Tokyo, Aug 20 (IANS) In an exclusive interview with IANS, Ambassador of India to Japan, Sibi George, reflected on the deepening India-Japan ties, the evolving global order, and how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomacy has shaped India’s global positioning.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) To mitigate the impact for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) from the US tariffs, India can increase exports to other countries as well as leverage the benefits of the recently concluded trade deal with the UK and a potential deal with the European Union (EU), a report said on Wednesday.
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) While Pakistan pretends to be a champion of human rights, its "shameful record" of "heinous crimes of sexual violence against women" set in during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War continues today with impunity, India has charged at the Security Council.
Moscow, Aug 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will co-chair the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) in Moscow on Wednesday.
Quetta, Aug 19 (IANS) Another Baloch youth was brutally murdered in Balochistan’s Kech district by Pakistan-backed death squads as the cycle of persecution continues amid a surge in extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and torture across the province, a leading human rights organisation alleged on Tuesday.
Washington: The unfinished peace talk in Anchorage between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart Vladimir Putin ended in cementing bilateral US-Russia relationship as well. Following the summit, Trump stated warring parties were “pretty close to the end”. He noted “Ukraine has to agree” to any peace deal. Putin said that any sustainable resolution on Ukraine has to address the “root causes” of the crisis while taking into account Russia’s legitimate concerns. “A fair balance of security in Europe and globally must be secured,” Putin stated. “There should be no attempt to undermine progress through provocations and behind the scenes intrigue,” Putin stressed.
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the registration of cases under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) against four women journalists in the country, calling it an attack on freedom of expression.
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) A court in Dhaka on Tuesday announced a travel ban on Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's former military secretary Major General (Retd.) Salahuddin Miaji and three of his family members over corruption allegations.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, handing over a message and invitation from President Xi Jinping to the PM for the SCO Summit being held in Tianjin, later this month.
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) Several family members of those killed and injured during last year’s July demonstrations in Bangladesh held a protest in front of the Secretariat in Dhaka on Tuesday, calling for the resignation of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government’s Law Advisor Asif Nazrul.
