New Delhi: A week after India announced that a patrolling agreement had been reached with China for the Demchok and Depsang regions of Eastern Ladakh, the Chinese ambassador to the country has said that “many important understandings” have been arrived at and Beijing hopes that the relationship between the two countries will progress smoothly. Ambassador…
Kolkata: Ambassador of China to India Xu Feihong on Wednesday called the recent meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of BRICS Summit at Kazan in Russia ‘very important’. The diplomat qualified the talks, the first formal one between the two leaders in the past five years,…
It should not come as a big surprise that China and India finally came to their senses and agreed to end their four-year-old border hostilities, at least for now. But the timing of the detente – which occurred during a Russia-hosted event ahead of the US presidential election next week – is rather curious. New…
Tokyo, Japan Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed in spite of gains on Wall Street as investors looked toward a slate of megacap technology earnings to keep propelling the Nasdaq Composite to new heights this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.68%, extending gains from the day before. This comes after the ruling Liberal…
The annual summit of the Brics group of nations welcomed five new full members last week, doubling membership to 10. It underlined the growing challenge to the Western-led world order from emerging nations, with 13 more invited to become “partner countries”, and Russian President Vladimir Putin revealing that more than 30 others had expressed an…
New Delhi, India — For those who make a living studying body language, there was plenty to read during the BRICS summit this week in Kazan, Russia. There were the images of Russian President Vladimir Putin, far from isolated on the global stage despite his war on Ukraine, standing next to leaders from 36 countries,…
The Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping détente over resolving the military friction in East Ladakh post-PLA transgression in May 2020 was actually a test of the staying power of the NDA government, the determination and commitment of the Indian Army in most trying conditions and the complete coordination between the military and Indian diplomacy. PM Narendra Modi…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting in Russia’s Kazan today, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit that both leaders attended. This is the first “formal bilateral meeting” between the PM Modi and President Xi since the military stand-off between both countries began in 2020. Ties…
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for the Brics nations to lead the “urgent” reform of the international financial architecture to better reflect the global economy. He told the bloc’s annual summit it should also drive reform of global governance and cooperate further in innovation and green development. The meeting in the Russian city…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Russia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the dinner hosted for BRICS leaders, in Kazan on Tuesday.(ANI) This is the first meeting between…