Xi-Putin Meeting in Beijing: Key Takeaways
Putin and Xi have repeatedly pointed out that the China-Russia strategic partnership established by the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation is a model of neighborly relations.
Defence & Diplomacy
India, China reaffirm commitment to ‘stable and predictable’ bilateral relations
Earlier, on May 7, the newly appointed Indian Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, presented a copy of his credentials to Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Hong Lei.
Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami with the Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Liu Jinsong
Kazakhstan hosts Informal Summit of Organization of Turkic States
Held in Turkestan, the spiritual capital of the Turkic world, the summit testifies to Kazakhstan ‘s growing international and diplomatic profile, as it comes in a series of such high profile engagements in Central Asia ‘s largest state.
Iran FM urges India to persist despite US sanctions
“Chabahar Port is one of the major symbols of cooperation between Iran and India. We are pleased that India has played an important role in its development,” he said.
Armenia’s Rising Diplomatic Profile
It is the first time that a country inthe South Caucuses has hosted the summit since its launch in 2022, and the largest diplomatic gathering ever held in Armenia
UAE oil break exposes deepening Saudi rift as Gulf power shifts
The move also part of a deeper rupture in ties in which Abu Dhabi is prioritising autonomy over deference to Riyadh, they said, and using oil as a tool to express its autonomy and show it will not be dictated to.
Bishkek Holds SCO Defence Ministers Meet
Bishkek: April 28, 2026: The Meeting of Defence Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Myung’s Delhi Visit Launches New Chapter in India -South Korea Ties
Central to the reset is the decision to revamp the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed in 2010.
Pakistan places $1.5 billion Sudan weapons sale on hold after Saudi objection: Reuters
The refusal comes amidst a brutal power struggle going on currently between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
India, Russia Activate RELOS
The agreement Indo-Russian Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS) was signed between New Delhi and Moscow last year in February.
The agreement was ratified by Russia in December 2025, on the eve of the visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to New Delhi for the annual bilateral summit.