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NEW DELHI: The Chinese embassy in India issued a statement expressing objection to an Indian media channel’s interview with Taiwan’s Foreign Minister, Joseph Wu. The embassy alleged that the interview provided a platform for advocating ‘Taiwan independence,’ a stance against China’s ‘One-China principle.’ In response, Taiwan defended its democratic status, emphasising that both India and Taiwan […]

NEW DELHI: Last year saw an unexpected development in geopolitics with the expansion of BRICS, as five new nations were welcomed into the fold: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. However, the invitation extended to Ethiopia was particularly surprising, given its status as an unconventional BRICS contender. Just before 2024, Fitch downgraded Ethiopia […]

NEW DELHI: On Monday, a UK-based professor of Indian origin alleged that upon arriving at Bengaluru airport, she was refused entry despite being invited by the Karnataka government to attend an event. Professor Nitasha Kaul, a Kashmiri Pandit scholar living in London, stated in several posts on X that she was provided with no explanation […]

NEW DELHI: With the world’s attention focused on conflicts such as the Gaza war, it’s important to pay attention to the brewing tensions in the Horn of Africa. Recent events have escalated the instability in this region, notably with Somalia unexpectedly revoking a pact with Ethiopia on January 6, just five days after signing it. […]

The year 2024 marks three-quarters of a century since the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and the Kingdom of Denmark, as well as between India and Finland.