India criticised the Uniting for Consensus (UFC) model at the United Nations for “opposing” real reforms to the UNSC. The UFC model, started by Italy in the 1990s, primarily aims to counter bids for permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council by G4 nations – India, Brazil, Germany...
Amid ongoing delays attributed to the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, India has been informed by Russia that the remaining two squadrons of the S-400 long-range air defence missile system will be supplied by August 2026. A deal was signed between Russia and India for the procurement of five...
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced on Tuesday that diplomatic efforts have been initiated with China to convert a loan for Pokhara International Airport to a grant as it failed to garner income, instead piled up more debt. This came after opposition lawmaker Chanda Chaudhary raised questions about the...
The U.S. government recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and "strongly opposes" any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims in the northeastern Indian state that shares a border with China, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT Nuclear-armed neighbors China and India share a 3,000-km (1,860...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in diplomatic conversations with the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday, reiterating India's steadfast commitment to peace amid the ongoing conflict between the two nations. Sources revealed that both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin extended invitations to PM Modi to...
NEW DELHI, March 6 - India on Wednesday opened a new naval base on its Indian Ocean island close to the Maldives, as ties with Male remain tense and New Delhi jostles anew with China for influence in the region. INS Jatayu, the new base on Minicoy Island, on India's...
A Chinese national who allegedly stole more than 500 files from Google with confidential information on the company's AI technology has been arrested and charged with stealing trade secrets, according to the Justice Department. The defendant, former Google employee Linwei Ding, was arrested Wednesday morning in Newark, Calif. The 38-year-old...
This Sunday, 10 March, Tibetan communities in Australia and globally will mark the 65th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day. On 10 March 1959, thousands of Tibetans took to the streets of capital Lhasa to resist China’s invasion of Tibet. The crackdown on the protest led to the loss of many...
NEW DELHI: India and Indonesia will soon begin to trade in local currencies. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Bank Indonesia (BI) on Thursday signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework to promote the use of local currencies (Indian Rupee (INR) and Indonesian Rupiah...
The Dalai Lama, wrapped in red and yellow robes, urged chanting monks and nuns in his latest public prayers to help heal the world with their "compassionate heart". "Being a good human being is everybody's responsibility," he said, weeks ahead of Sunday's commemorations of the failed Tibetan uprising against China...