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EAM Jaishankar with Chinese President Xi Jinping The Pahalgam terrorist attack was deliberately conducted to undermine Jammu & Kashmir’s tourism economy and sow a religious divide, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting in China’s Tianjin, even as his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar looked on.Recalling the strong…
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 on Tuesday delivered a blunt message at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting saying the bloc must adopt an “uncompromising” position on terrorism if it wants to stay true to its founding principles.Addressing his counterparts from China, Pakistan and other SCO nations, Jaishankar said the April…
File photo of China’s President Xi Jinping (Pic credit: PTI) Chinese premier Li Qiang will represent China at the 17th Brics Summit in Brazil later this week, marking the first time President Xi Jinping will skip the annual gathering of the bloc since assuming power in 2012.Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning confirmed on Wednesday…
Islamabad: Pakistan and China are mulling launching a new regional platform amid growing dissatisfaction over the freeze in Saarc activity, with both sides holding consultations on building an alternative bloc to advance connectivity, trade, and political dialogue.Diplomatic sources in Islamabad confirmed that discussions are underway, with the idea gaining traction after a recent China-Pakistan-Bangladesh trilateral…
NEW DELHI: Finding Pakistan teaming up with China to push its line on terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation defence ministers’ meet at Qingdao, India Thursday refused to sign the proposed joint statement as it would’ve diluted its consistent stand on the scourge endangering regional peace and stability.Given the SCO norm stipulating consensus, the statement…
Randhir Jaiswal (ANI) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that India chose not to sign the joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China, as it did not adequately reflect India’s concerns on terrorism.Defence minister Rajnath Singh had earlier taken a firm stance, refusing to…
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh will travel to Qingdao, China, on Wednesday to attend the Shanghai cooperation organisation (SCO) defence ministers’ meeting. This marks the first visit by a senior Indian minister to China since tensions flared along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in…
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval (File photo) NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday called for “shunning double standards in the fight against terrorism” at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held in China.Doval urged the SCO to hold the perpetrators, organisers, financiers, and sponsors of cross-border terrorism accountable, in a call widely…
Rajnath Singh. (PTI photo_ NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh’s anticipated visit to China next week for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) conclave marks a significant diplomatic development.If the visit takes plae, it would be the first instance of a high-ranking Indian minister travelling to China since bilateral relations became strained following the military tensions…
