Brics Summit
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BRICS Summit: China hints at bilateral meet between Modi-Xi Jinping on the sidelines
World | Aug 31, 2017, 03:30 PM ISTA Modi-Xi meeting, if it happens, will follow the resolution of the over two-month military stand-off border row which had plunged ties between the two countries to a new low.
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China invites five nations as guests for BRICS Summit
World | Aug 30, 2017, 01:48 PM ISTChina has invited Egypt, Kenya, Tajikistan, Mexico and Thailand as guest countries for the upcoming BRICS summit but clarified that the invitation is not an attempt to expand the group under its 'BRICS Plus' approach
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Xi Jinping calls for ‘peaceful settlement’ of ‘regional disputes’
World | Jul 07, 2017, 07:23 PM ISTChina and India have been engaged in a stand-off in the Dokalam area near the Bhutan tri-junction for the past three weeks after a People's Liberation Army construction party attempted to build a road.
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PM Modi, Xi Jinping likely to meet on sidelines of G20 Summit in Hamburg: report
World | Jul 04, 2017, 02:43 PM ISTYesterday, China had said that Jinping will meet with Modi at Friday's G20 Summit in Hamburg at an informal leaders' meeting of the BRICS countries on the sidelines.
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CPEC has ‘no direct link’ with Kashmir issue, says China
World | Apr 18, 2017, 10:34 AM ISTChina today sought to allay India’s concerns over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, saying it has "no direct link" with the Kashmir issue and New Delhi was welcome to participate in the One Belt One Road project.
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India to acquire Akula-Class nuclear attack submarine from Russia
India | Oct 19, 2016, 02:12 PM ISTIndia has signed a deal with Russia to acquire Akula 2 class, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, for the Indian Navy. The agreement, reportedly worth an estimated $2 billion (over Rs 13,000 crore), was inked between the two sides on the sidelines of
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PM Modi targets twofold increase in intra-BRICS trade by 2020
Oct 17, 2016, 06:53 PM ISTAs the eighth BRICS Summit reached its conclusion on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the leaders of the group of developing economies for a twofold increase in the size of intra-grouping exchange to
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LIVE: Combating terrorism and its supporters a priority for BRICS members, says PM Modi
India | Oct 16, 2016, 05:40 PM ISTIndia is set to forcefully articulate the dangers posed by terrorism emanating from Pakistan and push for a comprehensive global convention to tackle the menace in the BRICS summit that began today.
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PM Modi, President Xi identify terror as scourge; NSG, Azhar issue also raised
National | Oct 15, 2016, 11:01 PM ISTThe two-day BRICS Summit in Goa will start with an informal dinner tonight. The main events of the Summit will take place tomorrow, with a restricted meeting of the five BRICS leaders.
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PM Narendra Modi arrives in Goa for BRICS Summit
National | Oct 14, 2016, 11:10 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Goa this evening to participate in the BRICS Summit which is beginning here tomorrow.
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SC orders CBI probe into Vyapam, Ind-US sign deal to fight tax evasion: Top 5 News Headlines
India | Jul 09, 2015, 10:21 PM ISTUnilateral sanctions hurting global economy: PM ModiUfa (Russia): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that "unilateral sanctions" are hurting the global economy, in a veiled attack on the West which has imposed sanctions on Russia
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Modi makes strong pitch for operationalisation of BRICS bank
World | Nov 15, 2014, 04:52 PM ISTBrisbane: Making a strong pitch for speeding up the creation of a BRICS development bank, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India hopes to ratify the agreement over the financial institution by year-end and 2016
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Meeting most of the leaders from across globe: Narendra Modi government's foreign policy overdrive
Nov 02, 2014, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Barring most of the African Union countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have met leaders of most countries of the world by the end of December 2014, pointing to the heightened stress on
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Sushma to interact with over 100 foreign ministers in New York with Modi
India | Sep 21, 2014, 07:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would be meeting more than 100 of her counterparts from across the world, including the new British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, during a slew of meetings in New
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Beyond symbolism, Commerce & trade to give new spin to Sino-Indian ties
India | Sep 17, 2014, 06:30 PM ISTAs visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepare to hold summit talks Thursday, there is much anticipation that the two Asian neighbours may move in a new direction, away from
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Strong leaders Narendra Modi, Xi could clinch border deal: Ajit Doval
India | Sep 10, 2014, 07:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Strong leaderships in India and China opens up possibilities to find a solution to the vexed boundary dispute and bilateral relations are set to see an "orbital jump", National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
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China reacts guardedly to PM Narendra Modi's 'expansionist' remark
World | Sep 02, 2014, 08:51 AM ISTBeijing: China on Monday reacted guardedly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks of "expansionist" tendency among some countries, saying it is not clear what was he referring to and recalled his earlier comments that India
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China panics at Indo-Japan ties, daily says Abe creating divide
World | Sep 01, 2014, 01:28 PM ISTBeijing: Accusing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of "dividing" China and India, a state-run Chinese daily today said Indo-Japan ties face "huge uncertainty" in view of rise of BRICS and emerging Sino-Indian cooperation."BRICS (Brazil, Russia,
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None says, Madam, I don't agree with you: Natwar Singh
India | Aug 08, 2014, 09:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: The main reason the Congress has shrunk is that it is a "one-woman show" and no one dares to say "I don't agree with you" to party president Sonia Gandhi, former party leader
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India ranks 135 in Human Development Index: Report
India | Jul 24, 2014, 11:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a sign that shows India has a lot of catching up to do, the country's ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI) remained unchanged at 135 in 2013, reflecting little improvement in