EAM Jaishankar slams Canadian 'double standards'

IANS | October 21, 2024 6:52 PM

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday slammed the "double standards" adopted by the Justin Trudeau-led government in Canada on the way it treats Indian envoys, and its expectations from New Delhi on Canadian diplomats' privileges.

India deserving G4 member for UNSC seat: German Ambassador

IANS | October 21, 2024 5:58 PM

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) India is an important part of the world equation and along with other G4 members a deserving candidate for a seat in the UN Security Council, said Ambassador of Germany to India and Bhutan Philipp Ackermann on Monday.

India-China breakthrough: LAC patrol pact enables disengagement ahead of PM Modi's BRICS engagement

IANS | October 21, 2024 4:41 PM

Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) In a major breakthrough ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Russia for the BRICS summit, India and China have established arrangements for patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Himalayas, which could lead to "disengagement" and resolving the tensions that began in May 2020 with the bloody border clash, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced on Monday.

Global South trusts India and PM Modi's leadership: Bhutan PM

IANS | October 21, 2024 4:13 PM

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for playing a massive role in driving Bhutan's economic growth over the last 10 years, Bhutanese PM Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that the entire world, in particular the Global South, looks at India's leadership when it comes to solving key global issues.