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Rajnath Singh avoids handshake with Chinese counterpart at bilateral meet
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A moment that stood out during the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart General Li Shangfu held Thursday where they discussed developments in the India-China border areas as well as bilateral relations was when the former did not exchange a handsh
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"China and India share far more common interests...," Chinese Defence Mini
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Notably, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh did not exchange handshakes with Li ahead of the bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li, while, he had handshakes with Tajik, Iran and Kazakh counterparts ahead of the bilateral.
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Tibetans in Netherlands held protest against China demanding release of 11
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Demonstrators included members of the Tibetans Support Group and the Tibetan community, who led a demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy on April 25, 2023, in Hague on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the 11th Panchem Lama.
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China harass, intimidate its minorities in Netherlands
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Tsering Jampa, Secretary, Tibet Support Group enquired whether the Chinese police stations had been closed in the Netherlands.
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Gilgit-Baltistan burns as Pakistan denies basic human rights: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While Muslim nations around the world were practising Zakat (charity to the needy) and multiplying their acts of kindness, Pakistan has vowed to make it impossible to allow its citizens to breathe. Especially the ones that stand up against the oppression of the ruling institutions, The Inter
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Chinese Premier Xi must avoid another policy-induced recession
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China's gross domestic product for the January-March period of 2023 grew 4.5 per cent year on year in real terms, exceeding market expectations. That is up from 2.9 per cent in the October-December period of 2022 when the economy sputtered because of zero-COVID. The economy is now back on a
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Taiwan signs 420 mn deal with US to maintain fighter aircraft
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Taiwan has relied on the US for air defence capability to secure its airspace and prepare for a possible Chinese invasion. China has been ramping up military pressure in recent years to try to force the island to accept integration with mainland China.
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Chinese leadership betrays its ignorance of Bhutan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Archery is the national sport of Bhutan. The practice of archery leading to occasional accidents is not unheard of in the Himalayan kingdom. In 2019, a man from Punakha in Bhutan was airlifted to Kolkata with an arrow stuck to his aorta, the main artery that carries blood from the heart to t
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Food shortage hits Nepal villages bordering China
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Nepalese villagers living on the China border in Bhotkhola Rural Municipality and are dependent on Tibetan markets for daily supplies, are facing a shortage of food grain and other essentials after the border closed China since the Covid pandemic three years ago has yet to reopen, Kathmandu
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Ex-Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Yogesh Joshi takes over as DG of Centre
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Former Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Yogesh Kumar Joshi on Thursday took over as Director General of the Centre for Contemporary China Studies in the Ministry of External Affairs.
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Violation of agreements has eroded basis of bilateral ties: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a strong message to China, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the visiting Chinese Defence Minister that unilateral violation of existing agreements has eroded the basis of bilateral ties between the two sides.
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11 Asian members identified EUR20.1 billion in additional revenue: Tax Tra
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Tax Transparency in Asia 2023 report, released on Thursday, is the first progress report of the Asia Initiative. It provides an overview of the progress achieved in Asia between 2009 and 2022, the year of the establishment of the Asia Initiative. Asia Initiative is a regional programme l
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