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  Chagos Islands: Why are they important in Indian Ocean and what do India, UK want? EXPLAINED

  Explainers | October 04, 2024 16:21 IST

  Britain ceded control over the Chagos Archipelago after years of negotiations with Mauritius. India has maintained strong support for Mauritius over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and played a quiet but important role in the negotiations with the UK.

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  China supports Maldives' sovereignty, ties will grow stronger: Muizzu amid uneasy ties with India

  World | January 27, 2024 15:47 IST

  Maldives and China elevated their ties into a strategic partnership after Muizzu visited Beijing and met his Chinese counterpart earlier this month. The Maldivian President has opted for a pro-China pivot after ordering the withdrawal of Indian military personnel in the country.

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  EC asks Congress chief to clarify Sonia Gandhi's 'Karnataka sovereignty' remark

  Elections | May 09, 2023 6:12 IST

  The election body issued a letter to Congress president to provide clarification and take rectification measures in respect of the social media post which has been put up on the Official INC (Indian National Congress) Twitter handle and attributed to Chairperson CPP Sonia Gandhi.

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  China, Russia using their growing strength to violate sovereignty of smaller states: US

  World | October 21, 2020 9:39 IST

  US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday said China and Russia, by rapidly modernising their militaries, are using their growing strength to "ignore" international law, "violate" the sovereignty of smaller states and shift the balance of power in their favour.

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  Beijing ‘deletes’ envoy’s suggestion to rename CPEC

  World | May 09, 2017 10:30 IST

  The suggestion made by envoy Luo Zhaohui has been removed from the official version of his speech published on Chinese embassy’s website.

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  Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike that ‘violated sovereignty’

  World | May 24, 2016 9:38 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan summoned US ambassador David Hale on Monday to express concern over the drone strike by American forces in Pakistani territory to kill Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, which it said was a

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  Canada to stake claim of sovereignty on North Pole

  World | December 10, 2013 14:39 IST

  Toronto: Canada plans to make a claim to the North Pole in an effort to assert its sovereignty in the resource-rich Arctic, the country's foreign affairs minister said Monday.John Baird said the government has asked

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  China Warns India Not To Infringe Sovereignty In South China Sea

  World | September 19, 2011 22:53 IST

  Beijing, Sept 19: Taking strong exception to India going ahead with the oil exploration programme in the blocks claimed by Vietnam in the South China Sea, China today raised its pitch saying any exploration activity