New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India and Russia held their first detailed and extensive review of the situation in Afghanistan involving the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Defence and security agencies after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the strategic convergence between India and the European Union (EU) is reflected in "our positions" on key regional and global issues, including on Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.
Moscow [Russia], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states convened in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss developments in Afghanistan, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): A day after forming the new caretaker government, the Taliban on Wednesday arrested five journalists of Etilaatroz, a daily newspaper, in Kabul.
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Emphasising the need to prevent escalation of violence in Afghanistan, India and Russia on Wednesday agreed to coordinate their approaches in multilateral formats regarding the Afghan settlement, informed Russian Embassy here.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 8 (ANI): National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday indirectly extended support to the Taliban saying he hopes the group delivers good governance and respect human rights in Afghanistan.
Beijing [China], September 8 (ANI): The Chinese government seems to have defined terms and conditions to the Taliban for Beijing's support in forming a new government in Afghanistan, said a Chinese dissident Jianli Yang.
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Delhi Police on Wednesday booked the head of the Afghan solidarity committee Ahmad Zia Ghani and other refugees for allegedly not wearing masks and flouting COVID-19 norms during their protest outside United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): China is eyeing the former US airbase of Bagram in Afghanistan in order to expand its influence in the region and embarrass America.
Washington [United States], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is concerned about the affiliations and track records of several newly-announced Taliban (banned in Russia as a terrorist group) cabinet members, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement to Sputnik.