Moscow, March 23 (IANS) Sergei Lavrov and Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Iran, on Monday held a phone conversation over the latest situation in the Persian Gulf with Moscow emphasising the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities. A statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry detailed that Lavrov and Araghchi discussed the security situation in the region which has “sharply deteriorated as a result of the US and Israeli aggression”.It mentioned that Lavrov stresse…
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New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India on Thursday slammed Pakistan yet again, terming the country as the “state sponsor of terrorism for decades” which also has no credibility when it comes to cross-border terrorism. Reacting strongly to Islamabad’s allegations of India’s involvement in the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan along the Durand Line, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that nobody is fooled by Pakistan’s “assumed victimhood” now. Addressing a weekly media briefing …
United Nations, March 12 (IANS) The Security Council has adopted a resolution cosponsored by India condemning “in the strongest terms” Iran’s attacks on its neighbours in the Middle East. The resolution sailed through the Council on Wednesday (local time) after Russia and China, in a surprise move, refrained from vetoing it despite their misgivings. With those two countries abstaining, it received the votes of the other 13 members of the Council. Moscow’s and Beijing’s abstentions on the resolut…
United Nations, March 6 (IANS) An alarming intensification of fighting in Sudan’s Kordofan region has killed and injured civilians, destroyed homes, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure, UN humanitarians said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the escalation of violence also impeded relief workers’ ability to reach civilians in need of aid.The office said that in South Kordofan, confrontations between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forc…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) As tensions continue to escalate amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov on Thursday called for resolving the issue through negotiations. As concerns over the prices rising globally after the closure of Strait of Hormuz grow, the Russian diplomat also asserted that it is for New Delhi to decide on suppliers even though Moscow has always been open towards supplying oil to India. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Alipov said, “T…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the escalating Middle East conflict reflects the failure of the international rules-based order, warning that decades of diplomacy and sanctions have not succeeded in stopping Iran’s nuclear ambitions.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday during a press interaction in Sydney while on an overseas trip, Carney said the current crisis highlights how global institutions have struggled to contain Iran despite years of negotiations and i…
United Nations, March 3 (IANS) US First Lady Melania Trump sent aloft the idea of “a single digital nation-state” as she became the first spouse of a sitting head of a country to wield the gavel at the Security Council. “Is a single digital nation-state inevitable?” she asked in her speech before the Council on Monday.“Perhaps this idea isn’t so far-fetched since digital currency and payment systems via blockchain, plus AI’s massive factual database is already revolutionising media a…
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS) Russia on Saturday condemned the “unprovoked’ armed attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, asserting the urgent need to return the situation to a political and diplomatic resolution. Russia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi held a telephonic conversation on Saturday at the initiative of the Iranian side.”The Iranian minister reported on the Iranian leadership’s steps to repel US and Isr…
Tehran, Feb 28 (IANS) Iran on Saturday declared that it would respond to the United States and Israel with “authority and strength,” asserting its right to defend itself against what it described as a military assault on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.The United States and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran on Saturday, significantly intensifying tensions in the Middle East. The development raises concerns of a widening confrontation that could have far-reaching geopoliti…
Tel Aviv, Feb 25 (IANS) Highlighting that India has also endured the pain of terrorism for a long time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the country stands firmly with Israel with full conviction in the fight against the global menace.”I also carry with me the deepest condolences of the people of India for every life lost and for every family whose world was shattered in the barbaric terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7. We feel your pain. We share your grief. India stands w…