United Nations, Feb 25 (IANS) Demanding an “unrelenting focus on poverty eradication,” India has said that the selective priorities of donor countries should not override the national development plans and needs of countries fighting poverty….
Dhaka, Feb 25 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to become a founding member of the Chinese-government initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as the country’s parliament has passed a bill in this connection, the media reported…
Washington, Feb 24 (PTI) A top American environmentalist group today slammed the WTO over its ruling against India’s solar localisation policies for US firms. Alleging that almost half of US states have a programme like…
Havana, Feb 25 (IANS) Cuban and US delegations met in Havana this week to discuss “ways to increase bilateral cooperation” in combating cybercrime, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “Both sides agreed on the importance…
Damascus, Feb 24 (IANS) Syria on Wednesday condemned the remarks of US Secretary of State John Kerry, who warned that Syria would be hard to be held together if the cessation of hostilities did not…
Kutch: Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli arrives in Kutch of Gujarat on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kathmandu/New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Nepal and India did not issue a joint communique at the…
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IANS) Nepal and India did not issue a joint communique at the end of a state visit by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to Delhi on Wednesday due to India’s position on…
Brussels, Feb 24 (IANS) European Council President Donald Tusk said here on Wednesday the European Union (EU) would respect the decision of British people with regard to the country’s decision on whether or not to…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) With China’s increasing assertiveness on its claims over the South China Sea, Vietnam, the southeast Asian nation that is most vulnerable to this, on Wednesday appreciated India’s position on th…
Damascus, Feb 24 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reassured his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via a phone call on Wednesday that his administration will observe a cessation of hostilities as planned by Russia and the…
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan was pursuing good relations with all its neighbours, including India, as mutual cooperation was…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (File Photo: IANS) Tokyo, Feb 24 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia despite the US urging him not to do so, a top government official said on…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday greeted the Amir and people of Kuwait on their National Day on Thursday and hoped that bilateral relations will be strengthened further. In a message…
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale on Wednesday met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed bilateral relations, the media reported. Bambawale and Sharif “exchanged…
Moscow, Feb 24 (IANS) A coordination centre began operations at Syria’s Hmeimim airbase in order to implement the ceasefire, the Russian defence ministry has said. “In accordance with the Russian-US February 22 agreement on the…
United Nations, Feb 24 (IANS) UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca has held two days of talks in the Maldives with government and opposition leaders to facilitate a dialogue in the Indian Ocean…
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) The US should show respect to China as a major power, said a state-run Chinese daily which described as “quite insulting” that China keeps being reprimanded by the US when it…
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) India has made the right move to allow the Pathankot terror attack…
Brussels, Feb 24 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the importance of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and NATO while addressing the European Parliament. In his Tuesday’s speech to the European Parliament Committee…
Mumbai: Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli meets singer Udit Narayan in Mumbai on Feb 23, 2016. Also seen Maharashtra Governor C V Rao. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao…