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Tianjin bonhomie could rejuvenate RIC amid tariff tensions with US

Baidya Bikash Basu | September 2, 2025 8:42 PM

The Russia-India-China (RIC) initiative is rooted in former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov's ideas and vision of having a powerful troika. He detested the United States' unipolarity in the post-Cold War era. The US viewed Russia as a declining regional power, especially when compared to its primary strategic competitor China. It is relevant to point out that Primakov was the first top-ranking leader among the P-5 nuclear weapon states to visit India in December 1998, since Pokhran-II in May 1998.

US media blames Trump for 'show of unity' at SCO summit

IANS | September 2, 2025 8:32 PM

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Photos and videos from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's camaraderie with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, have gone viral worldwide, including in the United States.

Conflicts of interest pervade parliamentary decision-making in Pakistan: Report

IANS | September 2, 2025 7:07 PM

Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Conflicts of interest pervade parliamentary decision-making, change both policy and viewpoint in Pakistan as people do not consider parliament as their representative forum but an exclusive club of businessmen legislating for themselves, a report highlighted on Tuesday.

Bangladesh: Three more people die due to dengue, 2025 death toll rises to 125

IANS | September 2, 2025 6:34 PM

Dhaka, Sep 2 (IANS) Three more people have died due to dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning, increasing the number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 125, this year.

British MPs and leaders laud contribution of Hindu community

IANS | September 2, 2025 6:23 PM

London, Sep 2 (IANS) British lawmakers attended 'In Conversation with the British Hindus', an event hosted by Baroness Verma at the historic Churchill Hall in Parliament. The event that brought the British Hindu community and policymakers together in a spirit of dialogue, cooperation, and mutual respect was held on Monday, the first day after the UK Parliament reconvened following its summer recess, a report said.

Pakistan: Farmers hold hunger strike in Quetta, demand implementation of demands

IANS | September 2, 2025 6:06 PM

Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Kissan Ittehad Pakistan (KIP) members continue to hold a hunger strike outside the Quetta Press Club on acceptance of their 15-point charter of demands presented to the Balochistan government in Pakistan, local media reported on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI decides to boycott National Assembly sessions

IANS | September 2, 2025 5:43 PM

Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has announced that the party would boycott National Assembly (NA) sessions to protest against the "unfair treatment" of party lawmakers, local media reported on Tuesday.

India seen as reliable partner of African states in push for economic growth

IANS | September 2, 2025 5:12 PM

Nairobi, Sep 2 (IANS) India’s engagement with African countries focusses on quiet, government-to-government cooperation in building hospitals, training naval crews, financing small and medium enterprises, and supplying affordable vaccines, according to an article in Kenya’s Capital News.

Fight against terrorism should remain SCO priority, says Foreign Secretary Misri in Tianjin

IANS | September 2, 2025 4:50 PM

Tianjin, Sep 2 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has reaffirmed India's stance that fight against terrorism should remain an important priority of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Deepak Mittal appointed India's new Ambassador to UAE

IANS | September 2, 2025 4:37 PM

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Deepak Mittal has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday.

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Tianjin bonhomie could rejuvenate RIC amid tariff tensions with US

US media blames Trump for 'show of unity' at SCO summit

Conflicts of interest pervade parliamentary decision-making in Pakistan: Report

Bangladesh: Three more people die due to dengue, 2025 death toll rises to 125

British MPs and leaders laud contribution of Hindu community

Pakistan: Farmers hold hunger strike in Quetta, demand implementation of demands

Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI decides to boycott National Assembly sessions

India seen as reliable partner of African states in push for economic growth

Fight against terrorism should remain SCO priority, says Foreign Secretary Misri in Tianjin

Deepak Mittal appointed India's new Ambassador to UAE

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