Modi, Xi agree to intensify efforts towards disengagement alongside LAC

IANS | August 24, 2023 9:34 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to direct relevant officials to intensify efforts at expeditious disengagement and de-escalation alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC), official sources said on Thursday.

'Chandrayaan-3 success big step in space exploration', Putin hails India

IANS | August 23, 2023 10:44 PM

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday congratulated India on the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan-3, saying it is a big step forward in space exploration and certainly a testament to the impressive progress made by India in the area of science and technology.

Xi says int'l rules can't be dictated by 'those with strongest muscles'

IANS | August 23, 2023 7:14 PM

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that international rules should not be dictated by "those with strongest muscles or the loudest of voice", indirectly hinting at the US while adding that BRICS countries should practice true multilateralism.