BRICS blow trumpet of new multilateralism amid Trump Anxiety
JOHANNESBURG: On a crisp sunny winter day in the land of Madiba, the leaders of BRICS countries decided to build a new edifice of reformed multilateral order as a bulwark …
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BRICS summit to focus on free trade, reform of global governance
JOHANNESBURG: The 10th BRICS summit is set to open at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on July 25, with the five emerging economies of India, China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa …
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Modi’s Africa Opportunity: Mapping New Frontiers
It’s time for Africa, and Africa’s turn to bask in the global spotlight as the BRICS summit of emerging powers hosts an outreach meeting with the leaders of many African countries in Johannesburg this week. Ahead of the BRICS summit, the leaders of India and China will launch a “Charm Africa”, diplomatic mission, with both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping travelling to Rwanda, a landlocked country with not many resources, but full of can-do spirit to fashion the country’s destiny anew. Besides Rwanda, Modi will be visiting Uganda and South Africa and Xi Jinping will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Mauritius.
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Amid shifting geopolitics, India backs ASEAN-led free & open Indo-Pacific
Amid the ongoing geopolitical churn in the region, India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has reiterated New Delhi’s commitment to shaping “an open, free and inclusive Indo-Pacific” and underlined ASEAN’s …
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India, South Korea widen arc of prosperity, to partner in Afghanistan
The arc of prosperity between India and South Korea has widened to encompass new horizons. New Delhi and Northeast Asia’s economic powerhouse have unveiled a roadmap for enhanced cooperation in …
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What’s in a name? How Taiwan became Chinese Taipei on Air India website
Against the backdrop of renewed pressure by China to recognise One-China policy, India’s national carrier Air India has discreetly changed the name of Taiwan to “Chinese Taipei” on its official …
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Beyond Wuhan, high hopes for India-China ties: Bridging trust & trade deficit
Is it time for a China-India-Pakistan trilateral summit? There are hardly any takers in New Delhi for this radical proposal made by China’s ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui at a …
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US-North Korea summit: A realistic deal, but still a long journey ahead
History was made in the island state of Singapore on June 12 as the erstwhile foes, the US and North Korea, took a leap of faith to leave the past …
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From Wuhan to Qingdao, India-China ties turn sugar-sweet: River, rice & P2P
River, rice and a bit of sugar – the positive flow in India-China relations that started in Wuhan washed ashore the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao, with Prime Minister Narendra …
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Germany backs freedom of navigation in SCS and a stronger ASEAN: German MP
The 2018 edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue saw a strong convergence among leading European countries and the US for stronger cooperation to counter China’s attempts to alter the status quo …
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