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 2017Narendra 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 2017It'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 2017Pakistan 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 2017Vladimir 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 2017Prime 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 2017Prime 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 2017Xi 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 2017Following 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 2017India 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 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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