Indian MPs' World tour builds narrative on Pak-based terrorIndian MPs, spanning party lines, have actively campaigned globally to highlight Pakistan's terror infrastructure, engaging with nations fr...
06 Jun, 2025, 12.42 AM IST
India won the war against Pakistan but lost the narrative: Brahma ChellaneyGeostrategist Brahma Chellaney suggests that while India's Operation Sindoor achieved military success against Pakistan, its delayed diplom...
29 May, 2025, 02.45 PM IST
Pakistan spreads a lot of disinformation, it is their habit: Ghulam Nabi Azad in KuwaitAn all-party Indian delegation, led by Baijayant Jay Panda, visited Kuwait. Ghulam Nabi Azad stated Pakistan spreads disinformation. India ...
27 May, 2025, 08.03 AM IST
As Qatar’s $400 million jumbo jet gift for Donald Trump hogs limelight, these unique gifts have been presented to US Presidents in past. Here’s the listUS President Donald Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million jumbo jet from Qatar draws attention. While critics question foreign influence, t...
13 May, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Hong Kong welcomes new giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for tourism boostHong Kong welcomed a new pair of giant pandas from Beijing, An An and Ke Ke, with a ceremony. The city now houses six pandas, including new...
26 Sep, 2024, 11.03 AM IST
China to gift new giant pandas to Australia in sign of diplomatic thawChina has announced plans to gift Australia a new pair of giant pandas in a gesture to strengthen relations. Premier Li Qiang revealed the ...
16 Jun, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
G20 success: This is India's moment, says industry leadersDeepak Sood, Secretary General of the industry association Assocham, said: "#G20NewDelhi Leaders' Declaration adopted with consensus on a w...
12 Sep, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Spider monkeys were traded to strengthen diplomatic ties in pre-Hispanic America: StudyAncient Mayans had some ingenious ways of forging political ties.
29 Nov, 2022, 07.26 PM IST
An An, world's oldest male giant panda, dies at 35An An, together with a female giant panda named Jia Jia, were gifted from the Chinese government. Jia Jia died at the theme park in 2016 at...
21 Jul, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
Ministry of External Affairs undertakes path breaking restructuring exerciseMEA, a day after Harsh V Shringla took charge as the new Foreign Secretary, has assigned new roles to the Additional Secretaries (AS) who n...
31 Jan, 2020, 10.58 AM IST
North Korea demands Pompeo's removal from US nuclear talksDescribing Pompeo as "reckless" and immature, the foreign ministry said it wanted him replaced by another interlocutor, a demand that signi...
18 Apr, 2019, 02.14 PM IST
Japan PM Shinzo Abe welcomed near Tiananmen Square in rare China visitPremier Li Keqiang greeted Abe as Japan's flag flew outside the opulent Great Hall of the People across from Tiananmen Square, and they rev...
26 Oct, 2018, 10.02 AM IST
Maldives crisis: Why India must use brain, and not brawnMaldives is on the boil. It would be in India’s interest to tread softly and allow the internal crisis to play itself out – albeit, with so...
07 Feb, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
The story of Chinese Panda and its diplomatic strengthThe International Union for Conservation of Nature in September 2016 removed the giant panda from the endangered list of species after 28 y...
08 Oct, 2017, 12.25 AM IST
From Obama to Putin, all the times when gifting animals boosted diplomacyPutin recently had to turn down Japan’s gift of a male Akita. Here are other times nations have gone the ‘animal diplomacy’ route.
04 Jan, 2017, 09.59 AM IST
India's tiger population increases by 30% in past three years; country now has 2,226 tigers"While the tiger population is falling in the world, it is rising in India. It is a great news", said Prakash Javadekar.
20 Jan, 2015, 08.53 PM IST
Honggi, the made in China sedan to compete with AudiPanda diplomacy is a thing of the past. Diplomats and the Chinese elite now have a flashier option: Chairman Mao Zedong’s sedan.
03 Jun, 2013, 05.08 AM IST