Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in France from February 10 to 11, in what will be a significant visit to the European nation, announced French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday
Water security has emerged as a critical issue in the Indo-Pacific region, where transboundary rivers of ten symbolise shared lifelines for multiple countries.
At least 53 people were killed and over 60 others injured following a massive 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Dingri County in Xigaze City in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday.
The Centre for Research and Security Studies states that in 2024 Pakistan had a total of 1,166 terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism operations which resulted in 2,546 fatalities and 2,267 injuries.
After winning four successive elections in 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024 in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced by mass protests to resign and flee to India on 5 August 2024.
On India's growing role in global affairs, he said: "Hardly any significant global issue is now addressed without holding consultations with India."
Young Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen faced a setback in the first round, succumbing to a straight-game defeat at the hands of China's Weng Hong Yang in the season-opening match of the Malaysia Open.
China has detained a foreign national who was the head of an overseas consulting firm for allegedly spying on behalf of the United Kingdom
Xi Jinping in his annual New Year’s Day address stated, “China will surely be reunified, and all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose.”
Repaying Chinese loans is not easy because unlike other official lenders such as the World Bank that provide finance at concessional, below-market interest rates, and longer tenures, China tends to lend at market terms, at interest rates close to those prevailing in private capital markets. Additionally, the Chinese insist on collateral, meaning that debt repayments are secured by assets or future revenues.
