New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India on Monday said that it expects the authorities in China to provide assurances that Indian citizens transiting through Chinese airports will not be selectively targetted, arbitrarily detained or harassed.
Nairobi, Dec 8 (IANS) India and Kenya on Monday held discussions related to early implementation of ongoing projects and proposals to deepen cooperation between India and Kenya in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), emerging technologies, digital skilling, and innovation, including collaborations between startups and tech ecosystems of two nations.
Beijing, Dec 8 (IANS) Terming China, Russia and India as "emerging economies" and "important members of the Global South", a spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said that good ties among these three nations will not only serve their own interests but also contribute to reginal and global peace, security, stability and prosperity.
Tokyo, Dec 8 (IANS) Japan on Monday rejected China's claim that interference by its Self-Defence Forces (SDF) fighter jets during Chinese naval training led to radars being locked on the aircraft.
Moscow, Dec 8 (IANS) Dmitry Peskov, the Press Secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Monday said that India is purchasing energy resources where it deems them advantageous. This policy, he told the media in Moscow, will continue following Putin's State Visit to India, last week.
Kabul, Dec 8 (IANS) Over 2,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a Taliban official said on Monday.
Tehran, Dec 8 (IANS) Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has expressed Tehran's determination to continue with its "peaceful" nuclear energy programme, stressing that the facilities, not Iran's nuclear technology, were destroyed in the attacks, the local media reported.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The murder of a freedom fighter of the 1971 Liberation War and his wife in Bangladesh’s Rangpur proves once again that minorities are unsafe in the country.
Hawaii, Dec 8 (IANS) Underscoring the Quad's commitment to reliable and effective life saving support for the people of the region, officials from India, Australia, Japan, and United States discussed strengthening the grouping's disaster-response capabilities across the Indo-Pacific during the recently-held 4th Annual Quad Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Strategic Meeting and Tabletop Exercise in Hawaii's Honolulu.
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker has arrived in India for an official visit, during which she is scheduled to meet senior Indian officials to discuss regional security, economic cooperation, and shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific, including through the Foreign Office Consultations with Foreign Secretary (FS) Vikram Misri.
