Another reflection of divisions at international fora: UN chief’s spokesperson United Nations: The failure of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting to come out with a joint communique over the Ukraine conflict is not a reflection on India’s efforts as host but of the “divisions” seen among countries in the international fora, a spokesperson for UN […]
Washington: The absence of a US Ambassador to India for more than two years now is an embarrassment, a top Democratic Senator said Thursday, floating the idea of an “equally qualified” candidate if the current nominee Eric Garcetti is not able to get enough votes for a Senatorial confirmation. Garcetti, 52, a former Mayor of […]
Canberra: China leads the world in 37 out of 44 critical technologies, with Western democracies falling behind in the race for scientific and research breakthroughs, a report by an Australian think tank has found. China is in a position to become the world’s top technology superpower, with its dominance already spanning defence, space, robotics, energy, […]
Taipei: Taiwan reported on Thursday a second day of a large-scale Chinese air force incursion into its air defence zone, with its defence ministry saying that in the past 24 hours, it had spotted 21 aircraft, as part of Beijing’s ongoing military pressure campaign. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has complained for […]
‘Open and transparent’ on COVID origins: Beijing Washington: FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic. “The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in […]
TOKYO: China’s factory sector grew in February at the fastest pace in more than a decade, a standout in Asia where manufacturing growth stalled elsewhere, weighed down by slowing global demand, high inflation, and interest rates, surveys showed on Wednesday. Stronger signs that Chinese factories are rebounding after the removal of COVID curbs late last […]
MOSCOW: Russian government officials will be banned from using most foreign words when carrying out their duties, according to an amended law on the formal use of Russian that President Vladimir Putin signed on Tuesday. Since launching the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Putin has said he wants to protect Russia from what he […]
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing India-China military stand-off in eastern Ladakh, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit New Delhi for the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting to be held on 1-2 March. ”At the invitation of External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar of the Group of 20 President India, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will attend […]
Colombo: Top defence officials of India and Sri Lanka have held the seventh edition of their annual dialogue during which the two sides reviewed the bilateral defence and security cooperation and identified new avenues for engagement. The two-day meeting of the 7th edition of the Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD) between India and Sri Lanka, which […]
Moscow: French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will visit China in April to seek the Chinese government’s help with ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The announcement on Saturday came after China published a 12-point position paper that called for a ceasefire and a “political settlement” to end the year-long conflict. Macron, speaking on the […]