Wednesday, March 22, 2023

China

India and Sri Lanka agree to increase ‘complexity’ of bilateral exercises: MoD

India and Sri Lanka on Thursday agreed to increase intensity of bilateral military exercises and vowed to avail maximum benefits from each other’s experience and capacities, a move that came amid China’s attempts to expand its influence in the...

Jaishankar ‘failed’ foreign min: Cong

Slams remarks on China The Congress on Wednesday hit out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, calling him a “failed” minister and alleging that his remarks on the China issue have “demeaned” the valour of India’s armed forces.Congress spokesperson Supriya...

U.S. warns China against providing lethal support to Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned China that providing “lethal support” for Russia’s war against Ukraine will have “serious consequences” on bilateral ties between the two countries and condemned Beijing’s balloon incursion, saying it “must never happen...

Iranian president says China visit ‘successful’

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has described his state visit to China as “very successful and fruitful”.Raisi made the remarks in an address to reporters upon arrival in Tehran from his Beijing visit on Thursday, according to the website of...

China, Iran call for lifting sanctions

China’s President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled international agreement on its nuclear programme.Xi also accepted an invitation from Raisi...

Beijing tells US to investigate balloons allegedly flown over China

China urged the United States on Tuesday to conduct a “thorough investigation” into what Beijing claims was a string of incursions into its airspace by US balloons, reports AFP. Relations between Washington and Beijing have nosedived following the shooting...

Haley announces 2024 US presidential bid

Nikki Haley, who announced her 2024 US presidential bid, has not only taken on political insiders in South Carolina but also confronted countries like China and Russia during her stint at the UN.In her speeches, Haley , 51, identifies...

China says more than 10 US balloons flew in its airspace

China on Monday said more than 10 US high-altitude balloons have flown in its airspace during the past year without its permission, following Washington’s accusation that Beijing operates a fleet of surveillance balloons around the world.The Chinese allegation comes...

Arctic chill descends upon US- China relations after spy balloon affair

As the spy balloon wafted across continental America over the past days, relations between the United States and China went from moderately cold to freezing.Tentative first steps taken towards normalisation of ties from the stormy phase of Trump-triggered trade...

China violated sovereignty of nations across 5 continents: Blinken

 In reference to the suspected Chinese spy balloon which was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington "was not the only target of this broader program which violated...