Russian foreign minister to visit India amid conflict with Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with the Indian side will focus on the global geopolitical situation in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
South Asia
Nepal, India foreign ministers discuss Nepal PM’s Delhi visit
Nepal Prime Minister Deuba is leaving for India on April 1 in his first official foreign trip since assuming office in July last year.
Israeli PM’s trip to India postponed due to Covid-19
He was originally scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Indian leaders from April 3-5.
Foreign minister Qureshi leaves for China to attend meeting on Afghanistan
During the visit he would hold multiple bilateral meetings with his counterparts from China, Russia and Iraq, among others.
China, Nepal reaffirm traditional friendship
Approval of a $500 million grant for infrastructure last month sparked protests, with some experts believing that accepting it will be detrimental to Nepal's security and…
India-Maldives sign MoU to upgrade police infrastructure in archipelago
The External Affairs Minister to the Maldives tweeted that in the “fruitful meeting”, the two parties discussed capacity building and training cooperation in law enforcement.
Chinese foreign minister lands in Kabul on unannounced visit
The visit comes a week before Beijing hosts a conference of Afghanistan's neighbours on how to assist the Taliban government.
Ukrainian crisis likely a factor in Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit to India
Both India and China have refused thus far to directly condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, albeit for different reasons.
Afghan Taliban deny replacing Prime Minister Mullah Hasan Akhund
The rumours of the replacement emerged after China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul unannounced on March 24.
41 Bangladeshis return after serving jail terms in Myanmar prisons
They returned to Bangladesh following a flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh and Myanmar's Border Guard Police.