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Damage in Tehran (AP file photo) Iran on Thursday officially conveyed its reponse to Pakistan on the US 15-point proposal for de-escalation talks, calling it one sided and unfair.“Iran’s assessment is that it is “one-sided and unfair”, serving only US, Israel interests,” reported Reuters quoting a senior Iranian official, confirming that the proposal “was reviewed…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Tarique Rahman indulged in some Eid diplomacy this week, with Rahman expressing hope in a letter to Modi on Friday that this blessed occasion would further strengthen the longstanding bonds of friendship and people-to-people ties between the two countries.Rahman told Modi that Eid-ul-Fitr is a…
File photo: PM Modi with French President Macron NEW DELHI: India continued to engage the international community over the situation in West Asia region as PM Modi on Thursday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron, reiterating the need for a return to dialogue and diplomacy.After his telephonic conversation with Macron, the PM said they will…
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday reiterated its call for an “early end to the conflict” in Iran and the wider Gulf region, expressing deep concern over the rapid escalation of hostilities and the mounting civilian toll. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the situation, which began deteriorating from February 28, poses serious risks to…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: For nearly a decade, US President and MAGA supremo Donald Trump fashioned his political identity around a simple, potent pledge: end America’s “endless wars.” He derided the foreign policy establishment as reckless interventionists and insisted he alone could resist the military-industrial complex. “I am the most militaristic person there is, but…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shared a unique diplomatic moment, drumming to K-pop hits like BTS’s ‘Dynamite’ and ‘Golden’ from ‘K-pop Demon Hunters’ in Nara. The leaders expressed optimism for bilateral ties, with President Myung noting they “shared harmony atop our individual rhythms.” The summit aimed to strengthen…
The Trump administration has quietly ordered the recall of nearly 30 career diplomats serving as ambassadors and chiefs of mission across the world, triggering alarm within the US foreign service and renewed accusations of a political purge inside the State Department. The move, reported by various US media outlets, is highly unusual and has not…
NEW DELHI: Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar had two breakfasts together within a week, but the deadlock over the Karnataka chief ministerial post does not seem likely to end soon.The second round of the “breakfast diplomacy” at the deputy chief minister’s residence drew a blank yet again, after both Siddaramaiah and DKS left the…
The Karnataka power struggle, simmering for months and boiling over in the past week, took an unexpectedly choreographed turn this morning. Chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, appeared together for a breakfast meeting in Bengaluru, their first joint engagement since the renewed speculation over a midterm change of leadership. Later, the two leaders…
(AI image generated using ChatGPT) Russia has reacted furiously to US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new sanctions on its oil sector, with former President Dmitry Medvedev calling the move “an act of war” and accusing Washington of abandoning diplomacy.In a post on Telegram, Medvedev denounced Trump’s decision to sanction Russia’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft…
