Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan at a White House state dinner on Thursday evening (Friday morning India time), with a menu that pairs American ingredients with Chinese influences.
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) Timor-Leste President José Manuel Ramos-Horta has renewed his support for India to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, saying its size, democratic record and civilisation make its exclusion difficult to justify.
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Sibi George, Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), on Thursday emphasised India’s human-centric and inclusive path of development, anchored in the principles of ‘Sarvodaya ’, at the second G7 Development Ministers meeting in New York.
Beijing, Sep 24 (IANS) China calls its new ethnic-unity law a path to harmony. For Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians and other minorities, however, it may become a legal wall around their languages, religions and identities. By turning Communist Party ideology into a public duty and targeting critics abroad, Beijing has replaced respect for diversity with a demand for political obedience.
Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday rejected a request to immediately suspend the detention orders issued for former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's sisters - Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi.
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) United States President Donald Trump should raise Beijing’s ethnic unity law directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Washington and make clear that any effort to enforce it against people in the US will not be "tolerated", a report has stated.
Abidjan, Sep 24 (IANS) Ambassador of India to Cote d’Ivoire, Ramesh Babu Lakshmanan, on Thursday met Mauricio Rueda Beltz, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Abidjan as they discussed the role of the diplomatic corps in fostering dialogue, cooperation and understanding.
Paris, Sep 24 (IANS) The Indian Navy’s frontline guided-missile stealth frigate INS Trishul's visit to Toulon underscores the strong and enduring maritime partnership between India and France, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Sibi George, Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), highlighted the need for stronger international cooperation for the return of cultural properties during a high-level side event at the ongoing United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the ministry stated on Thursday.
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Palestine's Ambassador to India, Abdullah M Abu Shawesh, on Thursday criticised the US' decision to extend visa restrictions on members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA), saying that the host country behaves like an owner of the United Nations.
