Member states pose for group photograph in SCO summit (AP image) The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states on Monday have ‘strongly condemned’ the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 expressing their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the deceased and the injured.“The Member States strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a veiled jibe at China’s Belt and Road Initiative as he said that connectivity loses its trust and meaning if it bypasses sovereignty.While speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in China’s Tianjin, PM Modi pointed to the SCO Charter and said that connectivity should always…
Founded in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO has expanded from six founding members into a 26-nation family of 10 members, two observers, and 14 dialogue partners spanning Asia, Europe, and Africa. With major emerging markets and developing countries such as China, Russia, and India among its members, the SCO represents nearly half of the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin were seen sharing light moments and walking hand-in-hand during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on Monday, while Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looked on as the leaders passed him during the group photo session.PM Modi, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has recommended that the price caps enforced by the govt, for example, the existing 30% trade margin cap on 42 essential anti-cancer drugs – should be extended to cover cancer vaccines, immunotherapy, and oral chemotherapy. It has also suggested that quality of generic drugs available in the market should be…
NEW DELHI: Monthly average rainfall over the country as a whole in Sept is most likely to be ‘above normal’, at more than 109% of the long-period average, the IMD said on Sunday. It also warned of possible heavy rainfall events during the month in Uttarakhand, north Rajasthan, south Haryana, Delhi and parts of north…
NEW DELHI: In his meeting with President Xi Jinping, PM Narendra Modi raised the issue of cross-border terrorism in the context of the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack, seeking Chinese support and understanding to fight the menace.Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said India did get support from China on that issue in the context of the ongoing…
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday met Myanmar’s acting president and military leader Min Aung Hlaing, also Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of Myanmar, and expressed hope that the forthcoming elections in the country will be held in a fair and inclusive manner involving all stakeholders. They also discussed defence cooperation and border…
PM Modi meets Chinese Communist Party secretariat top leader Cai Qi In Tianjin, Modi also had a separate meeting with Cai Qi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, and a powerful political ally of Xi. Cai is seen internationally as Xi’s right-hand man and also the man…
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin Sunday, Congress lashed out at his govt, asking if the ‘new normal’ is to be defined by “Chinese aggression and bullying and our govt’s spinelessness”.Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, in a post on X, said: “PM Modi’s meeting with Xi…