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India, China relationship is at crossroads, Beijing departed from 1988 con
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that India's relationship with China is at crossroads following border tensions and its direction depends on whether the Chinese side will adhere to the consensus and whether it would follow through on b
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On COVID-19 vaccines, India says it's engaged with entities in US for proc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): After US president Joe Biden announced the decision to distribute 80 million vaccines to countries in need, India said it is engaged with entities in the US for procurement and the subsequent manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Over 40 countries have supplied COVID-19 related equipment, material to In
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Over 40 countries have supplied COVID-19 related equipment and material to India through the Indian Red Cross Society amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
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WHO European Director highlights vaccine gap between world's richest, poor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 20 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said on Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine inequality between richer and poorer economies was "definitely there."
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Accepting vaccinated passengers should be global best practice: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 20 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has applauded growing number of countries making data and evidence-driven decisions to open their borders to vaccinated travellers.
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COVID-19: US Congressman Krishnamoorthi launches legislation to provide fu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday (local time) announced that he is launching legislation to provide funding for vaccinating 60 per cent of the population from middle-income countries against COVID-19.
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Preparedness costs only fraction of impact of a pandemic but returns expon
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Underlining the need for greater collaboration between countries on various aspects of health, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Wednesday said that an important lesson COVID-19 has taught is that preparedness costs only a fraction of the impact of
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China's actions against Australia may lead other countries to be more care
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 19 (ANI): As relations between China and Australia have taken a turn for the worse, experts say that Beijing's actions against Canberra may lead other countries being more careful in considering investment from Chinese companies.
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80 million COVID-19 vaccines to be shared across world, no decision on all
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Noting that India has been a major priority for Washington given the surge of COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, President Biden's point-person for global pandemic response has said that no decision has been taken regarding ulitmate allocation o
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China slams EU, US joint statement over holding Beijing to account on trad
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): The Chinese government has called on Washington to stop forming "small cliques" targeting Beijing, after the European Union and the United States said that they can work together to "hold countries like China that support trade-distorting policies to account."
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US to make greater use of drones to spy on China: Experts
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): The United States is all set to spy on China by using drones in a better way to monitor its skies as the military confrontation between the two countries in the region escalates.
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Blinken says US wants Arctic region to remain free of conflict, full of co
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he discussed the Arctic region with Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, with both countries wishing the region to remain "free of conflict and full of cooperation."
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