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Azerbaijan Accuses India of Blocking Its SCO Membership Bid Over Pakistan Support
The charge follows Azerbaijani claims of India stalling its application for SCO full membership. Azerbaijani media have charged New Delhi of ignoring the values of "multilateral diplomacy" and hinted that the move was connected with Baku's alignment of its actions with those of Pakistan in Operation Sindoor.
Watch | 'India Achieved 7.8% Growth Despite Challenges Driven By Economic Self-Interest': PM Modi's Veiled Jibe At Trump Tariffs
Addressing the Semicon India Conference in Delhi, a day after he wound up his China and Japan visits, PM Modi said that the Indian economy has "outperformed every expectation, estimate and forecast."
Watch | 'Have no fear ...': California Governor Gavin Newsom Takes a Jibe at Trump by Sharing Clip of Modi, Putin, Xi at SCO Summit
In America, though, the responses were divided. Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has been in the habit of regularly criticizing former President Donald Trump, took the opportunity to make a political jab.
'All options on the table': Trump May Push for Tougher Russia Sanctions, says Scott Bessent Amid Raging Ukraine war
The comments are just two weeks since the Alaska Summit, in which U.S. President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what was billed as a step towards closure of the war.
China Pushes Hard for Global Adherence to ‘One China Policy’: Report
Referencing the Taipei Times, the report stated that in his recent trip to New Delhi, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi claimed that India recognized Taiwan as being part of China. India explained that it has not changed its stance and, like most countries, it continues to engage in economic, cultural, and technological relations with Taiwan.
Watch | 'Huge Strategic Harm': Trump Sacrificed India Ties for Family's Business with Pakistan, Claims Former US NSA Jake Sullivan
Talking to the MeidasTouch YouTube channel, the previous National Security Advisor was queried regarding America's trade war with India, along with Trump's frequent assertions of easing tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The host also alluded to the Trump family's cryptocurrency businesses with Pakistan and Apple's manufacturing expansion in India.
Ex-US NSA Bolton Accuses Trump of Undermining Decades of US-India Engagement
“Donald Trump, in the past weeks, has essentially upended that and for a variety of reasons sent India back toward Russia, to grow closer to China, and just shredding these decades of efforts to try and change that alignment,” he told Sky News in an interview on Monday.
PM Modi Highlights India-Russia Partnership as Pillar of Global Stability, Recalls Support in Toughest Times
Their encounter took place amid New Delhi-Washington tensions after the United States doubled tariffs on Indian exports to 50 percent, including a 25 percent surcharge related to India's procurement of Russian crude oil.
'It's Getting Late': Trump Claims India Has 'Offered To Cut Tariffs To Nothing'
The Trump administration already levies 25 percent reciprocal tariffs on India, as well as another 25 percent on Indian purchases of Russian oil, taking overall duties on Indian products to 50 percent—among the highest in the world.
Rubio Labels US-India Partnership a 'Defining Relationship of 21st Century' as PM Modi Concludes China Visit
"The partnership between the United States and India continues to reach new heights — a defining relationship of the 21st century. This month, we're spotlighting the people, progress, and possibilities driving us forward. From innovation and entrepreneurship to defense and bilateral ties, it’s the enduring friendship between our two peoples that fuels this journey," the US Embassy in New Delhi quoted US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as saying in a post on X.
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