Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday called on the G20 to resist “predatory practices”, promote “the right to industrialise” and work towards the “de-politicisation of markets” as the grouping’s Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta closed with a session on supply chains.
Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) India has offered ideas to help keep Black Sea shipments moving, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as Washington explores ways to ease the war’s impact on food supplies and seeks concrete steps from the next Quad leaders’ meeting.
Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday highlighted freedom of choice, resilient supply chains and action against non-market practices as priorities for the Quad, calling for a more contemporary agenda with a practical approach.
Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio closed the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta on Saturday with a call to keep critical sea lanes open, secure supply chains and expand critical mineral supply chains.
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) The Quad foreign ministers discussed tensions in the East China Sea and South China Sea on Saturday, with Japan’s foreign minister opposing unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion and all four countries expressing concern about economic pressure on critical supply chains.
Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) An Indian Coast Guard (ICG) vessel carried representatives of all four Quad countries from Chennai to Perth in a completed maritime mission, as India, the United States, Japan and Australia outlined further exercises and pledged action on cyber scam networks and critical minerals supply chains.
Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) India and its Quad partners on Saturday outlined plans for more than $85 million in assistance to expand access to trusted Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the Indo-Pacific, alongside a US commitment of $10 million for critical minerals recycling facilities in India and Southeast Asia.
Kathmandu, Oct 31 (IANS) Nepal and Bhutan have jointly proposed including a dedicated agenda item on temperature rise in the Himalayan region at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) The United States has criticised China's actions against Tibetan religious institutions, urging Beijing to end interference in religious freedom after the authorities demolished monks’ residential quarters at a monastery in eastern Tibet, a media report said.
London, Oct 31 (IANS) UK Conservative Party leader and MP Bob Blackman expressed grave concern over the persecution of Hindus in Pakistan, urging the British government to explain what steps were taken to protect religious minorities facing oppression in the South Asian nation.
