinator, Ambassador Alok A Dimri and China’s National Coor…
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to discuss the bilateral cooperation across key sectors, as well as the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia. Earlier on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that during his visit to China from April 14-15, the Foreign Minister will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. “The two countries’ foreign ministers will discuss a wide range of bilateral coo…
Moscow, April 13 (IANS) Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Monday admitted that the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is likely to impact international markets negatively. “Most likely, such actions will continue to negatively impact international markets; this can be assumed with a high degree of certainty,” the Kremlin spokesman was quoted as saying by Russia’s leading Tass news agency during a regular media briefing in Moscow.Responding to another question, he asserted that …
Dushanbe, April 1 (IANS) Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, called on Tajikistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin on Wednesday, discussing bilateral ties, regional and global matters of common interest. During his visit to Dushanbe, Sibi George also co-chaired the fifth round of India-Tajikistan Foreign Office Consultations along with Tajikistan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Idibek Kalandar, the MEA stated on Wednesday.The two sides …
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India and Russia recently reviewed their bilateral ties during the second international conference ‘Russia and India: Towards a New Agenda for Bilateral Relations’ and emphasised the steps required for sustaining policy measures in the coming years. The two nations agreed to contribute to further strengthening cooperation and to deepen mutual understanding in moving ahead into the future, a report has detailed. “Held under the auspices of the Russian International Affa…
Moscow/New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar on Monday said that, guided by its humanity first and people-centric approach during its ongoing BRICS chairship, India remains focused on deepening engagement with Russia to collectively address common challenges through a balanced and inclusive framework. Addressing a conference titled ‘India and Russia: Towards a new bilateral agenda’ virtually, EAM Jaishankar reaffirmed New Delhi’s unwavering commitment to its longs…
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) In a significant step for India’s cultural diplomacy, the country will send its first officially organised national youth arts delegation to the 1st Youth Delphic Games of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), scheduled to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.The 65-member Indian delegation will depart for Bishkek on March 22, which currently holds the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Chairmanship. The Games are being hosted by the city administration in collaboration…