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18 Nov

India joins Moscow talks for inclusive govt. in Kabul

Business Correspondentinternational, Politicalindia, Russia

India attended the current meeting of the ‘Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan’ which was carried on Wednesday in the Moscow. Joint Secretary, J.P. Singh, represented India at the talks. “During the meeting, the partaker focused on matters in connection to Afghanistan, including the present humanitarian condition and the continuous efforts of different stakeholders to provide cooperation, intra-Afghan talks, creation of an inclusive and representative government, efforts to oppose threats of terrorism and ensuring regional security,” said the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement. India’s participation in the talks was established by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on 8th of…

23 Aug

Ukraine sanctions on Russia virtually ground Pakistan JF-17 fighter programme

editorIndia, internationalChina, Pakistan, Russia

A day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) efficiently targeted the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror training camp at Balakot on February 26, 2019, to avenge the Pulwama terror strike, the Pakistanis launched a counter with US F-16 combatants and Chinese JF-17 warring parties south of Pir Panjal in Jammu and Kashmir. There is documentary evidence that the Pakistan Air Force relied solely on F-16s to target unspecified goals in the Nowshera-Rajouri-Poonch sector across the LoC with JF-17 combatants no longer involved in the action at all. Stung by means of a couple of disasters of JF-17 aircraft, principally due to the…

22 Aug

Russia Detains ISIS Suicide Bomber Planning Terror Attack in India to Kill BJP Member

editorIndia, internationalPakistan, Russia

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, who was planning a revenge terror attack against one of "India's management elites". Insulting Prophet Muhammad. The detained ISIS recruit said at one point in the interrogation that he was believed to have been given subjects in India to "carry out a terrorist attack at the behest of ISIS to insult the Prophet, Muhammad". The authority said in a statement, "Russia's FSB has identified and detained in Russia a member of the Islamic State, a banned global…

01 Apr

PM Narendra Modi Meets Russian Foreign Minister Amid Pressure To Take Anti-Moscow Stand

editorinternationalPrime Minister Narendra Modi, Russia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this evening amid global pressure on India to take a stand against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.PM Modi and Russian Foreign Minister held a meeting for 40 minutes. The Prime Minister has not publicly met any other visiting ministers from the UK, China, Austria, Greece and Mexico in the past two weeks. Earlier today, Mr Lavrov said he wanted a "personal message" from President Vladimir Putin to Prime Minister Modi. "The president (Putin) and the prime minister are in daily contact with each other and I will file with the…

01 Apr

Russia offers India big discount on purchase of 15 million barrels of oil

editorIndiaindia, Russia

Russia is offering India big discounts on the direct purchase of oil as sales to other nations dip following stringent sanctions over its invasion of ukraine. Russia is willing to sell high-grade oil up to $35 per barrel - which could increase to $45 per barrel after the latest surge in global prices - and wants India to buy 15 million barrels in the first deal. Russia has also offered rupee-ruble-denominated payments using its SPFS financial messaging system - since Moscow has been banned from SWIFT - that could make trading more attractive for India. The offer comes a day…

30 Mar

Russian Foreign Minister to visit India amid conflict with Ukraine

editorworldRussia, Ukraine

Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to India from 31 March -1 April. During the visit, Lavrov is expected to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. It is not clear if he would also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His talks with the Indian side will focus on the global geopolitical situation in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. India has adopted a neutral stand on the ongoing conflict. While abstaining from voting against Russia at the UN, New Delhi has…