New chapter in India-Bangladesh bilateral ties: High Commissioner

By Sumi Khan | January 16, 2024 1:59 PM

Dhaka, Jan 16 (IANS) During a meeting with Bangladesh's newly-elected Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma said a new chapter of bilateral relations between the two neighbouring nations has opened, and would work "more closely" to take the ties forward.

The 'Other' Axis: Disparate Global South coalition seeks to hold Israel to account

Vikas Datta | January 15, 2024 5:27 PM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, borrowing from the former US President George W. Bush, calls his 'Triple H' adversaries the "Axis of Evil", while the Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis prefer the term "Axis of Resistance". There is another global axis, though, that seems determined to bring Netanyahu's regime to account.

Nauru severs 'diplomatic relations' with Taiwan in favour of China

IANS | January 15, 2024 2:20 PM

Yaren, Jan 15 (IANS) The Oceanic island nation of Nauru on Monday announced to sever "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan and that it will recognisze the one-China principle after Taiwanese voters elected a new President despite warnings from Beijing.

Withdraw troops by mid-March, Maldives tells India

IANS | January 14, 2024 5:06 PM

Male, Jan 14 (IANS) Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its military personnel from the Indian Ocean archipelago nation by mid-March, officials said on Sunday afternoon.

As ICJ mulls over case against Israel, UK, US amp up Red Sea tensions

Yashwant Raj | January 14, 2024 11:01 AM

Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) A US-led coalition launched airstrikes against targets in parts of Yemen held by Iran-aligned Houthis, escalating tensions in a region that is already dealing with the Israel-Hamas conflict that is in potential danger of expanding with the exchange of missiles between between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah in adjoining Lebanon.