India’s first Indian human mission will be launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by 2022. This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh while addressing a press conference in New Delhi today. […]
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India and China to work towards full implementation of ongoing confidence building measures
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met State Councilor and Defence Minister of China Gen. Wei Fenghe, in New Delhi yesterday. The Chinese Defence Minister is on an official bilateral visit to India from 21- 24 August 2018 The two Ministers held extensive discussions on bilateral defence related engagement as well as regional and international developments in […]
Opening Ceremony Exercise SCO Peace Mission 2018
Exercise Shanghai Cooperation Organization Peace Mission 2018 or SCO Peace Mission 2018, the latest in ‘Peace Mission’ series formally started on 24 August 2018 at Chebarkul, Russia. The opening ceremony was conducted in Chebarkul, Russia with military contingents of the all eight SCO member nations participating in this exercise. The contingents were addressed by Lieutenant General […]
No change in the status quo in Doklam, India denies reports of China’s sneakiness
India has refuted reports that claimed that China has done some build-up in the area. In response to media reports on the situation in Doklam purported to be made by a US Official, the Official Spokesperson said: “The press reports attributing remarks on Doklam to a US official is incorrect. The reference to Doklam was […]
India and China share perspectives on maritime security and much more
The Second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held in Beijing, China on 13 July 2018. The Indian delegation was led by Dr. Pankaj Sharma, Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs), in the Ministry of External Affairs while the Chinese delegation was led by Wu Jianghao, Director General at theDepartment of Asian Affairs of the […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan slams China on Air India’s move
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan has taken a strong stand against Indian carrier Air India’s move to replace “Taiwan” with “Chinese Taipei” on its website. Labeling China ‘authoritarian’ it said that Air India has been bullied into making this change. Taiwan: Kids learning moral values through Ramayana! It also attacked the People’s Daily of […]
High Level Chinese Army Delegation Arrives at Sukna
A high level Chinese Army delegation led by Lt Gen Liu Xiaowu, Deputy Commander of Western Theatre Command arrived at Sukna yesterday afternoon. This visit is seen as a major initiative to strengthen relationship between the militaries of both nations. The Chinese Army delegation comprising 10 senior military officials from China will interact with their military […]
Major animal rights group uses Hindu quote to slam Yulin
Anti-Fur society, which has thousands of supporters and followers, used a quote from Hindu religious text which calls for complete compassion and harmony to bash Yulin which is the much-abhorred dog and cat meat fest of China. The group posted the picture which quoted from Bhagavad Gita in the context of Yulin: “When you feel […]
India denies reports about reduction of exports of essential goods to Maldives
Many reports have emerged which suggested that India has reduced the export of essential goods to the Maldives in recent days but the Ministry of External Affairs is seeing red over such assertions. In response to news items about the reduction of exports of essential goods to the nation, Official Spokesperson of the Ministry said: […]
India rubbishes trilateral summit between India, China and Pakistan
In response to queries on the comments made by the Chinese Ambassador to India on a trilateral Summit between India, China and Pakistan, the Official Spokesperson said, “We have seen reports on comments made by the Chinese Ambassador in this matter. We have not received any such suggestion from the Chinese government. We consider the […]