German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron urged President Vladimir Putin to continue with talks over the war in Ukraine. The Elysee confirmed the call in a statement, adding that EU leaders would be discussing the conflict in Ukraine at their summit in Versailles on Thursday evening. The conversation came after the foreign […]Read More
A team of experts from the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, which monitors the Islamic State, Al-Qaida and the Taliban, called on Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Deputy National Security Advisor Rajinder Khanna. They were briefed on India’s counter-terrorism priorities and concerns, particularly in the South Asia region. Discussions were also held […]Read More
The 5th NSA level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave in the Maldives, saw a roadmap adopted with the focus on five key areas: Maritime Safety and Security, Countering Terrorism and Radicalisation, Combating Trafficking and Transnational Organised Crime, Cyber Security and Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Technology and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. In this […]Read More
The Ukrainian leadership has a plan in place to ensure continutiy in government in the event President Zelensky is assassinated. This was confirmed by US Secretary of State Blinken. It comes in the wake of reports of no less than three assassination attempts on Zelensky, presumably by Russian intelligence. Zelensky recently told US senators that […]Read More
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is holding a press conference today to expand on China’s stance on Ukraine. Besides Ukraine, Wang is also likely to expand on China’s position toward the U.S. and its increasing support for Taiwan. China has so far stopped short of calling for a ceasefire and in accordance with Russia’s lines […]Read More
In positive news for the 700 plus Indian students trapped in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, Russia is opening two humanitarian corridors – one running from Sumy to Sudzha and then Belgorod in Russia, and the other from Sumy to Golubovka, Romny, Lokhvitsa, Lubny and Poltava in central Ukraine. The move comes after Russia […]Read More
Prime Minister Modi is expected to have a phone chat with Ukraine’s President Zelensky and Russia’s President Putin sometime today. Earlier, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had reached out to India on Saturday, with the request that Delhi talk to Putin to try and defuse the conflict. The word mediation is not being used but […]Read More
Indonesia has begun testing a home-grown Covid vaccine called Mera Putih or Red White, the colours of the national flag. The vaccine has been developed by Airlangga university and Biotis Pharma Indonesia. It can be used as a booster jab or as a vaccine for three to six year olds.Read More
An aviation security dispute between the UAE and Israel threatens to disrupt the budding relationship between the two countries. Israel’s domestic security agency Shin Bet has voiced concerns over arrangements at Dubai International Airport and warned that unless these were resolved, three Israeli airlines will stop flying there. That could also hit Emirates’ plans for starting […]Read More
Indonesia has begun testing a home-grown Covid vaccine called Mera Putih or Red White, the colours of the national flag. The vaccine has been developed by Airlangga university and Biotis Pharma Indonesia. It can be used as a booster jab or as a vaccine for three to six year olds.Read More
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