Rubio also said that the US was aware of the potential risks of rising tensions between India and Pakistan after the blast, but appreciated New Delhi’s calm and responsible approach.
By maintaining a pragmatic relationship with Kabul, India preserves a foothold in a region whose geography, not its government, will determine its long-term strategic value. In essence, India’s Afghanistan policy must be rooted not in who sits in the offices of Kabul today, but in the immutable fact of where that land sits on the map of the world.
In a significant step towards normalising relations with Afghanistan under Taliban rule, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced today that the country will...
"For decades now, major international terrorist attacks are traced back to that one country. UN’s designated lists of terrorists are replete with its nationals," S Jaishankar lashed out at Pakistan.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar defended India’s oil imports from Russia, saying, “At the end of it all, we make decisions that are in national interest.”
For months, Chinese restrictions on exports of key equipment and raw materials had threatened India’s infrastructure and industrial plans. Now, after Wang’s visit, Beijing has promised to resume supplies of tunnel boring machines critical for metro and highway projects, lift curbs on rare earth magnets indispensable for electric vehicles and renewable energy, and restart exports of speciality fertilisers essential for Indian agriculture.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to arrive in India on Monday for an official visit. During his three-day visit, Wang Yi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19th August
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and tri-services chiefs at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence in New Delhi.