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China’s President Xi Jinping with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit in Astana on July 3. | Photo Credit: AFP China is seeking to strengthen its leadership of an expanding bloc of nations it sees as a potential counterweight to the world order led by the United States. Leaders of the Shanghai…
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting, in Astana, Kazhakstan. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, raised the issue of Indian nationals in the war zone and pressed for their safe return during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey…
China’s President Xi Jinping. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The situation in Afghanistan, the Ukraine conflict and boosting overall security cooperation among the SCO member countries are expected to figure in the summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 24th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana this week,…
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File picture of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar | Photo Credit: via Reuters External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will represent India at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana next week as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to skip it. Mr. Modi is set to visit Russia from July 8…
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Defence secretary reiterated India’s steadfast commitment towards maintaining peace New Delhi: India on Friday emphasised on the need to adopt a “zero-tolerance approach” towards terrorism in all its forms for prosperity and development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, officials said. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane put forth New Delhi’s assertion in this regard…
In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, April 26, 2024, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, fourth right, and Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China Dong Jun, fours left, attend the talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Astana,…
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India’s envoy to the U.N. has said that the overall objective of the global community in Afghanistan aligns with New Delhi’s priorities in the war-torn nation, including the need to combat terrorism. India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N., Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, told the U.N. Security Council meeting on Afghanistan on March 6 that New Delhi…
