Category: Politics

Meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, Chinese President Xi Jinping said relations had maintained a steady, healthy momentum, and should continue to increase mutual understanding and trust.President Xi told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday that the two countries should respect each other’s concerns and constructively handle their differences. “We ought to respect and give consideration to each other’s concerns, and use constructive methods to appropriately handle questions on which there are disputes,” Xi said, in comments carried by China’s…

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HANOI—India on Saturday agreed to provide Vietnam with a $500 million loan for defense purposes, a further sign of warming ties between two countries in separate territorial disputes with China. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc also announced after their meeting in Hanoi that Vietnam and India have upgraded their diplomatic relations to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership from strategic partnership. “Our decision to upgrade our strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership will provide a new direction and momentum to our bilateral…

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared with him the U.S.’ perspective on developments in the region and beyond.”It looks like the rains this time have warmly welcomed you,” PM Modi said as he greeted Mr Kerry and the US delegation for talks. Mr Kerry’s motorcade was caught in two hours of traffic chaos when he arrived in Delhi on Monday night for the annual US-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue that seeks to deepen the bond between the world’s two largest…

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Amnesty International India has temporarily closed its offices and postponed events aimed at raising awareness of rights abuses over safety concerns for its staff after the charity was accused of sedition by protesters, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The prominent rights group held an event on Saturday that focused on human rights abuses carried out by Indian security forces in Kashmir, one the most sensitive national issues in India. Police in the southern city of Bangalore, the city where the event was held, said they are investigating if “anti-India” slogans…

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Centuries-old evils will have to be tackled more sternly: PM Against the backdrop of recent attacks on Dalits and Muslims, Prime Minister Modi said social evils will have to be dealt with “sternly” and with “sensitivity” as survival of the society is impossible if there is no social unity. Economic progress is no guarantee to a strong society whose foundation is social justice, he said in his Independence Day address and asked the countrymen to work for social equality and justice. He made it clear that social harmony is key…

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Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. “A morning for neighbourly engagement. Chinese FM Wang Yi calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Vikas Swarup posted on Twitter. Mr. Wang is visiting India for holding talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on various issues of mutual interest Xinhua commentary hints at NSG-SCS quid pro quo As Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began his three-day visit India visit from Goa, a commentary in the state-run Xinhua news agency…

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