MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh begins Zimbabwe visit

IANS | June 27, 2025 3:13 PM

Harare, June 27 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday held a meeting with Amon Murwira, Foreign Minister of Zimbabwe, acknowledging that it is a favourable time to explore new avenues of cooperation between both nations as they enhance and deepen the age-old people-to-people linkages.

India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in document: MEA on no adoption of Joint Statement at SCO meet

IANS | June 26, 2025 4:59 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Hours after the Defence Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) failed to adopt a joint statement following their meeting in China's Qingdao on Thursday, India said that it wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in the document, which was not acceptable to one particular country and therefore the statement was not adopted.

‘Very good step’: BJP’s Kavinder Gupta backs Rajnath Singh’s refusal to sign SCO joint statement

IANS | June 26, 2025 4:44 PM

Jammu, June 26 (IANS) In a strong show of strategic clarity, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday declined to sign a joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China — a move welcomed as “a very good step” by senior BJP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta.

‘Diplomatic strategy a total flop’: Opposition slams Rajnath Singh over SCO remarks

IANS | June 26, 2025 3:53 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Opposition on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over his remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, accusing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of failing diplomatically to rally international support against terrorism and to hold Pakistan accountable.