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French parliamentarians call out China's narrative in disputed Indo-Pacifi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Led by lawmaker Marie-Noelle Battistel, the Taiwan Friendship Group released a statement challenging the report's most contentious claim: that "the United Nations has recognised Taiwan as a province of China."
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UN alerts worsening drought endangering Afghanistan's food security
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
OCHA stated that reduced rainfall and dry soil conditions have significantly impacted rain-fed wheat production and placed livestock at serious risk due to fodder shortages.
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"We have no friends left": Farooq Abdullah on US imposing 25 per cent tari
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"We have no friends left, even our neighbours are not our friends. What we have tried to do is to show that we are stronger than they are, rather than thinking that all of us have to be together. That's why Indira Gandhi created SAARC, which aimed to bring all nations closer to us. It was me
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"We will pay as low as the lowest nation in the world," Trump on Most Favo
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Trump said before boarding Air Force One in Allentown, Pennsylvania that the US will pay the lowest price just like other European nations do.
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PM Modi hails commissioning of 'Make-in-India' Green Hydrogen Plant at Kan
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
India, at the 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 26) in November 2021, announced its target to achieve 'net zero' by 2070.
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China's Brahmaputra hydropower project raises alarm among Tibetan experts,
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
China's new mega dam on the Brahmaputra River has sparked concern among Tibetan experts, who warn it could harm the environment and threaten water security in India and Bangladesh due to lack of transparency and the region's seismic risks.
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Thailand returns injured Cambodian troops before key border talks
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Thailand released two wounded Cambodian soldiers after recent deadly border clashes. Eighteen others remain in custody. Both nations blame each other as they prepare for ceasefire talks next week in Malaysia. Cambodia urged Thailand to act under international law and plans to nominate Donald
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India launches development projects under UN Global South initiative
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar initially announced the initiative in September 2023 during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Since then, the Ministry of External Affairs and the UN team in India have been working jointly to identify and plan SDG-foc
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Israeli officials downplay impact of new US tariffs
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Israeli officials downplayed the impact of a new 15 per cent US tariff on Israeli imports on Friday morning, calling it relatively modest compared to harsher measures imposed on other nations.
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Zelensky urges West to "change the regime in Russia" to stop future aggres
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Ukrainian President Zelensky urged Western countries to support regime change in Russia and use frozen Russian assets to counter Moscow, RT reported. He warned that without action, Russia would continue destabilizing neighbors even after the war. Moscow questioned Zelensky's legitimacy and s
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US dictating its will on independent nations such as Iran and India: Irani
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"Resisting such policies is a stand for a more powerful emerging non-Western-led multilateral world order and a stronger Global South," the Embassy added.
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"UK-India Partnership set to go bigger": Defence Advisor Chris Saunders on
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Posting a thread on X, the Defence Advisor mentioned, "The UK and India have launched a ground breaking 10-year Defence Industrial Roadmap as part of our Vision 2035 partnership. This historic agreement will promote economic growth, strengthen both nations' security and create a safer int
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