India is hosting the BRICS Summit- what some might call, the biggest diplomatic moment of the year. On Saturday, world leaders land in New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Summit – and the two names drawing the most attention are Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping. Having both Putin and Xi in the room … Read more
New Delhi [India], September 9 : Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to India for the BRICS Summit later this week puts the spotlight on the fragile thaw between New Delhi and Beijing, as the two Asian giants make progress towards stabilising ties but remain some distance away from full normalisation, particularly along the Line … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Friday, a day ahead of the summit of BRICS leaders in New Delhi on September 12-13m Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on 8 September. India is all set to host the 18th BRICS Summit in the national capital this weekend. The high-profile Summit, scheduled … Read more
India has delivered 95 tonnes of emergency relief materials on board seven aircraft to support Nepal during its ongoing flash flood catastrophe, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday, expressing deep solidarity and sympathy with the people and government of the neighbouring country. Speaking during a weekly press briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal affirmed … Read more
Bangkok [Thailand], September 8 : India’s Ambassador to Thailand, Puneet Agrawal, held discussions with Thailand’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vijavat Isarabhakdi, centred on deepening bilateral cooperation across multiple strategic domains. The diplomatic engagement took place on Monday, during which Ambassador Agrawal paid a courtesy call on the senior Thai official. The Embassy of India … Read more
US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday (local time) that oil prices will drop sharply once the United States achieves victory in its conflict with Iran, forecasting gas prices could fall below two dollars per gallon. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump linked high energy costs directly to ongoing military operations in … Read more
The Indian Embassy in Beijing has asked families of Indian nationals who remain missing in China following the “devastating” mudslide and flash flood on August 26 to submit DNA samples to assist in the identification process. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, on Monday, shared an X post by the Indian Embassy in Beijing, … Read more
The death toll from the devastating Nepal floods has climbed to 1,356, with around 4,994 people still missing, even as the India-Nepal joint technical team continued to make steady progress in the Chilime tunnel rescue operation. According to the latest update by Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), bodies have been recovered … Read more
India’s technical team made steady progress in rescue efforts at the Chilime tunnel in flood-hit Nepal, while the Indian forensic team has processed more than 1,200 DNA samples at two laboratories in Kathmandu, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday. The MEA said that the rescue efforts at Chilime have been aided by … Read more
The Indian Embassy in Beijing has asked families of Indian nationals who remain missing in China following the “devastating” mudslide and flash flood on August 26 to submit DNA samples to assist in the identification process. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, on Monday, shared an X post by the Indian Embassy in Beijing, … Read more