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Mint breaks down the development: At the start of 2023, the India-Canada relationship was thought to be on an even keel. Canada’s foreign minister Melany Joly visited India twice in just a month and spoke about a free-trade agreement between the two countries. However, trouble began to surface after a spate of attacks from pro-Khalistan groups on India’s embassies and consulates across the world.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for the speedy clearance of visas for Chinese technicians needed to install a Pashmina dehairing machine here, an official said on Saturday. The Lt Governor was apprised of the issue by the All Changthang Pashmina Growers Co-operative Marketing Society president Dorjay Stanzin during his visit to the Pashmina Processing and Dehairing Plant in the industrial area here, the official said. Stanzin told Mishra that the machine was procured from China after the visit of a team comprising officials from the central government.

NEW DELHI : The growing ties between India and Tanzania may enter a critical phase with President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s official visit to New Delhi, said government officials. The visit is significant given that it follows a series of diplomatic missions by India’s external affairs minister S. Jaishankar to Africa, and Tanzania’s strategic position as the entry point for India to the continent, as stated by the minister during his visit to the country in July, one of the officials said on the condition of anonymity.

India in rejecting China's new national map, issuing strongly worded statements accusing Beijing of claiming their territory. China published a new version of its national map on Monday to correct what Beijing has in the past referred to as «problematic maps» that it claims misrepresent its territorial borders. India on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with China over its so-called «standard map» laying claim over Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin, and asserted that such steps only complicate the resolution of the boundary question. The External Affairs Ministry also rejected China's claims as having «no basis». «Just making absurd claims does not make other people's territories yours,» External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said while reacting to the Chinese move. The Philippine government on Thursday slammed China's 2023 edition of its so-called «standard map» that still shows swaths of Philippine features in the West Philippine Sea. The Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources issued on August 28 a controversial map that includes the nine-dash line, now a 10-dash line, that supposedly shows China's boundaries in the South China Sea. «This latest attempt to legitimise China's purported sovereignty and jurisdiction over Philippine features and maritime zones has no basis under international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),» Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma.

The foreign minister of Quad group -- which includes India, Australia, Japan and the United States – are likely to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in September. The meeting of the foreign ministers is being held to expand the cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. The meeting has however not been confirmed yet.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, two days after releasing a map that showed Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as part of its territory. “The release of the 2023 edition of the standard map of China is the country’s normal exercise of sovereignty in accordance with the law,” said the spokesperson, reported Global Times. “It’s hoped that relevant parties will treat it objectively and not over-interpret it,” he further added. India on Tuesday had lodged a strong protest with China over its release of the so-called «standard map.” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had said India rejects these claims as they have no basis and that such steps by the Chinese side only „complicate“ the resolution of the boundary question.

The Ministry of External Affairs rejected territorial claims made by China in its 2023 “standard map", which was released on Monday. The map showed Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin, which India claims as part of its territory, as part of China. China claims the former as “South Tibet" while it gained control over Aksai Chin during the 1962 India-China war.

Arunachal Pradesh which China claims as South Tibet and Aksai Chin occupied by it in the 1962 war as part of its territory. Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea are also included within the Chinese territory in the new map. Later in the day the External affairs ministry of India said that it strongly opposed the move by China.

G20 is to promote economic growth and development, and that cannot advance if the crucial concerns of the Global South are not addressed, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. «For a variety of reasons that range from scale, subsidy, technology, human resources & strategic choices, the Global South was reduced to being a consumer rather than a producer,» Jaishankar said in his address at the B20 Summit organised by CII ahead of the September 9-10 G20 Summit. «It is, however, an undeniable reality that the international system remains dominated by the Global North. This is naturally reflected in the composition of G20 as well.

Tata Sons said on Sunday that India’s B20 presidency worked under the theme of PM Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Vasaudeva Katumbakam’ (One Earth, One Family, One Future). India also handed over the B20 presidency to Brazil to host G20 Summit in 2024. Addressing the G20 Summit, N Chandrasekaran said, "India's B20 Presidency under the G20 Presidency worked under the theme of PM's vision of 'Vasaudeva Katumbakam' (One Earth, One Family, One Future).

New Delhi: India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday emphasised on the need for “re-globalisation", as the world recovers from shocks caused by the coronavirus pandemic and conflicts. Speaking at the B20 Forum on Sunday, Jaishankar said that this new globalisation will rely on distributed production centres and resilient supply chains. India’s top diplomat stated that the earlier iteration of globalisation, which took place over the last four decades, concentrated economic power and production in certain countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the importance of using artificial intelligence (AI) in an ethical manner. PM Modi also proposed the idea of designating an annual 'International Consumer Care Day' and shifting from carbon credit trading to adopting 'green credit'. Modi further stressed that India has become the face of the digital revolution in the era of Industry 4.0, and also holds an important place in building an efficient and trusted global supply chain.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday made a strong pitch for a «more diversified and more democratic» re-globalisation, saying the Global South can no longer be at the mercy of a few suppliers. Addressing the B20 Summit organised by the CII in New Delhi, he said the Global South was largely reduced to being a consumer rather than being a producer and could not reap the full benefits of economic change. «They (Global South) not only did not reap the full benefits of economic change, but often ended up saddled with unviable debts emanating from opaque initiatives.

B20 Summit LIVE Updates -During his address, EAM Dr S Jaishankar said that the core mandate of the G20 is to promote economic growth and development. -In the session he also said that India was acutely conscious of the absence of voice of the Global South in G20. Mentioning India's concern for the Global South, Jaishanker threw light upon India's global initiatives like International Solar Alliance or the coalition for disaster resilient infrastructure.

NEW DELHI : Vietnam is pushing for a visit to India by its Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, according to persons aware of the matter. India and Vietnam have forged a close strategic partnership in recent years.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was among nine MPs who took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The oath was administered by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in Parliament House.

maritime domain. It signifies India’s increasing interest in building capacity and partnerships with Indo-Pacific militaries.

V S Arunachalam, a former DRDO director general, died in the US on Wednesday, his family said in a statement. He was 87. «With great sadness and a sense of immense loss, we would like to convey the demise of Dr V S Arunachalam.

international trade and finance. – Some experts have speculated that a BRICS currency may grow to challenge the dollar’s eminence in the global economy.

NEW DELHI : India and the Philippines are looking to step up defence ties after the Southeast Asian nation’s high-profile purchase of a BrahMos missile. Negotiations on a defence line of credit have picked up, according to persons aware of the matter.

NEW DELHI : India and the Philippines are looking to step up defence ties after the Southeast Asian nation’s high-profile purchase of a BrahMos missile. Negotiations on a defence line of credit have picked up, according to persons aware of the matter.