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Most Americans are opposed to Russia receiving Ukrainian territory at the end of the war, according to a new poll that comes as President Trump has suggested “land swaps” could be part of a peace deal. When asked in The Economist/YouGov poll about “how much of Ukraine’s territory” they want Russia to have at the…
Trade between India and the EAEU reached $69 billion in 2024, marking a 7 per cent rise over the previous year, according to India’s commerce ministry.
Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong said that the US had long benefited from free trade but was now using tariffs as bargaining chips. He stated that the US had imposed tariffs of up to 50% on India and that China firmly opposed it.
India and Russia have reaffirmed common interest in strengthening economic ties, as their top diplomats met in Moscow. Sitting alongside his Russia counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Dr S Jaishankar made clear India's interest in collaborating in several areas,
The foreign ministers of India and China met in New Delhi on Monday in a renewed effort by the nuclear-armed Asian rivals to ease tensions after a five-year border standoff significantly hurt relations.
Xu Feihong urges stronger China-India trust and cooperation, highlights resumed pilgrim visits and anticipates PM Modi’s SCO Summit trip in Tianjin after Xi Jinping’s invitation. Read here
Russia expects to continue supplying oil to India despite warnings from the United States, Russian embassy officials in New Delhi said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow hopes trilateral talks will soon take place with India and China.
India has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep into the territory of its geopolitical rival, China, just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his first visit there in years.
In a formal communication to the MEA, the embassy clarified that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) “did not receive or provide funding of $21 million for voter turnout in India from Financial Year 2014 to 2024 nor implement any voter turnout-related activities”.
Relations plummeted in 2020 after security forces clashed along the border. The violence, the worst in decades, left 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese soldiers dead, freezing high-level political engagements.
India’s top court has ordered authorities in New Delhi to start removing all stray dogs from its streets and to sterilize and relocate them to shelters permanently.
The Asian giants are cautiously strengthening ties against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy, staging a series of high-level bilateral visits.