Washington, May 22 US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio mixed warnings with diplomacy in their latest comments on Iran, stressing that Tehran would not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. The coordinated remarks came amid rising tensions in the Gulf, concerns over energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz and continuing […]
New Delhi: India has recently concluded deals with New Zealand, South Korea and Russia that are advantageous in headline terms, but signal more about India’s quest for strategic autonomy. They mark a deliberate shift in how New Delhi is deploying trade and defence alignment policies as calibrated levers of strategic autonomy amidst rising global rivalries […]
Rome, May 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Rome on an official visit to Italy, stated the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday. “Scripting a new chapter in the India-Italy Strategic Partnership,” the MEA said, highlighting the final leg of PM Modi’s official visit to five nations. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in […]
New Delhi, May 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to citizens to be pragmatic and responsible amid the current global volatility is being seen as a prudent set of measures preparing the country to be resilient enough to endure a period of sustained uncertainty and possible rise in international oil and energy prices. His seven-point […]
Madrid, May 12 The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday said additional hantavirus cases could still emerge in the coming weeks following the evacuation of passengers from the outbreak-hit cruise ship MV Hondius, while stressing that the global public health risk remains low. “Given the long incubation period of the virus, […]
Moscow, May 3 Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that Russia would prefer to achieve its goals in Ukraine through a peace agreement, media reported. If Kyiv is not inclined to do so with a peace agreement then Russia will achieve its goals through a strategic military alliance, he added. The Kremlin spokesperson […]
Moscow, April 24 With the help of Ukraine, Western countries have declared war on Russia, stated Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday. Lavrov made these comments during a meeting with representatives of Russian non-governmental organisations. “Open war has been declared against us. The Kyiv regime is being used as a ‘spearhead’. But everyone knows […]
New Delhi, April 19 With an aim to reduce dependency on China for critical minerals, Group of Seven (G7) countries have agreed to step up cooperation with resource-rich countries and multilateral development banks, according to reports. Japan-based The Mainichi national daily reports that finance ministers reached the agreement at a meeting in Washington, DC. The […]
Kathmandu, April 15 The Nepal government on Wednesday announced the formation of a commission to investigate the assets of key political office holders and senior bureaucratic officials who have held public office over the past two decades, amid allegations of rampant corruption involving such individuals. A Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday decided to form a […]
New York, April 14 US President Donald Trump indicated on Tuesday that talks between the US and Iran may resume in the next couple of days and that discussions were afoot. Speaking by phone from Washington to a reporter for the New York Post in Islamabad, he said, “You should stay there, really, because something […]