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