In his opening remarks, Jaishankar extended a "very very warm welcome" to Zameer on his first visit to the country in his current capacity, which the EAM said provides an opportunity to discuss bilateral ties and chart out future directions.
According to the report, the Modi government has begun a massive infrastructure transformation by spending billions on building roads, ports, airports and railways. It is also heavily promoting digital connectivity, which can improve both commerce and daily life.
US F-16 and Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets dropped air-to-ground missiles while multiple naval and ground assets fired C-Star anti-ship missiles to target the decommissioned tanker located 15.7 km off the coast of Laoag in the northern Ilocos Norte province.
A floral tribute at the funeral of a senior official on Monday suggests China’s former defence minister Wei Fenghe may be politically safe, after his absence from state events sparked months of speculation about his fate.
China’s last ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, left his post in October 2022. Since then the post has been vacant despite both countries having rocky relations in the past three to four years.
During their talks on Monday, Macron and Xi called for an immediate ceasefire of the Israel-Hamas war and a political settlement of the Iran nuclear issue. On Ukraine, Xi warned against using the crisis to stoke a "new Cold War".
The attack took place at Zhenxiong County People's Hospital in Zhaotong city of Yunnan province, and a suspect has been arrested. Firearms are banned in China, however, there has been a spade of knife attacks in the past.
Tensions soared after a Chinese air force jet dropped flares above and ahead of an Australian Navy helicopter over the Yellow Sea during a routine flight. Australia called the situation "unacceptable" and said it made "very strong representations" to China.
The Philippines has said such moves were aimed at disrupting supply missions to Filipino soldiers stationed in a naval ship there, which Manila deliberately grounded in 1999 to bolster its maritime claims.
China's President Xi Jinping arrived in France on Sunday for a rare visit with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who is set to press him to reduce trade imbalances and try to convince him to use his influence on Russia over the war in Ukraine.
When COVID-19 struck China, most of the Indian students left for home at the height of lockdowns and could not return until early last year due to China's visa bans and restrictions.
Xi Jinping's first stop will be Paris, where his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will be waiting for his arrival amid the fact he had a similar trip to Beijing last year.
Defence Minister Singh said that the talks between India and China are going well and indicated hope for a resolution of the lingering row.
The 53-day mission involving the Chang'e-6 probe is China's most complex lunar exploration mission to date, marking a major milestone in the country's space ambitions. China is in increasing competition with the US, which also plans to send astronauts to the Moon in the coming years.
The White House asserted that Biden respects his allies and his remarks were a broader comment on how immigrants strengthen the country. Biden on Wednesday said that India, Japan, China and Russia are not performing well economically because they don't welcome immigrants.
"The Shaksgam Valley is a part of the territory of India. We have never accepted the so-called China-Pakistan Boundary Agreement of 1963 through which Pakistan unlawfully attempted to cede the area to China, and have consistently conveyed our rejection of the same," said MEA.
A 17.9-metre-long section of the highway in Meizhou city gave way on Wednesday, sending a number of cars down the slope. This came after the Guangdong province witnessed heavy rains and a powerful tornado in recent days that has caused widespread damage.
Around 100 schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Wednesday. The Crime Branch and IFSO unit of Delhi Police’s Special Cell have been roped in to trace the origin of the emails and their IP addresses and nothing suspicious has been found after the searches in the school.
The Fujian, which features a full-length, flat flight deck with an advanced catapult-launch system for jets, takes its name from the Chinese province opposite democratically governed Taiwan.
A 17.9-metre-long section of the highway collapsed in Guangdong's Meizhou city on Tuesday, sending 18 cars down the slope, according to authorities. This came after a powerful tornado struck the province on Saturday, killing at least five people.
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