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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India and China have announced that they have reached an agreement on patrolling their common border after more than four years of tension. Can this boost trade and investment flow between the two economic powers? Mint explains: It is a first step towards rebuilding their relationship which took a beating following the border clash at Galwan in June 2020.

Both sides should take on their international responsibilities and set an example for the development of other emerging economies, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV cited Xi as saying in a meeting with Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Russia's Kazan. PM Modi and Xi Jinping held their first bilateral talks in five years today, signalling that ties between the Asian giants damaged by a deadly military clash in 2020 had begun to recover.

Yann LeCun, vice president and chief AI scientist at Meta on Wednesday. Social media giant Meta's first Build with AI Summit in India was held here to discuss AI's transformative role in shaping the future of humankind. «AI assistants will eventually be smarter than us, but we should not feel threatened by that. We should feel empowered by it. It's kind of like everybody would walk around with a staff of smart people working for them. There is nothing better than working with people smarter than you, right?» said LeCun in his keynote address. According to him, everybody is going to be smarter because of that. «It's not just people like us in the tech community or in academia. It's going to be everyone. Everyone in India, even in rural areas, can ask questions to their AI assistants in their own language or for health issues, whatever. And it's a very different future that will become possible,» he added.

Xi Jinping held their first formal talks in five years on Wednesday, signalling that ties between the Asian giants damaged by a deadly military clash in 2020 had begun to recover. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, the Indian government and Chinese state media said, two days after New Delhi announced that it had reached a deal with Beijing to resolve the four-year military stand-off on their disputed Himalayan frontier. Relations between the world's two most populous nations — both nuclear powers — have been strained since a clash between their troops on the largely undemarcated frontier in the western Himalayas of Ladakh left 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead in 2020.

Indian nationals in the Russian Army during his bilateral meeting on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. Addressing a media briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the two leaders also shared perspectives on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Prime Minister reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy was the way forward to achieve resolution of the conflict. He briefed President Putin about his engagements with the Ukrainian leadership and noted that India stood ready to contribute in bringing peace to the region. «An important issue that came up was the issue of early discharge of the remaining Indian nationals in the Russian army. This figured from both sides in the discussion and with the support of the Russian side, a number of Indian nationals have, in recent months, been able to return to India. We understand that currently the embassy is pursuing around 20 cases with the Russian side and we very much hope that all of these individuals can be released at an early date and be repatriated to India very soon,» he said.

Kazan [Russia], October 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan on Tuesday. PM Modi invited Putin to visit India next year for 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. The two leaders reviewed bilateral cooperation in various sectors, including political, economic, defence, energy, and people-to-people ties, Prime Minister's Office said in a press release. This was their second meeting this year as the two leaders had earlier met in Moscow for the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit in July 2024.

Xi Jinping on Tuesday left for Russia to attend the BRICS summit where he is expected to meet leaders of the member countries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines. Xi will articulate China's vision for «greater cooperation» of the BRICS bloc, which has now expanded to 10 members, and «open a new era for the Global South to seek strength through solidarity» at the three day summit. The summit of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS), which now has expanded with five additional members Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, is being held in the Russian city of Kazan, about 900 km east of Moscow, from October 22 to 24. Xi left Beijing for the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Narendra Modi on Tuesday departed for his two-day visit to Russia to attend the BRICS Summit in Kazan. The 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan is being held under the chairmanship of Russia from October 22-24. During his visit, PM Modi is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from BRICS member countries and invited leaders in Kazan.

BRICS Summit in Russia's Kazan, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, TASS reported citing the Russian president's foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov. Speaking to reporters, Ushakov stated that the meetings will start on October 22. He said Putin will have a meeting with New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff. Following his talks with Rousseff, Putin will hold a meeting with PM Modi and later with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Furthermore, Putin's meetings are also planned with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, according to TASS report.

Shringla has said that agreement between India and China on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh is likely to lead to de-escalation and provides an opening for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet on the sidelines of BRICS Summit in Russia this week. Shringla, who was Foreign Secretary when actions of Chinese army led to a standoff along LAC in eastern Ladakh in May 2020, told that a fairly firm hand in the negotiations has brought about a satisfactory conclusion. «I think the agreement gives us a way to move forward, provides an opening for leaders to meet, and possibly even take this into de-escalation — the thinning out of troops on the frontline. It will be recalled that China had massed troops at the time when hostilities began, and those troops are still there. So I think after disengagement, we should look at de-escalation,» Shringla told ANI.

BRICS Summit will take place in Kazan, Russia on 22nd-24th October, 2024. The Theme of the Meeting is «Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security”. The main objectives of the 2024 BRICS Summit are to promote cooperation and partnership in politics and security, economy and finance, and cultural and humanitarian ties.

Russia has never done anything to impact India's interests negatively, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday at the NDTV World Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the BRICS summit in Russia from October 22-23 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In July this year, PM Modi visited Russia, his first since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, a war that has complicated the relationship between the longtime allies and pushed Russia closer to India's rival China.

Modi's visit to Russia for the BRICS summit is important, because he will be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and can share his insights on resolving the Ukraine conflict. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin from October 22-23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. Notably, PM Modi visited Russia in June, right after taking office for the third time. Following that, he also visited Ukraine the following month.

BRICS Summit in his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday asserted that the grouping is not «anti-West», but is just «non-West», also recalling that this is member state India's stand. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on October 22-23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. At an interaction with a group of foreign journalists here, Putin said the doors of BRICS were not closed to new members. He said as the grouping develops even the non-member countries will benefit economically. He accused the United States of trying to stem development in China. «It's like telling the sun not to rise,» he said.

ANSR, a consultancy that helps multinational companies set up global capability centres (GCCs) in India, has acquired a majority stake in Bengaluru-based Summit Consulting Services for Rs 45-65 crore ($5-8 million) in a cash and stock deal. The acquisition will help ANSR expand its solutions to mid-sized GCCs as they scale operations, ANSR cofounder Vikram Ahuja said. Summit Consulting will continue to maintain independent operations and serve its customers with its 45-50 employees in the company, according to people associated with the firm. Sandeep Sharma, founder and chief executive of Summit Consulting, will join the leadership team of ANSR.

vaccine doses manufactured and distributed across the world in the last one year alone, half of them were manufactured in India, said Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava. She said this while addressing the annual India Leadership Summit 2024, organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum here today. Punya said India has emerged as a global leader in pharmaceuticals, being the third-largest producer and a key supplier of generic medicines. This sector's success has resulted in substantial savings for healthcare systems worldwide, including a notable contribution to the US healthcare system.

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PM Narendra Modi will visit Laos for India-Asean Summit on October 10-11 to commemorate 10 years of India's Act East Policy, emphasising India's support for 'Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea region' amid China-Philippines territorial disputes that may snowball into a bigger conflict.

Maha Kumbh scheduled to be held in Prayagraj next year, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday launched a 'Kumbh Summit' to be held across all 18 divisions of the state. The event commenced in Lucknow and will conclude in Prayagraj on December 14.

Hindustan Zinc plans to transition to renewable energy to power its operations in the next five to seven years, Chairperson Priya Agarwal told Reuters on Tuesday.

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