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China invites Pakistan foreign minister for talks after Brics meet

China said it has invited Pakistan's foreign minister Muhammad Asif for talks, in a move to assuage Islamabad's concerns after the Brics named Pakistan-based terrorist groups LeT, JeM in the grouping's declaration

3 min read6 Sep 2017
Politics

India, China to enhance defence personnel ties to avoid Doklam-like crisis

Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping, during their meeting in Xiamen, emphasised on the need to make efforts to enhance mutual trust between India and China so that situations like Doklam standoff don't recur

1 min read5 Sep 2017
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Donald Trump ‘not my bride’, says Vladimir Putin, but still hopes for detente

It's naive to ask whether he's disappointed in Donald Trump because he's not my bride, and I'm also not his bride or groom, Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS summit in Xiamen

1 min read5 Sep 2017
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Pakistan rejects Brics declaration on militant groups

Pakistan rejected a declaration by the five emerging-market Brics powers at their that militant groups in Pakistan pose a regional security concern

1 min read5 Sep 2017
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Vladimir Putin rejects sanctions as ineffective against North Korea

Vladimir Putin rejects US calls for new sanctions against North Korea, saying there's no other path except for a peaceful, diplomatic resolution of Pyongyang's nuclear problem

1 min read5 Sep 2017
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Brics Summit 2017: Narendra Modi calls for coordinated action on counter terrorism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was speaking at the 'BRICS Emerging Markets and Developing Countries Dialogue' organised on the sidelines of the 9th Brics Summit

1 min read5 Sep 2017
Politics

India, China need to do more to avoid border disputes: S. Jaishankar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed that more needed to be done to avoid future border disputes, said foreign secretary S Jaishankar

1 min read5 Sep 2017
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Developing nations have become ‘main engine’ of growth: Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping says that developing countries have become the 'main engine' of world economic growth, as he announced that China will provide $500 mn to help such nations

3 min read5 Sep 2017
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Live: Modi hails meeting with Myanmar president as ‘wonderful’

Following the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now in Myanmar for a two-day visit. Here are the latest updates and developments

7 min read5 Sep 2017
Politics

Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping create space to reset India-China ties

India and China, in the Modi-Xi meeting in Xiamen, decided that peace and tranquillity at the border are 'prerequisite' for improving bilateral ties

3 min read6 Sep 2017
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