NEW DELHI: EU’s partnership with India on solar power and green hydrogen is critical as it accelerates efforts to diversify away from fossil fuels and invest heavily in clean renewable energy because of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. EU has paid Russia … Read more
India wants to be strong friends with the “liberal world” but it needs Russia’s assistance to defend its borders, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, following criticism about refusal to outright condemn Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. India is the world’s top buyer of Russian weapons, which it uses to deter aggression from neighbors Pakistan … Read more
NEW DELHI: Taking exception to television coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Delhi riots, the government on Saturday issued a strong advisory to news channels asking them to abide by the programme code laid down by the relevant laws. The government cited specific instances of “hyberbolic” statements by news anchors and “scandalous headlines/taglines” while … Read more
A senior US diplomat again warned China of sanctions if it offers “material support” for Russian President Putin’s war in Ukraine, while also pledging to help India end its dependence on Russian weapons. China wasn’t helping the situation in Ukraine by doing things like amplifying Russian disinformation campaigns, US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman … Read more
NEW DELHI: Domestic edible prices are likely to come under intense pressure after Indonesia’s move to ban exports of edible oils, industry officials said and urged the Centre to resolve the issue. “Already sunflower oil supplies were hit due to the war in Ukraine. Now if palm oil supply is disrupted then prices will skyrocket. … Read more
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her counterparts from the mostly western bloc walked out of a G20 finance boffins session on Wednesday as Russian officials began to speak, a boycott — to protest Moscow’s war on Ukraine — that was not joined by officials from at least ten other nations, including Indonesia, China, … Read more
Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at this year’s Wimbledon due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Grand Slam’s organisers All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said in a statement on Wednesday. The AELTC said earlier this month it was in talks with the British government on the participation … Read more
NEW DELHI: Liechtenstein is convening the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to debate a draft resolution — backed by the US — requiring the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, China, US, UK and France) to justify their use of the veto. Besides the five permanent members, the UNSC also has 10 … Read more