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ICC rejects new US sanctions on 4 staffers as ‘a flagrant attack’ on judicial independence
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - International Criminal Court on Wednesday has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the US against 4 of its personnel in a renewed push surrounded the investigations into US and Israeli officials.…
Guterres attends development summit in Japan ‘Africa is poised for progress’
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN head Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its future, in his remarks at a development conference in Japan focused on the continent.
Mr. Guterres…
ICRA rating agency projects India GDP at 6.7% in Q1 FY2026 compared to 7.4% in Q4 FY2025
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - ICRA rating agency said on Tuesday that India’s GDP expansion is projected to ease to 6.7 per cent in Q1 FY2026 from 7.4 per cent in Q4 FY2025, as the growth in the gross value added is projected to record a…
Doval, Wang Yi discusses border issues at 24th round of Special Representative-level talks
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wang on Tuesday discussed the sensitive border issues between the two nations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs statement issued
National…
Russia, Ukraine, and the Global Security Crisis
Poonam Sharma
The war in Ukraine has come to a point where it is no longer limited to Donbas battlefields or destroyed Mariupol streets. It has grown into a quintessential fight about global order, international trust, and the survival of…
India–China’s Uneasy Rapprochement
Poonam Sharma
When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi , the choreography was revealing. There was no red-carpet welcome, no over-the-top hospitality that India habitually retains for strategic partners. Instead, a muted…
Beijing 2025: The Death of a Capital’s Spirit
Poonam Sharma
Beijing still stands. The glass towers remain to glisten in the smog-filmed sun, the propaganda posters still clutter the boulevards, and Tiananmen Square continues to capture the eye of cameras. But take a stroll through the…
Xi Jinping’s Last Summer Behind Closed Doors Power Struggle ?
Poonam Sharma
For weeks, the center of Beijing has been under the grip of a drama that few beyond China can witness, but that everyone is aware is playing out. Behind the guardedly closed doors of the Diet Club—the Communist Party's…
Rubio tells why Trump taxed India over Russian oil, delayed China sanctions
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday has said that there are “implications” of sanctioning countries like China for continuing to buy oil from Russia.
He made remarks in the backdrop of the US imposing…
Jaishankar tells Wang India-China ties must be guided by ‘3 mutual’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on Monday said that the basis for any positive momentum in India-China relations lies in the ability to jointly maintain peace and tranquility along the border.
He…