India achieved a big diplomatic victory in Russia's Kazan this year after years of negotiations on border issues with China. The major development came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to the negotiating table.
PM Modi's visit marked the final leg of a significant journey that began in Nigeria, continued in Brazil for the 19th G20 Summit, and concluded with a historic State visit to Guyana. This marked the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the South American nation in over 50 years.
During the bilateral meeting with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed eagerness to work closely in areas such as technology, green energy, security, innovation and technology.
Apart from PM Modi, Bhutan's PM also met External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. He, along with Minister Puri took a ride on a green hydrogen-run bus in the national capital, in a message to sustainable mobility and a green future.
Both PM Modi and Chinese President Xi are attending the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, which begins Tuesday. India has also not announced whether the two nuclear nations leaders will meet on the sidelines of the summit.
As of now, both India and Pakistan have already ruled out any bilateral talks between Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the SCO heads of the government summit.
This is the first meeting between Oli and PM Modi after the former became Prime Minister in July. Oli became the Nepal PM after he brokered a deal with Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba to to form a new coalition government replacing Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Prime Minister Modi, will hold delegation-level talks with counterpart Tusk in Poland. PM Modi will thereafter be hosted by Tusk for lunch. He will also lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and meet President Andrzej Duda.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who received the invitation for the grand event by his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni and reached Italy on Friday with a high-profile delegation. This is PM Modi's first overseas trip in his 'historic' third term and is scheduled to meet several world leaders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he was looking forward to engaging in productive discussions with world leaders at the G7 Summit on Friday to address global challenges and foster international cooperation for a brighter future.
PM Modi arrived in Dubai on Thursday to a rousing welcome from the Indian diaspora, ahead of the World Action Climate Summit. His tightly-packed schedule includes multiple bilateral meetings with prominent world leaders who will be attending the high-level summit in Dubai today.
Earlier this year, Biden had referred to Xi as a dictator while discussing the latter's reaction to a Chinese spy balloon being shot down over American airspace in February. China denounced the remark as "an open political provocation" that violates diplomatic etiquette.
The leaders announced the elevation of India-Tanzania ties to a 'strategic relationship'. A number of MoUs were signed after Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu's meeting with PM Narendra Modi, including cooperation in maritime energy, sports and cultural exchange programmes.
The ongoing diplomatic row between India and Canada was expected to be on the agenda of the bilateral meeting. However, it is unclear as of now whether Jaishankar and Blinken addressed the issue during their discussions.
As per the schedule, the leaders will lay a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi followed by a live performance of Mahatma Gandhi's favoured devotional songs.
The leaders are expected to discuss the India-UK free trade deal, as Sunak said there was “still some way to go” for a pact with India.
The two leaders will also speak on 5G/6G technology, collaboration on critical and emerging technologies, and progress in the civil nuclear area during the meet today.
PM Modi's meeting with the Iranian President Ebraham Raisi focused on ways to boost bilateral relations in the sectors of energy, trade and investment, connectivity and counterterrorism
"Had an excellent meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. We discussed a wide range of issues aimed at deepening India-South Africa relations. We will keep working together to strengthen the voice of the Global South," tweeted PM Modi.
There were reports that PM will hold meetings with the heads of five countries including Iran, Ethiopia and Mozambique but it did not mention the names of the other two nations.
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