Bangladesh and Uzbekistan seek to deepen ties
Bangladesh and Uzbekistan have been exploring ways to deepen the bilateral relationship. In Dushanbe, to
Aditi Bhaduri
How A Free Press Has Strengthened Democracy in Afghanistan
Free media have directly contributed to the rapid development of a still growing civil society and have empowered such vulnerable groups as women, youth, and the poor—a clear majority in Afghanistan—to increasingly exercise their rights under the country’s progressive constitution.
Photo: Afghanistan Government Media and Information Centre
Bishkek SCO summit affirms cooperation in fighting terrorism, trade protectionism, calls for greater regional cooperation
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a mechanism for multilateral cooperation that plays an important role in maintaining regional peace and stability and in facilitating the prosperity and development of the Member States.
At SCO summit, Modi says countries sponsoring terrorism must be held accountable
The SCO is a China-led eight-member economic and security bloc with India and Pakistan being admitted to the grouping in 2017.
Why did Modi choose Maldives, Sri Lanka as destinations for his first overseas visits?
It is in this backdrop that Modi’s visits to Maldives and Sri Lanka – his first official overseas destinations in his second term as Prime Minister – is expected to herald the second chapter for Modi’s Neighbourhood First policy. Its second edition is expected to mark a shift from India’s immediate to extended neighbourhood and from disputed land borders to maritime expanse making Modi an Indo-Pacific Prime Minister.
Indian government approves agreement with Kyrgyzstan
The MoU will be signed on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, later this week.
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Kyrgyzstan confers its highest award on President Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping, along with other leaders of the group including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is in the Kyrgyz capital to attend the two-day Summit beginning Thursday.
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Rouhani says Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil
On a visit to Japan last month, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Abe’s help in dealing with Iran, highlighting what he called the “very good relationship” between Tokyo and Tehran. As a U.S. ally that also has good diplomatic relations with Iran, Japan could be in a unique position to mediate between the Islamic Republic and the United States.
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It’s that time for raised hopes
Even without SAARC, India and Pakistan will have to engage with each other within the very framework of the SCO. So why not that bilateral meeting between South Asia’s midnight’s children to start afresh.
‘Russia does not provide any financial, political, or military assistance to the Taliban’
‘In Syria, with assistance from Russian Federation, this phenomenon of ISIL was demolished. We thought that after living in Syria these fighters will go to other countries, and we wanted to demolish there, not in Russia,”