Kazan (Russia), June 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) delegations on Thursday adopted the Kazan Declaration at the Russia-ASEAN summit, advancing their strategic partnership.The summit adopted four outcome documents: the Kazan Declaration 2026 ‘ASEAN-Russian Federation: Unity in Diversity – 35 Years Together’; the Joint Statement of ASEAN and Russia on Energy Cooperation; the Joint Statement of ASEAN and Russia on Cultural Cooper…
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The India-G7 relationship has remained resilient because it is founded on engagement rather than endorsement. India’s value to the G7 does not stem from consistently aligning with Western policies, instead it lies in its ability to engage across competing blocs and forums, a report has stated. “When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the G7 Summit in Evian, France, next week, he will be there, once again, as a guest and not a member. India, having been a ‘sp…
Dushanbe, June 13 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Friday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) International Conference, reiterated that providing a haven and using terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism go against the basic principles of humanity and international relations. “We reiterate that providing safe haven, using terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism, terror financing, arms and drugs trafficking, dissemination of a radi…
Dushanbe, June 12 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Friday discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in the areas of mutual interest with Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, in Dushanbe.“Pleased to meet H.E. Mr. Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, in Dushanbe,” MoS Singh wrote on X.“Reviewed the entire spectrum of India–Tajikistan bilateral relations and d…
Dushanbe, June 12 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday reaffirmed India’s commitment to its partnership with Central Asia and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Singh highlighted India’s priorities in the grouping while attending the SCO Conference on ‘Central Asia – The Core of SCO: A Space of Peace and Joint Development’ in Tajikistan’s Dushanbe. “Participated in the SCO Conference on “Central Asia – The Core of SCO: A Space of Peace and Joint…
Bishkek, June 5 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, in Bishkek currently to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), called on Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov on Friday. MoS Rai met Zhaparov along with other heads of delegations attending the Meeting of Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs and Public Security of SCO member states being held under the chairmanship of Krygyzstan from June 4-6. “Hon’ble Minister of State for Home Affairs…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing will be on an official visit to India from May 30 to June 3 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will begin his visit to India from Bodh Gaya on Saturday. During his visit, President U Min Aung Hlaing will hold talks with PM Modi on June 1 on further strengthening the ties between the two countries, according to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). This will be President U Min Aung Hlaing’s f…
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) New Delhi and Beijing held the 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) and discussed issues related to delimitation, border management, mechanism building and cross-border cooperation. During the meeting held in Beijing on Wednesday, the Indian side stressed on early meeting of the Expert Level Mechanism on Trans-border Rivers. The two sides agreed to maintain regular exchanges and contacts at the diploma…
Bishkek, May 14 (IANS) Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) Pavan Kapoor held a series of bilateral engagements with top global security officials in Bishkek on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 21st meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils in Bishkek. He met his Iranian counterpart, Ali Bagheri Kani, Deputy for International Affairs at Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), on Wednesday, where the two sides exchanged views on bilateral and regional deve…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Iran and the US’s blockage of the Strait of Hormuz is “illegal, and the breakdown of the rule of law and rules-based order”, India’s former Ambassador to the UAE and Egypt Navdeep Singh Suri said on Thursday. In an interview with IANS, Suri stated that the recent developments in West Asia have a direct impact on the Indian economy. He called for seeing Strait of Hormuz going back to the status it enjoyed prior to February 28, when the US and Israel attacked Iran.On how…