Pacific Diplomacy: President’s visit galvanizes India’s ties with Papua New Guinea
With an emphasis on the need for India to work as a reliable partner with Papua New Guinea, President Pranab Mukherjee, on a visit to the largest Pacific island nation, said that it was essential to achieve peace and security, prosperity and sustainable development. Mr Mukherjee is on a two-nation visit to Papua New Guinea […]
Dolkun Isa suppressed facts while obtaining visa: India
Stressing that India had to take cognisance of Uyghur Leader Dolkun Isa’s red corner notice which was not highlighted during the visa application process, India’s Ministry of External Affairs has claimed that he had suppressed facts while obtaining a visa. China has made it clear to India that it should honour the Interpol Red Corner […]
US pitches for ASEAN unity on South China Sea ruling
The escalation of geopolitical tensions in Asia-Pacific continues to rise as the US has warned China of rising damage to its reputation if it ignores an international court ruling on the South China Sea. The US made a strong case urging Southeast Asian countries to rally behind the court decision. The Permanent Court of Arbitration […]
India, Mongolia sign framework pact for $1 billion LoC
Building on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mongolia in May 2015, the two countries decided to elevate their ties to the level of strategic partnership and signed a framework agreement for using India’s Line of Credit (LoC) of $1 billion for railway and infrastructure projects. The framework agreement was signed during the visit of […]