Uttarakhand CM welcomed Ambassadors and High Commissioners of different countries (Image credit: ANI) Uttarakhand chief ministerPushkar Singh Dhami on Friday welcomed Ambassadors and High Commissioners of various countries to cultural programme organised on the eve of International Yoga Day on Friday in Bhararisain. Speaking at the event, CM Singh Dhami said, “When I went to…
Pakistan has recalled families of diplomats and some non-essential staff from Iran amid escalating tensions in the region, an official said Tuesday. “The staff members identified as non-essential have been instructed to return to Pakistan along with their families,” the Foreign Ministry official said, adding that arrangements have been made to facilitate the safe return…
US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau (left), Chinese foreignj minister Wang Yi (AP) Beijing and Washington sustained high-level engagement on Thursday through a call between senior diplomats, indicating that both sides are keeping diplomatic channels open after reaching a trade truce earlier this month. US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau and China’s executive…
A group of 25 diplomats visiting Jenin confronted a tense situation after Israeli soldiers fired what they called “warning shots” during their official tour. The diplomats were part of a mission organised by the Palestinian Authority to assess the humanitarian conditions in the region. The Israeli military acknowledged the visit had been approved, but claimed…
India’s Ambassador to Israel JP Singh, has stressed that India’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan is “paused” and “not over”. He urged that Islamabad to handover key terrorists Hafiz Saeed, Sajid Mir and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, similar to how the US extradited Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. In an…
The Trump administration, reversing a policy that angered Vietnam veterans, has eased a ban on senior American diplomats attending events for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. On Tuesday, the United States informed Vietnamese officials that Susan Burns, the U.S. Consul General, would attend a reception on Tuesday night with other…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats overseas to scrutinize the social media content of some applicants for student and other types of visas, in an effort to bar those suspected of criticizing the United States and Israel from entering the country, U.S. officials say. Mr. Rubio laid out the instructions in a long…
As it moves to transform U.S. relations with Russia, the Trump administration is talking with Moscow about readmitting potentially scores of Russian diplomats into the United States after years of expulsions. But the good-will gesture, which would be reciprocated by Moscow, could be a kind of Trojan horse, experts and diplomats warn, as the Kremlin…
A second meeting between representatives of Russia and the United States is planned for the next two weeks, the RIA state news agency reported on Saturday, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. Moscow and Washington held their first talks on ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine on Tuesday, aimed at restoring relations and…
Military conflicts with Pakistan have inspired many a Bollywood flick but India’s movie industry has had little to offer on diplomacy – unobtrusive but deft – that helped salvage situations where brute force was of little use.An upcoming movie bucks that trend, bringing to life on the big screen one such story in which a…