Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov shakes hands with Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China, on June 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Russian Defence Ministry via Reuters China hosted Defence Ministers from Iran and Russia for a meeting in its eastern seaside city of Qingdao on…
The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that a joint statement could not be adopted at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers’ meeting, as consensus could not be reached, particularly on the issue of terrorism. India said no joint statement was issued at the SCO defence meet.(ANI Grab File) “We had our defence…
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Tuesday and reviewed recent developments in India-China relations and underscored the need to promote the overall development of the bilateral ties, including by fostering greater people-to-people ties. During the meeting on Monday, NSA Doval emphasised the need to…
Videos circulating on Chinese social media that appear to show rehearsals for a major military parade are providing an early glimpse of the scale and symbolism expected when China marks the 80th anniversary of its Victory Day in September. On Wednesday, a clip posted to the Instagram-like platform RedNote – also known as Xiaohongshu –…
Bangladesh’s chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, will depart Dhaka for a four-day official visit to China, where he is expected to meet President Xi Jinping. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will embark on a three-nation visit to Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname. Defence officials of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation will hold a two-day meeting in Qingdao…
China has little cause to worry about the US-Russia rapprochement, according to observers, who say the Asian neighbours’ shared strategic goal to counter the West and their deep economic ties make for a partnership that is hard to break. The meeting between US and Russian officials earlier this week, which discussed the possibility of normalising…
In talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in the Chinese capital on Saturday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also voiced Beijing’s commitment to Tehran’s participation in Beijing-led multilateral frameworks as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Brics. “The two sides should continue to support each other on issues of mutual core interests, steadily advance…
China will continue to work to create “favourable conditions for a political solution” to the Ukraine crisis, President Xi Jinping said while vowing to strengthen “strategic synergy” with Russia, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Meeting former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in Beijing on Thursday, Xi repeated Beijing’s position on the Ukraine war, saying China “repeatedly…
Iran and Hong Kong’s strengthening ties have shown that the “imperialist” United States’ sanctions are no longer effective, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to China has said, adding that measures are being implemented to overcome barriers that had “slowed down investment”. Ambassador Mohsen Bakhtiar called for more official visits between the two jurisdictions during a recent…
Iran and Hong Kong’s strengthening ties have shown that the “imperialist” United States’ sanctions are no longer effective, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to China has said, adding that measures are being implemented to overcome barriers that had “slowed down investment”. Ambassador Mohsen Bakhtiar called for more official visits between the two jurisdictions during a recent…