Colombo, Aug 15 (IANS) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath on Friday extended his warm wishes to External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, as well as to the government and people of India, on the occasion of the country's 79th Independence Day.
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has estimated that his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the US state of Alaska has a 25 per cent chance of not being successful.
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s approach towards India, coupled with his repeated endorsement of Pakistan, undermined the India-US relations that had been painstakingly built over two decades, a report cited on Thursday.
Moscow: US President Donald Trump will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the US Joint Military Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday. Putin has met five US presidents, including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. He is one of the successful statesmen in the world today. The West wanted Ukraine to be a Western bulwark on Russia's borders and the core element in this policy was NATO expansion eastwards. Russia made it unequivocally clear that this move was unacceptable to them.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Citing the strongly-worded statement issued by the European leaders a few days ago reiterating their continued substantive military and financial support to Ukraine, as well as more sanctions on Russia, distinguished Indian diplomat and former Foreign Secretary of India Kanwal Sibal on Thursday said that Europe seeks to derail as much as possible the US-Russian peace negotiations over Ukraine.
Seoul, Aug 14 (IANS) South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun will arrive in India on Friday on a two-day visit during which he is scheduled to attend a number of key engagements besides holding bilateral discussions with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar.
Moscow/New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Recognising that India-Russia strategic partnership is at a critical juncture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin should follow more robust approach to further engagement between two nations in new avenues of cooperation, a report said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Meghalaya government has urged the Union Home Ministry to convince Bangladesh to grant permission to erect border fencing closer to the international boundary. This would help secure a 40-kilometre unfenced stretch without leaving the village outside the fenced area.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India on Thursday said that it has raised concerns over recent incidents of violence against Indian nationals with the Irish authorities in Dublin, as well as with the Embassy of Ireland in New Delhi. It stated that the Indian Embassy in Dublin is in touch with the victims and the community members, providing all possible assistance.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Reiterating that Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) stands in abeyance, India on Thursday rejected the recent award of The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) asserting that its rulings are beyond jurisdiction, lack legal basis and hold no significance to India's rightful use of waters.
