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BEIJING/NEW DELHI: China on Thursday expressed its support for Russia’s initiative to revive the dormant Russia-India-China (RIC) troika.Russian news portal Izvestia on Thursday quoted Russia’s deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko as saying that Moscow expects the resumption of the RIC format and is negotiating on this issue with Beijing and New Delhi.“This topic appears in…
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju hit back at Rahul Gandhi with a suggestion that as “the leader of the opposition (in Lok Sabha), he should not say anything anti-national.” Reiterating his attack of “speaking language of Pakistan,” Rijiju questioned Rahul’s intentions behind attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over foreign policy, pointing out that…
S Jaishankar (left) with Xi Jinping NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a sharp dig at external affairs minister S Jaishankar for apprising Chinese President Xi Jinping on bilateral ties, calling it a “full-blown circus” that, in his view, is “destroying India’s foreign policy”.“I guess the Chinese foreign minister will come and…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar, during his first visit to China since 2020 Galwan Valley clashes, called upon the neighbouring nation to ensure that ‘differences does not become disputes, nor does competition become conflict.‘“Stable and constructive ties between India and China are not only to our benefit, but that of the world as…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that India-China bilateral relations had made “good progress” in the past nine months, categorically mentioning the “resolution of friction along the border.” He, however, pressed upon the need to “address other aspects related to the border, including de-escalation.”In his opening remarks during meeting with foreign…
NEW DELHI: Following remarks by Union minister Kiren Rijiju backing the Dalai Lama’s announcement about his succession, including the statement that China will have no role in it, India on Friday said it had taken no position on what was an issue concerning faith and religion.Interestingly, the Chinese foreign ministry, after cautioning India at a…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday firmly rejected China’s claim that it has a decisive say in choosing the Dalai Lama’s successor and asserted that the issue could be decided only in accordance with the wishes of the Tibetan spiritual leader and established Buddhist traditions.“The Dalai Lama’s position is of immense importance, not just for Tibetans…
Kiren Rijiju and Dalai Lama NEW DELHI: No one except the Dalai Lama can decide the next successor, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday, sending a clear and first message to China. The Tibetan spiritual leader declared on Wednesday that the institution of the Dalai Lama would continue, with the Gaden Phodrang Trust holding…
NEW DELHI: India has asked China to constructively work towards a “permanent solution” to the border issue under a structured roadmap to bridge trust deficit, de-escalate tensions and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate it, even as their armies continue to be forward deployed against each other along the frontier for the last five years.Defence…
NSA Ajit Doval met Chinese foreign minister and special representative for boundary talks Wang Yi and reviewed recent developments in India-China bilateral relations, underscoring the need to promote overall development of India-China bilateral relations.Doval is visiting China to attend the 20th meeting of the SCO Security Council secretaries. Govt said Doval emphasised the need to…
