Amid United States pressure to halt Russian oil purchases as part of efforts to end the Ukraine war, India’s Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, has firmly rejected Washington’s punitive tariffs on Indian goods, stressing that New Delhi will continue buying oil from wherever it secures the “best deal”. Speaking to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency,…
Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi and Shigeru Ishiba (Image/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Japan after receiving invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. He will later travel to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin.He will travel to both nations from August 29 to September 1…
China is gearing up for an intense week of diplomacy as it finalises preparations for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin this month, followed by a grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II. All eyes will be on how China asserts its diplomatic clout and positions itself as…
Updated on: Aug 22, 2025 10:18 am IST The SCO summit, scheduled for August 31 and September 1, will also be attended by UN Secretary General António Guterres. China is all set to host the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin. The event, which will be held on August 31, will be attended…
India and China are slowly rebuilding ties with US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies playing a role in bringing the nuclear-armed rivals closer on some issues, experts say. Direct flights between the neighbouring nations are set to resume for the first time in five years, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet China’s…
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, warned that US-India relations are at a breaking point and must be repaired quickly if Washington hopes to contain China’s global ambitions. In a Newsweek op-ed published Wednesday, Haley said the Trump administration cannot afford to let tariffs and disputes over Russian oil drive a…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi met China’s top diplomat on Tuesday and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the bilateral relationship after a years-long stand-off between the nuclear-armed Asian powers. Mr Modi also noted “respect for each other’s interests and sensitiveness” in a statement on social media after meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin and New Delhi’s renewed engagement with Beijing indicate another sign India is tilting away from the US in the face of Donald Trump’s unprecedented tariff hikes. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a concert before an…
By Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed India’s biggest tax reform in eight years to lower consumption levies on everyday goods and small cars from October, in a move seen as boosting his his image amid trade tension with Washington. The structure of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is…
NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China’s top diplomat on Tuesday in a sign of easing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors after a yearslong standoff between the Asian powers. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in India on Monday, is scheduled to hold talks with Modi and other leaders,…