India shouldn’t retain ties with Afghanistan’s previous ru...
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April 30, 2022
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By: Nayanima Basu
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Wang Yi’s India visit was China trying to return to diplom...
April 23, 2022
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By: Nayanima Basu
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New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India last month was an indi...
Russia in the room: Tough talk expected at first India-US...
April 9, 2022
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By: Nayanima Basu
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After Maldives, Jaishankar in Sri Lanka to secure Indian O...
March 29, 2022
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By: Nayanima Basu
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Nepal PM Deuba to meet Modi in Delhi on 2 April, neighbour...
March 28, 2022
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By: Nayanima Basu
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New Delhi: During a three-day vi...
With US or Russia? India-US strategic partnership hit by D...
March 4, 2022
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By: Nayanima Basu
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Russia-Ukraine war is setting ‘risky’ precedence for Indo-...
March 4, 2022
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By: Nayanima Basu
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New Delhi: The Russia-Ukraine conflict will set a &ldquo...
India’s stand on Ukraine unclear as Russia finds Modi ‘app...
February 26, 2022
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By: Nayanima Basu
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New Delhi: India’s stand on...
India wants Nepal not to allow foreigners to use trans-bor...
November 26, 2021
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By: Nayanima Basu
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New Delhi: India has told Nepal that nationals of other countries wil...
‘Unholy’ China-Pakistan-Turkey-Taliban pact means India ca...
October 16, 2021
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By: Nayanima Basu
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Covid aid to India, financial help to Sri Lanka - Banglade...
May 29, 2021
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Bangladesh drops ‘except Israel’ from new passports, but n...
May 24, 2021
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By: Nayanima Basu
New Bangladesh passports will no longer preclude its validity in Israel in an effort to encourage visits to the West Asian country. However, Dhaka&rsq...
India, Pakistan foreign ministers likely to meet at ‘Heart...
March 20, 2021
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By: Nayanima Basu
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi are likely to hold a meeting on the sidelines of the &lsquo...
India, Indonesia to soon hold joint Air Force drill to boo...
January 12, 2021
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By: Nayanima Basu
India and Indonesia will soon hold a joint drill between their air forces as they seek to strengthen bilateral military ties amid the ongoing border t...
India-Russia summit cancelled amid Moscow’s unease with Qu...
December 24, 2020
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By: Nayanima Basu
For the first time in the last two decades, India and Russia have not held their annual summit. This comes after Moscow expressed severe reservations...
With eye on China, India and Japan discuss strengthening o...
October 8, 2020
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By: Nayanima Basu
A day after the Quad countries led by the US came down heavily on China, leaders of India and Japan Wednesday discussed the strengthening of security...
India yet to invite Australia to join Malabar naval exerci...
India is yet to formally invite Australia to the Malabar naval exercise, even as tensions between New Delhi and Beijing continue to soar. Talks are al...
China has been and will continue to be an important develo...
August 27, 2020
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By: Nayanima Basu
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid Wednesday described China as an “important” development partner for Male, saying it always has be...
Mahinda Rajapaksa brings family rule to Sri Lanka. All eye...
August 16, 2020
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Pompeo cites Ladakh tensions, accuses China of playing ‘ro...
June 21, 2020
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By: Nayanima Basu
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused China of behaving as a “rogue actor” not just in its own neighbourhood, but also in the larg...
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