China announces establishment of two new regions in Ladakh, India strongly protests

The India-China border has become heated again. In October last year, the two countries reached an agreement to withdraw troops from the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. Both sides withdrew troops from several areas like Demchok and Depsang. But the fact that the border situation has not calmed down is evidenced by China’s new […]

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Beijing slams US over potential Chinese drone ban

China said on Friday it would take “all necessary measures” in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national security reasons. On Thursday, the United States Commerce Department said it was considering new rules to address risks posed by drones made with technology from foreign adversaries such […]

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India aims to strengthen economic ties with US, engage with Trump administration

India is looking forward to strengthening its economic relationship with the United States by engaging with the incoming Trump administration, India’s trade minister Piyush Goyal told reporters in New Delhi on Friday. “We are looking forward to a very deep and substantive engagement with the new US administration,” the trade minister said, noting that under […]

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Malaysia detains 196 Rohingya migrants from Myanmar

Malaysian police on Friday detained almost 200 migrants “believed to be Rohingya” from Myanmar after their boat ran aground on the northern resort island of Langkawi. The group comprises 68 men, 57 women, 32 boys and 39 girls, police said. “All detainees are believed to be from the Rohingya ethnic group, who are believed to […]

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How effective was India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ policy in 2024?

In the year that just ended, 2024, most of India’s neighboring countries went through political upheavals. There were also incidents in some countries, which led to tensions in the bilateral relations between those countries and India. From Bangladesh to Maldives, India has faced problems in several places. On the other hand, progress has also been […]

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What India is saying about Sheikh Hasina’s extradition and Bangladesh’s purchase of ‘light tanks’

India has nothing new to say at this time regarding Bangladesh’s request to return ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the country’s Ministry of External Affairs. At the regular weekly briefing at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi on Friday afternoon, he also made it clear that the Indian government […]

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Maldives a concrete expression of India’s neighbourhood first policy: Jaishankar

Calling the Maldives a “very concrete expression” of India’s neighbourhood first policy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday said the two countries have finalised a framework to promote the use of local currencies for cross-border trade and signed a pact on high-impact community development projects. Jaishankar’s announcement came as he met the visiting Foreign Minister […]

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Why Al Jazeera’s broadcast was stopped in Palestine

The Palestinian Authority has suspended the broadcast of Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV in Palestine. They have demanded a temporary suspension of the international TV’s broadcast, mainly on the grounds that it broadcasts ‘provocative material’. However, the decision will not be effective in the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza. Because although it is part of Palestine, […]

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Pakistan-India exchange list of nuclear installations

India and Pakistan exchanged information on nuclear installations on Wednesday on the first day of the new year. This information was exchanged under a 1988 agreement, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said. This was reported by the Indian Express on Thursday (January 2). According to the more than three-decade-old agreement, the two countries will […]

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