Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) US Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso has pushed back against suggestions that President Donald Trump might concede too much to China, arguing that the United States was entering Trump’s meeting with President Xi Jinping from a position of strength.
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Donald Trump’s decision to host Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the two countries must talk at the highest level despite big differences over trade, supply chains and security.
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar asked Pacific island countries of the Global South to propose their own priority areas where India can help them.
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Rudrendra Tandon, represented India at the National Day celebrations of the Republic of Armenia, reaffirming New Delhi's commitment to further strengthening the longstanding partnership between the two countries, the MEA said on Wednesday.
United Nations, Sept 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on countries affected by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)'s failures to address crises and its slow reform process to join forces to push for change.
Ahmedabad, Sep 23 (IANS) With Ahmedabad getting ready to host the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2030 and the state setting its sights on Olympic Games 2036, the city's skyline is being shaped by slew of five-star luxury hotels and hospitality projects.
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of the G4 have expressed "strong concern" over the failure so far of the negotiations for reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to make headway after nearly two decades and said they would expand their outreach to other groups and forums.
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) One Indian seafarer was killed and 19 others rescued after an attack on the commercial vessel MV Cape Dao off the east coast of Oman, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday, condemning the attack.
Geneva, Sep 23 (IANS) India highlighted its approach to inclusive tribal development at the Annual Panel on Indigenous Peoples at the 63rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday, with an Indian NGO representative pointing to efforts that link development with dignity, identity, and community participation.
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that three laws approved by Bangladesh’s Parliament in September this year have undermined human rights protections and broken the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) commitments to reform.
