Author: Maitreyee Chaudhary

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his counterpart Chinese President Xi Xinping at side-by-side bilateral discussions during the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Summit in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand. During the meeting, President Putin praised China for its “balanced position” on the Ukraine crisis, while also taking a swipe at the US provocations on the issue of Taiwan. Putin further confirmed that Russia’s stands behind China on the “one China” policy. He also assured China that the ongoing Ukraine crisis would be addressed during the meeting. At the meeting, Putin said that Russiaa continues to highly cherish the “balanced position of our Chinese friends” on…

The US and Japanese defense ministers on Wednesday agreed to collaborate on joint research and development for defense solutions against hypersonic weapon systems, in a move to tightly integrate their national security strategies. The talks between U.S. Defense Minister Lloyd Austin and his Japanese counterpart, Yasukazu Hamada, were held at the Pentagon. This move comes amid increasing tensions between the US and Japan on one hand and China on the other as a result of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan. This was their first interaction in person since Hamada’s appointment as the Japanese defense…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet in Uzbekistan on Friday in SCO Summit. The two will be attending the 22nd SCO summit along with other SCO members and observers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to attend both days of the summit. Currently, India and China’s relationship is under pressure due to border conflicts and the disengagement of Ladakh’s Hot Springs region. The 22nd edition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit will take place in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand on September 15 and 16. The member and observer states of the SCO meet…

Sri Lanka must first get debt relief from its three main international lenders China, India, and Japan to secure an IMF loan. Lazard, a financial advisory group, hired by the Sri Lankan government has begun discussions with China, India, and Japan over restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt as it looks to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance. In order to help the government through the process of restructuring its debt, for which estimates range from $85 billion to well over $100 billion, Sri Lanka has hired Lazard as well as international lawyers Clifford Chance. To secure a loan of about…

African cheetahs to be introduced into Kuno-Palpur National Park in Madhya Pradesh from Namibia In India, cheetahs were declared extinct in 1952. Eight African Cheetahs from Namibia will be transported by helicopter to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno-Palpur National Park on September 17 in the morning as part of the Cheetah reintroduction program, according to principal chief conservator of forest J S Chauhan as quoted by the news agency PTI. In an event on the following day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release them into quarantine facilities.  Six small quarantine enclosures have been constructed as it is mandated by law when transporting…

External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar is currently on a two-day trip to Saudi Arabia which will last till September 12, 2022. This is his first official visit to the gulf nation since taking office as India’s Minister of External Affairs. It is also the first high-level meeting between the two nations following controversial comments made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma against the Prophet earlier this year. Earlier today, Jaishankar also addressed the diplomats at the Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute of Diplomatic Studies in Riyadh. The importance of the India-Saudi strategic relationship was highlighted in the context of…