“India now engages the world with confidence”: EAM Jaishankar

Anand ( Gujarat ) [India], April 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has highlighted India’s growing global confidence and evolving outlook on international engagement. He underlined the concept of a “global workplace,” stressing that not only can India leverage the world for accelerated progress, but the world, too, stands …

UAE Deputy PM Abdullah Bin Zayed meets head of Abu Dhabi BAPS Hindu Mandir

Abu Dhabi [ UAE ], April 16 (ANI): Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan , Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), extended a warm welcome to Swami Brahmaviharidas, head of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi , on Monday, the …

Time for the EU to stop outsourcing its China policy to the US

The EU must move quickly to engage with China based on European interests instead of defaulting to American positions In 2025, Europe stands adrift in geopolitical limbo. As Washington sets the tempo and Beijing expands its reach, the European Union clings to ambiguity. Brussels’ inability to formulate a coherent China …

South Korea’s finance chief to meet US treasury secretary next week

South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington during a visit for the Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers’ meeting and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings, Seoul’s finance ministry said on April 16. The U.S. Treasury proposed the meeting, with …

Indonesia won’t host Russian military aircraft, Australia says

Canberra’s defence minister said he had received ‘unequivocal’ assurances over reports of a Russian request for access to a Papua airbase Indonesia will not allow Russian planes to be stationed on its territory, Australia ‘s Defence Minister Richard Marles has said, following earlier reports that Moscow had requested permission to …

Very excited about future, working constantly to have a ceasefire & change trajectory on ground: Tammy Bruce on Middle East conflict

Washington DC [ US ], April 16 (ANI): The State Department of the US shared updates about the Middle East on Tuesday ( US Local time) and said that the US is working to have a ceasefire and change the trajectory on ground. Spokesperson Tammy Bruce also reiterated the stance …

“We continue to work for ceasefire”: US State Department on Russia-Ukraine conflict

Washington DC [ US ], April 16 (ANI): The US Department of State said on Tuesday ( US local time) that America continues to push for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine . Until the ceasefire is achieved, spokesperson Tammy Bruce said, “there would be no negotiations, no decisions, no …

Sahara: De Mistura drops diplomatic reserve, signals readiness for mediation role

The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, delivered Monday a charged address from the UN Security Council chamber in New York, that saw him step away from the usual diplomatic reserve and adopt a tone of urgency. Calling for immediate international engagement, De Mistura warned …

Editorial: Missiles for Pyongyang, silence in Seoul?

North Korea has supplied Russia with hundreds of short-range ballistic missiles and hundreds of thousands of artillery shells for its war in Ukraine and is expected to receive advanced air defense systems, including surface-to-air missiles, in return, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. …