Chinese defence minister to visit India this week

China on Tuesday announced that its Defence Minister General Li Shangfu will visit India this week to attend the meeting of SCO defence ministers from April 27 during which he is expected to hold......

Jaishankar meets Russian FM Lavrov ahead of G20 meet

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov focusing on the Ukraine conflict, bilateral ties and issues relating to the......

Ukraine war an important point of discussion at G20 FMs' meet: India

As India steps up efforts to build consensus on a joint communique at the G20 foreign ministers meeting, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Wednesday chose not to "prejudge" any outcome on it but......

India ready to contribute to end Ukraine war: Modi after talks with Scholz

India has been pressing for resolving the Ukraine "dispute" through dialogue and diplomacy and is ready to contribute to any peace process, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday after......

India may not get to play a major role in reconstruction of Ukraine

Reconstruction efforts after the Russia-Ukraine war will be dominated by the heft of the membership of major nations across international organisations. Photograph: Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters......

BRICS: A strong model for governance

The BRICS model will need to demonstrate the efficacy of a second alternative governance structure to reform the Bretton Woods legacy, says Zorawar Daulet Singh. It has become customary for some......

Millionaire Wadhwani sets up India chair at CSIS

Multimillionaire Silicon Valley information technology entrepreneur Romesh Wadhwani, CEO of Symphony Technology Group in Palo Alto, California, has established an India Chair at the Center for......

Global think tanks want Indian biz leaders

When the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the global think tank, first invited Sunil Mittal to join its board of trustees last October, the Bharti Group chairman was not immediately......

Sports Shorts: Badminton star Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Legendary shuttler Lee Chong Wei has been diagnosed......