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04 Sep

Gujarat leaders congratulate ISRO on successful GSLV-F17 launch, EOS-05 deployment

Gandhinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), following the successful launch of the GSLV-F17 carrying the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite and described the mission as a "significant achievement" for India’s space programme. The GSLV-F17 lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 2:55 a.m. on Friday and successfully placed EOS-05 into a sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit. ISRO said the mission marks the first time India has placed an imaging Earth observation satellite in a geosynchronous orbit.…

04 Sep

Russian Chief Justice arrives in New Delhi to attend BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Russia's Chief Justice Igor Krasnov arrived in New Delhi on Friday to participate in the BRICS Chief Justices' Forum. Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, and other officials received Krasnov at the airport who will be holding bilateral meetings with his counterparts from BRICS member countries on strengthening legal cooperation. "Chief Justice of Russia Igor Krasnov has arrived in New Delhi to participate in the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum. During his visit, Igor Krasnov will also hold bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts aimed at strengthening legal cooperation. The central event will be a discussion on…

22 Mar

India conducts trilateral naval exercise with Mozambique and Tanzania

New Delhi, March 21, Indian Navy ships Tir and Sujata are participating in the second edition of India Mozambique Tanzania (IMT) trilateral naval exercise, which began on Thursday and will go till March 29. The joint maritime exercise includes harbour training, damage control, fire-fighting, evacuation, countering asymmetric threats, and search and seizure procedures. According to the Indian Navy, the current edition of the exercise is planned in two phases. As part of the harbour phase scheduled from March 21-24, naval ships Tir and Sujata will engage with the respective navies at the ports of Zanzibar (Tanzania) and Maputo (Mozambique). This…

03 Oct

India asks Canada to withdraw 40 diplomats by Oct 10: Reports

New Delhi, October 3, India is learned to have told Canada to withdraw around 40 diplomats from the country by October 10 amid worsening ties between the two nations, according to reports. The reports have said that New Delhi has conveyed to Canada that if the diplomats are not withdrawn by the deadline, they will lose their diplomatic immunity. There are more than 60 Canadian diplomats posted in India. Last month, after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had alleged in Parliament that Indian intelligence agents may have been involved in the murder of Sikh pro-Khalistan hardliner Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the…

21 Sep

Now Indian states can do direct power trade with Nepal

Kathmandu, Sep 21, In a bid that will bolster bilateral energy cooperation, now Indian states can directly buy electricity from Nepal. This agreement was reached during the 14th meeting of the Joint Technical Team ( JTT) on Wednesday in New Delhi, according to the Nepali side. Both sides also reached an understanding on increasing the quantum of power to be traded through the Dhalkehar -Muzaffarpur cross - border transmission line and accelerating the - construction of cross-border lines to boos the power trade. Any Indian undertaking that is in the power trading business can sell and buy electricity through a 132…

24 Aug

Six nations to join BRICS grouping from Jan 1, 2024

New Delhi, Aug 24, The BRICS grouping on Thursday announced that six nations -- Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Argentina, the UAE and Saudi Arabia -- will be included as full time members. South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa announced this at the BRICS summit. The membership will be effective from January 1, 2024. "We have consensus on the first phase of this BRICS expansion process," Ramaphosa told reporters in Johannesburg. These six nations will join Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Speaking immediately after Ramaphosa's announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Johannesburg to attend the BRICS Summit, welcomed all…

22 Aug

BRICS summit: Navigating uncertainties through Indian and global south partnership

New Delhi, Aug 22, The BRICS group will conduct its 15th summit from August 22 to 24 at the Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, during which it is likely to discuss a proposal for a new currency backed by gold, aimed at decreasing dependence on the US dollar, though its motivations are debated. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for South Africa to participate in the summit. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazil's President Luiz InacioLula da Silva are expected to be present in the summit, which will be the…

24 Jun

South Africa to host BRICS political parties dialogue in July

Johannesburg, June 24 (IANS) South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has said that political parties from the BRICS countries will meet next month to discuss how to strengthen the BRICS mechanism, economic recovery and conflict resolutions. The dialogue will be held in Johannesburg on July 18-20 to deliberate on issues of mutual interest, and it will be attended by party leaders and representatives of political parties across the world, the ANC said on Friday in a statement. "The 2023 BRICS Political Parties Plus Dialogue will deliberate on reforming and strengthening mechanisms for inclusive multilateralism, and resolving conflicts through…

07 Jun

Nepal PM defends India’s ‘Akhand Bharat Map’ in new Parliament building

Kathmandu, June 7 (IANS) Amid ongoing criticism by the Opposition in Nepal, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday came to India's defence over the 'Akhand Bharat Map' placed in the new Parliament building. Nepal's opposition parties, including the CPN�UML, have opposed the map which shows Nepal as part of the ancient Indian landmass and asked the government in Kathmandu to take up the matter with India. Addressing the National Assembly on Wednesday, Prachanda, as the Prime Minister is popularly known, said that the map is not political and he had raised the issue during his recently-concluded India visit during which…

08 May

Buoyant ruble-yuan trade between China, Russia drives dedollarisation

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Against the backdrop of Russia cutting its usage of the US dollar, the Chinese yuan and Russian ruble are now the most used currencies in bilateral trade, which was unimaginable even two years ago. The US dollar has stepped down from the altar, and now people can see it more clearly, Global Times, a Chinese mouthpiece, said in a recent article. "If we look at the structure of trade between China and Russia, more than 70 per cent of bilateral trade is settled in yuan or ruble", Anton Siluanov, Russian Minister of Finance, was quoted as…